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In the past few months, many papers have fallen so far that they cost less on the stock exchange than they have in the company’s coffers. A buyer could therefore take over the corresponding shares and then have the purchase price paid out straight away from the treasury of the company taken over, in other words: something would be given for free.
This anomaly can currently be observed in many smaller stock exchange companies. According to data from the financial services provider Bloomberg, 1,517 companies have a negative enterprise value. WELT explains the phenomenon and reveals whether there is really something for free for savers.