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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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

On the other hand, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) held steady at $204.6 On the earnings call, CFO Rich Bressler noted that the debt-to-EBITDA leverage ratio should drop from 7.2x Political advertising played a large part in the gains. The company reported a net loss of $41.3

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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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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. It only invests in single-tenant net lease retail properties. years, which leads the sector.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Dividends from REITs are taxed at an investor's regular income tax rate.) On top of that, mortgage REITs like Annaly generally employ leverage in an effort to enhance returns. Annaly's dividend peaked in the first quarter of 2010 at a quarterly rate of $3 per share (adjusted for a 1:4 reverse split in 2022).

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The Motley Fool

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 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. each year.

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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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Agree Realty has a strong balance sheet, and its use of leverage is low, compared to its peers. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,446 !* In 2024, the company invested $524.9 At the heart of Realty Income's business is its use of triple-net leases.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Excluding a one-time benefit from a tax provision, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) climbed 24%. Fueling the results is the company's Intelligent Agreement Management, which leverages advanced AI for third-party identification, verification, and a host of add-on services.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While similar, distributions include a return on capital that is untaxed until the units are typically sold, making them tax-deferred. However, investors do receive what is called a K-1 and must fill out some extra tax forms. EV to EBITDA = enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization).

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It did report adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $119 million, and the company has said its top goal is to deliver adjusted EBITDA above share-based compensation and capital expenditures. In its third-quarter earnings report, the company said revenue declined 2% year over year to $2.9

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was flat year over year at $0.25, while its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) edged up 2% to $1.88 Kinder Morgan ended the quarter with a leverage ratio (net debt divided by trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA) of 4.1.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), up about 2% from the prior-year period. leverage ratio , well within its 3.5x-4.5x leverage ratio. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,049 !*

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It makes Energy Transfer a great option for those seeking a sizable and steadily rising income stream and are comfortable with investing in an MLP that sends its investors a Schedule K-1 Federal Tax Form each year. Its leverage ratio is trending toward the lower end of its 4.0-to-4.5 However, that's not the case with Energy Transfer.

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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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

In 2023, Reddit's revenue grew 21%, it narrowed its net loss, and its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) turned positive. Its take rates (the percentage of each booking it retains as revenue) also improved as it leveraged its scale to raise its ride-sharing and delivery fees.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) comes from cost-of-service or contracted assets, which are highly stable and predictable. The company also has a strong investment-grade balance sheet backed by a leverage ratio currently in the lower half of its 4.5 times target range.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 14, 2024

It has posted an annual profit every year since 2010. billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and $1.2 Sirius XM is also starting to pay down its long-term debt since that bearish leverage peaked in 2022. The model works. It expects to generate $2.7

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 30, 2024

times leverage ratio , right on target with its long-term goal. That makes it a great investment for those seeking income and upside (and who are comfortable with investing in MLPs, which send their investors a Schedule K-1 federal tax form each year). Even with that heavy investment, the company ended the quarter with a low 3.0

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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. Airbnb was not the first company to list vacation rentals on a website. This approach led to $4.9

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

That's a mouthful, and it really just means that the company is leveraging AI technology to do insurance in a better way. Management is guiding for about $57 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) loss, which is worse than $40 million last year. Is it working?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On that note, Sirius' Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) margins have consistently ranged between 29% and 33% on a quarterly basis, which is pretty high, over the past five years. However, if results were to significantly deteriorate, the debt could turn into a problem.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As a percentage of revenue, though, it came in at 45% versus 51% a year ago, showing its marketing leverage despite the big jump in spending. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose to $51.1 Hims & Hers ramped up its marketing spend in the quarter to $182.3 million, an increase of 57%.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Whereas many gold producers rely heavily on leverage in order to develop their metal-producing assets, Centerra maintains a solid balance sheet which currently features zero debt and $592 million in cash on hand. And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,139 !*

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

That lease structure produces very stable rental income because it requires the tenant to cover building insurance, maintenance, and real estate taxes. It has a low leverage ratio and primarily uses long-term, fixed-rate debt. The company signs long-term, triple net leases ( NNN ) with high-quality retailers.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This reduction in our outstanding debt also decreased our leverage ratio to 1.47, down from 1.66 This is the lowest our leverage ratio has been in the last six years. Income tax expense, an effective rate of 20% and ex-items was $3 million for the quarter. On a GAAP basis, we recorded a tax expense of $4.7 last quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2023

But after OpenAI released ChatGPT and showed the possibilities of generative AI, it sparked a race to leverage this technology across various industries to disrupt the balance of power in entire sectors of the economy, including financial services. The move was a massive success, with the stock up 828% between 2010 and 2020.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,492 !* With little operating leverage, 6 of 7 segments still increased operating margin, resulting in segment operating margin expansion of 110 basis points. The effective tax rate in the quarter of 14.9%

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,295 !* The largest contributor to the year-over-year increase in net income and adjusted net income was a change in income tax. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,465 !*

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,324 !* After estimated taxes and fees of $437 million, we utilized approximately $1.8 times net leverage based on the $430 million of pro forma 2024 adjusted EBITDA we shared on our last call.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 23, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,365 !* In summary, we produced a very solid quarter with pre-tax operating income of $246 million and operating ROTCE of 16.8%, which is at the upper end of our guidance. and liquidity at a record high of $4.1

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,324 !* We recently rolled out the next phase of business services, which will help simplify and harmonize customer service and back office processes, leveraging our new platform. billion to $1.8

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APRIL 16, 2024

billion after tax and EPS of $0.76. By leveraging our technology and continuous investment in that technology and putting customers at the center of everything we do, we have successfully deepened our relationships and expanded our customer base across all our businesses. I am starting on Slide 2 of the earnings presentation.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $22,292 !* Meanwhile, our leverage profile continues to improve as free cash flow grows, allowing us to increase the return of capital to shareholders through the recurring dividend and opportunistic share repurchases.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 30, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $21,492 !* GenAI is being leveraged to help properties write responses to traveler queries and this tool has led to an increase in response rates for traveler messengers. This was launched last summer. Adjusted EBITDA of $3.7

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the numbers speak for themselves: Amazon: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2010, you’d have $23,324 !* Loss before income tax improved to $17.8 Let me now provide broader context into how we plan to leverage these funds to support our growth. Loss before income tax from continuing operations was $17.8

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