Total Shareholder Return

Our total shareholder return is calculated using a formula based on stock appreciation and dividends over a specific period, assuming dividends are reinvested in stock. This measure is one way the market values our financial results, strategies, prospects, asset value and management.

We compare our one-year and five-year compounded TSR performance with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For the purposes of our dashboard measure, we receive a "below" rating if we underperform the index during both time frames; we receive an "achieves" rating if we outperform the index in one time frame; and we receive an "exceeds" rating if we perform better than the index in both time frames. In 2007, we outperformed the S&P 500 in the one-year time frame and underperformed it in the five-year time frame, resulting in an overall "achieves" rating.