Essays about: "Stock Repurchases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Stock Repurchases.

  1. 1. The Impact of Share Repurchases on Stock Liquidity During Market Distress

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Björn Landelius; Kasper Lindqvist; [2023-07-04]
    Keywords : Share repurchase; Stock liquidity; Market distress; Information asymmetry; Competing market;

    Abstract : Since stock repurchases were first introduced in the late 1960 its growth has been significant. This has led to increasing interest among researchers regarding the motives behind them and their post-effects. While stock repurchase research is extensive, the focus on the effect of stock repurchases on liquidity is limited. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ferdinand, the Unpredictable Bull : Cash Flow Distribution Behavior During U.S. Recessions - An Event Time Analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erik Gunnarsson; Tom Mueffelmann; [2023]
    Keywords : Business Cycles; Event Time Study; Predictability of the Price-Dividend Ratio; Aggregate Dividends; Net Repurchases;

    Abstract : The paper employs an event study approach to investigate the behavior of aggregate cash flow distributions and stock prices in the U.S. stock market around recessions. Aggregate prices anticipate low aggregate dividend and economic growth until adjusting for the diverse time measurement methodologies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Executive Stock Incentives and Corporate Payout Policy: How do executive stock incentives affect payouts, and can they be used to mitigate the free cash flow problem?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Carl Hedin; Max Thorwalls; [2022]
    Keywords : Executive Stock Incentives; Corporate Payout Policy; Free Cash Flow Problem; S P 1500;

    Abstract : Using data on 849 companies included in the S&P 1500 Index during 2015-2019, this study provides an overview of how executive held shares and stock options affect companies' payout policies. By examining how executive stock incentives relate to the magnitude and composition of payouts, we aim to establish whether such incentives can be utilized to mitigate the free cash flow problem defined by Jensen (1986). READ MORE

  5. 4. Factors influencing the share repurchase decision : A look into Nordic firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Fredric Wållberg; Ezra Anglemier; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Governance; Share Repurchases; Logistic regression; Payout Policy;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between share repurchase decisions and severalfinancial variables the year before. We link financial theories such as signaling,substitution, leverage, excess capital, corporate governance, employee stock option, andlegitimacy theory to this relationship and create a hypothesis to test in a quantitative study. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dividend or Stock Repurchases? : US 2012 Tax Increase and Its Implication on Payout Policy

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Dwina Larsson; Renato Rios Benavides; [2019]
    Keywords : Repurchases; Dividends; Taxes; Payout policy;

    Abstract : Problem: Stock repurchases, and dividends have been a topic of academic interest for decades. Researchers have been trying to understand the determinants of payout policies and the conjunctural relationship between dividends and repurchases. That is, under which circumstances is one preferred over the other. READ MORE