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Microwave Filter CoMFCO 29 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates MFCO with a GF Score™ of 29/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.32 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,797 Hardware companies, Microwave Filter Co ranks worse than 55648.25% on this metric.
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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. Microwave Filter Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.
MFCO's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: -1.9 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.
Microwave Filter Co (OTCPK:MFCO) 5-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.
Microwave Filter Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
MFCO vs WLAN, ASNS, MITQ: 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Microwave Filter Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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.
Microwave Filter Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Microwave Filter Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Microwave Filter Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Microwave Filter Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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What does a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 mean?
Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) has a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 as of Sep. 2025. The 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. View historical data for Microwave Filter Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #999999 out of 1797 companies in the Hardware industry.
Is Microwave Filter Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Microwave Filter Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #999999 out of 1797 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Microwave Filter Co has a GF Score™ of 29/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Microwave Filter Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to WLAN and ASNS?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Microwave Filter Co ranks #999999 out of 1797 companies for 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Microwave Filter Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Hardware company?
A good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Hardware industry context. However, 5-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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. View historical data for Microwave Filter Co and its competitors. Microwave Filter Co's current 5-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 Microwave Filter Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.32, compared to a current price of $1.45 — trading 353.1% above its estimated fair value. The current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. Microwave Filter Co's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Microwave Filter Co (MFCO), the current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00 as of Sep. 2025. 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.
Is Microwave Filter Co (MFCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Microwave Filter Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $1.45 is trading 353.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.32.
GuruFocus considers Microwave Filter Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MFCO:
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio: 0.00
GF Value™: $0.32 vs. price of $1.45 (353.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MFCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Microwave Filter Co Inc operates in the United States and designs, develops, manufactures and sells electronic filters for radio and microwave frequencies. Its products support signal distribution and interference prevention and serve cable television, broadcast, satellite, mobile radio, cellular including 5G, telephone, commercial, aerospace and defense markets. The Company offers filter products covering frequencies from 5 Hz to 50 GHz, including custom designs such as waveguide, stripline and microstrip, lumped element, dielectric resonator, and cavity and coaxial topologies. Its product range includes bandpass, bandstop, highpass and lowpass filters, combiners, couplers, diplexers, adaptors, and CATV headend channel deletion filters and networks for wireless and PCS applications.
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