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> it's a way to lever up the capital structure to the benefit of existing shareholders, as long as profits remain high and interest rates remain low

It’s only rational up to some level of indebtness (and often companies go too far). If you take on debt just because you can, how are you going to delever the balance sheet when earnings go down and interest rates go up?



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