Capital Power (TSX:CPX.PR.E.PFD) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -6.20% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Capital Power 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. Capital Power's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -6.20%.

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

TSX:CPX.PR.E.PFD' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.4 Med: -3.3 Max: 1.2
Current: -6.2

During the past 13 years, Capital Power's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.20%. The lowest was -8.40%. And the median was -3.30%.

TSX:CPX.PR.E.PFD's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
57.53% of 219 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: -4.7 vs TSX:CPX.PR.E.PFD: -6.20

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

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Capital Power'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.

Capital Power's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Capital Power's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Capital Power 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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Capital Power (TSX:CPX.PR.E.PFD) 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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Address

10423 101 Street NW, Suite 1200, Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5H 0E9

Website

https://www.capitalpower.com

Capital Power Corp is a North American power producer whose principal activities are developing, acquiring, and operating power plants. Through its subsidiary, Capital Power owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and solid fuel energy generating facilities. These are located throughout Western and Central Canada and the U.S. Capital Power's natural gas and coal facilities, specifically its Genesee and Shepard sites, account for its electric capacity and cash flow production. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from sale of electricity and natural gas. The company's customers include a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, independent transmission system operators, and government-owned entities.

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