Which metric measures total shareholder financial return by combining cash dividends and stock price capital appreciation relative to purchase price?
AEarnings Yield
BTotal Shareholder Return (TSR)
CDividend Yield
DCapital Gain Margin
Explanation
• Total Shareholder Return (TSR) formula: $text{TSR} = frac{(text{Ending Stock Price} – text{Beginning Stock Price}) + text{Dividends}}{text{Beginning Stock Price}}$.
• TSR provides a comprehensive metric of economic return delivered to equity investors.
• It reflects both income (dividends) and capital growth (price appreciation).
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Financial Statement Analysis
- Subtopic: Shareholder Metrics

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