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If it takes five years to reach this level, a declining valuation could reduce shareholder returns by ~ 3 % annually.

Abraplata is a junior mining exploration company focused on delivering shareholder returns by unlocking mineral value in Argentina.

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While the tax bill has been promoted by Republicans as a job creator, the reality is that drug companies are more likely to return the money to shareholders, or use it to make acquisitions.

Dividends, the share of their revenues that companies pay to their shareholders, are a big deal: Over the past century, they've accounted for roughly half of total returns earned by stock investors.

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.

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

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.

FEATURE: Takeovers are a powerful way of delivering short - term returns to investors, as the Total Shareholder Return data released by Morningstar and applied to 700 companies on the Business News BNIQ database.

It will return a total of $ 130 billion to shareholders by the end of 2015.

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.

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.

The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton reported a 25 percent rise in underlying half - year profit on Tuesday, helped by robust metals prices, and said its focus remains on cutting debt and boosting shareholder returns.

Kelly received a raise of only 25 % in 2014, based on figures provided to Fortune by Equilar, despite delivering a total stockholder return of more than 126 % to shareholders.

Although the impact of deregulation can be difficult to quantify, one study by Bloomberg Intelligence suggests that the Treasury Department's plan to ease regulation could free up a combined $ 124 billion of capital to return to shareholders.1

This firm aligns executives» and shareholders» interests by tying compensation to economic earnings and has increased its return on invested capital (ROIC) for five straight years.

If you are a shareholder of record and you indicate that you wish to vote as recommended by our Board or if you sign, date and return a proxy card but do not give specific voting instructions, then the proxy holders will vote your shares in the manner recommended by our Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement, and the proxy holders may determine in their discretion regarding any other matters properly presented for a vote at our Annual Meeting.

«And his motivations are suspect because he is motivated by good business profits, good shareholder returns, and regulation - free marketing and sales practices.

This spread between money borrowed and money returned to shareholders may be caused by the previously mentioned excessive risk aversion or investor ignorance.

For one ranking we used a regression based on total shareholder return (TSR) conducted by HIP Investor.

If your Shares are registered in your name and you received your proxy materials by mail, you should bring the proxy statement you received in the mail or the proxy card that you received in the mail (or, if you have already completed and returned your proxy card, the top part of the proxy card marked «keep this portion for your records») to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

Much of the academic work on agency theory in the decades since has focused on ensuring that managers seek to maximize shareholder returns — primarily by aligning their interests with those of shareholders.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

If you return a proxy card by mail, it must be received before the polls close at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

Total shareholder return was helped by an $ 8.2 billion repurchase made in late 2013 — when the company and a group of investors led by Kotick and Activision Chairman Brian Kelly bought out a stake held by then - majority shareholder Vivendi.

Indeed, Elliott thinks Polycom could pay as much as $ 10 per share for Mitel in an all - stock transaction — which would also pay off handsomely for Elliott — and still yield a 95 % return for Polycom shareholders by the end of 2018.

ROE > 10 %: Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Overall, cash returned to shareholders is much lower today — even with the recent surge instigated by activist campaigns — than in decades past when the economy enjoyed much more robust growth.

By providing a lift to a stock's price, buybacks can increase total shareholder return to target levels, resulting in more stock awards for executives.

ANZ Banking Group's chief executive Shayne Elliott has a $ 3.5 billion problem that is likely to be solved by returning most of the money to shareholders.

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.

Cash and cash equivalents were $ 2 billion versus $ 2.7 billion a year ago, with the reduction largely driven by our commitment to return cash to shareholders and invest in strategic opportunities.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

A shareholder proposal by Carl Icahn of a non-binding advisory resolution that the Company commit to completing not less than $ 50 billion of share repurchases during its 2014 fiscal year (and increase the authorization under its capital return program accordingly)(Proposal No. 10); and

Dividends and share repurchases must be funded by domestic cash, and the Company has returned to shareholders or invested all of the domestic cash generated by its business and raised through the issuance of debt since the beginning of the program.

Registered shareholders are reminded that they must complete, sign and return a Letter of Transmittal and Election Form with their share certificate (s) to Equity Financial Trust Company, as depositary, by the election deadline.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

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.

Buffett, who has argued that investors — both small and large — would be better off putting money in low - cost index funds, wrote in his 2005 shareholder letter that active management professionals (hedge funds), as a group, would underperform the returns achieved «by rank amateurs who simply sat still.»

They have a high return on capital, consistently good returns, and they're run by leaders who want to create long - term value for shareholders while also treating their stakeholders right.»

-- Return on equity (ROE): The company's net income for a year divided by the total amount of shareholder's equity.

If shareholders start demanding that more drillers use their cash to grow returns instead of production, it could be just the thing the industry needs to prevent drilling itself into another hole by causing OPEC to fight back again.

Shareholders by contrast can expect to receive something in return for their

Therefore, other than a drop in oil prices, the only way they'll cut back is if shareholders demand that they do by turning up the heat on capital returns.

These high payout companies differentiate themselves from their growth - oriented peers by electing to return earnings to shareholders in the form of quarterly income.

Goldman Sachs in February estimated S&P 500 firms will return $ 1.2 trillion to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in 2018, increasing share buybacks by 23 percent to $ 650 billion this year.

So the next time a customer asks, «but doesn't Ken Fisher say he hates annuities» you can answer «no — not really because in Ken's case he is motivated by good — good business profits, good shareholder returns, and regulation - free marketing and sales practices.»

FTI said the EziBuy proposal would deliver the best overall return to creditors and had less execution risk than the Cheadle DOCA, which is backed by SurfStitch's management team, led by Justin Hillberg, SurfStitch co-founder and creditor Lex Pedersen and other large shareholders.

Following a multi-year period of underperforming shareholder returns, amid a slump in comparable store sales and hampered by relatively high expenses, the Company would appear to be vulnerable to an activist campaign.

The bank returned $ 4 billion to shareholders this quarter (up by +30 % vs Q1 2017).

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