Sentences with phrase «increase shareholder cash»

Forgone capital expenditure can be used to increase shareholder cash returns — buybacks if management believes that the company is undervalued, dividends if not.

Not exact matches

Hilton CEO Chris Nasetta says tax reform will drive hotel room demand and increase cash flow for shareholders.

The CEOs tend to be unassuming folk who ignore management trends to concentrate on the nuts and bolts of running a business — focusing on earnings per share instead of worrying about top - line growth, for example, and working to preserve cash flow instead of increasing earnings to build shareholder value.

Meanwhile, corporations can take advantage of cheap credit to pay down debt and accumulate cash, some of which makes its way to shareholders through increased dividends.

Apple said it will increase the program by returning $ 200 billion in cash to its shareholder by the end of March 2017.

That increases the shares outstanding and dilutes the stake of existing shareholders, since shares issued by the company through the exercise of options are not sold in exchange for cash at fair market value but are exercised at a discount.

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.»

«For the remainder of 2014 we will focus on our multi-layered growth strategy, which incorporates same - store sales growth, leverage from higher sales, deployment of free cash flow, increasing royalty revenues and new drive - in development to build shareholder value,» Sonic CEO Cliff Hudson said in a statement.

On June 10 SoftBank increased its bid to $ 21.6 billion from $ 20.1 billion and raised the cash component of the deal for shareholders by $ 4.5 billion, trumping Dish's bid and gaining support from Sprint's second biggest shareholder Paulson & Co. which had previously said it preferred Dish's bid.

«We also continued to invest in our commercialization capabilities, while returning significant cash to our shareholders — including a 16 percent dividend increase.

SoftBank will increase its cash injection to Sprint shareholders to $ 4.5 billion, bringing the total cash consideration to $ 16.5 billion, Sprint said in a separate statement.

We used this cash to further reduce net debt and increase returns to shareholders through higher dividends,» Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said in a statement.

So increasing focus on shareholder - friendly corporate governance, the rising clout of activist investors and the robust market for corporate control are all manifestations of the fact that shareholders want big companies to give them back their cash, and that companies are increasingly willing to do so.

PDC's strategy is simple: increase shareholder value through the growth of reserves, production, and per share cash flow and earnings, while focusing on safe and efficient operations, environmental stewardship and community outreach.

At such a cheap valuation, VIAB can use its $ 3 billion in annual free cash flow to buyback stock, retiring shares at a undervalued price, thereby increasing the overall value for remaining shareholders.

Given our ability to consistently generate strong cash flows, today we announced an increase in our dividend of $ 0.50 per share payable on August 1, 2012, to shareholders of record at July 10, 2012.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

We have increased our dividends by 100 % over the last 3 years, which speaks to the consistent cash flow we generate and our intent to return more capital to shareholders through dividends.

This increasing cash flow should provide Johnson & Johnson shareholders with more dividend increases.

When we see a company that generates increasing amounts of cash each year, and has a history of paying out more cash to their shareholders, we get excited.

To be explicit on this: when the earnings yield (the inverse of a P / E ratio) is higher than the return on cash, it is beneficial to shareholders in increasing EPS.

Some companies generate substantially more cash per share than they pay out, which could hint that a dividend increase is on deck for shareholders.

History has revealed that some of the best performing stocks during the previous decades have been those that shelled out ever - increasing cash to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Areas where corporations have put this cash to work include: continued dividend increases and share buybacks, which return capital back to shareholders; ongoing investment and capital expenditures as well as research and development; and increasing productivity and lowering cost structures.

But Bega Cheese, WCB's single biggest shareholder with an 18 per cent stake, upped the stakes on Thursday by increasing its cash and scrip offer and declaring it final and unconditional.

Under the proposed Scheme, Coal & Allied shareholders will receive cash consideration of A$ 125 per share, a A$ 3 increase when compared to consideration of A$ 122 per share announced on 8 August 2011.

2017 was generally kind to U.S. shareholders of domestic and international equities, but long - term U.S. Treasury Inflation - Protected Securities (TIPS) rates drifted downward, increasing the present value of future inflation - adjusted cash flows discounted to the TIPS curve.

They've increase the amount that shareholders are getting in the form of cash flow.

These banks are now able to move forward with their plans to return cash to shareholders, either in the form of stock buybacks or increasing dividends.

When the business uses cash flows in a way that appeases shareholders the value of the company increases on a per - share basis.

In Corning's 2014 annual statement they confirmed their commitment to returning cash to shareholders, citing their recent 20 % dividend increase and $ 1.5 billion share - repurchase program.

If there is a high confidence that a company will be there in 20 - 30 years, that increases the chances that it will be hopefully earning more over those years and rewarding that shareholder with more cash.

A long streak of regular dividend increases shows a company which is prospering, as evidenced by the higher amounts of cash it sends to shareholders.

That leaves plenty of cash to increase the dividend or fund buy - back programs to reward shareholders.

It seems these companies are able to return cash to shareholders (via dividend raises) on average in the 8 - 12 % range without share buybacks and in 11 - 15 % range with (total shareholder yield) outside of any additional increase in the actual price per share.

When we see a company that generates increasing amounts of cash each year, and has a history of paying out more cash to their shareholders, we get excited.

Mutual funds often have to sell holdings that have increased in value to raise cash to meet shareholder redemptions.

There is much debate about whether companies should increase shareholder value by repurchasing their shares or returning excess cash to shareholders by way of dividends.

I routinely scan for dividend increases because that tells me the company has the cash necessary to pay shareholders a rising stream of cash, and management is confident about future prospects.

Even with little to no future growth, these companies should continue to produce high levels of free cash flow over time which will allow them to increase share buybacks and / or dividends, thus compounding value for shareholders over time.

In fact, on July 16 the company issued another press release updating the amount of «cash available to shareholders» at the end of 2Q; it had increased to $ 45.3 million from the $ 31.7 million on the balance sheet at the end of Q1.

The strong growth and cash flow from Humira, the continued development of their drug pipeline, and management's commitment to returning capital to shareholders through dividends has increased our estimate of fair value for the company and changed our holding period from one year to multiple years.

He believes the best dividend stocks for high income possess characteristics such as healthy payout ratios, conservative balance sheets, reliable cash flows, recession - resistant products, and a track record of consistently rewarding shareholders with dividend increases.

Under this theory, firms can reduce agency conflicts between managers and shareholders by reducing excess cash on hand, and by obligating managers to make continuous payouts in the form of increased dividends and interest payments to creditors.

The cash flow for each fiscal year is equal to the net increase in net assets from capital share transactions plus the net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders.

Presuming that, management should now place an increasing emphasis on capital allocation: i) Surplus cash continues to build (the company has minimal debt), and ii) unless we see a dramatic turn - around, the stagnant revenue & collapsing margins of the Electronic division (Grosvenor Technology) are worth more sold off, with the proceeds returned to shareholders (or reinvested in Asset Protection).

Walsh warned shareholders and employees of the painful restructuring, cost reduction & rationalisation still to come, and then began systematically ticking each action item off his list: i) After one last kitchen sink loss in 2012 of EUR 116 million (mostly goodwill impairment), One51 actually recorded a net profit in 2013 for the first time in 7 years, ii) free cash flow increased from just EUR 1.1 million in 2011 to 15.4 million in 2013, iii) almost EUR 100 million was raised in two years from the sale of the plastic extrusion business, the disposal of stakes in Island Renewable Energy, Thirdforce, IFG, and (most significantly) Irish Continental Group, in addition to a substantial 2013 capital redemption from NTR, and iv) net debt (exc.

If a company has too much spare cash, it may consider investing the surplus funds in new ventures and in case company is out of investment options it may be prudent to return the excess funds to shareholders in the form of increased dividend payments.

Companies continue to increase their shareholders» returns through buybacks and cash dividends.

Listed below are select companies that have recently elected to raise their payout and yield by increasing their cash dividends to shareholders: