Grafton Group (LSE:GFTU) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.10% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Grafton Group 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. Grafton Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.10%.

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

LSE:GFTU' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.2 Med: -0.6 Max: 1.2
Current: -0.1

During the past 13 years, Grafton Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.20%. The lowest was -10.20%. And the median was -0.60%.

LSE:GFTU's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked
in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Industry Median: -0.2 vs LSE:GFTU: -0.10

Competitive Comparison of Grafton Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Grafton Group'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.

Grafton Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Grafton Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Grafton Group 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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Grafton Group (LSE:GFTU) 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

Carmanhall Road, The Hive, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin, IRL, D18 Y2C9

Website

https://www.graftonplc.com

Grafton Group PLC is a distributor of building materials that operates in three segments; The Distribution segment is into the distribution of building and plumbing materials to professional tradespeople engaged in residential repair, maintenance, and improvement projects and also in residential and other new build construction, The Retailing segment operates DIY and home improvement business from a network of stores that supply mainly retail customers with wide products for DIY and for the home and garden, and The Manufacturing segment is into the manufacture of dry mortar in Great Britain. The company also operates in residential and other new build construction. Geographically, the company generates over half of its revenue from the United Kingdom.

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