Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc., a primary subsidiary of Ashtead Group plc, stands as one of the largest and most diversified equipment rental companies in North America. With a vast network of over 1,200 branches across the United States and Canada, the company provides an extensive portfolio of equipment for rent, ranging from heavy earthmoving machinery and aerial work platforms to specialized tools for power generation, climate control, and remediation. Sunbelt serves a broad and resilient customer base that includes large-scale construction firms, industrial facilities, government agencies, and individual homeowners. The company's business model is built on the 'Power of Sunbelt' strategy, which emphasizes market density, a high level of customer service, and a 'clustered' geographic approach that allows for efficient fleet sharing and rapid response times. This scale enables Sunbelt to act as a critical partner for major infrastructure projects, emergency response efforts, and routine industrial maintenance. In addition to its core rental business, Sunbelt Rentals has invested heavily in digital transformation, offering customers advanced fleet management tools and online rental platforms. The company is also a leader in the industry's shift toward sustainability, actively incorporating electric and hybrid equipment into its fleet to help customers meet their environmental goals. Through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc. continues to expand its market share and solidify its position as a cornerstone of the North American industrial services sector.
The sum of declared dividends issued by a company for every ordinary share outstanding.
Dividend Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price in the last twelve months. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock.
It is another way that companies have to remunerate their shareholders, being an alternative to dividends. Shows the % of repurchases per share made in the last 12 months in relation to the share price.
Sum of Dividend Yield and BuyBack Yield to show the total return that the shareholder received in the last 12 months in relation to the share price.
The average of the dividend yield over the last 60 months.
The dividend payout ratio is the ratio of the total amount of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the net income of the company. It is the percentage of earnings paid to shareholders via dividends.
Retained earnings (RE) are the amount of net income left over for the business after it has paid out dividends to its shareholders and are an important variable for assessing a company's financial health because it shows the net income that a company has saved over time, and therefore has the ability to reinvest in the business or distribute to shareholders.
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