What takes a company to go down ?

I'm seeing Uber's share drop to 15$, decreasing by 65%. I felt like that company would go under if there was another big slump in their stock. I read on yahoo finance that Boeing should tread lightly and they may or may not survive corona. 1) what takes a company to go down ? 2) is there a way we could predict layoffs just by looking at the stocks ?

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Aspect AvKW75 Mar 19, 2020

Boeing will be bailed out. It's too big to fail.

Sumo Logic yippppe Mar 19, 2020

Yeah but doesn't mean that stocks will not tank more

Microsoft Hrgf72 Mar 19, 2020

@yippppe, exactly! The tech will not be disassembled and sold, but the shareholders will be easily wiped out.

Kindred QaHF06 Mar 19, 2020

I’m wondering the same about Uber and Lyft. Uber was operating on 8.5Bn in losses in 2019. Not sure how they’d stay in biz (perhaps big loans or some investors bailing them out) but I can’t see govt bailing out Uber

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xghtji Mar 19, 2020

I cannot believe Uber been financially so weak and paying a lot of money to their staff.

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JBT Corporation Roadto300k OP Mar 19, 2020

You bet. But I don't have enough savings to put my money on stocks for now (thankfully). Am just analysing and trying to understand the pattern

Aspect AvKW75 Mar 19, 2020

I think food delivery startups must be doing great

E*Trade cbEV72 Mar 19, 2020

Liquidity usually, solvency in some cases

HBO Grunt_ Mar 19, 2020

They borrow a lot of money instead of keeping reserve cash on hand. If borrowing gets tough (because their collateral, their stock, has lost too much value), they can’t pay their bills and are forced to file bankruptcy.

JBT Corporation Roadto300k OP Mar 19, 2020

Makes sense. Thank you

Wayfair ohno$ Mar 19, 2020

Add wayfair to the list. In 20s now.

JBT Corporation Roadto300k OP Mar 19, 2020

Damn