Sentences with phrase «better shareholder return»

The expectation is that the higher the shareholder yield the better the shareholder return.

The small fee paid for this safety net, and the distribution of all available cash, offers a far better shareholder return.

Or, better yet, maybe the replacement would make a different decision that would result in a better shareholder return.

The expectation is that the higher the shareholder yield the better the shareholder return.

«We can take a longer term view, but also at the same time drive good shareholder returns and good returns for all of our stakeholders.»

Lance was not alone among the oil CEOs looking to attract investors back to the spurned sector, with Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden saying Shell and the industry are working to achieve better shareholder returns through strong free cash flow and lower debt.

«And his motivations are suspect because he is motivated by good business profits, good shareholder returns, and regulation - free marketing and sales practices.

So the next time a customer asks, «but doesn't Ken Fisher say he hates annuities» you can answer «no — not really because in Ken's case he is motivated by good — good business profits, good shareholder returns, and regulation - free marketing and sales practices.»

Not exact matches

Performance assesses criteria such as return on capital and shareholder return to determine which leaders are generating the best financial results.

So without further ado, here are the 14 companies best positioned to return the most money to shareholders going forward:

Return on average common equity (ROE), a measure of how well the bank uses shareholder money to generate profit, was 6.4 % in the quarter, down from 14.7 % a year earlier.

Kevin O'Leary, a well - known investor on ABC's Shark Tank, opined that «businesses are designed to provide returns to shareholders — not to solve problems of communities.»

«We are well positioned to continue to return capital to our shareholders while expanding our client franchise,» Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein said in a release.

After a four - year stint as CEO at 3M, Jim McNerney assumed the leadership of a highly scandalized Boeing and in a decade, has regained its global luster as well as delivering 228 % shareholder returns (annualized at 12 %).

«The aim of this strategy is to significantly improve total shareholder returns and near - term profitability and is in the best interest of the company and all its stakeholders,» added Buckland.

«This enables us to transform Alcoa faster and to better control our destiny in a world of continuing economic uncertainty... 2014 was another solid year of Alcoa business performance and transformation progress that delivered significant returns to our shareholders.»

Buffett is right that, for most of his stock - picking history, shareholders have likely been better off leaving their money in his care rather than siphoning the cash into their own accounts by way of dividends: Since 1965, Berkshire Hathaway stock has delivered annualized returns of nearly 21 %, more than double the S&P 500.

«What we've come to realize from a moral point of view, as well as from a very pragmatic business point of view, is if you put your employees first... then the clients get great experiences and the shareholders get great returns.

In a note, analyst Michael Senno wrote that «as an owner of sports cable networks and teams, we believe that MSG is well positioned to capitalize on the increasing value of premium sports content, which should result in AOCF and free cash flow growth above its peers and, combined with incremental leverage, lead to solid shareholder returns.»

More traditional investors say Elliott's swoop on a company does not necessarily mean better returns for long - term shareholders.

But Exxon pays half its annual bonus in cash immediately and in its proxy, it cited one - and five - year return on average capital, current - year and five - year average earnings, and current - year as well as the ten - year average annual shareholder returns as part of the justification for its pay.

Besides Mr. Drexler, major (5 % or greater) shareholders in the firm, as of the annual proxy in April, include FMR LLC (which includes the Fidelity Contrafund), Baron Capital Group, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, all of whom voted in favor of the directors up for election as well as the other management proposals — and Columbia Wanger Asset Management (whose parent Ameriprise, did not return requests for information).

These days, all investors want to watch are their returns rising and, so far, it's been a good year for shareholders.

With the money, Dorer said that Clorox would strategically invest in growth and cost savings, return capital to shareholders and continue to seek out good businesses to potentially acquire.

This is coming at a time when shareholders are demanding financial discipline and a better return on investment from shale drillers, another development that Papa believes will hold back production growth.

Apple has also been ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's list of «America's Most Admired Companies,» as well as No. 1 among Fortune 500 companies for returns to shareholders.

Obviously, shareholders in a company with a low return on equity would be better off liquidating the company or paying 90 % of earnings out in dividends since investors may be able to earn a higher return from another investment.

And when disgruntled shareholders can't oust top managers, it's often argued, they are better able to deflect the pressure to sacrifice long - term performance for short - term return.

The principles and practices captured in our corporate documents and policies, as well as the culture of integrity that can not be fully captured in them, are central to our ongoing ability to provide energy, high - quality jobs, shareholder returns and tax revenues that fund public policy.

We think this combination provides a uniquely well - screened list of long ideas because return on invested capital (ROIC) is the primary driver of shareholder value creation.

Issued in response to pressure from institutional investors, the statement in effect revised the Roundtable's earlier position that «the shareholder must receive a good return but the legitimate concerns of other constituencies also must have the appropriate attention.»

In 1982, using interviews and proxy statements, they examined compensation programs at 90 major U.S. companies to determine whether return to shareholders was better for corporations that had incentive plans for top executives than it was for those companies that had no such plans.

Activist investors and institutional shareholders are increasingly forcing publicly held companies to return more cash to shareholders — and that's good for the economy.

The energy industry is home to some great high - yielding stocks, we discuss five companies who have been consistently returning value to shareholders that may make good picks for an income portfolio.

This week we ran a screen to identify companies that delivered returns on shareholders» equity (a well - regarded measure of company performance) of over 30 % in the past year.

We generate cash flow that we deploy to returning to shareholders as well as investing in businesses, doing strategic acquisitions.

So as it currently stands we feel like we are returning capital to shareholders as well as investing in businesses, doing acquisitions and at the same time we are maintaining financial strength and flexibility.

Buffett also notes in his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that for smaller investors avoiding high unnecessary fees and buying a good ETF index fund from a company like Vanguard is a great option for solid returns.

Buffett, who has argued that investors — both small and large — would be better off putting money in low - cost index funds, wrote in his 2005 shareholder letter that active management professionals (hedge funds), as a group, would underperform the returns achieved «by rank amateurs who simply sat still.»

They have a high return on capital, consistently good returns, and they're run by leaders who want to create long - term value for shareholders while also treating their stakeholders right.»

Utilizing the payout ratio, or the percentage of profits a company returns in the form of a dividend to its shareholders, we can get a good bead on whether a company has room to increase its dividend.

I have been thinking about this exact issue, and trying to identify the companies best positioned to return that foreign cash to shareholders.

Management has historically returned capital to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends, and with insiders owning 35 % of outstanding shares, we expect Franklin to continue to be good stewards of shareholders» capital.

Some investors argue that massive share - price increases in 2014 mean that even future successes won't produce strong returns for shareholders buying in at today's prices, but the demand among top pharmaceutical companies for promising drug candidates to add to their pipelines shows few signs of slowing anytime soon, and that could bode well for the sector in the coming year.

As one of the most diversified healthcare companies with 12 megabrands, including Johnson's, Band - Aid, and Neutrogena, that are sold across 60 countries, J&J looks well poised to grow earnings, cash flows, and shareholder returns for years to come.

FTI said the EziBuy proposal would deliver the best overall return to creditors and had less execution risk than the Cheadle DOCA, which is backed by SurfStitch's management team, led by Justin Hillberg, SurfStitch co-founder and creditor Lex Pedersen and other large shareholders.

A good book on how «outsider» CEO's have had an impressive impact on shareholder returns, definitively a must.

The global reflation trade is in full swing, the return of cash flow to shareholders is at a record pace and that is why, in my opinion, the U.S. equity markets are set to extend the current rally well into 2019.

We have a good track record of producing some nice returns for our shareholders executing that strategic investment arm.

Most businesses don't do well by «empire building», that is, growing simply for the sake of growing without a focus on total shareholder returns.