Free Battery Metal (XCNQ:FREE) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 14.40% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Free Battery Metal 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. Free Battery Metal's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 14.40%.

XCNQ:FREE's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
99.62% of 1842 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -18.35 vs XCNQ:FREE: 14.40

Competitive Comparison of Free Battery Metal's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Free Battery Metal'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.

Free Battery Metal's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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Free Battery Metal 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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Free Battery Metal (XCNQ:FREE) 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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833 Seymour Street, Suite 3606, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0G4

Website

https://febatterymetals.com

Free Battery Metal Ltd is a Toronto-based exploration and development company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties that are prospective for lithium and other metals.