In the short article "Royal Dutch Shell Finally Delivers Big Stock Buyback, But Shares Break Support" by Aparna Narayanan (see below), stock repurchases may produce favorable effects on key financial ratios.

Narayanan, A. (2018, July 26). Royal Dutch Shell finally delivers big stock buyback, but shares break support. Investors Business Daily. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=131003207&site=ehost-live&scope=site

After reading the article, the discussion should address the prompts below.

• Include an introduction that summarizes the article.
• Analyze the importance of stable dividend policies.
• Determine reasons behind stock repurchases.
• Analyze how individual financial metrics are specifically affected by stock repurchase plans and returns.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Stock repurchases also known as share buybacks are financial strategies used by corporations to buy back their own shares from the open market These b... View the full answer