Sentences with phrase «shareholder returns includes»

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In the quarter, we returned $ 598 million of excess capital to shareholders, including $ 401 million of share repurchases.
«While the company faces a number of significant challenges, including the continued rise of Amazon and Google, its high margin and large sales figures enable the company to generate significant free cash flow, which it increasingly returns to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.»
The Emaar Malls bid includes a $ 500 million up - front payment and a guaranteed 15 % internal rate of return for Souq.com shareholders, the source said.
«We also continued to invest in our commercialization capabilities, while returning significant cash to our shareholdersincluding a 16 percent dividend increase.
Besides Mr. Drexler, major (5 % or greater) shareholders in the firm, as of the annual proxy in April, include FMR LLC (which includes the Fidelity Contrafund), Baron Capital Group, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, all of whom voted in favor of the directors up for election as well as the other management proposals — and Columbia Wanger Asset Management (whose parent Ameriprise, did not return requests for information).
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
Conscious Business is a win - win - win proposition, which includes a healthy return to shareholders.
For each CEO's tenure, the researchers calculated three metrics: the country - adjusted total shareholder return (including dividends reinvested), which offsets any increase in return that's attributable merely to an improvement in the local stock market; the industry - adjusted total shareholder return (including dividends reinvested), which offsets any increase that results from rising fortunes in the overall industry; and change in market capitalization (adjusted for dividends, share issues, and share repurchases), measured in inflation - adjusted U.S. dollars.
We computed a company's total shareholder return (including dividends reinvested) for the CEO's tenure.
Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.
Peltz also proposed cutting other «excess» costs, adding debt, adopting a more shareholder - friendly policy for distributing cash from CyclicalCo / CashCo, prioritizing high returns on invested capital for initiatives at GrowthCo, and introducing more shareholder - friendly governance, including tighter alignment between executive compensation and returns to shareholders.
The CNGC's independent consultant attends and participates in CNGC meetings at which executive compensation matters are considered, and performs analyses for the CNGC at the CNGC's request, including benchmarking, realizable pay analyses, analyses of the correlation between performance measures and shareholder return, and assessments of the difficulty of attaining performance goals.
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.
We returned $ 371 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $ 176 million in stock repurchases.
We have delivered double - digit ROE in five out of the last six years, and for that sixth year, our ROE was 9.4 percent.2 While we may not have a contract to deliver double - digit returns in every possible circumstance, our focus and intensity, including the way we manage expenses, demonstrate the importance we attach to shareholder returns.
Apple's total return to shareholders, which includes stock appreciation and dividends, has been 121 percent since Cook took the job
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.
As one of the most diversified healthcare companies with 12 megabrands, including Johnson's, Band - Aid, and Neutrogena, that are sold across 60 countries, J&J looks well poised to grow earnings, cash flows, and shareholder returns for years to come.
But in early 2016 Wesfarmers had a great history of building wealth for shareholders — an investment in the company's shares in 2000 returned nearly 17 % per year while the Australian market, including dividends, returned 8 % a year over the same period.
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.
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.
AACo managing director Jason Strong said the continued execution of the company's stated strategy (including branding the company as a luxury beef producer) was delivering returns for shareholders.
We are witnessing the auto industry enter a new phase, one of steely - eyed, hard - nosed business decisions, where shareholder money only will be invested in ways that provide double digit returns, including the cost of capital.
Return of Capital During the quarter, the company returned over $ 28 million in cash to its shareholders, including $ 16.5 million through share repurchases and $ 11.5 million in dividends.
During the quarter, the Company returned $ 21.0 million in cash to its shareholders, including $ 11.0 million in dividends and $ 10.0 million through share repurchases.
If we include dividends, shareholders have seen around 14 % total annual returns over the past four + decades.
Some of these factors include above average earnings per - share growth rates, above average return on equity, excess free cash flow, low debt - to - equity ratios, and shareholder friendly management.
It's important to keep in mind, however, that Starbucks will gear itself a little more, as part of the aforementioned plan to return $ 15 billion to shareholders over the next three years includes additional leverage.
But in early 2016 Wesfarmers had a great history of building wealth for shareholders — an investment in the company's shares in 2000 returned nearly 17 % per year while the Australian market, including dividends, returned 8 % a year over the same period.
Some of these factors include above - average earnings per - share growth rates, above - average return on equity, excess - free cash flow, low debt - to - equity ratios, and shareholder - friendly management.
... For returns on which no tax is due, the penalty is $ 195 for each month or part of a month (up to 12 months) the return is late or doesn't include the required information, multiplied by the total number of persons who were shareholders in the corporation during any part of the corporation's tax year for which the return is due.»
The Jensen Quality Universe ™ includes only those businesses that have produced a return on shareholder equity of 15 % or greater in each of the past ten years, as determined by the Investment Team.
The QEF election is generally made on Form 8621 («Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund») on or before the due date, including extensions, for the income tax return with respect to the tax year to which the election reReturn by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund») on or before the due date, including extensions, for the income tax return with respect to the tax year to which the election rereturn with respect to the tax year to which the election relates.
Stakeholders include the eventual pension beneficiaries, the pension sponsor that officially owns the assets, the future shareholders and taxpayers who are impacted if returns fail to match the pension return expectations, and so forth.
Morris figured that as a shareholder voice on the board, he could help cut expenses — including the high pay — and, once it was clean enough to sell, reap a return for his own small hedge fund.
Desired characteristics include a high return on invested capital, shareholder - friendly management and / or sustainable competitive advantages.
You must declare investment income on your tax return, including interest you received, interest from your children's savings accounts, life insurance bonuses, dividends you are paid as a shareholder, rent that you receive, capital gains on assets sold, and income or credits you receive from any trust investment product.
The rns on 01/12 caught my eye too «The Board is actively considering all options to grow and retain shareholder value including a potential return of capital should the Board deem it the most appropriate course of action in the coming months.»
Including all of shareholder yield's components leads to a return comparable to the return of PE, PB or PCF.
Over the intervening 22 years, that is a compound rate of return of 11.2 percent including dividends — impressive but hardly the growth rate Apple shareholders have come to expect.
Closed - end funds may issue senior securities (including preferred stock and debt obligations) for the purpose of leveraging the closed - end fund's common shares in an attempt to enhance the current return to such closed - end fund's common shareholders.
From his appointment as MD in 1993, up to & including the buy - out in 2002, a total shareholder return of almost 750 % was generated.
The Fund anticipates that sources of distributions to shareholders may include net investment income, net realized short - term capital gains, net realized long - term capital gains and return of capital.
Lancaster Colony's dividend usually only consumes 30 % to 50 % of its annual earnings and FCF, with rare exceptions, including during years with large special dividends when the company returns excess cash to shareholders.
The service providers may provide fund shareholders with the following shareholder services, among other shareholder services: (i) maintaining records for shareholders that hold shares of a fund; (ii) communicating with shareholders, including the mailing of regular statements and confirmation statements, distributing fund - related materials, mailing prospectuses and reports to shareholders, and responding to shareholder inquiries; (iii) communicating and processing shareholder purchase, redemption and exchange orders; (iv) communicating mergers, splits or other reorganization activities to fund shareholders; and (v) preparing and filing tax information, returns and reports.
Includes drafting of Annual Minutes of the meeting of the Shareholders; filing Corporations Act annual return and Annual Phone Consultation with Lawyer
If Yahoo wants a higher price, it might have to include more valuable assets in the core package, but that could hurt shareholders looking to maximize their returns, Jude added.
Examples of Retail Accountant duties include coordinating daily accounting activities, creating journal entries in the ledger, preparing tax returns, developing financial statements, reporting financial status to shareholders, and managing accounts payable and receivable.
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