Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (STU:N2V) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.40% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:N2V' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.4 Med: -0.2 Max: 0.2
Current: -0.4

During the past 13 years, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.20%. The lowest was -0.40%. And the median was -0.20%.

STU:N2V's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
51.76% of 170 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: -0.2 vs STU:N2V: -0.40

Competitive Comparison of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage'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.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (STU:N2V) 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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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Business Description

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NGVC:USA N2V:Germany

Address

12612 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80228

Website

https://www.naturalgrocers.com

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc operates natural and organic grocery and dietary supplement stores. It offers the following product categories, natural and organic food, dietary supplements, natural body care, household, pet care products, books and handouts. The Company has a single reporting segment, natural and organic retail stores, through which business are conducted. The company generates the majority of its revenue from grocery products and dietary supplements and rest from other products.

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