Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Georg Fischer AG 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. Georg Fischer AG's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

XSWX:GF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked ^*
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: -2.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Competitive Comparison of Georg Fischer AG's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Georg Fischer AG'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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Georg Fischer AG's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Georg Fischer AG's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Georg Fischer AG 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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Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) 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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Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8201

Website

https://www.georgfischer.com

Georg Fischer AG provides transportation of liquids and gases, lightweight casting components in vehicles, and high-precision manufacturing technologies. It supplies plastic and metal piping systems, valves and fittings, electrical discharge machines, and other additive manufacturing solutions. The company is one of the world's providers for the tool and mold-making industry and services customers in utilities, automotive, aerospace, water and gas, and other industrial Applications. The Group comprises four divisions, GF Piping Systems, GF Uponor, GF Casting Solutions and GF Machining Solutions, which operate across three main geographical regions-Europe, North/South America and Asia.