... share repurchase "looks quite comfortable" because it raises gearing, or debt- to-equity ratio, to more than 30 percent, which is "the appropriate level." The share repurchase is expected to raise Guinness' gearing to between 33 and 35 ...
... share repurchase programs, most corporations have incorporated them as a part of their efforts to increase shareholder value. In most cases, news of a share repurchase plan also boosts share prices, as investors see the repurchase as a ...
... share repurchase effort to be carried out in conjunction with the company's commitment to reduce its debt and desire to capitalize on high-return investment opportunities at its existing facilities. Sipgcl also noted that an additional ...
... share repurchase plan, a listed company buys back its own shares in the open market, usually on the belief they are undervalued. Because the reduced number of shares outstanding increases earnings per share, it tends to raise the market ...
... share repurchase, IBM contracted with three banks to buy $12.5 billion worth of its stock — 8 percent of all outstanding shares. The banks, which were not identified,. ,»,« ct«-lr anrf anVf ii borrowed the stock and gave it to IBM ...
... share repurchase effort announced in April 1988 and a 10 million share repurchase announced in August 1988 that still is under way. Opperman said. Dow Chemical has more than 180 million shares outstanding. Stock on the market also would ...
... share repurchase was driven off the fact that we felt the market had undervalued both our assets and our earnings potential," said Michael D. Rose, Holiday's chairman and chief executive. To help finance the share repurchase program ...
... share repurchase program to purchase up to 100,000 shares of The Cumberland's common stock on the open market. The shareholder rights plan is similar to shareholder protection plans that have been adopted by more than 1,000 corporations ...
... share repurchase programs are seen by many as a vote of nonconfidence in the economy. Normally, the companies would use most of their funds in business operations if the returns were available. Biggest player. "It doesn't say much for ...
... share repurchase program. The dividend increase raises the quarterly payout for the world's largest producer of consumer packaged goods to 82.5 cents a share, from 69 cents a share, or $3.30 a share at an annualized rate. A stock ...