Lilly share buyback program
Executive Summary
Lilly repurchased approximately 2.1 mil. shares during the first half of 2002 for a total of $181 mil., company reports in second quarter 10-Q. As with many pharmaceutical company stock buy-backs over the past 18 months, the purchases do not currently look like a great investment: the average price Lilly paid per share during the first half of the year ($86.19) is more than 40% higher than the current share price of $60...