Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information for Common Stock - Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the trading symbol “CBZ.”
Holders of Record - The number of holders of our common stock based on record ownership as of December 31, 2024 was approximately 2,430.
Dividends - Historically, we have not paid cash dividends on our common stock. Refer to Note 10, Debt and Financing Arrangements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for information relating to restrictions on declaring or making dividend payments under our 2024 Credit Facilities.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities - During the year ended December 31, 2024, we issued approximately 159 thousand shares of our common stock as payment for current year acquisitions, as well as payment for contingent consideration for current year and previous acquisitions. The above referenced shares were issued in transactions not involving a public offering in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The persons to whom the shares were issued had access to full information about the Company and represented that they acquired the shares for their own account and not for the purpose of distribution. The certificates for the shares contain a restrictive legend advising that the shares may not be offered for sale, sold, or otherwise transferred without having first been registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities - Shares repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2024 (reported on a trade-date basis) are summarized in the table below (in thousands, except per share data). Average price paid per share includes fees and commissions.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Fourth Quarter Purchases Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased Average
Price Paid
Per
Share Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plan Maximum
Number of
Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plan
October 1 – October 31, 2024 — $ — — 4,997
November 1 – November 30, 2024 — $ — — 4,997
December 1 – December 31, 2024 1 $ 77.90 1 4,996
1 $ 77.90 1
Refer to Note 14, Common Stock, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion on the Share Repurchase Program.
Performance Graph - The graph below matches the cumulative five-year total return of holders of CBIZ, Inc.’s common stock with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index, the Russell 2000 index and a customized peer group of five companies that includes: Brown & Brown, Inc., H & R Block, Inc., Paychex, Inc., Resources Connection, Inc. and Willis Towers Watson Plc. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock, in each index, and in the peer group (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on December 31, 2019 and tracks it through December 31, 2024.
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COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN *
Among CBIZ, Inc., the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 2000 Index, and a Peer Group
*$100 invested on December 31, 2019 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.
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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
CBIZ, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 98.70 $ 145.10 $ 173.78 $ 232.16 $ 303.52
S&P 500 100.00 118.40 152.39 124.79 157.59 197.02
Russell 2000 100.00 119.96 137.74 109.59 128.14 142.93
Peer Group 100.00 108.95 149.91 140.80 154.36 197.37
The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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