Enterprise & Equity Value
A company announces a $2bn buyback authorization. Do you reduce the share count you use for equity value?
Model answer
No. An authorization is permission from the board, not a commitment - companies routinely leave authorizations partially or wholly unused, with no deadline. You only reduce the count for shares…
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