Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st October 2002

Dilbert//4937, first published 24 years ago on Monday 21st October 2002

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investment banker deal sheet company defending trillion doallr asbestos lawsuit no earnings stock analysts business

Official transcript

Headline: Dogbert the Investment Banker. Dogbert hands The Boss a piece of paper and says, "Here's a deal sheet for a company you should buy."

Dogbert continues, "They're defending against a trillion-dollar asbestos lawsuit, and they have no earnings."

Dogbert continues, "But that's okay because stock analysts don't dig that far into the minutiae."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE INVESTMENT BANKER HERE'S A DEAL SHEET FOR A COMPANY YOU SHOULD BUY.

THEY'RE DEFENDING AGAINST A TRILLION- DOLLAR ASBESTOS LAWSUIT, AND THEY HAVE NO EARNINGS.

BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE STOCK ANALYSTS DON'T DIG THAT FAR INTO THE MINUTIAE.

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