RUSMF (Russel Metals) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.50% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Russel Metals 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. Russel Metals's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.50%.

RUSMF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
86.54% of 104 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: -0.2 vs RUSMF: 1.50

Competitive Comparison of Russel Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Russel Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Russel Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Russel Metals's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Russel Metals 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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Russel Metals (OTCPK:RUSMF) 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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Russel Metals Business Description

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Address

6600 Financial Drive, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 7J6

Website

https://www.russelmetals.com

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business through three metals distribution segments: Metals Service Centers; Energy Field Stores; and Steel Distributors. The Metal Service Centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users. The Energy Field Stores segment distributes oil country tubular goods, line pipes, tubes, valves, and fittings, to the energy industry in Western Canada and the U.S. The Steel Distributors segment acts as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Metals Service Centers segment and geographically majority of revenue comes from Canada.