ESALF (Eisai Co) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.50% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Eisai Co 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. Eisai Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.50%.

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

ESALF' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -60.9 Med: -0.1 Max: 1.3
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, Eisai Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.30%. The lowest was -60.90%. And the median was -0.10%.

ESALF's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
85.82% of 677 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: -2.2 vs ESALF: 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Eisai Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Eisai Co'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.

Eisai Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Eisai Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Eisai Co 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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Eisai Co (OTCPK:ESALF) 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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Eisai Co Business Description

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ESAIY:USA 4523:Japan EII:Germany

Address

4-6-10 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 112-8088

Website

http://www.eisai.co.jp

Eisai Co Ltd is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. The company's business consists of a pharmaceutical business and other businesses. The pharmaceutical business is categorized by region, including Japan, Americas, China, Asia, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Eisai also reports a consumer healthcare business for Japan. The vast majority of the company's revenue is derived by its Japanese pharmaceutical business, followed by its Americas pharmaceuticals segment. The company utilizes licensing strategies in order to expand its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.