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New TimesHKSE:00166 Shareholder Yield % is 1.01% as of Dec. 2025, which is 11% above its 10-year median of 0.91. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,165 Metals & Mining companies, New Times ranks better than 85.77% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, New Times's Shareholder Yield % was 1.01%.
New Times (HKSE:00166) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
New Times Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
New Times Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for New Times's Shareholder 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.
New Times Shareholder Yield % Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, New Times's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder 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.
New Times Shareholder Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, New Times's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where New Times's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
New Times (HKSE:00166) has a Shareholder Yield % of 1.01% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on New Times and its competitors. This is 11% above median its historical median of 0.91. According to the industry distribution chart, New Times ranks #308 out of 2165 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 14.2%.
Is New Times' Shareholder Yield % too high?
New Times' current Shareholder Yield % of 1.01% is 11% above median its 10-year median of 0.91. Based on the distribution chart, New Times ranks #308 out of 2165 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does New Times' Shareholder Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, New Times ranks #308 out of 2165 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places New Times in the top 14% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on New Times and its competitors. New Times's current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01%, which is 11% above median its own 10-year median of 0.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is New Times stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, New Times (HKSE:00166) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$0.05, compared to a current price of HK$0.04 — trading 30% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01%, which is 11% above median its 10-year median of 0.91. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For New Times (HKSE:00166), the current Shareholder Yield % is 1.01% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
New Times Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates its business through two segments. The Energy upstream and industrial park development, and the Precious metals refinery and trading segment. The company generates maximum revenue from the Precious metals refinery and trading segment, which includes trading and refinery of precious metals in Hong Kong.. The Energy upstream and industrial park development segment is engaged in the exploration, exploitation and sale of oil and gas products in Western Canada and Argentina, as well as the development of a new energy industrial park with an ecosystem which is self-sustaining in Campbell River, Canada. Geographically, Hong Kong accounts for the majority of its revenue.
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