"stock appreciation" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to an increase in the value of a company's stock over time. Example: "Investors are hoping for a significant stock appreciation in the coming months as the company announces its new product line."
"David's compensation is almost entirely tied to stock appreciation," said David C. Leavy, a spokesman at Discovery.
OPTION AWARDS The aggregate grant-date value of incentive plan or service-based awards of stock options or stock appreciation rights, as reported by the company.
That gain can be explained by dividend income from shares held in funds and has little to do with stock appreciation, Trim Tabs says.
No more focus on quarterly earnings or the kind of short-term stock appreciation that means quick riches for executives with options.
Mr. Sacconaghi also said that "further stock appreciation is likely to require patience as Dell takes action to stabilize its business, which may take several quarters".
They then get a deduction for the full amount of the proceeds, without incurring any capital-gains tax on the stock appreciation.
Mr. Hatch said Liberty needed to spend up to $3 billion to upgrade cable systems in Germany over the next three years, which could "impair stock appreciation growth".
Enel Green Power, which is 68 percent owned by Enel, the big Italian utility, has seen returns through stock appreciation and dividend of about 26 percent over the past year.
I.S.S. wrote in its report that Hess appeared to have consistently lagged its peers in terms of stock appreciation, having delivered a total shareholder return of 1.7 percent over the three years before Elliott began its campaign.
He adds that increased international exposure is justified because, when it comes to stock appreciation, "a faltering U.S. engine of global growth will be replaced by several emerging-market engines".
Excluding expenses related to the company's early retirement program, the spinoff of Agilent, the incremental effect of stock appreciation rights and certain equity gains during the quarter, the company had earnings of 87 cents a share.
