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iOCO (JSE:IOC) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -11.10% (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is iOCO 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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. iOCO's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -11.10%.

JSE:IOC's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
78.14% of 1304 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -2.7 vs JSE:IOC: -11.10

Competitive Comparison of iOCO's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, iOCO'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.


iOCO's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, iOCO's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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iOCO 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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iOCO (JSE:IOC) 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.


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iOCO Business Description

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164 Katherine Street, 1st Floor, Block E, Pinmill Farm, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2148
iOCO Ltd, FormerlyEOH Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based firm offering IT services, software, IT infrastructure, industrial technologies, and outsourcing services. The company operates through three segments. iOCO segment consists of Digital, infrastructure, connected industrial ecosystem, digital business solutions, EasyHQ, international, and NEXTEC services.

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