WFAFF (Wesfarmers) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Wesfarmers 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. Wesfarmers's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

WFAFF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: -0.6
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

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

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Wesfarmers'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.

Wesfarmers's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wesfarmers's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Wesfarmers 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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Wesfarmers (OTCPK:WFAFF) 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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Address

123 St Georges Terrace, Level 14, Brookfield Place Tower 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000

Website

https://www.wesfarmers.com.au

Wesfarmers is Australia's largest conglomerate. Its retail operations include the Bunnings hardware chain (number one in market share), discount department stores Kmart and Target (number one and three) and Officeworks in office supplies (number one). These activities account for the vast majority of group earnings before taxes. Other operations include chemicals, fertilizers, industrial and medical gases, LPG production and distribution, and industrial and safety supplies. Management is focused on generating cash and creating shareholder wealth in the long term.