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Old Jan 27, 2013, 4:51 pm
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Carolinian
 
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Do you really believe that Parker could pay out on all those union bribes he has made and still not explode all the cost savings Horton has achieved in bankruptcy? And that is not even considering being saddled with US' debt load.

Originally Posted by elitetraveler
If your arm chair analysis was so cut and dried it unlikely there would still be an ongoing merger discussion.

Supposedly a merger would yield cost savings and enhanced revenue that would make your back of the napkin analysis irrelevant.

Of course Horton said they could boost revenue significantly as a stand alone despite limited industry wide growth.

Everyone presents numbers that back there case, duh.
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