Lafarge (XSWX:LG) Total Payout Yield % : 3.74 (As of May. 30, 2024)

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What is Lafarge Total Payout Yield %?

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Lafarge's current Total Payout Yield % is 3.74%.

Lafarge Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lafarge's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

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Lafarge Total Payout Yield % Chart

Lafarge Annual Data

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9.51

6.87

1.51

3.21

Lafarge Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Total Payout Yield %

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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.

Lafarge's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Lafarge Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Lafarge's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-16.836	+	9.621	+	-347.548)	/	0
	=	N/A%

Lafarge's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (0	+	25.107	+	-384.975)	*	4	/	0
	=	N/A%

Lafarge Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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Lafarge (XSWX:LG) Business Description

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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.

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