How do you tell if a corporation needs money from the stock market?

Question

Seems like for some, the stock market is a show. Seems like they make plenty of profits without the stock market? How do you tell which ones need stock and which ones don't?

Answer 1

What are you talking about?

Answer 2

If a corporation needs to raise money from the stock market, it can

(a) sell, on the open market, shares of its common stock that it owns

(b) issue preferred stock

Many of the financial corporations which are in trouble have recently issued preferred stock.

Answer 3

You seem confused.   Now I'm confused too.

Answer 4

they don't depend on the stock market for profits..

you need to do some studying