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Water Intelligence (LSE:WATR) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -4.00% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Water Intelligence 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. Water Intelligence's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -4.00%.

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

LSE:WATR' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -275.1   Med: -8.6   Max: -2.6
Current: -4

During the past 13 years, Water Intelligence's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.60%. The lowest was -275.10%. And the median was -8.60%.

LSE:WATR's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
70.5% of 678 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: -0.7 vs LSE:WATR: -4.00

Competitive Comparison of Water Intelligence's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Water Intelligence'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.


Water Intelligence's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Water Intelligence's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Water Intelligence 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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Water Intelligence (LSE:WATR) 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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Water Intelligence Business Description

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Address
27-28 Eastcastle Street, London, GBR, W1W 8DH
Water Intelligence PLC provides leak detection and remediation services based in the United Kingdom. The company along with its subsidiaries offers a range of solutions and products for residential, commercial, and municipal customers. It generates revenue from Franchise royalty income; Franchise-related activities including product and equipment sales, business-to-business sales, and sales of franchises; United States corporate-operated locations; and International corporate-operated locations. The operations of the company comprise five operating segments franchise royalty income, franchise-related activities, which include product and equipment sales, business-to-business sales, US corporate-operated locations, international corporate-operated locations, and head office costs.

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