Sentences with phrase «like shareholder returns»

Not exact matches

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 %.

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.

«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.»

Assuming the CEO mantle at Canadian Western Bank on March 7, Chris Fowler inherited a track record of 99 consecutive profitable quarters and a Buffett - like 4,147 % return for shareholders — or 17.5 % a year on average.

Except that, as PwC's Strategy & discovered, in key sectors like consumer packaged goods there is no direct correlation that can be drawn between being big and achieving higher shareholder returns.

All are returns that would please any long - term shareholder (the Nasdaq Composite is up a mere 106 %) but nothing like the run Priceline has seen.

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.

But for the time being, it looks like General Mills shareholders will remain hungry for more savory returns from the stock.

When investors ignore these often - significant minority interests, like in the case of KMI, they are not getting the full picture of a company's cash available to be returned to shareholders.

I emphasized issues like valuations and peak - to - peak returns in the semi-annual report, because the period of unusual overvaluation since 2000 might otherwise leave shareholders with an inaccurate understanding of «characteristic» performance for the Strategic Growth Fund.

A dividend stock that shows virtually no growth (think utilities) and returns close to 100 % of its cash flows to shareholders is more like a bond than a growth stock.

I also like their strategy related to the dividend — they've openly stated how they aim to return money to shareholders when possible and the last two special dividends of $ 5 and $ 7 per share proves that.

I'll be honest: Even though the term is widely used, I don't like «returning cash to shareholders» when it is applied to buyback programs.

On the surface that seems like a bit of a head scratcher but I still like their direction long term and of course agree with their efforts to return capital to their shareholders.

I have been looking at various Chinese small caps, but in most cases I'm thinking that I simply like DSWL more because it's profitable, the balance sheet is rock solid and the company has a long history of returning cash to shareholders.

This is a critical management decision companies like American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) and many more have proven to provide incredible returns to shareholders.

So for this wonderful business, even paying 25 times earnings worked out to a stellar return for shareholders of around 13 % annually for 15 years even as the P / E multiple contracted from 25 all the way down to 10, which would be a very low multiple for a great business like this.

When presented separately like this, the additional rate of return a dividend paying stock produces for shareholders becomes undeniably evident.

Like Allstate, they are oozing free cash flow in this environment, and don't have as many reinvestment opportunities; they ought to be returning cash to shareholders, but cautiously, buying only on dips.

Any unusual transactions wd stand out like a sore thumb... The investment objective's v clear also — return capital to shareholders — any departure from that wd immediately be called out by shareholders (and prob.

mREITs are like equity REITs REITs payout 90 % of their taxable income to shareholders in dividends, and, in return, pay no tax on the earnings they distribute — but that is about where the overlap ends.

Since index funds simply buy the stocks or bonds that make up indexes like the Standard & Poor's 500 or Barclays U.S. Aggregate bond index rather than spend millions on costly research and manpower to identify which securities might perform best, they're able to pass those savings along to shareholders in the form of lower annual fees, which translates to higher returns and more wealth over the long term.

The company has returned something like 15 - 25 % of its current market cap to shareholders in the past couple years (if I remember correctly).

In recent years, investors are increasingly likely to penalize companies which refuse to return surplus cash to shareholders — Argo Group's current valuation looks like a prime example.

Seems like there may be a more serious / ongoing effort to rationalise / improve the portfolio, but obviously there's no indication when (if ever) substantial value might actually be realised here & returned to shareholders.

I know it often seems like he is into paying himself at the expense of shareholders, but I do think his ego is tied to the shareholder returns of BH so believe that he wants shareholders to do well (unlike most CEO's who don't care at all about shareholders).

If you have a direct / indirect shareholding in Argo Group (large or small), and would also like to see a substantial return of capital to shareholders, please email me at [email protected]

Every dollar of shareholders equity at BRK is working in an equity - like manner and is NOT sitting on cash and bonds earning low returns.