ASMB (Assembly Biosciences) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio: -108.60% (As of Mar. 2026 )

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What is Assembly Biosciences 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Assembly Biosciences ASMB +3.79% 32 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -108.60 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ASMB with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,114 Biotechnology companies, Assembly Biosciences ranks worse than 86.45% on this metric.

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

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Assembly Biosciences's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -108.60%.

ASMB's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
86.45% of 1114 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -13.6 vs ASMB: -108.60

Assembly Biosciences  (NAS:ASMB) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.

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.

Assembly Biosciences 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

ASMB vs CTNM, PRTA, RGNX: 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Assembly Biosciences's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-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.

Assembly Biosciences 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Assembly Biosciences's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Assembly Biosciences's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Assembly Biosciences 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Assembly Biosciences's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2025 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2026 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2025 )
=(7.619 - 15.892) / 7.619
=-108.6%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -108.60 mean?
Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) has a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -108.60 as of Mar. 2026. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for Assembly Biosciences and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Assembly Biosciences ranks #963 out of 1114 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 86.4%.
Is Assembly Biosciences' 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Assembly Biosciences' current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -108.60. Based on the distribution chart, Assembly Biosciences ranks #963 out of 1114 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Assembly Biosciences has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Assembly Biosciences' 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to CTNM and PRTA?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Assembly Biosciences ranks #963 out of 1114 companies for 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Assembly Biosciences 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 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Biotechnology company?
A good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, 1-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 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past year, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous year to the current year. View historical data for Assembly Biosciences and its competitors. Assembly Biosciences's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -108.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Assembly Biosciences stock overvalued right now?
Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) has a current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -108.60. The current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -108.60. Assembly Biosciences' overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), the current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -108.60 as of Mar. 2026. 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.

Assembly Biosciences Business Description

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Address Two Tower Place, 7th Floor, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Assembly Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company's pipeline includes multiple clinical-stage investigational therapies, including: (1) two long-acting helicase-primase inhibitors (HPI) for the treatment of recurrent genital herpes; (2) an orally bioavailable hepatitis delta virus entry inhibitor; and (3) a potent next-generation capsid assembly modulator designed to disrupt the replication cycle of hepatitis B virus (HBV) at several key points. The Company's pipeline also includes a novel, oral broad-spectrum non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor (NNPI) for the treatment of transplant-related herpesviruses.
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