Total shareholder returns, or TSR
Total shareholder return (TSR) measures the performance of a company's stock. It shows the combined returns an investor receives from owning shares in a company from capital gains and (for dividend-paying companies) dividends. TSR is shown as a percentage, and investors can use it to assess historical performance during a specific period (such as ‘last 10 years’), or use it to compare the performance of different investments or companies.
TSR formula:
For example: If you’d bought a stock at US$50, and after one year, the stock price increased to US$60. And during the year, the company paid you a US$2 dividend for every share you owned, then the TSR would be:
We acknowledge and thank the FMA, Dr Karena Kelly and Brook Taurua Grant, the RBNZ and the Māori Dictionary for their research which helped us with te Reo Māori kupu for this glossary.
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