BPZRQ (BPZ Resources) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is BPZ Resources 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. BPZ Resources's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

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

During the past 13 years, BPZ Resources's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

BPZRQ's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked ^*
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: -3.8
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Competitive Comparison of BPZ Resources's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources'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.

BPZ Resources's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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BPZ Resources 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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BPZ Resources (OTCPK:BPZRQ) 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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BPZ Resources Business Description

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http://www.bpzenergy.com

BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.

Executives

Stephen R Brand	director	1775 SHERMAN STREET, STE 1200, DENVER CO 80203
Stephen C Beasley	director	THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, ONCE WILLIAMS CENTER, SUITE 4700, TULSA OK 77002
Randall D Keys	officer: Chief Financial Officer	3 HICKORY SHADOWS DR, HOUSTON TX 77055