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B2Gold (FRA:5BG) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -7.70% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is B2Gold 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. B2Gold's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -7.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for B2Gold's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:5BG' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -33.9   Med: -7.7   Max: -1.4
Current: -7.7

During the past 13 years, B2Gold's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -1.40%. The lowest was -33.90%. And the median was -7.70%.

FRA:5BG's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
68.88% of 2050 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -14.8 vs FRA:5BG: -7.70

Competitive Comparison of B2Gold's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, B2Gold'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.

B2Gold's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, B2Gold's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B2Gold's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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B2Gold 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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B2Gold (FRA:5BG) 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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B2Gold Business Description

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Address
666 Burrard Street, Park Place, Suite 3400, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8
Website
https://www.b2gold.com
B2Gold Corp is an international, low-cost, senior gold mining company. It has three operating open-pit gold mines in Mali, Namibia, and the Philippines and numerous exploration projects across four continents. Other assets include the Gramalote and Kiaka gold projects. The company focuses on acquiring and developing interests in mineral properties with a primary focus on gold deposits as gold production forms all its revenue. There is no dependence on a particular purchaser because the gold is sold into various markets. The company's reportable operating segments include its mining operations and development projects, namely Fekola; Masbate; Otjikoto; the Goose Project, and other mineral properties; and corporate and other.

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