Determinants of share repurchases: evidences in the brazilian market from 2011 to 2018
Abstract
This paper aims to evaluate the determinants of open market share repurchases conducted by companies listed on B3, as well as to evaluate if there were differences in the volume and/or probability of repurchases during the Brazilian economic crisis. The reasons for repurchases investigated were adjustment of the capital structure, reduction of free cash flows, replacement of dividends, dividend complementation and signaling of undervalued shares. This paper contributes to the literature by including the complementation of dividends among the potential determinants of share repurchases, which was not considered in some previous studies in the context of the Brazilian market. Data for the period from March 2011 to June 2018 were analyzed. It was used random effect models and Tobit models to test hypotheses regarding the reasons for share repurchases. The results evidenced that repurchases were complementary to dividends in the distribution of profits to shareholders. Furthermore, it suggests that there were no substantial differences in the volume and/or probability of repurchases during the Brazilian economic crisis.
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