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Re:Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results by bombcar on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @04:44PM (#31172923)
Buybacks are submarine dividends, it means the company doesn't know what to do with the money to grow so they're giving it back to the shareholders.
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Re:Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results by Mikeb85 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @06:28PM (#31173970)
Buybacks and dividends are literally the way public markets are supposed to work. Raising capital without ever giving it back = a ponzi scheme.

Anyhow buybacks are a way to give money back to investors while making each remaining share more valuable.

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Re:Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results by bduerst on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:03PM (#31174242)
Shrinking float and lowering the cost of capital is still better than sitting on a pile of excess cash.

Buybacks are a valid tactic in corporate finance.

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Re:Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results by bombcar on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @09:32PM (#31175220)
Very valid - but they can scare “growth” investors.
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Re:Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results by waych on Thursday April 28, 2022 @03:44AM (#31189795)
Growth investors don't like piles of cash doing nothing either so much. Especially with inflation.
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