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Does leveraged stock buyback improve firms’ profitability?

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  • Yuntaek Pae
  • Seungho Baek

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We provide a structural explanation about how and when leveraged stock buyback improves firms’ profitability. We find operating profit on equity and operating profit sensitivity on debt are crucial factors to consider when determining the source of stock repurchase. Our theoretical reasoning and empirical tests show that companies with high operating profit on equity and low operating profit sensitivity on debt have a higher chance of improving profit through leveraged buyback. We also suggest a structural form to estimate leveraged buyback and cash buyback based on financial variables instead of companies’ disclosure.

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  • Yuntaek Pae & Seungho Baek, 2022. "Does leveraged stock buyback improve firms’ profitability?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(10), pages 939-946, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:29:y:2022:i:10:p:939-946
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1899114
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    1. Giorgos Gouzoulis, 2022. "Financialisation, globalisation, and the industrial labour share: A comparison between Iran and Thailand," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(1), pages 35-52, January.

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