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Bloomberg: corporate actions calendar

What kind of information is included in Bloomberg's Corporate Action Calendar? In Bloomberg type CACT and hit GO to get to the Corporate Actions menu. You can search by: Date Corporate action type Country Company name, for details on: Class actions Corporate... View Details

15 Jul 2019
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Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

disproportionate stock price hit to an earnings miss reflects that informational problem. The promise of private equity involves solving that gap between owners and managers. Buybacks must be interpreted in that context as either... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Hide Details Concepts The Capital Allocation Problem How to Grow: Organic vs. Inorganic Growth Distributing Cash to Shareholders Distribution Motivations Featured Exercises Capital allocation decision tree analysis Weigh value of dividends vs. share View Details

29 Aug 2018
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What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

million stock buyback. Then, in January 2018, Harley-Davidson’s management announced plans to close its Kansas City plant, putting 800 workers out of work and moving 450 of those jobs elsewhere in the United States. The stock buyback was... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

verdict on the buyback revolution and the results are fairly damning. “Storrowed”: A Generative AI Game Professor Mitch Weiss (MBA 2004) 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT + More Info – Less Info Leaders everywhere are making decisions about how... View Details

06 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray

time. Stock buybacks and dividends, which lower cash and the book value of equity, also distort the book-to-market ratio, the researchers argue. It is no accident that the rising popularity of buybacks and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

simplifying decisions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53178 Short-Termism and Capital Flows By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—During the period 2007–2016, S&P 500 firms distributed to shareholders more than... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

04 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

to shareholders $7 trillion via buybacks and dividends, over 96% of their aggregate net income, prompting claims that "short-termism" is impairing firms' ability to invest and innovate. We show that, when taking into account both direct... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

Internet can play in the home-buying process in China. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208015 British Land Harvard Business School Case 208-064 British Land's shares traded below NAV. Laxey investments tried to force... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

preparations for its future are. To justify buybacks and savings, the IR team makes sure all communication, even in good times, always contains some caution for the things that may go wrong tomorrow. Miller: Moreover, there is an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

shareholders more than $3.95 trillion via stock buybacks and $2.45 trillion via dividends—$6.4 trillion in total. These shareholder payouts amounted to over 93% of the firms' net income. Academics, corporate lawyers, asset managers, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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