The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which analyst John Reeves and advisor David Meier discuss topics across the investing world.
David provides us with a handy way to evaluate the return potential of big oil companies. Here's his approach:
Dividend yield + dividend growth + share buybacks = total returns.
The share buyback percentage is calculated using the amount spent on buybacks divided by total market cap. In the video, John and David consider how the big oil companies stack up using this equation.
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