What do companies do with profits?

[Manlinose]

It's a straight forward enough question. What do you think companies do with profits?

 

They do lots of things with the surplus money they have, some of which reduce their profits, some of which enhance them

 

Any other vague questions you need any help with?

[Vague_Boy]

It's a straight forward enough question. What do you think companies do with profits?

Speaking for my own Ltd. company I save most of it, as for the rest:

 

Paying my salary

Paying my taxes

Occasional capital investment (new PC, new monitor)

 

The rest I burn in front of homeless orphans while laughing and smoking a big, expensive cigar.

 

That is the answer you were looking for isn't it?

[Nagel]

Yesterday I got a £16 dividend from my £760 royal mail shares.

 

The current dividend yield is 4.9% which is better than any savings account currently available, but at least with a savings account your original capital is safe.

[the_bloke]

Because filtering money to the few

 

At the top of a loaded pyramid

 

Whilst the rest of us suffer in poverty

 

Is unnecessary and obscene

 

Do you work for a company that gives all it's profits to those at the top of the tree, and leaves you suffering in poverty?

 

If not, who is this 'we' you are speaking on behalf of?

[taxman]

Or you could just take all the money out as a dividend.....even if the money wasn't there in the first place

[Solomon1]

Do you work for a company that gives all it's profits to those at the top of the tree, and leaves you suffering in poverty?

 

Basically yes

 

If not, who is this 'we' you are speaking on behalf of?

 

Everyone who is struggling dude

 

And pretty much everyone I know

 

Is having a REAL hard time right now

[the_bloke]

Basically yes

 

Everyone who is struggling dude

 

And pretty much everyone I know

 

Is having a REAL hard time right now

 

Ever thought about working for a different company? Getting more skills? You know, doing things that might make a difference so you don't work for a rubbish company on rubbish wages? You never know, it might improve your outlook on life..

[tinfoilhat]

Basically yes

 

 

 

Everyone who is struggling dude

 

And pretty much everyone I know

 

Is having a REAL hard time right now

 

Set up your own business. It's dead easy, just round up some poor people and thrash them twice weekly. The rest of the time you can spend on your yacht thinking of ways to avoid paying taxes.

 

I sometimes get off my yacht and kick a poor person in the groin - but that's optional.

[Solomon1]

Set up your own business. It's dead easy, just round up some poor people and thrash them twice weekly. The rest of the time you can spend on your yacht thinking of ways to avoid paying taxes.

 

I sometimes get off my yacht and kick a poor person in the groin - but that's optional.

 

Suspect you're using humour

 

Can't get nuthin passed me

 

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Ever thought about working for a different company? Getting more skills? You know, doing things that might make a difference so you don't work for a rubbish company on rubbish wages? You never know, it might improve your outlook on life..

 

More easily said than done bloke

 

You are of course right though

 

But unless I set up my own business

 

It's the same crap everywhere

[unbeliever]

Suspect you're using humour

 

Can't get nuthin passed me

 

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More easily said than done bloke

 

You are of course right though

 

But unless I set up my own business

 

It's the same crap everywhere

 

 

Not it's not.

A bad employer will treat you as poorly as they can get away with.

If you learn valuable skills, you become hard to replace. Then not only do you get better pay, you also get better treatment because you're valuable to them and you both know it.

 

I've always been an employee and I've always been improving my skills. It works.