Buyback Radar

Alpha Pro Tech

APT

Alpha Pro Tech has retired 59.4% of its shares since 2008, from 25,164,653 to 10,206,218.

59.4%retired since 2008
22.8%last 5 years
2.5%last 12 months
10Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2013half gone 202125M shares, 200810M200020052010201520202025
1999, 24,112,4492026-08-03, 10,206,218
A share bought in 1999
2.4× more of Alpha Pro Tech today, without buying another share. It was one of 24,112,449 shares then. It is one of 10,206,218 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-03-1624,112,44910-K405cover page
20002000-02-1624,079,94910-Kcover page
20012001-02-1623,933,00710-Kcover page
20022002-02-2823,546,80910-Kcover page
20032003-03-0522,477,80710-Kcover page
20042004-02-2523,129,90710-Kcover page
20052005-03-0423,688,95310-Kcover page
20062006-03-2024,090,95310-Kcover page
20072007-03-0625,020,95310-Kcover page
20082008-03-1725,164,65310-K/Acover page
20092009-03-0523,850,85310-Kcover page
20102010-12-3122,424,28510-K
20112012-02-2821,087,18810-K
20122013-02-2820,079,45610-K
20132014-02-2818,908,10710-K
20142015-02-2718,348,55410-K
20152016-02-2617,850,45410-K
20162017-03-0115,411,55410-K
20172018-03-0214,290,74710-K
20182019-03-0113,516,01610-K
20192020-02-2612,983,56410-K
20202021-03-0213,596,75710-K
20212022-03-0413,139,39110-K
20222023-03-0112,263,95610-K
20232024-03-0111,462,03410-K
20242025-02-2810,873,41510-K
20252026-03-0110,185,42710-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Alpha Pro Tech on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2011cash flow statement against share count
$50Mspent on buybacks
12Mfewer shares outstanding
$4spent per share that actually disappeared
$4.1Mpaid in stock compensation over the same years

Part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. That part costs money and retires nothing, so the cost per share that disappeared is higher than the average price the company paid.

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Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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