BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 4.50% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is BlueScope Steel 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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. BlueScope Steel's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 4.50%.

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

ASX:BSL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.8 Med: -0.15 Max: 4.5
Current: 4.5

During the past 13 years, BlueScope Steel's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 4.50%. The lowest was -27.80%. And the median was -0.15%.

ASX:BSL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
96.04% of 278 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: -0.6 vs ASX:BSL: 4.50

Competitive Comparison of BlueScope Steel's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, BlueScope Steel'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.

BlueScope Steel's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BlueScope Steel's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

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BlueScope Steel 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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BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) 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.

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BlueScope Steel Business Description

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Address

181 William Street, Level 24, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000

Website

https://www.bluescope.com

BlueScope is an Australia-based steelmaker with five business units. The Australian steel products segment mainly specializes in branded coated and painted flat steel products, sold domestically. North Star is the group's US minimill, specializing in the production of hot rolled coil for US construction and automotive sectors. Building products Asia operates across Southeast Asia, China, and India, and the US building and coated products North America is involved in metal coating and painting, and the supply to nonresidential construction projects using BlueScope's materials. New Zealand steel and the Pacific Islands business produces flat and long steel products for New Zealand and building components for the Pacific Islands.