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Forbo Holding AG (XSWX:FORN) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.30% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Forbo Holding AG 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. Forbo Holding AG's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.30%.

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

XSWX:FORN' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.9   Med: 2.95   Max: 8.9
Current: 0.3

During the past 13 years, Forbo Holding AG's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 8.90%. The lowest was -1.90%. And the median was 2.95%.

XSWX:FORN's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
74.49% of 925 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: -0.9 vs XSWX:FORN: 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Forbo Holding AG's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Forbo Holding AG'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.


Forbo Holding AG's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Forbo Holding AG's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Forbo Holding AG 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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Forbo Holding AG (XSWX:FORN) 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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Forbo Holding AG Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lindenstrasse 8, P.O. Box 1339, Baar, CHE, CH-6341
Forbo Holding AG manufactures and sells flooring and movement systems. The company organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The Flooring Systems segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells commercial and residential floor coverings, entrance flooring systems, and building and construction flooring adhesives to the construction and remodeling industries. The Movement Systems segment sells conveyor and processing belts, plastic modular belts, power transmission belts, and flat modular belts, to the food, automotive, and fitness equipment industries. The majority of revenue comes from Europe.

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