Not exact matches
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.»
By one measure, for every dollar
in profits, 80 cents went to shareholders through
dividends and what are called
share buybacks.
I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors declared a 7 % increase
in our quarterly cash
dividend to $ 0.77 per
share, marking 14 consecutive years of
dividend increases with a compound annual growth rate of about 10 % over that period.
Board of Directors Declares 7 % Increase
in the Company's Regular Quarterly Cash
Dividend to $ 0.77 per
Share
The offender was Torstar Corp., whose
shares fell 70 %, even when
dividends are factored
in.
However, investors are reacting positively to two other pieces of news: Tims»
dividend hike — increased 23 %, or six cents a
share to 32 cents — and a $ 440 million
share buyback, driving the stock up 3 %
in early trading.
Apple's
shares gained 1.6 %
in after - hours trading following the company's earnings release that included an announcement that it plans to expand increase its
dividend and stock buyback plan yet again.
«We are now
in a position to continue and implement our attractive capital return policy, we increased our ordinary
dividend and announcing (a)
share buyback program,» Ermotti told CNBC.
Over the same period of time it has paid out $ 40 million
in dividends, and has spent $ 31 million repurchasing its own
shares, including $ 16.5 million
in the currently ongoing Normal Course Issuer Bid announced June 17, 2011; and,
Total said it will raise first quarter interim
dividend by 3.2 percent, while Scrip
shares issued
in January for the second 2017 interim
dividend were bought back to prevent dilution.
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 crux of the problem, Richard Mattoon, a senior economist at the Chicago Fed and a lecturer on real estate at Northwestern University told Canadian Business, is that
dividends and capital gains make up a much larger
share of top earners» pay than they did
in the past — and that part of their compensation package tends to be very volatile.
They do,
in the form of
dividends, capital appreciation and
share buybacks, says Bob Stammers, the CFA Institute's director of investor education.
One way small investors can imitate that approach: Buying the ProShares S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), which owns
shares in companies that have increased
dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.
Shares in sandalwood producer TFS Corporation were up nearly 25 per cent today after the company announced an increase
in profit, but declared no interim
dividend.
Shares in engineering and construction business Valmec surged after the company announced plans to suspend
dividend payments to preserve capital for its expansion plans.
The rout
in the
shares began last August after Teva badly missed second - quarter 2017 earnings and slashed its
dividend by 75 percent.
However, the vast majority of Canadians will not be impacted by these changes as most investors hold
shares in public corporations, which are eligible for the current
Dividend Tax Credit (which includes a 25 % gross up and a corresponding
Dividend Tax Credit of 2/3, or 67 %).
As an added bonus for shareholders, the bank announced Tuesday it was raising its quarterly
dividend to 38 cents per
share, from 30 cents
in the earlier quarter.
When you purchase a broad swath of equities, say an S&P 500 index fund, the returns you can expect over the next decade or so comprise four building blocks: the starting
dividend yield, projected growth
in real earnings per
share, expected inflation, and the expected change
in «valuation» — that is, the expansion or contraction
in the price / earnings (P / E) multiple.
But what matters to investors is earnings per
share, what they're effectively receiving
in dividends, buybacks, and reinvested profits that drive capital gains.
Bank of America said it plans to increase its quarterly common stock
dividend to 12 cents a
share, a 60 percent increase, beginning
in the third quarter of 2017.
Fidelity miscalculated
dividends and sent out $ 4.32 per
share distribution, when they
in fact had undergone a $ 1.3 billion loss.
If the deal closes
in October as envisaged, shareholders will have received an additional 24 cents per
share in dividends since the buyout was announced.
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.
He agreed to invest $ 5 billion and lend BoA his name;
in return, the bank would pay him a hefty 6 % annual
dividend on his stake of preferred
shares.
Buffett himself noted
in a recent annual letter that if Bank of America (bac) were to lift its annual
dividend above 44 cents a
share before 2019, «we would anticipate making a cashless exchange of our preferred into common.»
He notes that
in 1995, the first year after Berkshire finished buying its 200 million
shares of Coke stock, the company paid Berkshire $ 88 million of
dividends.
At the special board of directors meeting held on 2nd, Hyundai Mobis resolved to retire all of the ordinary
shares it acquired and holds within the range of profit available for
dividends in next year and additionally purchase and retire ordinary
shares worth 187.5 billion won for three years from next year.
Apple also made investors happy announcing a 16 % increase
in its stock
dividend and a planned $ 100 billion
share buyback.
«The combination of our
share buyback and
dividend has resulted
in Legg Mason delivering one of the highest total shareholder payout rates
in the industry.»
That,
in turn, came after calls from U.S. activist fund Elliott Management for parent Hyundai Motor Group to cancel treasury
shares and increase
dividends.
But
in a letter sent last month to CEOs of the S&P 500 and large companies
in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink criticized corporate leaders» use of
share buybacks and
dividends when they might be better served by investing
in «innovation, skilled workforces or essential capital expenditures necessary to sustain long - term growth.»
The biggest loser from the
dividend cut would be Belgium, which owned 10.3 %
share of the bank as of Dec. 31 and received about $ 261 million
in dividend payments for 2013.
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.
«We believe the bogey for investors is a 15 percent increase to Apple's total reported capital return number (
shares repurchase plus past
dividends), which would imply a $ 150 billion headline number, up from $ 130 billion announced last year,» said Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray,
in a recent note.
In Buffett's annual letter in 2015, he gloated that 98 % of shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raqu
In Buffett's annual letter
in 2015, he gloated that 98 % of shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raqu
in 2015, he gloated that 98 % of
shares voted were against the proposal, a result he interpreted as, ««Don't send us a
dividend but instead reinvest all of the earnings,»» adding, «To have our fellow owners — large and small — be so
in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.&raqu
in sync with our managerial philosophy is both remarkable and rewarding.»
This means that with the purchase of stock must come the same economic rights, such as receiving
dividends or compensation
in the event of liquidation at the same time and
in the same amount per
share as all other shareholders.
The high yield is a symptom of the sell - off of Torstar's
shares while the company maintained its
dividend in dollar terms.
The split will come
in the form of a
dividend of six additional
shares for each outstanding
share, Netflix said.
With a hefty
dividend of nearly 5 %, however,
shares that look cheap, and a renewed message about electric vehicles and autonomous driving, Ford could see some upside
in 2018.
The company will pay its first
dividend in June and recently announced a $ 15 billion
share buyback.
The networking equipment company will repatriate $ 67 billion
in earnings, it said, a move that could reward investors to the tune of $ 44 billion
in the form of
share buybacks and raised
dividends.
Founders can lobby for higher compensation and options
in lieu of equity stakes; investors can fight for preferred
dividends and treatment of their
shares when it comes to another round of funding or a sale.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive $ 103.75 per
share in a cash
dividend and retain 13 % of the combined company.
Bank of America on Wednesday boosted its annual
dividend to 48 cents per
share from 30 cents, beginning
in the third quarter.
Tallgrass is basically a limited partnership that owns
dividend - paying
shares of a natural gas company of the same name, based
in Leawood, Kansas.
In addition, SABMiller will be able to pay its current shareholders nearly $ 2 billion ($ 1.22 a share) in dividends for the period up to March 2016, and will be entitled to a $ 3 billion break fee from ABI if the deal fails to complet
In addition, SABMiller will be able to pay its current shareholders nearly $ 2 billion ($ 1.22 a
share)
in dividends for the period up to March 2016, and will be entitled to a $ 3 billion break fee from ABI if the deal fails to complet
in dividends for the period up to March 2016, and will be entitled to a $ 3 billion break fee from ABI if the deal fails to complete.
3M paid $ 810 million
in cash
dividends to shareholders and repurchased $ 937 million of its own
shares during the quarter.
In the quarter, the Company paid $ 48.6 million in dividends and declared a first quarter dividend of $ 0.24 per shar
In the quarter, the Company paid $ 48.6 million
in dividends and declared a first quarter dividend of $ 0.24 per shar
in dividends and declared a first quarter
dividend of $ 0.24 per
share.