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Albemarle (MIC:ALB-RM) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio : -0.10% (As of Mar. 2025 )


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What is Albemarle 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past six months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from two quarters ago to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Albemarle's current 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio was -0.10%.

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Albemarle's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Albemarle 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Albemarle's 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

6-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Sep. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Mar. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Sep. 2024 )
=(117.538 - 117.651) / 117.538
=-0.10%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Albemarle  (MIC:ALB-RM) 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.

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.

Albemarle 6-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

Albemarle Business Description

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4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Website
https://www.albemarle.com
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.

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