Why would an acquisition be dilutive?
- Whenever the target is profitable
- Acquisitions are never dilutive
- Only when the acquirer pays in cash
- When the after-tax cost of the financing exceeds the earnings yield the target adds (e.g., low-P/E buyer, high-P/E target)
- Whenever synergies exist
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