share repurchase
1Share repurchase — In some countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, corporations can buy back their own stock in a share repurchase, also known as a stock repurchase or share buyback. There has been a meteoric rise in the use of share… …
2Share Repurchase — A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. Share repurchase is usually an indication that the company s management thinks the shares are undervalued. The company can buy… …
3share repurchase — Program by which a corporation buys back its own shares in the open market. It is usually done when shares are undervalued. Since repurchase reduces the number of shares outstanding and thus increases earnings per share, it tends to elevate the… …
4Share repurchase — Program by which a corporation buys back its own shares in the open market. It is usually done when shares are undervalued. Since it reduces the number of shares outstanding and thus increases earnings per share, it tends to elevate the market… …
5Accelerated Share Repurchase - ASR — A specific method by which corporations can repurchase outstanding shares of their stock. The accelerated share repurchase (ASR) is usually accomplished by the corporation purchasing shares of its stock from an investment bank. The investment… …
6Accelerated Share Repurchase — (ASR) refers to a method that publicly traded companies may use to buy back shares of its stock from the market.The ASR method involves the company buying its shares from an investment bank (who in turn borrowed them from their clients) and… …
7repurchase — Ⅰ. repurchase UK US /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/ verb [T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► to buy back shares, bonds, etc. that you previously sold: »Our objective is to use surplus cash to repurchase shares. Ⅱ. repurchase UK US /ˌriːˈpɜːtʃəs/ noun [C or U] also… …
8Targeted repurchase — A targeted repurchase is a technique used to thwart a hostile takeover in which the target firm purchases back its own stock from an unfriendly bidder, usually at a price well above market value. Empirical evidenceMikkelson and Ruback analyzed… …
9Union Labor Life Insurance Company — The Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO) is a privately held life and health insurance company in the United States. ULLICO was founded in 1925 by the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which wanted to offer working people affordable… …
10Corporate governance — Not to be confused with corporate statism, a corporate approach to government rather than the government of a corporation Corporate governance is a number of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions which have impact on the way a… …
