
Concept explainers
a)
To discuss: The statement that “Unlike country A firms, which are often being pressured by their shareholders to rise the dividends, country J companies pay out a much smaller proportion of earnings and so enjoy a lower cost of capital”.
b)
To discuss: The statement that “unlike new capital, which needs a stream of new dividends to service it,
c)
To discuss: The statement that “if a company repurchases stock instead of paying dividend, the number of shares falls and earnings per share increase. Thus stock repurchase should often be preferred to paying dividends”.
The share repurchase is the strategy by which companies will take back or buy back its own shares from the market place. If the management considered the shares are undervalued the company may buy back its shares.

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EBK PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE
- Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis...FinanceISBN:9781285190907Author:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark BradshawPublisher:Cengage Learning
