ANDR (Andrea Electronics) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio: 0.00% (As of Dec. 2022)

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What is Andrea Electronics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Andrea Electronics ANDR 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00 as of Dec. 2022.

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

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three 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. Andrea Electronics's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Andrea Electronics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Andrea Electronics's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

ANDR's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: -1.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Andrea Electronics (OTCPK:ANDR) 3-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.

Andrea Electronics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

ANDR vs GAXY, TKLS, WTO: 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Andrea Electronics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.

Andrea Electronics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Andrea Electronics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Andrea Electronics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


Andrea Electronics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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What does a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 mean?
Andrea Electronics (ANDR) has a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 as of Dec. 2022. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Andrea Electronics and its competitors.
Is Andrea Electronics' 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Andrea Electronics' current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00.
How does Andrea Electronics' 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to GAXY and TKLS?
Andrea Electronics' 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Hardware company?
A good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Hardware industry context. However, 3-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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Andrea Electronics and its competitors. Andrea Electronics's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Andrea Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Andrea Electronics (ANDR) has a current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00. The current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Andrea Electronics (ANDR), the current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00 as of Dec. 2022. 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.

Andrea Electronics Business Description

Address 620 Johnson Avenue, Suite 1B, Bohemia, NY, USA, 11716
Andrea Electronics Corp is engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of digital microphone products and noise reduction software that facilitate natural language, human, and machine interfaces. The company's technologies assist in eliminating background noise to enable the optimum performance of various speech-based and audio applications. It operates through two segments. The Patent monetization segment consists of monetization revenues. Its Andrea DSP microphone & audio software products segment includes products such as Andrea digital super directional array microphone technology, Andrea direction-finding & tracking array microphone technology, Andrea pure audio noise-filtering technology, and Andrea EchoStop, an advanced acoustic echo cancellation technology.