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Cencosud (XSGO:CENCOSUD) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.40% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cencosud 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. Cencosud's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.40%.

XSGO:CENCOSUD's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
74.71% of 700 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: -0.6 vs XSGO:CENCOSUD: 0.40

Competitive Comparison of Cencosud's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Cencosud'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.


Cencosud's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cencosud's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cencosud 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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Cencosud (XSGO:CENCOSUD) 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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Cencosud Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Avenida Kennedy 9001, Piso 6, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Cencosud SA is a multi-brand retailer in South America. Headquartered in Chile, the Company has organized its reportable segments into: Supermarkets, Shopping Centers, Home Improvement stores, Department stores, Financial Services, and Others., the company is involved in commercial real estate development by leasing shopping mall space to third parties. Cencosud also provides private-label credit cards and financial services to retail customers. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Supermarket segment.

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