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Animalcare Group (STU:WQ7) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -2.00% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Animalcare Group 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. Animalcare Group's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.00%.

STU:WQ7's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
55.04% of 705 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: -2.9 vs STU:WQ7: -2.00

Competitive Comparison of Animalcare Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Animalcare Group'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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Animalcare Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Animalcare Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Animalcare Group 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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Animalcare Group (STU:WQ7) 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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Animalcare Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Monks Cross Drive, Moorside, York, GBR, YO32 9LB
Animalcare Group PLC is active in the healthcare division in the United Kingdom. It is a generic veterinary medicines company. The company mainly caters to veterinary professionals in the treatment of companion animals through a product line comprised of licensed veterinary medicines and companion animal identification products and services. Its only reportable segment is Pharmaceutical which includes the development and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The company has a presence in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Portugal, the European Union - Other, Asia, Middle East Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Other Countries of which Spain derives the majority of the revenue to the company.

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