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Dilutive Acquisition

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Dilutive Acquisition
An acquisition that reduces a publicly-traded company's earnings per share. A dilutive acquisition occurs when the price-earnings ratio of the acquiring firm is less than that of the target firm. A dilutive acquisition usually results in a lower share price for the target company. See also: Accretive acquisition.


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Although the shares may appear undemandingly valued in P/E terms, we are cautious for four key reasons: positioning in relatively low-growth markets, exposure to higher risk areas, a dilutive acquisition in ABN Amro and high capital leverage.
Wachovia noted several other possible risks to Amgen's growth potential in the next three to five years, including domestic pricing pressure from Johnson and Johnson, European patent expirations, dilutive acquisitions and Medicare reimbursement changes for injectable drugs.
Dilutive acquisitions are a big no-no to Wall Street.
 
 
 
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