Sumitomo Chemical Co (STU:SMM) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Sumitomo Chemical Co 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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. Sumitomo Chemical Co's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

STU:SMM's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked ^*
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: -2.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Competitive Comparison of Sumitomo Chemical Co's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio

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Sumitomo Chemical Co's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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Sumitomo Chemical Co 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

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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Sumitomo Chemical Co (STU:SMM) 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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Sumitomo Chemical Co Business Description

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Address

27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8260

Website

http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd manufactures and sells chemicals and chemical-based products. The firm is organized into six segments by product type. The petrochemicals and plastics segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells multiple products including propylene and polypropylene used in automobile seat cushions and interior panels. The pharmaceutical segment sells medicine to treat diabetes, neurology, cancer, and infectious diseases. The IT-related chemicals segment sells compound semiconductors and polarizing films used in LCD displays for TVs and smartphones. The other three segments are health and crop sciences; energy and functional materials; and "others." The majority of revenue comes from Japan and China.