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Discovery (JSE:DSY) Total Payout Yield % : 0.10 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Discovery 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.

Discovery's current Total Payout Yield % is 0.10%.


Discovery Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discovery's Total Payout 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.

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Discovery Total Payout Yield % Chart

Discovery Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.38 2.18 0.08 0.07 0.07

Discovery Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Total Payout Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.08 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Discovery's Total Payout Yield %

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Discovery'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.


Discovery's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Discovery's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Discovery's Total Payout Yield % falls into.



Discovery Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Discovery's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -69) / 96031.1404
=0.07%

Discovery's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -783) * 2 / 95130.528
=1.65%

* 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.


Discovery 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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Discovery (JSE:DSY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Discovery Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Discovery Ltd sells multiple insurance products and provides investment management services. The company has reportable segments based on a combination of products and services which are Health South Africa, Life South Africa, Invest South Africa, Vitality South Africa, Insure South Africa, Bank South Africa, Health United Kingdom, Life United Kingdom, and other segment which include SA insure, SA bank, SA distribution, vitality group. It serves employers for health insurance, as well as individual clients who buy health and life insurance and investment products across the UK, US, China, Singapore, and Australia.

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