When times are tough in the market, companies will often announce stock buyback programs. Why would a company want to buy back its own shares? What does this mean for shareholders? Buyback Basics A stock buyback, also known as a "share repurchase", is a company's plan to buy back its own shares from the marketplace. You can ...
Think of being on a Ferris wheel: one minute you're on top of the world, the next you're at the bottom - and eager to head back up again. Investing in cyclical companies is much the same, except the the time it takes to go up and down, known as a business cycle, can last ...
The PEG (price/earnings to growth) ratio is a tool that can help investors find undervalued stocks. It's not as well known as its cousins, the P/E and P/B ratios, but it is just as valuable. When used in conjunction with other ratios, it gives investors a perspective of how the market views a stock's growth ...
Types Of EPS Gertrude Stein said, "A rose is a rose is a rose," but the same cannot be said about earnings per share (EPS). While the math may be simple, there are many varieties of EPS being used these days, and investors must understand what each one represents if they're to make informed investment decisions. ...
Various options are now being considered for the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PS), which includes listing at the stock exchanges of the country, said Minister for Industries and Production Jehangir Khan Tareen on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during his visit to the mills, he said the government would privatise the entity in phases, which could ...
Your psychological mind set may play a larger role in your trading career than your chosen technique or any other details associated with your day-to-day practice. Indeed, discipline is just one attribute of trading psychology, but it just so happens to be the most important psychological factor that affects a trader's success. There are four components ...
When fiascos like the Enron bankruptcy, auditing scandals and analysts' conflict of interest occur, investor confidence can be at an all-time low. Many investors are wonder whether or not investing in stocks is worth all the hassle. At the same time, however, it's important to keep a realistic view of the stock market. Regardless of ...
The National Assembly’s standing committee on finance is going to reopen the issue of forensic report on last year’s stock exchange crash and discuss the delayed Anti-Money Laundering Bill, 2006, when it meets at the Parliament House here on Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan will brief the committee on sale/liquidation options for the ...
Bahraini Islamic bank Albaraka is planning to float 25 percent of its unit in Pakistan to bring its capital to $100 million, the minimum for a Pakistani bank, an Albaraka official said on Monday. “We are thinking of having an IPO in Pakistan and turning it (Albaraka Pakistan) around and making it an independent bank,” Albaraka ...
The Privatisation Commission (PC) on Monday announced that Citigroup, Goldman Sachs International and BMA Capital had exercised the over-allotment option and sold additional 53.294 million ordinary OGDCL shares in the form of Global Depository Shares (GDSs). This transaction completed the final element of institutional offering, said a PC statement. Including the over-allotment option and retail offering, ...
