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Mersana Therapeutics (FRA:0M4) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -21.20% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Mersana Therapeutics 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. Mersana Therapeutics's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -21.20%.

FRA:0M4's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
66.12% of 1151 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -12.5 vs FRA:0M4: -21.20

Competitive Comparison of Mersana Therapeutics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Mersana Therapeutics'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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Mersana Therapeutics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Mersana Therapeutics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Mersana Therapeutics 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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Mersana Therapeutics (FRA:0M4) 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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Mersana Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
840 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02139
Mersana Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that offer a clinically meaningful benefit for cancer patients with unmet needs. The Company's next-generation ADC platforms include Dolasynthen, which delivers a proprietary auristatin payload, and Immunosynthen, which delivers a proprietary stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist payload. Its pipeline includes Emi-Le (XMT-1660), XMT-2056, XMT-2068, and XMT-2175.

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