It is easy to compute a number for repurchase price per share: cash spent on buybacks divided by number of shares retired. For better informed decision-making, a more complete economic analysis of share repurchase programs that take place over time should reflect both (1) interest income, which has ... >>>Read More
ASR VWAP Discount: Are You Receiving The Best Price?
Matthews South has advised clients on $80bn of share repurchase to date and ~30% of ASRs in 2022. This experience, coupled with our proprietary software, gives us an unrivaled ability to help our clients achieve the best ASR pricing. In this blog, we present updated statistics on the pricing of ... >>>Read More
Resurgence of Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASRs)
2022 has been a banner year for ASRs with greater volume through the first three quarters than the corresponding period in any year in recent history. There have been 77 ASRs for a total of $73.5bn during this period. ASR terms for companies have never been better given high volatility and rising ... >>>Read More
Share Repurchase Strategies for Volatile Markets
Over the past three weeks, the VIX index (a measure of expected volatility of the US market over a 30-day forward looking period) has steadily increased from the mid teens to a maximum of 82.7% on 16-Mar-2020. To put this in perspective, the VIX index peaked at 80.9% during the 2008 financial ... >>>Read More
Should ASRs have the “Lookback” Termination Feature?
In a variable maturity ASR, the bank has the right to terminate the ASR on any date that occurs between the specified first acceleration and final termination dates. In return for having this valuable optionality, the bank agrees to provide the issuer with a guaranteed discount to VWAP. Most ... >>>Read More