Sentences with phrase «repurchasing shares dropped»
«The number of companies repurchasing shares dropped from 390 in Q1 to 378 in Q2,» Butters added.
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NEW YORK — When health insurer Humana Inc reported worse - than - expected quarterly earnings in late 2014 — including a 21 percent drop in net income — it softened the blow by immediately telling investors it would make a $ 500 million share repurchase.
Berkshire has an open - ended share repurchase program that authorizes management to repurchase shares if the stock price drops below a price - to - book ratio of 1.2 x.
With a little over $ 4 billion in cash on hand and a $ 1.1 billion dividend deficit in Q3, it seems likely to us that XOM will need to raise another $ 4 to $ 6 billion in debt over the next year unless oil prices recover, its costs drop significantly, it sells off substantial assets, or share repurchases are temporarily halted.