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		interstitial on April 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Can Yahoo Be Worth Less Than Zero? Stock price most certainly equals company value. That's pretty much the definition.

adamlett on April 18, 2014 | [–]

> That's pretty much the definition.

Uh, no. Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. People buy stuff when they think the value they get is greater than the price they have to pay.

SixSigma on April 18, 2014 | [–]

Value != price

Share price is a gamble on future earnings.

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