$Alibaba(BABA)$BABA's share price DOWN? Congratulations.
Perplexed? For long term and value investors, this short term phenomenon should be celebrated. Why? Let me explain.
BABA just announced upsized $25B (Extra large coke and fries) share buybacks.
Assume BABA has only 3 shareholders. The price to buyout a shareholder is $50. BABA use her profit of $100 to buy out 2 shareholders. If the price reduce to $30 per buyout, BABA buys out all 3 and even have $10 left.
Thus, for this period, the cheaper BABA share is, the more the $25 Billion can buy back. This will make long term holders much richer. Remember Ben's greatest words. Short Term voting machine Vs Long Term weighing machine.
For the traders and punters, I wish you goodluck picking a side.
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