NKGN (NKGen Biotech) Shareholder Yield % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield %?

NKGen Biotech NKGN Shareholder Yield % is 0.00% as of Mar. 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. It is a measure of shareholder return. As of today, NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % was 0.00%.


NKGen Biotech  (OTCPK:NKGN) 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."

Shareholder Yield % is calculated by three components: Dividend Yield %, Buyback Yield %, and Net Debt Paydown Yield %.

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.


NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield % Related Terms


NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for NKGen Biotech'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.

NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield % Chart

NKGen Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shareholder Yield %
0.00 0.00 -15.97 -60.93

NKGen Biotech Quarterly Data
Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Shareholder Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -20.53 -34.87 -75.45 -60.93 -245.29

NKGN vs CALC, CLGN, MBRX: Shareholder Yield % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, NKGen Biotech'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.


NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % falls into.



NKGen Biotech Shareholder Yield % Calculation

NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Shareholder Yield %=Dividend Yield %+Buyback Yield %+Net Debt Paydown Yield %
=0.00 %+-63.08 %+-182.21 %
=-245.29 %

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Shareholder Yield % →
What does a Shareholder Yield % of 0.00% mean?
NKGen Biotech (NKGN) has a Shareholder Yield % of 0.00% as of Mar. 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 NKGen Biotech and its competitors.
Is NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % too high?
NKGen Biotech's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%.
How does NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % compare to CALC and CLGN?
NKGen Biotech's Shareholder Yield % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology industry. 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Shareholder Yield % depends on the Biotechnology 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 NKGen Biotech and its competitors. NKGen Biotech's current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is NKGen Biotech stock overvalued right now?
NKGen Biotech (NKGN) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 0.00%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00%. 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 NKGen Biotech (NKGN), the current Shareholder Yield % is 0.00% as of Mar. 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.

NKGen Biotech Business Description

Address 3001 Daimler Street, Santa Ana, CA, USA, 92705
NKGen Biotech Inc is a biotechnology company developing cell therapies for neurodegenerative and oncological diseases based on activated NK cells. NK cells are part of the human innate immune response system that can selectively identify and destroy abnormal or diseased cells. Its product candidates are based on a proprietary manufacturing and cryopreservation process that produces SuperNKTM (SNK) cells that have shown increased activity as compared to the starting population of NK cells, based on the results of in vitro experiments performed by NKMAX, as defined by parameters such as cytotoxicity, cytokine production and activating receptor expression. SNK cells can be produced in large quantities and cryopreserved while maintaining high levels of cytotoxicity.