Hamilton’s Stelco offers to buy back up to nearly half of its shares for $35 per share
Published September 22, 2022 at 9:53 am
Stelco Holdings Inc. is offering to buy back nearly half of its outstanding shares at a price of $35 per share.
Under the substantial issuer bid, the company says it is looking to buy up to 30 million shares or 47.4 per cent of its outstanding shares for a total maximum purchase price of $1.05 billion.
Stelco shares closed at $32.06 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
The terms of the offer are the same as a substantial issuer bid Stelco made earlier this year that saw the company buy back 5,165,133 shares for a total of nearly $181 million.
The company says its board of directors believes the new offer is a prudent use of the company’s financial resources given its business profile and assets, including its substantial level of cash on-hand, and the market price of the shares.
By buying back its shares, a company spreads its profits over fewer shares, increasing its earnings per share, a key ratio used to evaluate a company.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 22, 2022.
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