Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

AUGUST 18, 2023

In Part 1: Upstream themes from Q1 2023 Earnings Calls, notable themes included a divide on whether dividends or buybacks are the best means to return capital to shareholders and management’s reactions to a decline in strip prices, as well as highlighting inventory in the favorable Permian and Eagle Ford plays.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Posted by Vincenzo Pezone (Tilburg University), on Thursday, December 21, 2023 Editor's Note: Vincenzo Pezone is an Associate Professor of Finance at Tilburg University. Once capital is infused, bank managers may have an ex post incentive to avoid making dividend payments on the preferred stock purchased by the government.

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Banking Dividends Finance Equity 190

Benzinga

JANUARY 12, 2024

BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK ) reported Q4 FY23 revenue growth of 7% Y/Y to $4.631 billion, marginally above the consensus of $4.627 billion. Investment advisory, administration fees, and securities lending revenues increased to $3.61 billion from $3.40

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Dividends Beta Technology Marketability 52

Business Wire M&A

MARCH 13, 2023

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Fund shar

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Dividends 40

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 16, 2023

Posted by Lane Ringlee, Marizu Madu, and Joadi Ogelsby, Pay Governance LLC, on Sunday, July 16, 2023 Editor's Note: Lane Ringlee is Managing Partner, Marizu Madu is a Principal, and Joadi Oglesby is a Consultant at Pay Governance LLC. This post is based on their Pay Governance memorandum. trillion in 2022”. [1]

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 5, 2023

Posted by Maria Castañón Moats, Paul DeNicola, and Matt DiGuiseppe, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on Monday, June 5, 2023 Editor's Note: Maria Castañón Moats is Leader, Paul DeNicola is Principal, and Matt DiGuiseppe is Managing Director at the Governance Insights Center at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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Dividends 330

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Osterrieder (University of Twente), on Friday, October 27, 2023 Editor's Note: Michael Seigne is the Founder of Candor Partners Limited, and Joerg R. Posted by Michael Seigne (Candor Partners Limited), and Joerg R. Osterrieder is Professor of Finance and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Twente.

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Dividends Finance Equity 160

Benzinga

JULY 25, 2024

per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. per basic and diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2023. million for the respective 2023 periods. and 16.7%, respectively, versus the same period in 2023. per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

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Dividends Book Value Equity Banking 45

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 5, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, May 5, 2023 Editor's Note: Hester M. May 3, 2023 Thank you, Chair Gensler. To the contrary, they enable companies to return excess cash to shareholders with greater tax-efficiency than dividends. [2] Peirce is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Dividends Firm Value Equity 262

Benzinga

APRIL 28, 2023

April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. NASDAQ: MPB ) ("Mid Penn"), the parent company of Mid Penn Bank (the "Bank") and MPB Financial Services, LLC, today reported net income available to common shareholders ("earnings") for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 of $11.2 HARRISBURG, Pa.,

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Dividends Banking Book Value Equity 40

Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

MAY 22, 2023

While some operators advocated for stock buybacks, others leaned towards dividends. As in prior quarters, shareholder returns took center stage during these discussions, with varying opinions emerging on the most effective method of returning capital.

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Dividends 52

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Warrick, on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Editor's Note: Demetrius A. Share buybacks and dividend increases may help to restore a share price depressed by a short attack, but there is a risk that these may be seen as superficial defensive moves that do not address fundamental questions about the business. Posted by Richard J.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 21, 2023

The first is the dividends you receive, while you hold stocks, a cash flow stream that provides a measure of stability to investors who seek it. After a year of being pummeled by markets, what are investors pricing stocks to make in 2023 and beyond? Actual Returns Your returns on equities come in one of two forms.

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Equity Risk Premium Start-ups Dividends 72

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 14, 2023

Posted by Carey Oven, Ira Kalish and Daniel Bachman, Deloitte & Touche LLP, on Sunday, May 14, 2023 Editor's Note: Carey Oven is National Managing Partner at the Center for Board Effectiveness and Chief Talent Officer, Ira Kalish is Chief Global Economist, and Daniel Bachman is a Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

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Dividends Marketability 254

Musings on Markets

MARCH 8, 2023

This is the last of my data update posts for 2023, and in this one, I will focus on dividends and buybacks, perhaps the most most misunderstood and misplayed element of corporate finance. Viewed in that context, dividends as just as integral to a business, as the investing and financing decisions.

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Dividends Start-ups Finance Corporate Finance 94

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

CPI's Electron Device Business generated approximately $300 million in revenue for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. CPI's Electron Device Business manufactures electronic components and subsystems primarily serving the aerospace and defense market. "This business fits. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Dividends Marketability Equity 52

Benzinga

MAY 9, 2023

Nexstar Media Group, Inc (NASDAQ: NXST ) reported a Q1 2023 net revenue growth of 3.9% billion, beating the consensus of $1.24 Revenues from Television Advertising declined 6% Y/Y to $425 million, comprising Core Advertising revenue that fell 2.6% Y/Y to $417 million and a 66.7% Y/Y decline in Political Advertising revenue to $8 million.

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Dividends Equity Marketability 52

Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 4, 2023

As an example of this last problem, consider two “value” funds: the Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund and the International Value Fund. They both invest in large-cap foreign stocks, but the “High Dividend Yield” fund was down by 7% for the year, while the value one was down by 12%.

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Marketability Start-ups Treasury Dividends 98

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis. Markets, as is their wont, live to surprise, and the first six months of 2023 has wrong-footed the experts (again).

Marketability 96

Marketability Risk Premium Start-ups Treasury 96

Benzinga

MARCH 5, 2024

pence per share in cash along with a special dividend per share of 2.5 pence in place of a final dividend for the year ended December 31, 2023. As per the terms, Spirent shareholders will receive 172.5 Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Dividends Technology Equity 59

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 28, 2023

Posted by Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Brian Tayan is a researcher with the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business. This post is based on a recent paper by Mr. Tayan, Andrew Baker, David Larcker , and Derek Zaba. more…)

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Dividends Marketability 254

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. The class starts with a question of what the end game should be for a business (profitability, value, social good?),

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Corporate Finance Finance Start-ups Marketability 91

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Full Year 2023 Highlights 1 Revenues of $763.8 million one-time special dividend payment, $59.0 million acquisition of Infinite ID Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights 1 Revenues of $202.6 Full Year 2023 Highlights 1 Revenues of $763.8 million one-time special dividend payment, $59.0 million Net Income of $37.3

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EBITDA Dividends Technology Total Shareholder Return 40

Business Wire M&A

APRIL 17, 2023

The distribution follows the pre-merger distribution, announced on April 3, 2023. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen today announced that the Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) has declared a post-merger distribution.

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Dividends 52

Essentials of Corporate Finance

AUGUST 10, 2022

As we showed in the text, dividends and stock repurchases affect a company and investors in much the same way. The tax may push companies toward dividends, although since the new tax wouldn't take effect until 2023, analysts are expecting large repurchases to be completed by the end of 2022.

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Dividends 52

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 29, 2023

Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy. Rosenblum , Karessa L.

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Dividends Marketability 188

Benzinga

MAY 4, 2023

May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kimball International, Inc. NASDAQ: KBAL ) today announced results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2023. Selected Financial Highlights: Third Quarter FY 2023 Net sales of $166.1 Overview Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results Third quarter 2023 consolidated net sales were $166.1

EBITDA 40

EBITDA Marketability Dividends Equity 40

Benzinga

JANUARY 22, 2024

Barrick denies this claim, stating that Barceló’s last visit to Panama was in early 2023 for a mining conference. This setback led to the suspension of dividends, voluntary retirements and contributed to. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heading into 2023, US equities looked like they were heading into a sea of troubles, with inflation out of control and a recession on the horizon. In that post, I noted that if inflation subsided quickly, and the economy stayed out of a recession, stocks had upside, and that is the scenario that played out in 2023.

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Risk Premium Start-ups Equity Treasury 77

Benzinga

APRIL 4, 2024

If you are a registered stockholder, for inquires unrelated to the Proxy Materials, please call Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the transfer agent, dividend paying agent and registrar for MFIC, AFT and AIF, at 1-800-937-5449. There can be no assurances with respect to the amount of each CEF Tax Dividend. per share and $0.17

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Dividends Marketability 40

Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

The first was that banks were run by sensible people , who paid out what they could afford to in dividends, neither holding back on paying dividends nor paying too much in dividends. Note the differences between the bank FCFE and bank dividend discount models.

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Banking Price to Book Dividends Book Value 64

Benzinga

OCTOBER 22, 2024

per share cash dividend declared _ (1) A reconciliation of GAAP net income to FFO is provided at the end of this press release. per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2023. per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. per diluted share for the third quarter of 2023. HIGHLIGHTS $32.1

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Dividends EBITDA Intangible Assets Equity 40

Global Finance

JULY 23, 2024

Significantly, Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara said the bank will either pass on the proceeds from its sales of equity holdings to investors as dividends or invest them in growth-directed activities, and Sumitomo Mitsui aims to reduce the market value of its equity holdings to less than 20% of the value of its consolidated net assets.

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Price to Book Banking Dividends Equity 111

Benzinga

JUNE 28, 2022

per share, structured as a cash dividend to Spirit shareholders promptly following the Spirit shareholder vote approving the combination between Spirit and JetBlue (subject to CARES Act limitations).” ” Hayes insisted the upgraded offer results in a “superior all-cash price of at least $33.50

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Dividends 98

Benzinga

APRIL 19, 2023

Kuwaiti Dinar (approximately $6.53) per share, subject to a reduction by the amount of any dividends received by the KIPCO Sellers after January 1, 2023 (the " Transaction "). (Unless otherwise provided herein, all dollar amounts in this announcement are expressed in U.S. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Dividends Equity 40

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 21, 2023, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance issued eight new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), and revised two previously issued C&DIs, relating to the final pay-versus-performance (PVP) disclosure rules adopted last year.

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Compliance Total Shareholder Return Dividends Market Capitalization 40

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

SciSparc seeks to scale up revenues and will consider transferring its pharmaceutical activities to a separate legal entity and explor ing the possibility of dividend distributi on TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SciSparc Ltd.

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