Volt Resources (ASX:VRC) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio: -26.50% (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Volt Resources 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Volt Resources ASX:VRC 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -26.50 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,588 Metals & Mining companies, Volt Resources ranks worse than 63.92% on this metric.

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten 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. Volt Resources's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -26.50%.

ASX:VRC's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
63.92% of 1588 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -18.05 vs ASX:VRC: -26.50

Volt Resources (ASX:VRC) 10-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.

Volt Resources 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

Volt Resources 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Volt Resources's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-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.

Volt Resources 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Volt Resources's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Volt Resources's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


Volt Resources 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the eleven years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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What does a 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -26.50 mean?
Volt Resources (ASX:VRC) has a 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -26.50 as of Dec. 2025. The 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. View historical data for Volt Resources and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Volt Resources ranks #1015 out of 1588 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 63.9%.
Is Volt Resources' 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Volt Resources' current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -26.50. Based on the distribution chart, Volt Resources ranks #1015 out of 1588 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Volt Resources' 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Volt Resources ranks #1015 out of 1588 companies for 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Volt Resources in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Metals & Mining company?
A good 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. View historical data for Volt Resources and its competitors. Volt Resources's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -26.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Volt Resources stock overvalued right now?
Volt Resources (ASX:VRC) has a current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -26.50. The current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -26.50. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Volt Resources (ASX:VRC), the current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -26.50 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Volt Resources Business Description

Other Exchanges R8L:Germany
Address 108 Saint Georges Terrace, Level 25, Suite 10, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Volt Resources Ltd is a graphite exploration company. The company is focused on the exploration and development of the Bunyu Graphite Project in Tanzania. It has also interest in three gold projects Kouroussa, Mandiana, and Konsolon in the richly mineralised Birimian Greenstone Belt in Guinea, West Africa. Its operating and geographical segments are Corporate, Volt Resources Tanzania (Graphite), Volt Energy Materials, Zavalievsky Graphite and Guinea Gold.