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OCTOBER 28, 2024

of the total; real estate tax and ground leases , 1.6%; and other investments, at 3%. Tenants are responsible for all property expenses, including routine maintenance, real estate taxes, and building insurance. The company has a conservative balance sheet with low leverage, minimal near-term debt maturities, and ample liquidity.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For its smokeable segment, revenue net of exercise taxes rose 1.2% Revenue net of excise taxes in its oral products segment, meanwhile, rose 5.8% Overall revenue net of excise taxes rose 1.3% Its debt-to- EBITDA leverage is in good shape at 2.1 Discount brand shipments plunged 28.4%. Cigar volumes fell 1.6%.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,990 !* To that end, we are leveraging the learnings from early service engagement to develop new tools to accelerate future modernization efforts. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $504,097 !*

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The company continues to see a ton of operating leverage in its business as sales climb, with gross margin for the quarter improving to 77.5% Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, climbed 72% to $722 million. Overall revenue climbed 39% to $1.2 billion, topping the $1.13

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MARCH 28, 2025

At a stock price of around $39 per share, DraftKings trades for an enterprise value roughly 21 times management's 2025 outlook for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Revenue growth should remain strong, while operating margin should show considerable improvement as it leverages fixed costs.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

That would be low for any company, but importantly gives management the leeway to take on leverage to fund the business (and the dividend) during energy industry downturns. But that's just par for the course in the energy industry, noting that Chevron added a little leverage so it could keep the business running as usual.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

However, there's much less of a tax drag on the transaction. Share repurchases incur a 1% tax (paid by the business); qualified dividends are taxed at the long-term capital gains tax rate (paid by the shareholder). Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !*

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APRIL 3, 2025

forward yield and low leverage of 3.1 It is looking to grow its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) by 8% in 2025 and has a goal to grow it at a 5% to 7% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) moving forward. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $42,315 !*

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $42,390 !* We have robust plans that leverage the demand for flavor and the strength of our brands. Our fourth quarter adjusted effective tax rate was 25.4%, compared to 22.3% Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $514,479 !*

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While the company is still losing money on a generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) basis, it did report a profit on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), and its market-share gains bode well for the future. Where to invest $1,000 right now? billon and up 34% from a year ago.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

AGNC Investments can boost its investment return by using leverage (borrowing money) to buy additional MBS. Energy Transfer Energy Transfer is a master limited partnership (MLP ), entities that send their investors a Schedule K-1 federal tax form each year. That makes them very low-risk fixed-income investments.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

It all starts with its master limited partnership structure, which is designed to pass income on to investors in a tax-advantaged manner. (A Moreover, its leverage is normally toward the low end of its peer group, so it is conservative on both an absolute and relative basis. A portion of the distribution is usually return of capital.)

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

That lease structure requires tenants to cover all operating costs, including routine maintenance, real estate taxes, and building insurance. It also has a low-leverage balance sheet financed with long-term, low fixed-rate debt. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,456 !*

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Q3 earnings preview for Block For the third quarter, Block has guided for a headline 17% year-over-year increase in the gross profit while forecasting $695 million in adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), accelerating by 46% from last year.

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MAY 14, 2024

Sirius XM went from being a speculative deficit-riddled stock two decades ago to one that has been consistently profitable since shortly after completing the combination of the country's two satellite radio platforms in the summer of 2008. billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and $1.2

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

For decades, ADM has leveraged its enormous global asset base to originate, process, and transport agricultural commodities between over 190 countries. As a BDC, Hercules Capital can avoid income taxes by distributing at least 90% of profits to shareholders as a dividend. The stock offers a 3.4% annually since 2020.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

It's one of only eight REITs in the S&P 500 with two A3/A- credit ratings or better, thanks to its lower leverage ratios and the quality of its portfolio. Those leases require that tenants cover all operating expenses, including routine maintenance, building insurance, and real estate taxes.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

It has an unmatched logistics network, and it leverages its superior capabilities to create an even better system, thus ensuring an upward cycle that no competitor would be able to challenge in the near future. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,946 !*

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MARCH 5, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,730 !* Currently, we are leveraging our unique user scenarios and high-quality data to explore AI applications that will potentially enhance the efficiency of freight matching and tracker capacity scheduling. billion representing an increase of 25.9%

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $46,349 !* We had a total estimated pre-tax statutory loss for our U.S. For the full year, we generated strong statutory pre-tax income of $378 million. who can leverage that access to optimize quality care, affordable pricing, and personalized service.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Part of the reason is that it has an incredibly conservative balance sheet, with low leverage giving it the wherewithal to add debt during tough times to support its business and your dividends. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,169 !* dividend yield even if oil prices plunge. dividend yield.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Agree Realty has a strong balance sheet, and its use of leverage is low, compared to its peers. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,982 !* In 2024, the company invested $524.9 million across 144 properties , which should help provide it with years of steady rental income.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,103 !* And on top of that, we also are leveraging our Brand Growth System that we that we have proven through the pilots did in 2024. I wanted to dig in a little bit on the increase in your tax rate, if I could, into 2025. On the flip side, a $2.4

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Its leveraged exposure to oil production has pushed down Occidental's share price to levels it hasn't seen since the beginning of 2022. Occidental's current share price of about $50 gives it an enterprise-value -to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) multiple of just 5.3.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

It does this by investing in debt or equity to companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) between $10 million and $250 million. BDCs use leverage to boost their payouts to shareholders, which could exacerbate losses in a poor economic environment. Ares Capital's debt-to-equity of 1.03

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,103 !* We're also leveraging AI to create a more intuitive workflow and faster turnaround times to reduce frustrations for our members and provider partners. Our leverage ratio at the end of the quarter was approximately 4.7

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

AT&T's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 3.4% billion year over year , helping reduce its leverage ratio from 2.99 With its free cash flow rising and its leverage ratio falling, AT&T's high-yielding dividend is growing safer. That's enabling the company to repay debt.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,990 !* Our regulatory debt to equity leverage calculated as total debt excluding our SBIC debentures divided by net asset value was 0.64 And as such, we would expect leverage to continue to increase during this time to be closer to our long-term stated targets.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $41,138 !* Our effective tax rate for the quarter was 16.2%, and compares to 20% in the fourth quarter last year. This lower rate is primarily due to the effect of certain rate-impacting items on lower earnings before taxes. billion to $1.4

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APRIL 3, 2025

In fact, the company's debt-to-EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) is actually lower today than it was at the start of 2023. What's interesting is that Enbridge's leverage is right in line with some of the largest utilities, and its business has a notable utility component to it. Data by YCharts.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It ended the year with a leverage ratio of 3.1. Because of that, the MLP remains an excellent option for investors who are seeking lucrative and steadily rising income streams (and who don't mind receiving a Schedule K-1 Federal Tax Form each year). Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $43,181 !*

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $45,374 !* As a reminder, we implemented several shrink-mitigating tactics in Q1 and Q2, including upgraded store talent, updated equipment, revised policies, increased leverage of exception reporting to quickly identify issues, and a third-party restitution program.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,946 !* Our AI-powered solutions leverage the vast amount of proprietary enterprise data generated by 500 billion transactions per day processed by our zero trust exchange. We see this as a huge opportunity, and we will leverage our success in U.S.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

The company has revolutionized the short-term rental industry, leveraging a combination of network effects and tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI). A near-quadrupling of its income tax expense weighed on Airbnb's profit growth. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,047 !*

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,034 !* And we continue to improve our capital efficiency by leveraging technology and innovation across both our foundational and emerging assets. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $429,567 !* price realizations of $76.95

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,570 !* I will first cover fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results on a consolidated basis and then provide some details on each of the business segments along with updates on capital deployment and leverage. to $290 million or 5.2% on a constant currency basis.

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JUNE 23, 2024

One of the stocks I've personally owned for the longest time is Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) , having first bought it back in 2008. This has come down from the over 4 times leverage it was at in 2017. Let's look at four reasons why, if I didn't already own it, I'd be buying the stock today like there is no tomorrow.

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