ZFOXW (ZeroFox Holdings) 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio: -0.08% (As of Jan. 2024 )

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What is ZeroFox Holdings 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

ZeroFox Holdings ZFOXW +5.76% 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is -0.08 as of Jan. 2024. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

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

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous quarter to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. ZeroFox Holdings's current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio was -0.08%.

ZeroFox Holdings  (NAS:ZFOXW) 3-Month 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.

ZeroFox Holdings 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

ZFOXW vs ARQQ, HUBC, TMNA: 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, ZeroFox Holdings's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Month 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.

ZeroFox Holdings 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ZeroFox Holdings's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ZeroFox Holdings's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


ZeroFox Holdings 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

ZeroFox Holdings's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Oct. 2023 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jan. 2024 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Oct. 2023 )
=(124.544 - 124.544) / 124.544
=0.00%

* 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 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio of -0.08 mean?
ZeroFox Holdings (ZFOXW) has a 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio of -0.08 as of Jan. 2024. The 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous quarter to the current quarter. View historical data for ZeroFox Holdings and its competitors.
Is ZeroFox Holdings' 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio too high?
ZeroFox Holdings' current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is -0.08.
How does ZeroFox Holdings' 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio compare to ARQQ and HUBC?
ZeroFox Holdings' 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio of -0.08 can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio for a Software company?
A good 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Software industry context. However, 3-Month 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 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous quarter to the current quarter. View historical data for ZeroFox Holdings and its competitors. ZeroFox Holdings's current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is -0.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ZeroFox Holdings stock overvalued right now?
ZeroFox Holdings (ZFOXW) has a current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio of -0.08. The current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is -0.08. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ZeroFox Holdings (ZFOXW), the current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio is -0.08 as of Jan. 2024. 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.

ZeroFox Holdings Business Description

Address 1834 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21230
ZeroFox Holdings Inc is a cybersecurity company. It provides external threat intelligence and protection to disrupt threats to brands, people, assets and data across the public attack surface in one, comprehensive platform. With complete world-wide coverage across the surface, deep and dark web and an artificial intelligence-based analysis engine, the ZeroFox Platform identifies and remediates targeted phishing attacks, credential compromise, data exfiltration, brand hijacking, executive and location threats and more.