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China New Town Development CoHKSE:01278 -4.23% Shareholder Yield % is -122.19% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,702 Real Estate companies, China New Town Development Co ranks worse than 97.71% 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, China New Town Development Co's Shareholder Yield % was -122.19%.
China New Town Development Co (HKSE:01278) 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.
China New Town Development Co Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
China New Town Development Co Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* 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.
China New Town Development Co Shareholder Yield % Chart
China New Town Development Co Shareholder Yield % Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, China New Town Development Co'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.
China New Town Development Co Shareholder Yield % vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, China New Town Development Co's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China New Town Development Co'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.
China New Town Development Co (HKSE:01278) has a Shareholder Yield % of -122.19% 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 China New Town Development Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, China New Town Development Co ranks #1663 out of 1702 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 97.7%.
Is China New Town Development Co's Shareholder Yield % too high?
China New Town Development Co's current Shareholder Yield % is -122.19%. Based on the distribution chart, China New Town Development Co ranks #1663 out of 1702 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does China New Town Development Co's Shareholder Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, China New Town Development Co ranks #1663 out of 1702 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places China New Town Development Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.59. 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 Real Estate company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Real Estate companies is 0.59, based on 1,702 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. 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 China New Town Development Co and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.59 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. China New Town Development Co's current Shareholder Yield % is -122.19%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China New Town Development Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China New Town Development Co (HKSE:01278) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$0.07, compared to a current price of HK$0.07 — trading 2.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is -122.19%. 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 China New Town Development Co (HKSE:01278), the current Shareholder Yield % is -122.19% 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.
China New Town Development Co Ltd is engaged in urbanization investment and real estate-related businesses in Mainland China. The company has four operating segments: Urbanization Investment, Property Leasing, Building Construction, and Others. The Urbanization Investment segment is responsible for fixed-income projects related to new-type urbanization. The Property Leasing segment provides leasing services for investment properties, while the Building Construction segment is engaged in the construction of ancillary public facilities. The Others segment includes the provision of other services. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Urbanization Investment segment.
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