Petrofac (LSE:PFC) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -9.90% (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is Petrofac 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. Petrofac's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -9.90%.

LSE:PFC's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
62.69% of 721 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: -5.1 vs LSE:PFC: -9.90

Competitive Comparison of Petrofac's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Petrofac'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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Petrofac's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petrofac's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Petrofac 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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Petrofac (LSE:PFC) 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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26 New Street, St Helier, JEY, JE2 3RA

Website

https://www.petrofac.com

Petrofac Ltd provides engineering and construction services to the oil and gas production and processing industry. It designs, builds, operates, and maintains oil and gas facilities. The operating segments of the company include Engineering and Construction, Asset solutions, and Integrated Energy Services. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Asset Solutions segment which mainly includes reimbursable engineering and production services activities to the oil and gas industry. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from the United Kingdom and the rest from Algeria, Lithuania, Malaysia, the United States of America, Oman, and various other countries.