SOR (Source Capital) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.70% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Source Capital 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five 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. Source Capital's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.70%.

SOR's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
75.88% of 1194 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: -1.3 vs SOR: 0.70

Competitive Comparison of Source Capital's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Source Capital's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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.

Source Capital's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Source Capital's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Source Capital's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Source Capital 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Source Capital (NYSE:SOR) 5-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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Source Capital Business Description

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Address

235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53212

Website

https://www.fpa.com

Source Capital Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The investment objective of the company is to seek maximum total return for Common shareholders from both capital appreciation and investment income to the extent consistent with the protection of invested capital.

Executives

Sandra Brown	director	11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Korey Bauer	officer: Vice President	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Rita Dam	officer: Treasurer	2220 EAST ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Lyna Phan	officer: Assistant Treasurer	2220 EAST ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Amy Centurioni	officer: Assistant Secretary	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Max Banhazl	officer: Vice President	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Diane J Drake	officer: Secretary	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Martin Dziura	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	309 WOODRIDGE LANE, MEDIA PA 19063
John Zader	director	11601 WISHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Maureen A Quill	director	11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Mark L. Lipson	director	100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Brian A. Selmo	other: Officer of inv co's inv adv	11400 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., STE. 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90064
Ryan A. Leggio	other: Officer of inv co's inv adv	11601 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Robert F Goldrich	director	LEON LEVY FOUNDATION, ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Thomas H Atteberry	other: partner of inv co's inv adv	11400 W OLYMPIC BLVD, STE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90064