Do you imply that it was excessive short selling between 2006 and 2009 that lowered the price of Citigroup? It seems much more likely that the 2008 financial crisis had a lot to do with it and that Citigroup (which famously only escaped bankruptcy due to a government bailout) indeed lost 98.2% of its equity value.
So it wasn't the stock price falling that brought the company low, it was the company failing that brought the stock price low.
No; not suggesting this has to with excessive short selling. I’m just supplying a data point to support the point that a large decrease in stock price needn’t have a material affect on the ability of a firm to operate.
So it wasn't the stock price falling that brought the company low, it was the company failing that brought the stock price low.