What is AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield %?
Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield %
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % falls into.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Calculation
Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Explanation
Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Total Payout Yield % Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals's Total Payout Yield % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (FRA:AV2B) Business Description
Avanir Pharmaceuticals was incorporated in California in August 1988 and was reincorporated in Delaware in March 2009. The Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. The Company commenced promotion of NUEDEXTA in the United States in February 2011. The Company is also studying AVP-923 for use in different types of neuropathic pain. NUEDEXTA is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for pseudobulbar affect. NUEDEXTA is an combination of two components: dextromethorphan hydrobromide, the ingredient that is harmacologically active in the central nervous system, and quinidine sulfate, a metabolic inhibitor enabling dextromethorphan to reach therapeutic plasma concentrations. The Company currently markets NUEDEXTA to approximately 10,000 physicians and other healthcare providers who specialize in psychiatry, neurology or geriatric medicine and practice in outpatient or long-term care settings. NUEDEXTA may face competition from several products: Antidepressants, including Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, Elavil and Pamelor and others; Atypical antipsychotic agents, including Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel, Abilify, Geodon and others; and Miscellaneous agents, including Symmetrel, Lithium and others. The Company is subject to regulation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Export Control Act and other present and future laws of general application.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
FRA:AV2B has been successfully added to your 