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QutoutiaoQTTOY Shareholder Yield % is -8,295.05% as of Dec. 2024. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 514 Interactive Media companies, Qutoutiao ranks worse than 99.81% 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, Qutoutiao's Shareholder Yield % was -8,295.05%.
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.
Qutoutiao Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Qutoutiao Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Qutoutiao'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.
QTTOY vs FRZT, GOOGL, META: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Qutoutiao'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.
Qutoutiao Shareholder Yield % vs Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Qutoutiao's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qutoutiao'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.
What does a Shareholder Yield % of -8,295.05% mean?
Qutoutiao (QTTOY) has a Shareholder Yield % of -8,295.05% as of Dec. 2024. 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 Qutoutiao and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #513 out of 514 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 99.8%.
Is Qutoutiao's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Qutoutiao's current Shareholder Yield % is -8,295.05%. Based on the distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #513 out of 514 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Qutoutiao's Shareholder Yield % compare to FRZT and GOOGL?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #513 out of 514 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Qutoutiao in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.76. 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 an Interactive Media company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Interactive Media companies is 0.76, based on 514 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 Qutoutiao and its competitors. For the Interactive Media industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.76 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Qutoutiao's current Shareholder Yield % is -8,295.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Qutoutiao stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Qutoutiao (QTTOY) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.03, compared to a current price of $0.00 — trading 99% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is -8,295.05%. 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 Qutoutiao (QTTOY), the current Shareholder Yield % is -8,295.05% as of Dec. 2024. 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.
Qutoutiao Inc is a mobile content platform company in China. Its flagship mobile application, Qutoutiao, aggregates articles and short videos from professional media and freelancers and presents customized feeds to users. It has also launched a mobile literature application, Midu Novels, which offers users free literature supported by advertising. The mobile literature applications, Midu Novels, and Midu Lite, source content from traditional PC-based online literature platforms, which provide a license to publish their literature content on Midu Novels for a fee and offer pieces of literature. The company generates revenue by providing advertising and marketing services.
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