Merafe ResourcesMERFF 64 Shareholder Yield % is 9.35% as of Dec. 2025, which is 30% below its 10-year median of 13.39. GuruFocus rates MERFF with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.17. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,155 Metals & Mining companies, Merafe Resources ranks better than 96.61% 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, Merafe Resources's Shareholder Yield % was 9.35%.
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.
Merafe Resources Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Merafe Resources Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Merafe Resources'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.
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Merafe Resources'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.
Merafe Resources Shareholder Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Merafe Resources's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Merafe Resources'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.
Merafe Resources (MERFF) has a Shareholder Yield % of 9.35% 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 Merafe Resources and its competitors. This is 30% below median its historical median of 13.39. Over the past decade, Merafe Resources' Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.01 to 30.13. According to the industry distribution chart, Merafe Resources ranks #73 out of 2155 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 3.4%.
Is Merafe Resources' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Merafe Resources' current Shareholder Yield % of 9.35% is 30% below median its 10-year median of 13.39. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 30.13. Based on the distribution chart, Merafe Resources ranks #73 out of 2155 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Merafe Resources has a GF Score™ of 64/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Merafe Resources' Shareholder Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Merafe Resources ranks #73 out of 2155 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Merafe Resources in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. Historically, Merafe Resources' own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 0.01 to 30.13 over the past decade. 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 Merafe Resources and its competitors. Merafe Resources's current Shareholder Yield % is 9.35%, which is 30% below median its own 10-year median of 13.39. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Merafe Resources stock overvalued right now?
Merafe Resources (MERFF) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 9.35%. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.17, compared to a current price of $0.22 — trading 28.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 9.35%, which is 30% below median its 10-year median of 13.39. Merafe Resources' overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 9 warning signs to review. 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 Merafe Resources (MERFF), the current Shareholder Yield % is 9.35% 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.
Is Merafe Resources (MERFF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Merafe Resources stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $0.22 is trading 28.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.17.
Key valuation signals for MERFF:
Shareholder Yield %: 9.35% (30% below median its 10-year median of 13.39)
GF Value™: $0.17 vs. price of $0.22 (28.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MERFF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters, twenty-two ferrochrome furnaces, and nine mines, situated in the North-West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The company has operating mines namel Marikana West; and Kroondal Gemini. The Group has one reportable segment being the mining and beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome and associated minerals. Geographically, it has its presence in Africa, Americas, Asia, China, Indonesia, Other Asia, and Europe.
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