Share repurchases: What influence on exec comp?

 

Corporate America has increasingly relied on share repurchases to fuel earnings per share (EPS) growth in recent years. A study by Reuters found that nearly 60% of nonfinancial, publicly traded companies have bought back shares in the last five years, and share repurchases and dividends exceeded capital spending in 2014.

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Mark Emanuel

Mark Emanuel is a managing director of Semler Brossy.


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