Share repurchases: Which number of shares should be used by JSE-listed companies when publishing market capitalisation in annual reports?

The legalisation of share repurchases in South Africa since July 1999 introduced additional complexity to financial reporting. The repurchasing of shares by subsidiaries or share trusts has led to a new concept: the number of company shares differs from the number of group shares. Ratios like earnin...

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Main Authors: P. G. Bester, W. D. Hamman, L. M. Brummer, N. Wesson, B. W. Steyn-Bruwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Business Management
Online Access:https://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/571