What is Salem Media Group 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. Salem Media Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Salem Media Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Salem Media Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.
SALM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: -1.8 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.
Competitive Comparison of Salem Media Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Salem Media Group'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.
Salem Media Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Salem Media Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Salem Media Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Salem Media Group 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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Salem Media Group (OTCPK:SALM) 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.
Salem Media Group 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
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Salem Media Group Inc is a domestic multimedia company with integrated operations including radio broadcasting, digital media, and publishing. The company has three operating segments, Broadcast, Digital Media, and Publishing. Broadcast engaged in foundational business is radio broadcasting, which includes the ownership and operation of radio stations in large metropolitan markets; Digital media-based businesses provide Christian, conservative, investing, and health-themed content, e-commerce, audio and video streaming, and other resources digitally through the web; publishing operating segment includes two businesses: (1) Regnery Publishing and Salem Books and Salem Author Services, a self-publishing service for authors through Xulon Press and Mill City Press.
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