Are Share Buybacks a Wise Investment for Biopharma
Executive Summary
Biogen Idec, Genzyme and Amgen have eached announced large share buybacks recently. Wall street smiles on these buybacks and the conventional wisdom suggests they are a tax-efficient way of returning cash to shareholders. But in biopharmaceuticals, there is a downside to these shareholder sweeteners.
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