Site sale frees up cash for EFI share buyback deal

EFI has completed a $100m (68m) share buyback in a deal which includes a share repurchase using some of the proceeds from the sale of its site in Foster City, California.

The share repurchase comes just weeks after the company reported Q4 revenues were down 11%, resulting in a pre-tax loss for the period of $4.6m.

Chief executive Guy Gecht said that company was "moving forward in returning cash to our shareholders" following the repurchase.

He added: "We are very pleased to deliver on our commitment to monetise our real estate assets which was a key element of our strategy to restore shareholder value."

The California-headquartered company also said it had entered into agreement with the London branch of UBS to repurchase $30m of common stock.