Ajinomoto Co (STU:AJI) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.30% (As of Dec. 2024)

View and export this data going back to 2016. Start your Free Trial

What is Ajinomoto Co 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. Ajinomoto Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.30%.

STU:AJI's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
92.23% of 1004 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -1.6 vs STU:AJI: 1.30

Competitive Comparison of Ajinomoto Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ajinomoto Co'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.

Ajinomoto Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ajinomoto Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Save Embed

;

Save Embed

;

Ajinomoto Co 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).

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Ajinomoto Co (STU:AJI) 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.

Ajinomoto Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Ajinomoto Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Ajinomoto Co Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » Ajinomoto Co Inc (STU:AJI) » Definitions » 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

AJINY:USA AJINF:USA 2802:Japan AJI:Germany

Address

15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 104-8315

Website

http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp

Ajinomoto Co Inc is Japan's food company specializing in amino acids and seasonings derived from amino acid fermentation technologies. It also produces processed foods including dry soup mixes, frozen foods, and beverage products. Apart from the consumer business, it is a key supplier of MSG and nucleotides to world-wide food manufacturers including Nestle. The food business represents nearly three fourths of group sales and 80%-plus of profits with nearly two thirds generated overseas. Healthcare and function materials (mainly Ajinomoto build-up film, or ABF), the key growth drivers through 2030, make up the balance of its business portfolio. The nonfood businesses are expected to contribute half of the group profits by 2030, boosted by ABF and CDMO growth.

Ajinomoto Co Headlines

No Headlines