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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This is a high fixed-cost business with a lot of operating leverage, and the increase in revenue helped push operating margins to an all-time high for the unit. Amazon's AWS segment continues to put up strong revenue growth and show a lot of operating leverage, leading to even stronger operating income growth. Amazon generated $112.7

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AUGUST 30, 2024

One of the most popular ETFs among investors is ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: TQQQ) , a fund that uses leverage to generate triple the daily returns of the Nasdaq 100 index. And it's easy to see why so many people are paying attention to it: In less than 15 years in existence, it has delivered total returns of more than 16,000%.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The company has been investing heavily in AI and believes it will start seeing significant returns soon. It leverages AI to help companies streamline their IT and operations. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $24,113 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Herbalife quoted CFO John DeSimone as saying that the company paid down debt during the quarter and "Our total leverage ratio is down to 3.3 times at September 30 and we are on track to reduce our total leverage ratio to 3.0 Investors cheered not only the bottom-line beat but also news of a balance sheet getting cleaner.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The company also has a rock-solid financial profile, with investment-grade credit backed by a low leverage ratio. An attractive yield Ebel went on to highlight another important aspect of the company's dividend: "Enbridge offers an attractive dividend yield, which sits above the return of many alternative investments.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

It has investment-grade credit, backed by a low leverage ratio and primarily long-term, fixed-rate debt. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,292 !* EPR Properties also has a solid financial position. It ended the third quarter with $35.3

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For starters, growth has shifted away from pure-play EV makers to legacy automakers, which seem to be leveraging their more established brands, distribution, and service networks to drive consumer adoption. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Chriss has been leveraging this experience to turn things around at PayPal as he tries to reignite the business and attract more businesses and customers to the payment platform. The company has a slew of consumer spending data and wants to leverage that data to better connect customers with merchants and convert more sales.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

On the valuation front it looks at the price-to-earnings ratio , but also the financial-leverage ratio and return-on-equity ratio, which are quality factors. billion acquisition will be immediately accretive to its earnings, cash flows, and return of capital per share. The massive $22.5

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

OK, so Amazon is leveraging its top AI platform to feed into a perhaps trillion-dollar market, and it has tons of opportunity in its legacy segments. From the last time Amazon traded around this level (in 2010) until now, Amazon stock has gained more than 3,000%. Once in a generation? But why is it once in a generation?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It also has a low-leverage balance sheet financed with long-term, low fixed-rate debt. million gain), giving it capital to recycle into higher-returning new investments. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !* years, which leads the sector.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It focuses on leveraging the popularity of smartphones and the internet to provide a superior user experience in a market that's not known for that. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,154 !* Growth has been superb.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A portion of the distribution is usually return of capital.) Moreover, its leverage is normally toward the low end of its peer group, so it is conservative on both an absolute and relative basis. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,022 !* times over.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Its debt-to- EBITDA leverage is in good shape at 2.1 And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,050 !* See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 4, 2024 Geoffrey Seiler has positions in Philip Morris International.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

At their core, banks are essentially leveraged bets on a lending portfolio. Banks typically use debt, or leverage, to boost those returns. Last quarter, Wells Fargo posted a return on equity of around 11.5%, close to its trailing five-year average. How has Citigroup fared? What can we expect from Citigroup moving forward?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

A comprehensive study conducted by Hartford Funds revealed that, during a 50-year span ended in 2023, dividend-paying stocks delivered an impressive annual return of 9.17%. Agree Realty has a strong balance sheet, and its use of leverage is low, compared to its peers. Non-dividend payers delivered 4.27% by comparison. Realty Income: 5.5%

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2006, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has generated a total return of 12,480%. This position has come about from tremendous investment returns, which I mentioned earlier. Mastercard uses its excess cash profits to return capital to shareholders. million today. This gain is hard to beat.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

So it makes complete sense that dividends are a big piece of the way Annaly Capital provides returns to shareholders. On top of that, mortgage REITs like Annaly generally employ leverage in an effort to enhance returns. Before the 2010 peak, the dividend went through multiple cycles of dividend increases and dividend decreases.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

It could be its leverage to rising oil prices. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,121 !* See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of October 14, 2024 Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

On the earnings call, CFO Rich Bressler noted that the debt-to-EBITDA leverage ratio should drop from 7.2x And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,324 !* today to approximately 3.2 at the end of 2028. That effort should lower the stifling interest payments ($95.7

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Total Return Level data by YCharts. From 2010 to 2015, Berkshire stock outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 20%. While some insurers like AIG over-leveraged themselves with risky financial instruments, Chubb has consistently maintained a much more conservative approach. It wasn't a perfect performance.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Several trends underpin a long-term outlook, including Block's ability to leverage its multiproduct platform. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,706 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,529 !*

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Let's look at the bull and bear cases for Roku to figure out if shares can produce a better average annual return than 10%, which is about what the broader index has averaged historically. In 2010, 105 million U.S. The issue, however, is that Roku likely has limited negotiating leverage with these content businesses.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

But Boston Omaha doesn't have much leverage, and that book value itself may be understated. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,529 !* However, peeling back the onion yields a pretty cheap stock. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Boston Omaha.

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MARCH 1, 2024

The euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) played a major in the Nasdaq Composite 's 43% return last year. Apple acquired AI-assistant Siri back in 2010 and has since integrated the technology across its ecosystem of hardware devices. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Note that the ability to take on additional leverage during industry downturns is what has allowed both Chevron and Exxon to support their dividends and businesses through the inevitable energy weak patches. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,991 !*

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

That gain easily outpaces the S&P 500 by a wide margin, which has generated a total return of 111%. Investors should realize that a high P/E multiple creates a major hurdle to achieving strong returns. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !*

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Micron has been at the forefront of leveraging this growing opportunity. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !* See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 11, 2024 Manali Pradhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The system leverages company-specific data to develop made-to-order solutions. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,819 !* See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 11, 2024 Danny Vena has positions in Palantir Technologies.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

IAIM leverages the origination and proprietary deal flow capabilities of Investec’s franchises to deliver private market investment solutions for investors. The platform manages more than €3bn of assets across private market credit strategies, supported by an experienced team that has delivered market-leading risk-adjusted returns since 2010.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The case for Costco Costco is known for selling high-quality merchandise at very low prices, with a very generous customer-friendly return policy. That huge figure, coupled with the fact that Costco sells a much lower number of stock-keeping units than competitors, gives it tremendous negotiating leverage with its suppliers.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meanwhile, it has a conservative balance sheet with a low leverage ratio. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,266 !* See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of October 7, 2024 Matt DiLallo has positions in Medical Properties Trust.

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JUNE 22, 2024

Notice that the dividend jumped higher early on, but since around 2010 or so it has largely been heading lower. It earns the difference between the yield on the securities it owns and the costs it incurs to invest, which often include interest costs because of the use of leverage in an effort to enhance returns.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2024

A falling-rate environment could be a positive catalyst for small-cap stocks in particular, and for a couple reasons: Smaller companies are more likely to use leverage compared with large caps, and falling rates mean cheaper borrowing costs. In fact, since its 2010 inception, the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF has delivered 10.7%

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Serving the booming $500 billion medical device market, the company has delivered total returns in excess of 10,200% since 2000, making it a 103-bagger over that time. One example of UFP leveraging its know-how in the medtech space was its recent acquisition of AJR Enterprises, a manufacturer of patient transfer devices.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Recursion is hoping to reinvent the drug discovery process by leveraging AI and machine learning. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $20,363 !* You probably figured the "bio" part with the name "Pharmaceuticals" in its corporate moniker.

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The Motley Fool

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. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,285 !* Realty Income also has a very strong balance sheet.

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