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PSEC (Prospect Capital) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -3.00% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Prospect Capital 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

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

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three 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. Prospect Capital's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -3.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PSEC' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -82.5   Med: -12.9   Max: -0.5
Current: -3

During the past 13 years, Prospect Capital's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.50%. The lowest was -82.50%. And the median was -12.90%.

PSEC's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
61.49% of 1153 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: -0.8 vs PSEC: -3.00

Competitive Comparison of Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.


Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Prospect Capital's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Prospect Capital 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Prospect Capital (NAS:PSEC) 3-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.


Prospect Capital 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms

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Prospect Capital Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10016
Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
Executives
John F Barry director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PROSPECT ENERGY CORPORATION, 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 42TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
William Gremp director 10 E. 40TH ST, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
M Grier Eliasek director, officer: President and COO C/O PROSPECT ENERGY CORPORATION, 10 E. 40TH STREET, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Van Dask Kristin Lea officer: CFO, TREASURER, SECRETARY, CCO 10 EAST 40TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10016
Eugene S Stark officer: Chief Financial Officer GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC., 530 FIFTH AVE - 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Brian H Oswald officer: CCO and Secretary, other: CCO and Secretary
Matthew C. Barry other: Family Insider 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Graham Anderson director 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Andrew C. Cooper director 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Robert Everett other: VP 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Simon Marom other: VP- Legal 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Robert Kleinman other: Senior VP 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
David Belzer other: Managing Director 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Amir Friedman other: VP 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
William Montgomery Cook other: Managing Director 10 EAST 40TH STREET, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016