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Capital Metals (LSE:CMET) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -11.60% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Capital Metals 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. Capital Metals's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -11.60%.

LSE:CMET's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
64.04% of 1841 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -18.3 vs LSE:CMET: -11.60

Competitive Comparison of Capital Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Capital Metals'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.


Capital Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Capital Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Capital Metals 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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Capital Metals (LSE:CMET) 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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Capital Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Heddon Street, Suite 1, London, GBR, W1B 4BT
Capital Metals PLC is focused on exploring, developing, and becoming a producer of high-grade mineral sands for the international market. Its project includes the Eastern Minerals Project which is located in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

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