On average, 70 % of shareholder funds are retained in businesses and not paid out to shareholders. (londonvalueinvestor.com)
And investors should challenge the strategies of companies which are using shareholder funds to develop high - cost fossil fuel projects. (carbontracker.org)
This would probably require capacity expansion and new shareholder funding, but I think that would be more than offset by positive investor reaction to the news and growth prospects. (wexboy.wordpress.com)