Qualcomm's (QCOM) 3.9% Total Yield To Shareholders Bodes Well For The Stock By: Barchart | November 14, 2022
Qualcomm (QCOM) reported positive free cash flow and made large return of capital payments to shareholders in the year ending Sept. 25. Its high total yield, composed of buybacks and dividends, in Q4 represented almost 3.92% of its total market value on an annualized basis. That bodes well for QCOM stock going forward.
The mobile telecom chip company reported that it made $841 million in dividend payments as well as $500 million in share buybacks or $1.341 billion during its fiscal Q4. On an annualized basis that works out to 3.94% of its $136 billion market value.
In fact, in the last year alone the company has made $6.34 billion in total shareholder return payments, representing 4.66% of its $136 billion market cap.
Qualcomm - Total Returns to Shareholders - Page 2 of Q4 earnings release on Nov. 2
The quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share works out to a dividend yield of 2.45% (i.e., $3.00/$122.51 per share). In addition, the $500 million in buybacks represents a buyback yield of 1.47% (i.e. $2.0 billion/$136 billion). That is why the total yield to shareholders.
Valuation Is Cheap
QCOM stock is now at bargain levels, given that analysts project that earnings will rise 21% next year from $10.23 to $12.40 per share. So, at $122.51 per share today the stock trades for just 9.8x times the projected earnings next year.
This makes the stock a bargain going forward, with its 3.9% total yield as well. For example, its average forward P/E (price-to-earnings) multiple over the past 5 years has been over 17.8x. That represents a potential upside of 81% in the stock. Even if it were to recover half of that the stock could move to $171 per share, up from $122.51 today).
We can use that to set a strike target in options trading...
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