Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio: -11.70% (As of Dec. 2025 )

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What is Papyrus Australia 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Papyrus Australia ASX:PPY 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -11.70 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 130 Packaging & Containers companies, Papyrus Australia ranks worse than 83.85% 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. Papyrus Australia's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -11.70%.

ASX:PPY's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
83.85% of 130 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: -0.2 vs ASX:PPY: -11.70

Papyrus Australia  (ASX:PPY) 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.

Papyrus Australia 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

ASX:PPY vs SW, AMCR, PKG: 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Papyrus Australia'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.

Papyrus Australia 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Papyrus Australia's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


Papyrus Australia 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Papyrus Australia's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

1-Year Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Dec. 2024 )
=(552.045 - 616.382) / 552.045
=-11.7%

* 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 -11.70 mean?
Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) has a 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -11.70 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Papyrus Australia and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Papyrus Australia ranks #109 out of 130 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 83.8%.
Is Papyrus Australia's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Papyrus Australia's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -11.70. Based on the distribution chart, Papyrus Australia ranks #109 out of 130 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Papyrus Australia's 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to SW and AMCR?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Papyrus Australia ranks #109 out of 130 companies for 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Papyrus Australia 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 Packaging & Containers company?
A good 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Packaging & Containers 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 Papyrus Australia and its competitors. Papyrus Australia's current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -11.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Papyrus Australia stock overvalued right now?
Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY) has a current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -11.70. The current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -11.70. 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 Papyrus Australia (ASX:PPY), the current 1-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -11.70 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.

Papyrus Australia Business Description

Address C/o V P Rigano & Co Pty Ltd, Level 2, 2 Peel Street, Adelaide, SA, AUS, 5000
Papyrus Australia Ltd develops a technology that converts the waste trunk of the banana palm into alternatives to forest wood products to be used in paper, packaging, furniture, building, construction, and other industries. The group's commercialization plan remains focused on developing partnerships with local organizations in banana-growing regions, to establish banana processing facilities for the conversion of banana plantation waste into moulded food packaging products. The group operates in one business segment, being research and development utilising banana fibre for moulded products.