What is a buyback?
A buyback, also known as a repurchase, is the purchase by a company of a portion of its outstanding shares that reduces the number of its shares on the open market. This increases the EPS (earnings per share), all else being equal. It is usually looked upon favorably, as management look to repurchase shares when they think they are undervalued.
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Latest ASX share buybacks
| Company | Announced | Time period | Shares to buy back |
| Ampol (ASX:ALD) | 23/11/20 | 25/11/20-1/2/21 | Approx. $300m |
| Future First Tech.(ASX:FFT) | 13/11/20 | 17/11/20-9/12/20 | Max 200 million |
| Eildon Capital (ASX:EDC) | 13/11/20 | 12 months | Max 10 million |
| IVE Group (ASX:IGL) | 12/11/20 | 1/12/20-30/11/21 | 10% of capital |
| BSA Limited (ASX:BSA) | 5/11/20 | 19/11/20-19/11/21 | 10% of capital |
| Intega Group (ASX:ITG) | 29/10/20 | 13/11/20-13/11/21 | up to 44,526,640 |
| Yellow Brick Road (ASX:YBR) | 7/09/20 | 25/9/20-24/9/21 | up to 26,430,072 |
| Orora (ASX:ORA) | 20/08/20 | 14/9/20-30/6/21 | up to 96.5 million |
| VGI Partners (ASX:VG1) | 18/08/20 | 2/9/20-2/9/21 | up to 40,692,105 |
| AMP Limited (ASX:AMP) | 13/08/20 | 7/9/20-30/7/20 | up to $200 million worth |
| 8VI Holdings (ASX:8VI) | 28/7/20 | up to 30/7/21 | up to 2,027,281 |
| Timah Resources (ASX:TML) | 28/7/20 | 17/8/20-16/8/21 | up to 1,000,000 |
| Fatfish Blockchain (ASX:FFG) | 30/6/20 | 14/7/20-14/7/21 | up to 60 million |
| InvestSMART (ASX:INV) | 25/06/20 | 15/6/20-14/6/21 | up to 6,600,000 |
| KKR Credit Income (ASX:KKC) | 1/6/20 | 16/6/20-13/11/20 | up to 37 million units |
| Eildon Capital (ASX:EDC) | 20/04/20 | off-market | up to 4,548,339 |
| Qualitas Real Estate (ASX:QRI) | 8/4/20 | 8/4/20-7/4/21 | up to 22,549,719 |
| Platinum Capital (ASX:PMC) | 8/4/20 | 23/4/20-22/4/21 | up to 29,048,517 |
| Platinum Asia Invest. (ASX:PAI) | 8/4/20 | 23/4/20-33/4/21 | up to 36,375,097 |
| Swick Mining (ASX:SWK) | 7/4/20 | 27/4/20-27/4/21 | up to 23,145,082 |
| Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) | 30/3/20 | 1/4/20-31/3/21 | up to 10,394,683 |