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 favourably, 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 |
| Yellow Brick Road Holdings (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 shares |
| 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 m |
| InvestSMART (ASX: INV) | 25/06/20 | 15/6/20-14/6/21 | up to 6,600,000 |
| KKR Credit Income Fund (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 Investments (ASX: PAI) | 8/4/20 | 23/4/20-33/4/21 | up to 36,375,097 |
| Swick Mining Services (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 |
| Forager Australian Shares (ASX: FOR) | 24/3/20 | 12 months | up to 11,384,383 |
| Servcorp (ASX: SRV) | 18/3/20 | 2/4/20-2/9/20 | up to 3m shares |
| Viva Energy (ASX: VEA) | 18/3/20 | 2/4/20-2/4/21 | up to $680 million worth |
| Centerpoint Alliance (ASX: CAF) | 11/03/20 | 12 months | up to 10% of issue |
| Tribeca Natural Resources (ASX: TGF) | 26/2/20 | 12/3/20-12/3/21 | up to 6,300,000 |