RE:RE:RE:Too many sharesNoone wants a dilution of a stock;from the the P/E ratio this is evident. WCP has a P/E ratio of 5.6, meaning in plain terms you need 5.6 dollars to deploy in order to make one dollar. On this metric CPG has a P/E ratio 1.5, much better than WCP. yet only the P/E ratio is misleading to evaluate a co. because in the P/E it does not show the long term debt of a co. And though CPG has less shares outstanding, because of its larger debt, its valuation is lower. And since there is talk everyday of inflation and the need to raise interest rates, priority should be given to the debt reduction. And the management has got this right and are focusing on debt reduction mostly. high costs can eat into the profits and its P/E ratio. At the same time they must give its shareholders some incentive to stick around hence the Div. increase is a must. It'sa balancing act they have to perform.