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The objective of a public company is to maximize its accounting profits because they account for the three aspects of cash flows used in valuation.
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The objective of a public company is to not to maximize its accounting profits, but to maximize shareholders' wealth.
The shareholders' wealth is defined by the product of the current share price and the total shares outstanding. Accounting profits are not equal to free cash flows. The maximizing the firm's free cash flows, the company can increase value to its shareholders.