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AIU (Meta Data) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.00% (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Meta Data 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. Meta Data's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.

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

During the past 9 years, Meta Data's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

AIU's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: -0.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.

Competitive Comparison of Meta Data's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Meta Data'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.

Meta Data's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Meta Data's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Meta Data 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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Meta Data (NYSE:AIU) 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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Website
https://www.aiumeta.com
Meta Data Ltd is engaged in artificial intelligent education service (AIE) and artificial intelligent universe (AIU) IAAS service. AIE is to build an intelligent training system based on intelligent training plat-from to provide the maximum immersive experience and the technical foundation for learning, and implementation in RT3D with 360-degree landscape. AIU IAAS service provides software & hardware infrastructure (IAAS) to Metaverse business operator or individual users. Company classified business segment into Artificial Intelligent Education (AIE) service and Artificial Intelligent Universe (AIU) IAAS service. The company generates all of its revenue in the PRC.