What is The Kraft Heinz Co 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. The Kraft Heinz Co's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Kraft Heinz Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
KHC'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.6 Med: -0.1 Max: 0.8
Current: 0.8
During the past 13 years, The Kraft Heinz Co's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.80%. The lowest was -27.60%. And the median was -0.10%.
KHC's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 84.3% of 949
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -0.8
vs KHC: 0.80
Competitive Comparison of The Kraft Heinz Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Kraft Heinz Co'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.
The Kraft Heinz Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Kraft Heinz Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Kraft Heinz Co's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
The Kraft Heinz Co 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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The Kraft Heinz Co (NAS:KHC) 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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In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create one of North America's largest food and beverage manufacturers. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm also maintains a growing foodservice presence. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives nearly 25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
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