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The a2 Milk Co (ASX:A2M) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.90% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is The a2 Milk Co 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. The a2 Milk Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.90%.

The historical rank and industry rank for The a2 Milk Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:A2M' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -116.6   Med: -3.05   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, The a2 Milk Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.90%. The lowest was -116.60%. And the median was -3.05%.

ASX:A2M's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
86.75% of 936 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -1.35 vs ASX:A2M: 0.90

Competitive Comparison of The a2 Milk Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The a2 Milk Co'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.


The a2 Milk Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The a2 Milk Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The a2 Milk Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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The a2 Milk Co 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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The a2 Milk Co (ASX:A2M) 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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The a2 Milk Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
51 Shortland Street, P.O. Box 163, Level 10, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1010
A2 Milk is a New Zealand licensor and marketer of fresh milk, infant formula, and other dairy products that lack the A1 beta-casein protein. The firm was founded in 2000 by Corran McLachlan, who developed a genetic test to determine which proteins a cow produces in its milk, and business partner Howard Paterson. The company has been through a tumultuous history of receivership, legal battles, and strategic shifts, but emerged in its current structure in 2006 and listed publicly in March 2013.

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