Wow, it actually brings a smile to my face and great satisfaction to know that so many well-informed posters disproved the complete lunacy of this thread.
Another point to mention...
Working in finance and accounting, I can tell you that balance sheets and income statements are far more important than stock prices, as others have mentioned, but many different factors are considered when assessing the financial stability of a company.
Stock prices and market cap generally represent the markets perceived value of a company (very very simple way to look at things).
You can't just post graphs if you can't fully comprehend the explicit and implicit information within the graphs.
Another thing to consider is...a corporation's sole legal responsibility to its shareholders is to maximize PROFITS not maximize stock prices/market cap. EVERY publicly traded company in the world exists for this reason...
I'm not a fanboy, I just try to tip the balance in favor of logic and common sense.
