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Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.20% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Firstsource Solutions 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. Firstsource Solutions's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.20%.

NSE:FSL's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
79.52% of 1304 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -2.7 vs NSE:FSL: -0.20

Competitive Comparison of Firstsource Solutions's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Firstsource Solutions'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.


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

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

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


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Firstsource Solutions 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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Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL) 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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Firstsource Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Mindspace, Link Road, 5th Floor, Paradigm ‘B’ Wing, Malad (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 064
Firstsource Solutions Ltd is engaged in the business of providing customer management services like contact centers, transaction processing, and debt collection services. The company's business segment includes Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Communication, Media and Technology, and Diverse Industries. It generates maximum revenue from the Banking and Financial Services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

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