Essays about: "buybacks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word buybacks.

  1. 1. Circular economy of spare parts and data-driven analytics - “Unlocking Sustainable Value: Analyzing Buyback Policy Circularity Performance in Volvo Group’s Reverse Supply Chain - A Renault Trucks Case Study”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Vladyslav Zahladko; [2023-07-20]
    Keywords : closed-loop supply chain; reverse logistics; buyback policy; circular economy; performance measurement; supply chain analytics;

    Abstract : To address the current environmental challenges, companies are steadily shifting from a linear to a circular model in their daily operations. This process implies supplementing the traditional forward logistics with a reverse flow, enabling the reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling of existing products. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unreal Investments : How cheap credit is used when rates are already low, and opportunities for financial investments are present.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Joel Myles; [2022]
    Keywords : Unreal Investments; Real Investments; Financial Investments; Buybacks; Buy-Backs; Central Bank Purchasing Program; Corporate Bonds; Cheap Credit; Covid Recession; Covid19 Recession; Secular Stagnation;

    Abstract : This study explores the possibility that cheep credit, provided to firms when profit opportunities on real investments are low, and when opportunities of financial investments are present, will loose some of it’s stimulus effect due to a crowding out effect of financial investments on real investments. Analyzing the changes in debt, and it’s channels of use during the recession of the covid19 pandemic, between firms with a history of stock buybacks, and firms without such a history, the study finds a significantly higher increase in debt for firms with a history of doing stock buybacks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does the interest rate environment matter? Evidence from share repurchase announcements

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Jessica Deckert; Signe Karklina; [2019]
    Keywords : Share repurchases; Buybacks; Interest rates; Event study; Cumulative abnormal returns;

    Abstract : This paper investigates how the interest rate environment affects cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) around share repurchase announcements. Even though previous findings regarding this relationship are limited, anecdotal evidence claims that the low interest rate environment is the driver behind the increased amounts of share repurchase programs in recent years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investment Performance, Importance of Cash Levels, and Descriptive Company Statistics for U.S. Buybacks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alfred Kerstis; [2018-07-04]
    Keywords : Buybacks; buy-and-hold returns; excess cash;

    Abstract : An investment strategy based on buying U.S. stocks announcing share repurchase programmes over the period 1999 to 2014 suggest a minor long-run positive drift, with differing significance levels dependent on the test model. READ MORE

  6. 5. Doing Good While Being Good : A study of the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Swedish Companies Act

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Djäken; [2016]
    Keywords : Aims of the Swedish Companies Act; Swedish Companies Act; SCA; company s interest; company s objects; contemporary CSR; corporate gifts; corporate governance; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR and Swedish corporate governance; de facto value transfers; duty of loyalty; duty of care; duties of the board; duties of the managing director; ESV; enlightened shareholder wealth maximization; executive compensation; fiduciary duties; profit purpose; purpose of the limited company; pluralist purpose; pyramidal ownership structure; value transfer framework; shareholder value model; shareholder primacy model; share buybacks; Swedish corporate governance; Swedish Code on Corporate Governance; ABL; aktiebolags syfte; aktiebolags vinstsyfte; aktiebolags verksamhetsföremål; aktieåterköp; aktieägarmodell; bolagsstyrelsens ansvar; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR och svensk bolagsstyrning; förtäckta värdeöverföringar; företagsgåvor; institutionella ägare; korsägande; pluralistiskt vinstsyfte; pyramidägande; Svensk kod för bolagsstyrning; svensk bolagsstyrning; upplyst aktieägarmodell; verkställande direktörs ansvar; värdeöverföringsreglerna; värdeöverföringar;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the current interrelationship between the provisions contained in the Swedish Company Act (2005:551) and activities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pursued by companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm. The focal point of this thesis could be argued to be of particular relevance in this day and age, as companies listed at Nasdaq Stockholm continue to perform at the top of the league in global sustainability performance measurements, and Swedish and European legislators have intensified their efforts to encourage businesses to operate in a way that does not incur unacceptable social costs to society. READ MORE