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ALS (CPBLF) Total Payout Yield % : 2.79 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is ALS 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.

ALS's current Total Payout Yield % is 2.79%.


ALS Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALS'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.

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ALS Total Payout Yield % Chart

ALS Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.25 2.70 1.38 2.22 2.94

ALS Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Total Payout Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.21 2.06 2.87 3.31 3.54

Competitive Comparison of ALS's Total Payout Yield %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ALS'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.


ALS's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ALS's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALS's Total Payout Yield % falls into.



ALS Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

ALS's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -117.891) / 4008.91104
=2.94%

ALS's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -60.347) * 2 / 3413.3844
=3.54%

* 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.


ALS 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.


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ALS (CPBLF) Business Description

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Address
299 Coronation Drive, Level 2, Milton, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4064
Founded in the 1880s and listing on the ASX in 1952, ALS operates three divisions: commodities, life sciences, and industrial. ALS commodities traditionally generated the majority of underlying earnings, providing geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection and mine site services for the global mining industry. Expansion into environmental, pharmaceutical and food testing areas and commodity price weakness have lessened earnings exposure to commodities.

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