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AMKBY (A P Moller Maersk AS) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 5.70% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is A P Moller Maersk AS 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three 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. A P Moller Maersk AS's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 5.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AMKBY' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.2   Med: 1.3   Max: 6.3
Current: 5.7

During the past 13 years, A P Moller Maersk AS's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 6.30%. The lowest was -2.20%. And the median was 1.30%.

AMKBY's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
97.93% of 532 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: -0.75 vs AMKBY: 5.70

Competitive Comparison of A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.


A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A P Moller Maersk AS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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A P Moller Maersk AS 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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A P Moller Maersk AS (OTCPK:AMKBY) 3-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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A P Moller Maersk AS Business Description

Address
Esplanaden 50, Copenhagen, DNK, 1263
Denmark-listed A.P. Moller-Maersk operates trade, shipping, logistics and terminal assets globally. The oceans segment, the largest contributor to group revenue and earnings, has the second-largest oceangoing shipping capacity globally. Maersk has acquired several logistics firms in the past couple of years and plans for the segment to be the company's growth engine. Over the past few years, Maersk has divested noncore operations, such as its long-standing stakes in Danske Bank and Dansk Supermarked as well as its oil and gas operations and ocean towing.