You can't argue against an 86-fold increase
in shareholder returns over 20 years!
SPECIAL REPORT: Mining stocks are again leading the way
in shareholder returns, but this time it's not the iron ore players doing the business.
Automotive Holdings Group chairman Bronte Howson sold off $ 2.5 million in shares he received as an incentive after the car dealer network achieved a 94th percentile ranking
in shareholder returns over
Not exact matches
(Since then, Valeant has
returned Sprout back to its former
shareholders, though Whitehead has yet to announce her new role
in the company.)
Fukakusa was circumspect
in addressing the question, writing the bank will «look for the right balance between investing
in our businesses for long - term growth,
returning capital to
shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, and pursuing select acquisitions that fit our strategy and risk appetite.»
Apple will also likely reveal plans to
return more money to
shareholders, along with details on sales
in China and growth
in services.
But if Moynihan hits his mark and
returns all of B of A's profits to
shareholders, with earnings now
in the $ 20 billion range, the yield would rise to 8.5 %, and the total
return to more like 12.5 %.
Apple's stock rise after optimistic reports that the tech giant could
return as much as $ 400 billion
in capital to
shareholders.
In the quarter, we
returned $ 598 million of excess capital to
shareholders, including $ 401 million of share repurchases.
After months studying Japan's bankruptcy code while
in solitary confinement, Karpelès knew there was a wrinkle: Under the law, most of that excess would
return to
shareholders of Mt. Gox, of which he held 88 %.
That model, he says, should allow B of A to grow revenues more or less
in line with GDP, while
returning 100 % of earning to
shareholders in dividends and buybacks.
Average annual core
return on equity over a period is the ratio of: a) the sum of core income less preferred dividends for the periods presented to b) the sum of: 1) the sum of the adjusted average
shareholders» equity for all full years
in the period presented, and 2) for partial years
in the period presented, the number of quarters
in that partial year divided by four, multiplied by the adjusted average
shareholders» equity of the partial year.
First the U.S. Federal Reserve shot down his plan to
return capital to
shareholders in March; then
shareholders rejected Pandit's pay package
in an April advisory vote.
«
In addition, the group bought back a further $ 300 million of shares to
return to
shareholders part of the benefit realized from higher oil prices,» Pouyanne said.
Apple said it will increase the program by
returning $ 200 billion
in cash to its
shareholder by the end of March 2017.
However, the executive maintained that «going forward, we remain confident
in our ability to keep generating premium value for our customers and premium
return for our
shareholders.»
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.
Wolters Kluwer's stock price has doubled since she took charge a decade ago, and the firm has
returned half of its cash to
shareholders in 2015
in the form of dividends and share buybacks.
The tech company has also
returned an additional $ 151 billion to
shareholders since its fiscal year 2013
in the form of share buybacks — a move that has reduced share count and boosted earnings per share by about 21 %
in the past four years, according to Silverblatt.
Do it yourself Frustrated with b - schools» focus on
shareholder returns, Gifford Pinchot founds the Bainbridge Graduate Institute
in 2002 to offer socially responsible M.B.A.'s.
For most of its history, Research
In Motion has provided a great
return for its
shareholders.
In 2005, «we returned $ 11.1 million in dividends to our shareholders,» said Kase
In 2005, «we
returned $ 11.1 million
in dividends to our shareholders,» said Kase
in dividends to our
shareholders,» said Kaser.
But a shift
in corporate culture
in the 1990s that led to a single - minded focus on profitability and
shareholder return actually proved counterproductive for Boeing, as it quickly lost ground to Airbus.
Otto Energy says the sale of its Galoc oil field assets
in the Philippines to Singapore - based energy company Risco Energy Investments for $ 113.4 million will help fund exploration activities for two years and
return capital to
shareholders.
To continue operating
in its present mode, such a low -
return business usually must retain much of its earnings — no matter what penalty such a policy produces for
shareholders.
Regardless, common
shareholders continue to show themselves willing to trade their voices
in company oversight for the prospect of attractive
returns.
Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has posted a slight increase
in profit despite a dip
in revenue, but has increased its
return to
shareholders.
Local gold miners Saracen Mineral Holdings, Silver Lake Resources and St Barbara reported a profitable six months, however
shareholders won't be seeing any
returns in the form of dividends.
Since the acquisition of the high - grade, low - cost Paulsens mine
in July 2010, Northern Star has continued to assemble a portfolio of high - quality, high - margin mining operations, with the aim of delivering maximum total
returns to its
Shareholders.
Apple said last quarter it had
returned $ 248.4 billion
in total capital to
shareholders, and anticipated that figure would hit $ 300 billion
in through March 2019.
Valeant's spectacular
returns have attracted high - profile investors like hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who admiringly described Pearson as an «outsider CEO»
in a 2014 note to
shareholders.
«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.
In return for its 42 percent stake in Indus Towers, Vodafone will get between 26.7 percent and 29.4 percent of the Indus - Bharti Infratel combine depending on the options two other shareholders in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercis
In return for its 42 percent stake
in Indus Towers, Vodafone will get between 26.7 percent and 29.4 percent of the Indus - Bharti Infratel combine depending on the options two other shareholders in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercis
in Indus Towers, Vodafone will get between 26.7 percent and 29.4 percent of the Indus - Bharti Infratel combine depending on the options two other
shareholders in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercis
in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercise.
Now we can begin delivering on two of our most important priorities —
returning a higher level of that capital to our
shareholders and improving Citi's overall
returns,» Citi CEO Michael Corbat said
in a release.
Now share buybacks aren't necessarily a bad thing, and
in fact are Warren Buffett's preferred method for
returning cash to
shareholders — as opposed to dividends — because they give management more flexibility.
Since taking over the reins
in an ambassadorial succession at DuPont, Ellen Kullman has produced 263 %
shareholder returns (23 % annualized).
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.
While
in office, he took revenues at the company from $ 1.2 billion to over $ 47 billion with a total
shareholder return of 1632 %, or 15 % on an annualized basis.
Domestic carriers also continue to
return money to
shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buyback programs.
GM said it expects to
return about $ 7 billion
in cash to
shareholders in 2017, bringing total cash
returns to about $ 25 billion since 2012.
«
In an environment like this
return cash to
shareholders keeps them pleased with the short - term gains while not committing to large investments that could hurt performance.»
Buffett's annual letter to
shareholders, released today, speaks of the Coke holding,
in a section describing dividend increases that he thinks will be materializing and helping out Berkshire's
returns.
French foods group Danone is to sell a $ 1.9 billion stake
in Japanese company Yakult
in its latest initiative to boost
shareholder returns.
Though it's often measured simply as total
shareholder return,
in reality
shareholders want different things.
In that time,
shareholders earned a 500 percent
return, market cap increased from $ 700 million to $ 10 billion, and client assets reached $ 280 billion.
«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.»
Since 2012, when the company launched the largest share repurchase program ever, Apple has
returned a little more than $ 100 billion to
shareholders in stock buybacks and dividends.
«The alternative is very stark - a full insolvency process which will result
in no
return for
shareholders of the company,» Noble said.
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.