We examine the key drivers behind management decisions on share repurchase from various theoretical perspectives, including the free cash flow theory and the signaling theory/hypothesis. Specifically, we investigate the relationship between share repurchase and three key drivers: surplus cash,...

We examine the evolution of equity capital in the U.S. banking industry over the past 35 years. Earnings are the major driver of increases in equity capital in the banking industry. While common stock issuance is frequent, amounts issued are generally small and do not contribute meaningfully to...

This paper examines whether share repurchase announcements are signals of undervaluation or insiders’ opportunistic activities by investigating insider trading patterns surrounding buyback announcements in Vietnam. Consistent with the insider opportunism hypothesis, we show that insiders are...

Purpose: The purpose of this report was to assess the relationship among the cash dividend payout and share repurchase, through essential cash distribution methods adopted by Vietnamese publicly listed companies. The complementary along with substitute relationship from these financial practices...

Purpose: The purpose of this report was to assess the relationship among the cash dividend payout and share repurchase, through essential cash distribution methods adopted by Vietnamese publicly listed companies. The complementary along with substitute relationship from these financial practices...

We empirically advocate for UK regulators to increase the volume limit of 15% outstanding shares on open market repurchases. Our main framework initially tests the determinants of share repurchases based on their size, Small, Medium and Large. The findings reveal that consistent with extant...

Stock repurchases of banks have become an increasingly popular instrument of banks' payout policies after the Great Financial Crisis. Recent empirical evidence documents that stock repurchases are particularly popular among global systemically important banks that tolerate relatively high levels...

"This study examined the relationship between share repurchases and corporate sustainability in South Africa during 2011-2019. According to stakeholder theory, companies may feel a sense of obligation to not only distribute returns to shareholders through share repurchases but also to other...

This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated with more intense use of share buybacks and with improvement in management's ability to generating revenues. I find that MNCs' more intensive tax haven subsidiary use is...

This paper presents a novel study on the significance of corporate payout policy in shaping firms' financial decision-making and, in turn, the macroeconomy. To this end, we add to the literature by allowing households and firms to choose share buybacks optimally. We then explore the implications...

This paper explores the impact of open market share repurchases (OMR) on stock price synchronicity. We find that share repurchases significantly enhances the information content of stock prices, reflected in reduced price synchronicity. The mechanism includes repurchases drawing investor...

This paper explores the impact of open market share repurchases (OMR) on stock price synchronicity. We find that share repurchases significantly enhances the information content of stock prices, reflected in reduced price synchronicity. The mechanism includes repurchases drawing investor...

Holding cash has a cost. For an EPS-maximizing CEO, that cost equals her firm's earnings yield. EPS maximizers retain cash when they can get an even higher yield by investing the money. Otherwise, they return cash to shareholders. This is the EPS-maximizing payout policy. Growth stocks (EY < rf) never return cash because they can clear their low earnings-yield hurdle by investing in risk-free bonds. Value stocks (EY > rf)...</rf)>

This article exclusively formulates and presents three innovative hypotheses related to the execution of share buybacks, employing Genetic Algorithms (GAs) and mathematical optimization techniques. Drawing on the foundational contributions of scholars such as Osterrieder, Seigne, Masters, and...

This research brief delves into the intricate domain of share buyback execution, particularly focusing on the temporal optionality aspect, which has been overlooked in traditional execution practices. Using a novel dataset sourced from regulatory filings on share buybacks, we employ Monte Carlo...

This research brief delves into the intricate domain of share buyback execution, particularly focusing on the temporal optionality aspect, which has been overlooked in traditional execution practices. Using a novel dataset sourced from regulatory filings on share buybacks, we employ Monte Carlo...