Comments on: Harley Davidson Increases Dividend 10% http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/04/30/harley-davidson-increases-dividend-10/ All Things Custom Motorcycles. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Nicker http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/04/30/harley-davidson-increases-dividend-10/#comment-71355 Nicker Fri, 02 May 2008 05:15:52 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/?p=1225#comment-71355 If the product market goes soft, won't the T-shirt market eventually follow? Too bad the stockholders don't take on the board for maleficence. -nicker- If the product market goes soft, won’t the T-shirt market eventually follow?
Too bad the stockholders don’t take on the board for maleficence.

-nicker-

]]> By: J http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/04/30/harley-davidson-increases-dividend-10/#comment-71267 J Thu, 01 May 2008 18:19:13 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/?p=1225#comment-71267 Not really that surprising; HOG is a cash-flow machine, via merchandising. They're paying out retained earnings, rather than reinvest them into what? Line workers to stand around and do nothing as production cuts back? Why hassle with building bikes when you can sell t-shirts? The shareholders own the company, and the shareholders demand results. That said, I'd still like to better understand why the CEO's total compensation package this year was four times his base salary- pretty fat reward, in light of a very poor fiscal year which lead to some very questionable credit reorg; What marginal revenue has Zeimer actually brought to the table? Oh ya... Freaky-deaky 130% financing, nice job..... The board needs to wake up- getting too incestuous in the Ivory Tower (I like that one, Rodent!) Not really that surprising; HOG is a cash-flow machine, via merchandising. They’re paying out retained earnings, rather than reinvest them into what? Line workers to stand around and do nothing as production cuts back? Why hassle with building bikes when you can sell t-shirts?

The shareholders own the company, and the shareholders demand results. That said, I’d still like to better understand why the CEO’s total compensation package this year was four times his base salary- pretty fat reward, in light of a very poor fiscal year which lead to some very questionable credit reorg;

What marginal revenue has Zeimer actually brought to the table? Oh ya… Freaky-deaky 130% financing, nice job…..

The board needs to wake up- getting too incestuous in the Ivory Tower (I like that one, Rodent!)

]]> By: Rodent http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/04/30/harley-davidson-increases-dividend-10/#comment-71214 Rodent Thu, 01 May 2008 12:56:02 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/?p=1225#comment-71214 Insider trading is public knowledge and by laying off 700 people they have lots of money on hand. Wall Street hates to hear about cutting production so to soften that news they increase their divedend one time. I didn't hear about their ivory tower taking a cut in pay. Did they? Should they? Will they? Insider trading is public knowledge and by laying off 700 people they have lots of money on hand. Wall Street hates to hear about cutting production so to soften that news they increase their divedend one time. I didn’t hear about their ivory tower taking a cut in pay. Did they? Should they? Will they?

]]> By: Nicker http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2008/04/30/harley-davidson-increases-dividend-10/#comment-71166 Nicker Thu, 01 May 2008 04:31:04 +0000 http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/?p=1225#comment-71166 Hmmmmmm....??? RE: "...seeing “softness” in the number of motorcycle units sold..." "... stated it would close plants and layoff employees..." OK, so lowing overhead would compensate for lost sales to save ya from going under. Sounds reasonable. But: RE: "...raises a dividend .... only if it has enough money to do so ..." "...announced a 10% increase in its quarterly cash dividend ..." Why jack up stock prices if you don't need capital to expand...(and in fact are contracting)..??? Is-zis about management stock holdings.....???? Just a thought. -nicker- Hmmmmmm….???

RE:
“…seeing “softness” in the number of motorcycle units sold…”
“… stated it would close plants and layoff employees…”

OK, so lowing overhead would compensate for lost sales to save ya from going under.
Sounds reasonable.

But: RE:
“…raises a dividend …. only if it has enough money to do so …”
“…announced a 10% increase in its quarterly cash dividend …”

Why jack up stock prices if you don’t need capital to expand…(and in fact are contracting)..???

Is-zis about management stock holdings…..????

Just a thought.
-nicker-

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