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UNICY (Unicharm) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.60% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Unicharm 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. Unicharm's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.60%.

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

UNICY' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: 0.35   Max: 1.2
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, Unicharm's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.20%. The lowest was -2.60%. And the median was 0.35%.

UNICY's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
81.76% of 943 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: -0.9 vs UNICY: 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Unicharm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unicharm'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.

Unicharm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unicharm's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Unicharm 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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Unicharm (OTCPK:UNICY) 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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Unicharm Business Description

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Address
3-5-19, Mita, Minato-ku, Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin Building, West Wing, Tokyo, JPN, 108-8575
Website
https://www.unicharm.co.jp
Focusing on personal hygiene products utilizing nonwoven fabric, Unicharm is the largest manufacturer of disposable baby diapers and feminine sanitary and adult incontinence products in Japan and Asia. Its personal care business accounted for around 85% of its sales as of 2023, with the balance mainly from pet care. Unicharm generates 66% sales from overseas, of which nearly three fourths are from Asia, mostly China, Indonesia, and Thailand. India is the fastest-growing market, followed by Vietnam. Outside Asia, Unicharm operates in Saudi Arabia, the Americas, and Europe. Drugstores, supermarkets, baby product specialty stores, and e-commerce are the key sales channels.

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