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MTR (STU:MRI) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.20% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is MTR 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. MTR's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%.

STU:MRI's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
69.23% of 585 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: -1.8 vs STU:MRI: -0.20

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

For the Railroads subindustry, MTR'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.


MTR's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, MTR's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MTR 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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MTR (STU:MRI) 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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MTR Business Description

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33 Wai Yip Street, MTR Headquarters Building, Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
MTR constructs and operates Hong Kong's rail network, giving it a monopoly position. In addition to rail operation, the firm makes recurring income from commercial business within the stations. This includes rental of retail kiosks and advertisement within the station and investment properties in shopping malls above stations. Residential real estate development forms part of MTR's return for the rail operation. In a normalized environment, average operating profit is approximately 20% in rail operation, 60% in station commercial and property leasing business, and 20% in property development. The Hong Kong government owns 75% of MTR.

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