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Ansell (FRA:PD1A) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -4.50% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Ansell 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. Ansell's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -4.50%.

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

FRA:PD1A' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.1   Med: 1.3   Max: 6.5
Current: -4.5

During the past 13 years, Ansell's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 6.50%. The lowest was -8.10%. And the median was 1.30%.

FRA:PD1A's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
54.98% of 642 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: -2.9 vs FRA:PD1A: -4.50

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

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Ansell'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.


Ansell's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Ansell's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ansell 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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Ansell (FRA:PD1A) 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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Ansell Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
678 Victoria Street, Level 3, Richmond, VIC, AUS, 3121
Ansell is a leading supplier of protective gloves for use in healthcare and industrial settings, earning approximately 60% of revenue and 70% of operating profit from the healthcare segment and the remainder from the industrial segment. The company holds a large number of patents and the majority of sales come from its key branded product ranges. Ansell has a global manufacturing and distribution footprint and distributes via key partners as well as directly across more than 100 countries. In fiscal 2022, Ansell earned 45% of revenue in North America, 33% from Europe, Middle East and Africa, 14% across Asia-Pacific and the remaining 8% in Latin America.

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