STMicroelectronics N.v. STM
1 cents of every revenue dollar became profit this year.
Earnings covered only a fraction of the dividend — the rest came from cash or borrowing.
Each USD of equity produced 1 cents of profit this year.
USD 321.0M in dividends and USD 367.0M in buybacks — 414% of the year's profit, so the payout drew on cash built up earlier.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where the series crosses a loss.
The share count shrank 2% in five years — the same company, cut into fewer, larger slices.
The company holds more cash than debt.
Slide the table for earlier years · "·" marks figures not disclosed in the filing for that year.
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