Page 3 - Share Buybacks

Change in tax structure prompted India Inc to favour buybacks again in FY21

In 2020-21, Indian firms offered to buy back shares worth Rs 39,295 crore, or 97% more than Rs 19,972 cr proposed in the previous financial year

NIIT surges 19% on announcement of share buyback schedule

The company's board on December 24, 2020, had approved an up to Rs 237 crore buyback proposal at Rs 240 per equity share

GAIL buyback offer to open for 6,97,56,641 fully paid-up equity on Feb 25

The funds for the buyback will be met out of internally-generated cash resources of the company, it added

NIIT's up to Rs 237-crore buyback plan gets shareholder approval

The firm on Friday said its up to Rs 237 crore buyback plan has received approval from shareholders

Wipro Q3 net profit rises 21%, profitability at 22-quarter high

Dollar revenue growth highest in 36 quarters; firm has given an bullish outlook on revenue growth of 1.5-3.5 per cent for the March quarter

TCS buyback offer: Tata Sons tenders shares worth Rs 10,000 crore

The single largest shareholder of TCS, Tata Sons tendered more than 33.3 million shares during the offer, according to a regulatory filing

Wipro advances 3%, hits fresh high; trades above share buyback of Rs 400

In the past three months, share price of Wipro gained 14 per cent but underperformed its peers HCL Technologies and Infosys, which rallied 20 per cent and 23 per cent, respectively

Share buybacks fail to boost firms' long-term stock performance

Since April 2017, 176 companies have repurchased their shares. Some of them have done multiple buybacks. Of these shares of 111 companies are trading currently below the price

Wipro's Rs 9,500-crore share buyback offer to open on December 29

IT services major Wipro on Tuesday said its up to Rs 9,500-crore share buyback programme will commence on December 29 and close on January 11, 2021.

Street signs: Nifty has a shot at 14,000, Antony Waste GMP at 20% & more

The ongoing buyback of state-owned NMDC may find few takers given the sharp rally in its stock

Nifty IT index, Infosys, TCS at record high; charts signal more upside

Edelweiss Securities says that the robust tech up-cycle would benefit firms like HCL Technologies, Infosys, TCS, and Tech Mahindra

SoftBank Group debates new strategies to go private via gradual buyout

Masayoshi Son wouldn't buy more shares himself, but his ownership stake, now about 27 per cent, would increase as other investors sell stock

Tata Consultancy Services' Rs 16,000-cr buyback offer to open on Dec 18

India's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said its up to Rs 16,000-crore share buyback programme will commence on December 18 and close on January 1, 2021

TCS shareholders approve up to Rs 16,000-crore share buyback plan

The voting, which started on October 20 and ended on November 18, saw 99.57 per cent of the votes being cast in favour of the buyback offer

Wipro sets December 11 as record date for Rs 9,500 cr share buyback plan

Its Board of Directors and shareholders have already approved its proposal to buyback up to 23,75,00,000 equity shares of the company at Rs 400 per share

Wipro shareholders approve up to Rs 9,500-cr buyback plan at Rs 400/share

IT services major Wipro on Tuesday said its shareholders have approved its up to Rs 9,500 crore share buyback plan. Wipro's board of directors had last month approved a buyback proposal for purchase of up to 23.75 crore equity shares at Rs 400 per share, aggregating to an amount of up to Rs 9,500 crore. "...resolution (special resolution seeking approval for buyback of equity shares) has been passed by members through postal ballot by remote e-voting process with requisite majority," the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The voting, which started on October 18 and ended on November 16, saw 99.78 per cent of the votes being cast in favour of the buyback offer. There was 100 per cent voting in favour of the proposal by the promoters, 98.73 per cent by public institutional shareholders and 98.49 per cent by public non-institutional shareholders. Wipro's larger rival Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has also proposed a mega Rs 16,000-crore buyback plan at Rs 3,000 per equ

Multiple triggers to drive NMDC re-rating, firm to consider share buyback

While recent hikes have pushed iron ore prices to 24-month highs, analysts also expect sustained improvement in operating performance

HPCL sees two-fold jump in net profit in Q2, okays Rs 2,500-cr buyback

This included a $2.33 per barrel inventory gain from buying cheaper crude oil earlier and processing in Q2.

NTPC to buy back shares worth Rs 2,275 cr as part of restructuring plan

Gets board nod to buy back up to 197.8 mn quity shares; thermal power giant registers 4.8% growth in profit in Q2

NTPC board okays buyback of 197.8 million equity shares worth Rs 2,275 cr

The company has fixed November 13, 2020 as the record date for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of shareholders for buyback of equity shares