Sentences with phrase «of returning value to shareholders»

Shell implicitly acknowledges that the fiduciary requirement of returning value to shareholders does not absolve corporations of broader ethical responsibilities.

This is evidenced by the Shiva termination, and the Board's recent statement that they ``... seek to accelerate the process of returning value to shareholders through a review of the investment and realisation strategy and over the next twelve months steps will be taken to try and achieve this aim».

A dividend is one method of returning value to shareholders, some companies pay richer dividends than others; some companies don't typically pay a dividend.

As mentioned, dividends are a way of returning value to shareholders.

An initial catalyst attracted my attention in September — in their Final Results they stated: `... The Board has decided to seek to accelerate the process of returning value to shareholders through a review of the investment and realisation strategy and over the next twelve months steps will be taken to try and achieve this aim `.

I chose the company partly because I knew it had a long history of returning value to shareholders.

Another way of returning value to shareholders is to engage in share buybacks - company purchases / cancels shares.

Not exact matches

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.»

At today's prices, industry forecasts of three million barrels per day by 2020 are likely to underestimate production by a bit, but the real kicker will be on the value of that production to all concerned — governments, via taxes and royalties, and shareholders will all suffer much lower returns from this development than they would have expected less than a year ago if prices stay where they are today.

5:03 - Tim says the board is actively looking at the full range of options available to return to growth and create value for employees, advertisers, users and shareholders.

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested

Are they a way to preserve companies» ability to pursue long - term value in the face of shareholders who are overly focused on immediate returns?

Unlike some businesses that believe they only exist to maximize return on investment for their shareholders, Conscious Businesses focus on their whole business ecosystem, creating and optimizing value for all of their stakeholders, understanding that strong and engaged stakeholders lead to a healthy, sustainable, resilient business.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a holding company whose corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long term shareholder value.

Operation margins are 15 %, the business returns 22 % of revenue to shareholders via distributions and buybacks, and the enterprise value to EBITA is a scant 12.1.

These costs include bankers» and lawyers» fees, the risk of class - action litigation, the need to reveal commercially sensitive information that could benefit rivals, and the prospect of fights with corporate raiders who want juicier returns for shareholders and social activists who want executives to pay heed to their values.

In determining the long - term incentive component of CEO compensation, the Committee shall consider, among other factors, the Company's performance and relative shareholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to chief executive officers at comparable companies, the awards given to the CEO in past years, and other factors considered relevant by the Committee.

Those huge economies of scale allow it to return more value to shareholders, but Wood suggests the benefits have mostly accrued to Lemann, Telles, and Sicupira's bank accounts.

Investors must trust the agents of capital (i.e., executives) to focus on earning the highest return per dollar invested, and thereby growing shareholder value.

Instead of being a market timer, I'm a buy - and - sell investor, with a focus on valuing individual stocks.Find stocks that lie within your circle of competence, analyze them as to whether they meet your qualitative criteria (such as competitive advantage, strong balance sheet, high return on capital, shareholder - friendly management.

The value of a company is simply the present value of the cash flows it is going to return to shareholders over its lifetime.

While some defend the buyback practice as a method of returning cash to shareholders, others, including my colleague Larry Fink, have argued that some companies today are focusing on maximizing short - term shareholder value at the expense of investing in the future.

Add in that Amazon is diluting shareholders by one percent in the last twelve months, versus Macy's which is returning capital through dividends and share repurchases at a rate of twelve percent, and you get a complete picture of why Macy's looks attractive to a value investor.

Our focus on identifying a stock's true economic value and our willingness to patiently own it until that value is realized means that the penny - perfect purchase or sale price does not contribute meaningfully to the total return of the stock for our shareholders.

This agreement is an important part of positioning RiceBran Technologies to focus on creating shareholder value by pursuing long - term opportunities to expand our core ingredients business that will improve our margins and EBITDA and generate positive returns on capital.»

We aim to generate value for our shareholders by delivering sustainable returns in the form of a regular, reliable and growing dividend, share repurchases, and long - term capital appreciation.

Prem Watsa is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a financial services holding company whose corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long - term shareholder value, since 1985.

As you can see, the intrinsic value of the enterprise (as evidenced by the compounding net worth and earning power) has compounded very nicely over a long period of time, which has led to similar returns for shareholders.

The value of a company is simply the present value of the cash flows it is going to return to shareholders over its lifetime.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholvalue of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholValue Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here, here, here, here, here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology activist fund BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here, here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholvalue of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholValue Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

Some funds using complex strategies can carry expense ratios of 2 % or more, a significant headwind when trying to maximize shareholder value, and those expenses eat into shareholder returns.

While being paid for holding a stock is attractive to many, and for good reason, shareholders can earn high returns if the value of their stock increases while they hold it.

A good Score (i.e., value of 1) is assigned if the current ratio exceeds two, or net current assets exceed long - term debt, or 10 - year history of positive earnings, or 10 - year history of returning cash to shareholders or EPS are at least a third higher than they were 10 years ago.

And one way to think about it is this: As long as you are paying a fair price for Markel — one that is equal or below intrinsic value — and Markel can grow intrinsic value at 12 - 14 % per year, then you should expect 12 - 14 % shareholder returns over a long period of time.

Since 2000, the goal of the Hussman Funds has been to serve our shareholders by seeking long - term returns, adhering to a value - conscious, historically - informed, risk - managed discipline focused on the complete market cycle...

We opened our position because AVGN was a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities), albeit a cash burning net cash stock, and BVF was pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

But looking at Shareholder Equity, (and dividing that by the number of shares held to get the book value per share) if a company is able to earn, say, $ 1.50 on a stock whose book value is $ 10, that's a 15 % return.

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.

A mutual fund's shareholders have a continuing right to withdraw their investment in the fund simply by submitting their shares to the fund itself and receiving in return the dollar amount of their net asset value.

That happens because the assets are not really worth what we think they are worth, or because the value doesn't get returned to shareholders and management misallocates resources at low or negative rates of return.

Once (or should I say if) this pension / labour dispute is put to rest, I'd actually expect a rapid & substantial improvement in shareholder value — this might be a substantial return of capital or a tender offer (to distribute surplus cash), and / or a potential new partnership or even a takeover offer..?!

In addition, share tender / buybacks are obviously a great way of returning Zamano's surplus cash pile to shareholders in a value - enhancing manner.

But I neglected to consider that not only is the cost to monetize the value of the rigs» value large, but more importantly the incentive for management to return value to shareholders by scrapping the rigs was simply not there and therefore any analysis concerning scrap value was just that, scrap without the «s».

For shareholders looking to close the value gap the best outcome, of course, would be for management to return any cash from a refinancing in the form of a dividend or share buyback.

More likely: If no strategic buyer is found for the Sellers stake, and the shares are distributed to lots of little shareholders current management may not be pressured into returning full intrinsic value over the next couple of years (i.e. No catalyst, no efficient asset allocation).

In my opinion, however, ADGF's share underperformance is due primarily to the ongoing dilution described above as well as shareholder value destruction caused by generating returns below the company's cost of capital.

This is because Warren believes he can generate higher returns (in intrinsic value and in turn eventual share price) through investing in the purchase of new businesses, rather than the returns to shareholders through payment of a dividend.

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.