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ARKAY (Arkema) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.80% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Arkema 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. Arkema's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.80%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arkema's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ARKAY' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.2   Med: -0.75   Max: 1
Current: -0.8

During the past 13 years, Arkema's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.00%. The lowest was -5.20%. And the median was -0.75%.

ARKAY's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
56.2% of 863 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: -1.4 vs ARKAY: -0.80

Competitive Comparison of Arkema's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Arkema'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.


Arkema's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Arkema's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arkema's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Arkema 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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Arkema (OTCPK:ARKAY) 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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Arkema Business Description

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Address
420 rue d’Estienne d’Orves, Colombes, FRA, 92700
Arkema SA is a French chemical company formerly known for its large presence in the acrylics market. However, the company has now developed a strong portfolio of speciality materials. Arkema is organized into four segments. Adhesive solutions, advanced materials, and coatings solutions contain the more specialized material businesses. The intermediates segment houses the remaining commodity chemical businesses. Geographically, sales are split fairly equally among Europe, the US, and Asia.

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