Easiest way for a CEO to hit an earnings per share target and get their bonus is a stock buyback.
Tag Archives: stock buybacks
April
12
Let stock buybacks die
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA COVID-19 has done more than bring the world economy to its knees. It’s forcing decisions about life and death beyond that of our neighbors and loved ones. The actions of government and now the Federal Reserve includes a rescue package $Trillions in scope whose current goal is to return the status […]
April
29
Let’s be careful out there!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Despite all the noise about using their new found wealth to expand CAPEX Goldman data points to stock buybacks increasing by 13% to just shy of $1Trillion for 2019. Politics aside CEOs continue to take the easy way out. Readers know my position on buybacks as being overused and often a […]
February
23
Stock Buybacks Do Nothing for Sales or Income – just EPS
posted by David Nelson, CFA
$SPYB – Companies mortgage their future to goose the bottom line
February
17
Buybacks in focus on Capital Hill
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David says the reason companies buyback stock are a lot more “sinister.”
November
30
Post Trump Rally Trades – NYSE
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins the gang for CNBC’s Closing bell with Sara Eisen & Bill Griffeth. David and Mike Santoli go head to head over Stock Buybacks
March
28
Drop in Q4 earnings shows the rise of financial engineering
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David sits with Scott Gamm anchor for theStreet.com to discuss the fall in corporate earnings and why financial engineering is taking center stage.
March
28
CEO’s are selling the future to prop up their compensation
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David sits down with CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to discuss stock buybacks. Many believe they are good for shareholders but are they really?
DAVID NELSON, CFA 