Companies may find they have excess cash but see no opportunities for expansion. In this situation, they may want to participate in a buyback to use these funds which can increase their ownership. In this article we talk about what a share buyback is and why companies participate in them. What is a share buyback? Share buybacks occur when a company repurchases their own shares so they can gain back some ownership from shareholders. They do this by offering shareholders …

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