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ZLAB (Zai Lab) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -4.10% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Zai Lab 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. Zai Lab's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -4.10%.

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

ZLAB' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -160.1   Med: -13.4   Max: -3.5
Current: -4.1

During the past 10 years, Zai Lab's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -3.50%. The lowest was -160.10%. And the median was -13.40%.

ZLAB's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
67.86% of 1254 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -9.7 vs ZLAB: -4.10

Competitive Comparison of Zai Lab's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Zai Lab'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.


Zai Lab's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Zai Lab's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Zai Lab 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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Zai Lab (NAS:ZLAB) 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.


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Zai Lab Business Description

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Address
4560 Jinke Road, Jinchuang Plaza, Building 1, 4th Floor, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 201210
Zai Lab Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering or licensing, developing, and commercializing proprietary therapeutics that address areas of unmet medical need including in the fields of oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The pipeline of proprietary drug candidates of the company includes ZL-1218 (CCR8) Solid Tumors, ZL-1310 (DLL3 ADC) ES-SCLC Other NECs, ZL-6301 (ROR1 ADC) Solid Tumors, ZL 6201 (LRRC15 ADC) Solid Tumors.
Executives
Ying Du director, officer: Chairwoman & CEO C/O ZAID LAB LIMITED, 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, 4F, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Scott W Morrison director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Yajing Chen officer: Chief Financial Officer 314 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Edmondson Frazor Titus Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Joshua L Smiley officer: Chief Operating Officer LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Rafael Amado officer: See Remarks 210 EAST GRAND AVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Richard Gaynor director C/O NEON THERAPEUTICS, 40 ERIE STREET, SUITE 110, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Kai-xian Chen director 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
William Lis director PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Harald Reinhart officer: Chief Medical Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Michel Vounatsos director BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Wirth director 37 HANCOCK STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
John D Diekman director C/O 5 AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Tao Fu director, officer: President & COO 3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Cho William Ki Chul officer: Chief Financial Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210