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VEF (OSTO:VEMF SDB P1) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -3.20% (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is VEF 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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. VEF's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -3.20%.

OSTO:VEMF SDB P1's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: -1.3 vs OSTO:VEMF SDB P1: -3.20

Competitive Comparison of VEF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, VEF'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.


VEF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, VEF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VEF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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VEF 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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VEF (OSTO:VEMF SDB P1) 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.


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VEF Business Description

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2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
VEF Ltd is an investment company. The company invests in early and growth-stage fintech companies across emerging and frontier markets. The firm's portfolio includes Konfio, JUMO, FinanZero, and XERPA, among others.

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