ROVI  Rovi Corporation

Exchange

NASDAQ

Sector

Consumer Services

Industry

Newspapers/Magazines

Market Cap.

2.476B

No Dividend History over the past 10 years

ROVI has never distributed dividends or has recently suspended their dividend distribution.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Dividend Paid - - - - - - - - - -
divided by
Shares Outstanding 50.60M 49.52M 50.62M 51.37M 52.73M 54.22M 86.40M 100.86M 109.18M 113.13M
Dividend Paid Per Share - - - - - - - - - -
Price at Year End 16.04 22.59 25.72 16.73 28.26 18.33 12.65 31.87 62.01 24.58
Dividend Yield - - - - - - - - - -

History of Stock Buybacks over the past 10 years

ROVI has some history of delivering increased value for shareholders in the form of stock buybacks. These have helped improve financial metrics and increase each shareholders' relative ownership stake in the company, due to fewer shares outstanding and holding the same number of shares.
Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Shares Outstanding 50.60M 49.52M 50.62M 51.37M 52.73M 54.22M 86.40M 100.86M 109.18M 113.13M
Stock Bought Back - 2.19% -2.18% -1.47% -2.58% -2.74% -37.25% -14.34% -7.62% -3.50%