Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. McKesson's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 6.30%.
MCK's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 98.51% of 67
companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: -1.9
vs MCK: 6.30
Competitive Comparison of McKesson's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the Medical Distribution subindustry, McKesson's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
McKesson's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry
For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, McKesson's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where McKesson's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the eleven years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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McKesson (NYSE:MCK) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
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McKesson Corp is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the us engaged in sourcing and distributing branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with Cencora and Cardinal Health, the three account for over 90% of the us pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Outside the us market, McKesson engages in pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution in Canada. Additionally, the company supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities and provides a variety of technology solutions for pharmacies.
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