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. CubeSmart's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.60%.
The historical rank and industry rank for CubeSmart's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
CUBE'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.4 Med: -9.35 Max: -0.4
Current: -0.6
During the past 13 years, CubeSmart's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.40%. The lowest was -28.40%. And the median was -9.35%.
CUBE's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 71.04% of 618
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: -2.95
vs CUBE: -0.60
Competitive Comparison of CubeSmart's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, CubeSmart'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.
CubeSmart's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, CubeSmart's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CubeSmart's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
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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CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) 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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CubeSmart is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and manages self-storage facilities throughout the United States. The company's real estate portfolio is composed of buildings with numerous enclosed storage areas for both residential and commercial customers to rent mainly on a month-by-month basis. Majority of CubeSmart's facilities are located in Florida, Texas, California, New York, and Illinois. Cumulatively, these states account for both the majority of the square footage in the company's real estate portfolio and the majority of its revenue. The company derives nearly all of its revenue from rental income from tenants utilizing its storage facilities.
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