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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Smokes, Beer Worth More Than Stock

Whole Foods shares worth less than a pound of scallops in their stores

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(Newser) – Why settle for the goods when you can get the factory—or a piece of it—instead? Gawker finds more companies whose shares are worth less than products they sell:

  • Have dreams of owning a brewery? Scoop up an Anheuser-Busch share ($20.16) for less than one Bud Light case.
  • At $10.61, Gap isn't worth a pair of its own boxers.

  • A Mr. Wiggle bookmark sells for about eight Borders shares (51 cents each).
  • Gulp a "Baconator" combo meal, or take two Wendy's shares ($4.03 each).
  • Cut two packs of Marlboro's out of your weekly routine, and you can be an Altria Group owner ($16.60 each).
  • GM shares are $1.89, so it would take quite a few to meet the value of a Saturn Outlook ($32,625).
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A case of beer is worth more than Anheuser-Busch stock right now.
A case of beer is worth more than Anheuser-Busch stock right now.   (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)
A GE fluorescent light bulb is worth almost two of the company's shares.
A GE fluorescent light bulb is worth almost two of the company's shares.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)
Altria Group shares are worth less than two Marlboro packs.
Altria Group shares are worth less than two Marlboro packs.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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anchower
Mar 11, 09 8:45 PM CDT
You're forgetting broker's fees. Reply
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radnip
Mar 12, 09 4:24 AM CDT
If executives are running away with the company's money and the company has no plans for surviving a downturn, what good is a share of stock in that company? Reply
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