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To: scbeachbum who wrote (78604)	11/25/2025 12:10:42 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78753

Go back and check out Dillard's (DDS) 672.37 +57.98 (+9.44%) and their aggressive stock buy back over the last 5 years . EPS has been increasing because of this and now at an All Time High!.. Aug 2020 DDS was trading at/near $33/share !

To: scbeachbum who wrote (78604)	11/25/2025 12:20:35 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Respond to of 78753

BBWI has been buying back stock, though not in impressive amounts compared to the authorizations. sec.gov Note 3 I didn't look at the indentures, but surely the lenders of 3.8B have some restrictions on buybacks.

To: scbeachbum who wrote (78604)	11/25/2025 4:13:43 PM
From: bruwin	Respond to of 78753

I think it must be borne in mind that when a company buys back its shares one of the main reasons it does so is to Increase the "E" in its P/E ratio because E = Earnings/Shares and when the numbers of "Shares" available goes down "E" increases and the P/E ratio declines, if "P" remains much the same. which is always attractive to buyers of a company's shares. Needless to say, the P/E ratio of a company is not the only criteria by which a company should be evaluated. It must be borne in mind that the SHARE CAPITAL number on the Balance Sheet will inevitably be reduced when there's Share buy backs, based on the Balance Sheet equation of :- SHARE CAPITAL + RETAINED INCOME = TOTAL ASSETS - TOTAL LIABILITIES. When that happens TOTAL LIABILITIES increase relative to TOTAL ASSETS, which, in itself, is not a positive outcome.