Charter Communications (BSP:CHCM34) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 8.10% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Charter Communications 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. Charter Communications's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 8.10%.

BSP:CHCM34's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
97.61% of 251 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: -0.7 vs BSP:CHCM34: 8.10

Competitive Comparison of Charter Communications's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Charter Communications'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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Charter Communications's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Charter Communications's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Charter Communications 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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Charter Communications (BSP:CHCM34) 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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Charter Communications Business Description

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Address

400 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902

Website

https://corporate.charter.com

Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 57 million US homes and businesses, around 35% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest US cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.

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