Columbia Southern University Effects of Stock Repurchase Essay

Instructions

Stock Repurchases

In the short article “Royal Dutch Shell Finally Delivers Big Stock Buyback,But Shares Break Support” by Aparna Narayanan (article attached), stock repurchasesmay produce favorable effects on key financial ratios.

Narayanan, A. (2018, July 26). Royal Dutch Shellfinally delivers big stock buyback, but shares break support. InvestorsBusiness 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 (attached), write an essay that addresses 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 affectedby stock repurchase plans and returns.

Your essay should be at least three pages in length, not counting the titleand reference pages. You are required to cite and reference at least yourtextbook and the article. Use APA format 7th Edition to cite in-text and referencecitations.