After Wasting $11.6 billion on Share Buybacks (“Return Value to Shareholders” LOL), Meme-Stock Pump-n-Dump Bed Bath & Beyond Goes Bankrupt, Will Liquidate by Wolf Richter • Apr 23, 2023 • 176 Comments Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown Continues. Revenues Collapsed by 55% since 2017: Share buybacks and Ecommerce killed it.
After Spiking 92% Today, 350% in a Month, Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Collapses Afterhours on Share Offering That’ll Dilute the Bejesus out of the Meme-Stock Crowd by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2023 • 105 Comments Revenues collapsed. Bankruptcy filing hangs over it. This is a money-suck. But hey, it incinerated $11.6 billion on share buybacks.
Bonds of Bed Bath & Beyond Collapse on Bankruptcy Fears as Suppliers with Unpaid Bills Halt Shipments by Wolf Richter • Aug 22, 2022 • 118 Comments Meme-stock crowd got crushed, shares collapsed 69% in 4 days. Billionaire hedge-fund hero, who might have known about unpaid bills, got out in time.
Another Pump-and-Dump Meme Stock Ends in Dumpster of Reality: Bed Bath & Beyond Goes Back to Heck by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2022 • 192 Comments Hit by the brick-and-mortar meltdown years ago, it attracted short sellers, which attracted meme stock traders, which blew up the short sellers, and then each other.