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Daily Brief ESG: The Data Also Shows that Companies with Low Stock Valuations Are Increasingly Using Share Buybacks and more

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  • The Data Also Shows that Companies with Low Stock Valuations Are Increasingly Using Share Buybacks


The Data Also Shows that Companies with Low Stock Valuations Are Increasingly Using Share Buybacks

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Data suggests that share buybacks/share cancellations are expected to have positive effect on ROE/ROA, while companies with low valuations increasingly utilize share buybacks as a measure to raise stock prices.
  • Overseas investors share the value that companies should have business plans for growth and return surplus cash after investment to shareholders. There’s gap between investors and companies inn this value.
  • More effective approach would be to require management to fulfill accountability by explaining fundamentals of returning unused cash to shareholders and disclosing business plans if they wish to retain cash.

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