Originally Posted by tsquare

A stock buy back makes the remaining outstanding shares worth more. For example.. Let's say you have 100 shares that represent 50% of the outstanding shares of a company. That would mean that there are 200 shares outstanding. If the company buys back 50 shares, your shares are now worth 67% of the company. If the company is earning $2000 or (EPS of $10/share) prior to the buyback, the earnings on your shares are now higher ($13.33) because the share pool has been reduced. Your stake in the company is now worth much much more. Warren Buffett 101. Value investing. He LOVES stock buybacks of companies he owns.