Kiran Punwasi
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The market reactions to share repurchase announcements on the JSE: an event study
Kiran Punwasi , Pradeep Brijlal doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(1-1).2016.06Investment Management and Financial Innovations Volume 13, 2016 Issue #1 (cont.) pp. 191-205
Views: 1073 Downloads: 642 TO CITEThis study examines the market reactions to share repurchase announcements made by companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from the years 2003 to 2012. The authors use an event study methodology and the Capital Asset Pricing Model to determine if there was an announcement effect when a share repurchase announcement is made. The analyses reveal that consistent with signalling theory and the announcement effect, share repurchase announcements are associated with positive abnormal returns. The average abnormal return and cumulative average abnormal return noted was 0.46% and 3.81%, respectively, for the event period (t-20, t+20). There was an observable trend of declining share prices before the share repurchase announcement. The authors also found no significant evidence that repurchasing firms have market timing ability when executing a share repurchase announcement. From a value investor’s perspective, a share repurchase program conveys a very strong signal of a healthy company
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