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- Oil and Corporate Responsibility
- Oil companies like to boast that their record-breaking profits are largely invested in infrastructure, exploration for new sources of "Texas tea," and in exploring "green alternatives." But, according to an AP story, the bulk of oil companies' earnings have gone not into exploration, but to stock buybacks...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Google To Buy Back Shares For First Time In Wake Of AdMob Purchase
- During its last earnings call, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) executives said that despite their company’s growing cash pile, stock buybacks were not under consideration. That, apparently, has changed in the wake of the company’s purchase of AdMob for $750 million in stock. CEO Eric Schmidt tells Bloomberg via TechTraderDaily that...
- External links 2009-11-11
- Stock Buybacks Speakes Volumes
- With many stocks trading well below their 12-month highs, finance executives are on the spot. Do they support their "undervalued" stock with an aggressive buyback? Or do they hang on to their cash in case the market is right? Finance executives' confidence in their companies is being tested big time...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- What Risk Premium Is "Normal"?
- In the current circumstance, in which stocks appear to have a near-zero or negative risk premium relative to government bonds, is abnormal in the extreme. Even if one percent is added to the risk premium, to allow for the impact of stock buybacks, today's risk premium relative to the more...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- The Buyback Catch
- From the executive summary: ‘Some people believe that markets are the pure vehicles that always value every stock correctly. The conundrum is that the time to buy back stock is when share price is low. Yet, the economic conditions that often prevail at such times, lower sales, less cash, and...
- White papers 2001-03-01
- Accounting Change Could Curb Stock Buyback Derivatives
- From the executive summary: ‘Companies use derivatives such as forward share repurchases or writing put options on their own stock for a variety of tax and hedging purposes during stock buybacks or employee stock option programs. Derivatives are not the biggest profit-generating product of investment banks, but are still a...
- White papers 2001-05-31
- Corporate Stock Repurchase Programs & Listed Options: Portfolio Management Strategies
- In recent years, hundreds of U.S. corporations have engaged in programs to repurchase tens of billions of dollars worth of shares of their own stocks. A number of corporations have used options strategies in conjunction with stock buyback programs. This document explores ways to improve corporate finance by using listed...
- White papers 2001-11-02
- Stock Buybacks Don't Always Signal Smooth Sailing Ahead
- It is generally concluded that if a company is buying back its own shares on the open market it's clearly a sign the board thinks the company is poised to do well. This article informs that just because a company starts repurchasing its shares, one shouldn't automatically conclude that their...
- White papers 2002-11-14
- Why are Stock Buyback Announcements Good News?
- The positive stock price reaction to stock buyback announcements reported in many studies is commonly interpreted as a signal that the firm's future profitability will rise, or that the firm is increasing its leverage toward a more optimal capital structure. This paper examines a sample of 7,079 buybacks that were...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- A Breakdown of Stock Buybacks
- There are a number of ways in which a company can return wealth to its shareholders. Although stock price appreciation and dividends are the two most common ways of doing this, there are other useful, and often overlooked, ways for companies to share their wealth with investors. This paper, will...
- White papers 2005-12-09
- Dow Chemical Co. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionYes, sir. [Operator Instructions]. And our first question that will come from PJ Juvekar. Sir, your line is no open, please go ahead. PJ Juvekar - Citigroup Yes. Hi. Good morning. Howard Ungerleider - Vice President of Investor Relations Good morning. PJ Juvekar - Citigroup You mentioned that...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-24
- Kohlberg Capital Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions And we’ll take our first question from Greg Mason with Stifel Nicolaus. Greg Mason – Stifel Nicolaus Good afternoon. First, could you talk a little bit more on your credit facility and what the impact was and why you guys are –...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-10
- Kopin Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Timothy Jergins [ph] with CBS Financial Corp. [ph]. Please proceed with your question. Timothy Jergins – CBS Financial Corp. I was just wondering with our current cash position and the market outlook if...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-17
- Abbott Labs' Secret Weapon: Layoffs
- Sometimes a company does everything right and no one notices: Abbott Labs just unveiled a stellar third quarter and investors shrugged, leaving its stock flat. The basics you already know: Profit up 51 percent to $1.08 billion, sales up 17.6 percent to $7.5 billion. But check out...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
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- Wal-Mart increases stock buyback to $7 billion
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has authorized a new $7 billion stock buyback program, replacing a previous $5 billion program. The world's largest retailer said that under prior authorizations, it bought back $3.1 billion in common shares as reported through the third quarter. Responding to the announcement, investment firm Goldman...
- Research articles 2004-01-12
- Cone Mills begins stock buyback plan. (Brief Article)
- GREENSBORO, N.C. FNS -- Cone Mills, Inc., has initiated a stock buyback program for up to 2.5 million shares, or approximately 9 percent of its common shares outstanding. A Cone Mills spokesman said the company "has a very strong balance sheet...
- Research articles 1994-02-25
- LanOptics starts corporate stock buyback.
- LanOptics (Nasdaq: LNOPF) has announced that it is commencing its previously announced corporate stock buyback program and intends to periodically repurchase outstanding shares in the open market at prevailing prices over the coming months. Commenting in the move, LanOptics chairman, Eli Fruchter...
- Research articles 1997-08-31
- HP Triples Stock Buyback Plan
- By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters UK) - Hewlett-Packard Co HPQ tripled the size of its share repurchase programme to $12 billion (7.2 billion pounds) as China sales and better profit margins on its services boosted quarterly earnings. The fiscal fourth-quarter results released on Monday were in line with preliminary...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Shoppers Drug Mart undertakes stock buyback program
- TORONTO -- Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.'s board has O.K.'d the buyback of up to 2.5% of the company's outstanding stock. The share-repurchase authorization by SDM's board of directors, which allows the company to purchase up to 5.35 million shares of common stock, expires on September 7, 2007. "From...
- Research articles 2006-09-25
- Castelle Announces Stock Buyback Program
- MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- CastelleR (Nasdaq:CSTL), a leader in 'all-in-one' network fax solutions for the business and enterprise markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an investment of up to $1 million for the repurchase of its common stock as part of a new buyback program.
- Research articles 2006-08-21
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