Companies Are Using Their Cash Much More For Dividends And Buybacks Than They Used To

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Monday, April 8, 2013 Companies Are Using Their Cash Much More For Dividends And Buybacks Than They Used To Corporations have five basic uses for the cash that they bring in: 1) share buybacks; 2) dividends; 3) acquisitions; 4) research and development; and 5) capital expenditures, which includes both growth and maintenance. Goldman Sachs' David Kostin included this useful chart in a recent presentation to clients.  As you can see, companies have been increasingly returning cash to shareholders in the form of dividends and buybacks.  Furthermore, buybacks generally represent a bigger source of cash distribution than dividends. Read » Also On Money Game Today: The Stock Market Just Turned Green HUGE Plunge In Bitcoin — Virtual Currency Tanks 10% In A Matter Of Minutes Advertisement The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever CHART OF THE DAY: The Stock Market Pattern That Keeps Investors Up At Night CHART OF THE DAY: The Era Of Offshoring American Jobs Is Ending Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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