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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Total Payout Yield % : 0.07 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Sierra Wireless 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.

Sierra Wireless's current Total Payout Yield % is 0.07%.


Sierra Wireless Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Wireless'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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Sierra Wireless Total Payout Yield % Chart

Sierra Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.40 0.68 0.05 0.16 0.81

Sierra Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -0.26 1.13 -0.51 0.33 -0.28

Competitive Comparison of Sierra Wireless's Total Payout Yield %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sierra Wireless'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.


Sierra Wireless's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sierra Wireless's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sierra Wireless Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Sierra Wireless's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (-10.772 + 5.406 + 0) / 663.4811
=0.81%

Sierra Wireless's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (-0.245 + 1.07 + 0) * 4 / 1189.135556
=-0.28%

* 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.


Sierra Wireless 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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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Business Description

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Sierra Wireless Inc is a wireless communication equipment designer and provider of Device-To-Cloud Internet-of-Things solutions. The company's product and services portfolio contain products such as high-speed cellular modules and services such as connectivity services, cloud platforms, and cellular gateways, among others. It operates through two business segments: Internet of Things solutions and Embedded broadband. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's embedded broadband segment, and more than half of its revenue is earned in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region.