The option and decision to repurchase stock

• Autores: Rohit Sonika, N.F. Carline, Mark B. Shackleton
• Localización: Financial management, ISSN 0046-3892, Vol. 43, Nº 4, 2014, págs. 833-855
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Open-market repurchase programs provide firms with the flexibility to manage the cash and risk aspects of their operations. We examine at which stage cash and risk matter in the typical stages of a repurchase program: announcement, implementation, and withdrawal. Cash and risk considerations appear to matter only at the implementation stage, and partially negate the traditional signaling effect around program announcement