Dividend Payments and Share Repurchases Are Conceptually Equivalent

question 8

True/False

Dividend payments and share repurchases are conceptually equivalent.

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Definitions:

Contingency Payment

A payment that is contingent upon the occurrence of a specific event, not guaranteed to happen.

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security that represents ownership in a corporation, giving shareholders voting rights and a share in the company's profits via dividends.

Acquisition Transaction

A business operation in which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to assume control.

Investment

The allocation of resources (such as capital, time, or effort) in the expectation of receiving future benefits or returns.