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Fatman 1 Sep, 2022 @ 7:11pm
Better Shareholders Morale help.
So I already have read through the tutorials and heard the developers mentioning about it.

The idea with issuing an IPO first time, and then seeing the Shareholders Morale, is that you keep the shareholders happy by running a profitable company (meaning the cash flow should not reach minus) AND you have to do something with the Dividends, maybe increase them untill they're at the limit of 60% (or cheaper, idk...)

But what I DON'T understand is... They also say "Do as the shareholders tell you to do. Fulfill their needs."

... ... WHAT NEEDS!? I don't know what they want, they just show that they are hostile, but I am running things profitable, and I got maximum dividends I can before I risk lawsuits, Yet they are still hostile, poor at best! What is it that they want?
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Eric.B  [developer] 1 Sep, 2022 @ 8:13pm 
Originally posted by Fatman:
The idea with issuing an IPO first time, and then seeing the Shareholders Morale, is that you keep the shareholders happy by running a profitable company (meaning the cash flow should not reach minus) AND you have to do something with the Dividends, maybe increase them untill they're at the limit of 60% (or cheaper, idk...)

It's not just about keeping the company profitable. It's about keeping the company growing. That means growing the market cap, the EPS, and the Dividend Payout.

If a company is not growing, it is of stagnant value to the shareholder. If a company is not growing but is paying out a dividend, it's passive income at best. Passive income investments are passé.

But what I DON'T understand is... They also say "Do as the shareholders tell you to do. Fulfill their needs."

When the shareholders get sufficiently mad, you'll get an action memo demanding something. Do what they say, and your shareholder morale value will reset. If you don't do it, you risk the board firing you.


WHAT NEEDS!? I don't know what they want, they just show that they are hostile, but I am running things profitable, and I got maximum dividends I can before I risk lawsuits, Yet they are still hostile, poor at best! What is it that they want?


Growth is what shareholders want. You must increase your Market Cap, EPS, and Dividends. You may have maxed out your dividends, but do you have the dividend lock enabled? If so, a decline in EPS would cause the the dividends per share to decrease. Stockholders will not be happy with a declining dividend and EPS.

In short, continued rapid growth is the key to keeping shareholders happy.


And it looks like the shareholder morale code is not in the game mechanics manual. So I will make a note to add that after I release v2.0.0.7. That will give you a pseudo-code view of how the system operates.
Fatman 2 Sep, 2022 @ 1:39am 
market cap... EPS... And turn off the dividend lock...

So uhm... What you're saying is... More, bigger branches? more, bigger factories? :D
Eric.B  [developer] 2 Sep, 2022 @ 10:23am 
Originally posted by Fatman:
So uhm... What you're saying is... More, bigger branches? more, bigger factories? :D

Yup, grow grow grow. :)
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