Buybacks Done Well (and Not-So-Well)

Share buybacks can be a great use of capital, but only for the right price. Dylan Lewis and John Rotonti take a look at two companies that are expert capital allocators and one company that’s made some expensive buybacks. They discuss:
- A common misunderstanding investors have about free cash flow
- Why management teams often struggle at doing share repurchases well
- How Apple became a “shining example” of superior capital allocation
- One less-familiar company that’s executed buybacks well

Companies discussed: APPL, META, ORLY

Capital Allocation episode: https://www.fool.com/podcasts/motley-fool-money/2022-05-14-capital-allocation-the-superpower

Host: Dylan Lewis
Guest: John Rotonti
Producer: Ricky Mulvey
Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Dan Boyd