Erste Group Bank AG. (BSE:EBS) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.70% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Erste Group Bank AG. 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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. Erste Group Bank AG.'s current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.70%.

BSE:EBS's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
77.04% of 1102 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: -0.5 vs BSE:EBS: 0.70

Competitive Comparison of Erste Group Bank AG.'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Erste Group Bank AG.'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Erste Group Bank AG.'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Erste Group Bank AG.'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Erste Group Bank AG. 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Erste Group Bank AG. (BSE:EBS) 5-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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Erste Group Bank AG. Business Description

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EBKOF:USA EBKDY:USA EBSv:UK 0MJK:UK EBO:Germany ERBAG:Czech Republic EBS:Austria

Address

Am Belvedere 1, Vienna, AUT, A-1100

Website

https://www.erstegroup.com

Erste Group Bank AG. is a financial services provider. The banking operations of the company are retail and corporate customer business in the eastern part of the European Union, including Austria. The geographical areas consist of two core markets, Austria and Central and Eastern Europe and a residual segment Other comprises the remaining business activities of the bank outside its core markets as well as the reconciliation to the consolidated accounting result. The company's operating segments include Retail, corporations, Group Markets, Asset/Liability Management and Local Corporate Center, Savings Banks, and Group Corporate Center.