This report updates and expands earlier studies to look at the profitability of $349.7 billion of buybacks executed …

an earlier study back to 2000 to look at profitability of $263 billion of buybacks executed by a sample of 273 … buybacks. While this studies' reporting methodology tends to significantly overstate buyback profitability, only 25% of buyback …: • Largest percentage profit (return on cash invested in buybacks)• Largest percentage benefit (consequent change in stock price …

a profit or loss for a firm. In actual practice, however, few purely financial decisions rival stock repurchases in … their bearing on the well-being of shareholders. Because profit/loss on buybacks is excluded from the audited financial … studies to look at the profitability of $338.4 billion of buybacks executed from 2000 through late 2009 by a sample of 280 …

and sticky profitability. Taken together, these two frictions result in higher real equity prices and credit spreads when …

coupons and sticky profitability. Taken together, these two frictions result in higher real equity prices and credit spreads …

coupons and sticky profitability. Taken together, these two frictions result in higher real equity prices and credit spreads …