As cash returned to shareholders can be reinvested in the common stock of a particular company, investors benefit from high -
yield companies as a group.
Not exact matches
«Often
companies have some buffer and bloat they can reduce, and there are initiatives that probably don't
yield as much return but they're still on the budget line.
With a huge demand for GPS trackers from brands,
companies, individuals and Government agencies, the industry has been touted
as a goldmine that can
yield an estimated 50 billion dollars in a calendar year.
Assuming they and insurance
companies buy
as much
as JP Morgan and others estimate, long - term
yields may not rise at all this year and
yield curves will remain flat.
The
company's lone outstanding junk bond, worth $ 1.8 billion and maturing in 2025, briefly dropped two points to
as low
as 85 cents on the dollar for a
yield of around 8 percent on Monday, according to MarketAxess data.
As my company's founder, I was essentially its first sales rep.. But as we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenu
As my
company's founder, I was essentially its first sales rep.. But
as we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenu
as we've grown, I've needed to scale sales and hire new reps.. One of the most important lessons I've learned from growing a sales team is that spending time with newly hired sales reps early on can
yield exponential jumps in productivity and revenue.
More players continue to enter the marketplace, including
yield - hungry investors, such
as insurance
companies, that look to get into the small business lending game.
The
company's patented technology enables it to extract and purify high - grade collagen from a unique source — sheep skins
as distinct from the traditional cow, horse and pig sources, with greater
yields and higher grades.
In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will
yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the
company's product
as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.
The public trial will run for the next two months, and may be extended by the
companies for
as long
as it continues to
yield valuable feedback and data, they said.
Just
as a rough example assuming no 401K and no
company match and just an individual IRA with an assumed inflation adjusted equivalent of $ 6K per year for 18 years at say 5 %
yielding about $ 170K at age 40 then it sits at 5 % for twenty more years would give you about $ 450K at age 60.
Wages considered were earned for services
as varied
as collector of customs at the Port of New York to royalties on books,
as well
as ownership of
companies and
yields from family estates.
It is one of the defining factors in whether your SaaS
company has a viable business model that can
yield profits by keeping acquisition costs low
as you scale.
Treasury prices rose on Tuesday, pushing
yields higher,
as fears over the U.S.'s protectionist policies makes a return on reports that the White House may crack down on Chinese investments in American tech
companies.
I think many of us are «fishing from the same pond» these days
as we all seem to have our eyes on the same solid
companies that are finally going on sale offering us much better prices values and
yields not seen in a long time.
Dividend
yields change
as stock prices change, and
companies may change or cancel dividend payments in the future.
Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC
as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted
yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services
companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high -
yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.
There are a lot of great
companies sporting some very, very juicy
yields as of late.
There are a multitude of reasons
as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies - dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of
companies that have raised their dividends at rates considerably above average and high dividend
yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above - average dividend
yields as measured by the dividend rate compared to the stock market price.
It's common to object to the dividend
yield as a measure of valuation, given that
companies have devoted more of their earnings to stock repurchases than dividend payments in recent years.
These include financials, which should benefit from a steepening
yield curve, but also segments of the consumer space and «old economy»
companies in sectors such
as industrials and energy.
Don't be fooled by the 1.50 %
yield as the
company will double its payment every 7 years going forward.
For stocks, it's important to have stocks in your portfolio from a large variety of
companies, including
companies in different sectors or industries, such
as consumer staples or materials; from
companies of different sizes, such
as large - cap or small - cap stocks; from
companies in different countries and from
companies that either have growth potential or good dividend
yields.
Dividend
yields from
companies with low or negative free cash flow can not be trusted
as much because they may not be able to sustain their dividend for much longer.
If a depression does hit, the mining
companies could potentially surge so much so that their
yield could sky rocket
as they did in the great depression.
«If rates go up — and I don't think they will — then the increase in
yields would hurt metals and mining
company prices
as money left these assets and moved into fixed income.»
The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) seeks to replicate
as closely
as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and
yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, which is intended to track the overall performance of
companies involved in the gold mining industry.
The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) seeks to replicate
as closely
as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and
yield performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, which is intended to track the overall performance of small - capitalization
companies that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and / or silver.
Investors hungry for
yield are throwing money into
companies who then drill more, and the surge in production is hurting the industry
as a whole.
High - dividend stocks such
as utilities and phone
companies fell; those stocks are often compared to bonds and they tend to fall when bond
yields rise,
as higher bond
yields make the stocks less appealing to investors seeking income.
Capital appreciation potential
Companies issuing high
yield bonds have the potential to turn around their financial standing, creating the opportunity for investors to realize capital gains
as bond values increase, due to improving business conditions or improved credit ratings.
Now, many
companies are switching to flexible working schedules,
as it seemsthis work mode
yields better results.
«It grows earnings not so much by the brilliance of management or the diversity of their operations,
as Welch and Immelt claim, but through the acquisition of
companies (more than 100
companies in each of the last five years) using high - powered, high P / E multiple GE stock or cheap near Treasury Bill
yielding commercial paper.
It is often qualitative factors such
as company culture, management's approach toward capital allocation, or customer service, that can
yield critical insights into a
company's sources of competitive advantage.
IBM's dividend probably won't grow quite
as fast
as some of these other tech
companies, but the much higher
yield more than makes up it.
IBM's high dividend
yield may not seem
as appealing given the
company's recent performance.
All of the allowed claims attributable to the prepetition high
yield bonds issued by the
Company were converted into new common stock
as set forth in the plan of reorganization.
While WestJet prepares to launch Swoop on June 20 in response to other ULCC competitors such
as Flair Airlines Ltd., Air Canada has maintained its focus on targeting the premium passenger, driving higher
yields for the
company.
High -
yield bonds, those from
companies with weak financial positions and poor credit, are offering rates
as high
as 9 % for 30 - year terms but also offer the risk of bankruptcy before the bond matures.
In addition to individual Long Ideas, we provide Model Portfolios that provide well - screened lists of
companies based on specific criteria such
as return on invested capital (ROIC) or dividend
yield.
Going forward, it seems that BWW will need to find a way to continue appealing to consumers with changing tastes and preferences, while also better controlling costs to improve profitability,
as the
company seeks to deliver the above - average returns it historically
yielded for investors until recently.
And within the S&P 500, eight stocks have dividend
yields of more than 5 percent, forward price - to - earnings valuations above 30, and are not the subject of rampant acquisition speculation (
as is Williams
Companies, which would otherwise qualify).
As a dividend growth investor, you can utilize a bunch of metrics to help you pick solid and growing
companies like payout ratio, dividend
yield or dividend growth.
The stock delivers a
yield around 3 % and the
company has still managed to perform
as well
as the S&P 500 over the past 10 years.
As it was the case with the high
yield portfolio, I must admit the return has been generated by a single
company: Helmerich & Payne.
Companies in the consumer staples sector may not pay a
yield as high
as those in the utilities sector but growth is usually slightly higher.
I wouldn't focus so much on the low current
yield of these
companies as much
as their very high dividend growth rates.
So much, in fact, that the
company can afford to pay a generous dividend (3.3 %
yield) while also building cash reserves ($ 20 billion) and making strategic investments such
as Infineon Technologies (IFNNY), maker of the chips inside the iPhone 3GS.
Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare
as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities
as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 %
yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism
companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.
In addition, terms and conditions in the leveraged - loan market, which provides credit to lower - rated
companies, have eased significantly, reportedly
as a result of a «reach for
yield» in the face of persistently low interest rates.