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 usually look to repurchase shares when they think they are undervalued. Click here to learn more about director trading.
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Latest ASX share buybacks
| Company | Announced | Time period | Shares to buy back |
| Downer EDI (ASX:DOW) | 27/04/21 | 12/5/21-11/5/22 | Max 70m |
| KKR Credit Income Fund (ASX:KKC) | 19/04/21 | 3/5/21-3/5/22 | Max value $20m |
| Boral (ASX:BLD) | 1/04/21 | 19/4/21-19/4/22 | Max 122.5m |
| Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) | 22/03/21 | 25/3/21-25/3/22 | Max value $5m |
| Timah Resources (ASX:TML) | 19/03/21 | 7/4/21-6/4/22 | Max 1m |
| Dalrymple Bay (ASX:DBI) | 26/02/21 | 26/2/21-26/2/22 | Max 50m |
| Smart Parking (ASX:SPZ) | 25/02/21 | 11/3/21-11/3/22 | Max 5m |
| Growthpoint Properties (ASX:GOZ) | 25/02/21 | 25/2/21-25/2/22 | Max 19.3m |
| PTB Group (ASX:PTB) | 24/02/21 | Unlimited | Max 5m |
| Horizon Oil (ASX:HZN) | 17/02/21 | 4/3/21-3/9/21 | Max 100m |
| GPT Global (ASX:GPT) | 15/02/21 | 15/02/21-14/02/22 | Max 97.3m |
| Thorney Opportunities (ASX:TOP) | 3/02/21 | 19/02/21-18/02/22 | Max 16.2m |