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FMFG (Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -5.00% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD) 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. Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -5.00%.

FMFG's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
79.33% of 1103 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: -0.5 vs FMFG: -5.00

Competitive Comparison of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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.


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD)'s 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD) 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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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD) (OTCPK:FMFG) 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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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (MD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4510 Lower Beckleysville Road, Suite H, Hampstead, MD, USA, 21074
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Inc (MD) is an independent community bank, offering a broad range of financial services. The Bank provides banking services to individuals and businesses located in Baltimore County, Maryland, Carroll County, Maryland, and surrounding areas of northern Maryland. It provides Personal, Business, and Electronic banking services.