The company is not allowed to pay us in specially diluted shares.
They have only a few hundred dollars in cash.
They have taken-on additional debt. For example, the new cosmetics joint venture involves debt service over 5 years PLUS assumption of FDA approval costs.
YES, the riddle is both attractive and seemingly easy to solve... but only IF ONE OMITS reviewing the financial information in the 10K Report Source: see it @secDOTgov
Would be interested in reading an answer to the riddle which actually factors-in the available financial info.