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JUNE 9, 2024

We view the introduction of the dividend as further strengthening our overall capital return program," CFO Ruth Porat said on the earnings call. It was stunning when Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) took this step in 2003 , followed by Apple 's (NASDAQ: AAPL) return to quarterly payouts in 2012. With a total of 12.4 billion in the first year.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

A three-tiered capital return program Matt DiLallo (ConocoPhillips): Many energy companies have unveiled unique ways to return additional cash to investors in recent years. ConocoPhillips initiated its three-tier return of capital program in late 2021. For 2024, ConocoPhillips plans to return $9 billion to shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Since spinning off from pharmaceutical juggernaut Pfizer in 2012, the company has grown its shareholders' initial investment by some sixfold, equating to an annualized total return of 17% over 12 years. Despite this dramatic growth, the company only uses 33% of its FCF to fund its 1% dividend, leaving ample room for continued growth.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

billion 0% 2012 $0.7 billion in 2011, and the S&P 500 gained 13% in 2012. Warren Buffett said as much in his latest shareholder letter: "There remain only a handful of companies in this country capable of truly moving the needle at Berkshire, and they have been endlessly picked over by us and by others. billion 30% 2014 $1.9

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Billionaire Warren Buffett has always had a thing for companies that return capital to their shareholders. Berkshire and a private equity company called 3G Capital bought Heinz. Kraft Heinz has paid a dividend every year since 2012, although it did have to cut its dividend in 2019 and hasn't raised it since.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

According to a press release, its next two investments, at €10m each, have been secured, in a Scandinavian development capital fund and a European infrastructure fund. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading? Witnesses 142 deals with $6.1bn New Delhi, India Inc saw 142 deals worth $6.1

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Such companies consistently grow their profits year after year and elect to return those higher profits to shareholders. And when those stocks trade at a fair value, they can provide exceptional returns for shareholders. Apple has a generous capital return program. It has since raised its dividend every year.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Five of the Magnificent Seven stocks pay a regular dividend to their shareholders When most investors think of the Magnificent Seven, they probably envision Wall Street's steadiest growth stocks. Entering 2024, three Magnificent Seven constituents had been paying a dividend to their shareholders for years. Image source: Getty Images.

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JULY 7, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, a division of banking giant JPMorgan Chase , publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts between 1972 and 2012 delivered an annualized return of 9.5%. This $10 billion in preferred stock stems from capital Berkshire supplied to Occidental in 2019 to facilitate its acquisition of Anadarko.

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JULY 17, 2023

However, back when John Legere took over T-Mobile in 2012, he rebranded the scrappy challenger the "Uncarrier," doing away with customer pain points and charging lower prices, albeit on an inferior network. Warren Buffett outlined a potential income strategy for Berkshire shareholders that may apply here.

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JULY 23, 2023

If this doesn't discourage you from wanting to become a shareholder, then perhaps it's a good idea to learn more about the company. The business stopped producing these cars in 2012, but management has plans to reintroduce an upgraded version. The stock currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

The sale of Nvidia isn't surprising after Elliott called artificial intelligence (AI) "overhyped" in a letter to shareholders earlier this month. The company has said that nearly half its royalty income comes from products released between 1990 and 2012. The letter added that Nvidia was currently in "bubble land."

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

billion capital budget for 2024, which includes $1.3 Phillips 66 has demonstrated consistent interest in rewarding shareholders since it started paying a dividend in 2012. Operating both midstream and downstream assets, Phillips 66 is an excellent energy choice for income investors looking to supplement their passive income.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

The combined company expected to produce more free cash flow, which it intended to return to shareholders. In the near term, it could head lower because it slightly adjusted its capital return strategy for 2024. On top of that, it has paid an annual variable dividend every year since 2012. Chart by the author.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

yield based on today's stock price, but Apple maintains one of the market's biggest capital return programs. In the past year, the tech giant has sent $15 billion to shareholders through dividend payments in addition to nearly $80 billion of stock buyback spending. Sure, the roughly $0.24-per-share

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Companies that regularly dole out a dividend to their shareholders tend to be profitable on a recurring basis, are time-tested, and can provide investors with transparent long-term growth outlooks. The second advantage has to do with PennantPark protecting its invested capital. That compared to a measly 1.6% All but $0.1

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. Some of that money will probably go to debt reduction and some to other capital investment projects. That's enough to keep up with inflation and keep it shareholder friendly given the headwinds from the troubled Vogtle project.

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AUGUST 26, 2023

Here are two healthcare stocks that have made shareholders far richer in recent years. billion in 2012 to $180.5 That significant customer base and revenue growth trajectory has investors intrigued and helped earn it an $82 billion market capitalization , which is the fourth-largest among healthcare plan companies on the planet.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

30 Fourth Quarter Returns 1991 17% 7% 1995 27% 5% 1996 12% 8% 1997 28% 2% 2003 13% 9% 2009 17% 8% 2012 15% (1%) 2013 18% 9% 2017 13% 6% 2019 19% 10% 2021 15% 9% 2023 12% 11% Average N/A 7% Data from YCharts. In all but one of those years, the rally continued into the fourth quarter, generating additional gains for investors.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Investors are constantly looking at ways to allocate capital behind what could prove to be a revolutionary technology. It appeared as though the business could do no wrong in the eyes of shareholders. Perhaps no other topic has gotten more attention in 2023 than artificial intelligence (AI).

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JULY 8, 2023

While Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) started its time on the public markets like a rocket to the moon, it hasn't been a fun ride for shareholders overall. Since its founding in 2012, the company has originated $33 billion in loans. Since hitting an all-time high in October 2021, the stock has cratered 91%. But 2023 brought new life to Upstart.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Here are two extraordinary companies doing exciting things that could deliver monster returns for patient shareholders over the next few decades. If you had bought shares when Tesla first launched the Model S in 2012, you would be sitting on a 16,900% gain at the time of writing.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, a division of money-center bank JPMorgan Chase , released a study that compared the performance of publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts between 1972 and 2012 to public companies that didn't offer a payout over the same timeline. over four decades for the income stocks and a meager 1.6%

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

between 1972 and 2012. Oil stocks are known for returning a lot of capital to their shareholders via dividends and buybacks. share Coca-Cola is expected to pay its shareholders over the next 12 months, Berkshire is in line to generate a 56.7% Meanwhile, the non-payers produced an annualized return of just 1.6%

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APRIL 27, 2024

Based on his track record managing Berkshire Hathaway , he's arguably the greatest capital allocator ever. Forever stock The first possible reason that Buffett remains a shareholder is because his favorable holding period is forever. Apple's beneficial capital allocation policies provide a massive benefit to Buffett's firm.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Rather than arbitrarily spreading capital across different companies and sectors, investors should buy into quality businesses within their circle of competence, and then patiently hold those stocks for as long as their investment thesis remains intact. That represents a stunning reversal from something Buffett said in 2012.

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JULY 14, 2023

Companies that offer a regular payout to their shareholders are usually profitable on a recurring basis and time-tested. The uncertainty of the pandemic coerced global energy majors to reduce their capital expenditures (capex). In short, PennantPark has done a phenomenal job of protecting the capital it's put to work.

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JUNE 7, 2024

It's the most recent of the seven stocks to go public, holding its IPO in 2012, with a starting price of $38 per share. While there isn't a direct connection between dividends and stock splits, implementing a dividend is a significant change in the company's approach to managing the stock and returning capital to shareholders.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

It's been a tough past couple of years for Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) shareholders. We've seen plenty of highly touted, publicly traded companies end up imploding, punishing all-too-patient shareholders as a result. Shares of Meta Platforms -- back when it was Facebook -- sold off immediately after its 2012 public offering.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Alphabet The first superior stock with all the tools and intangibles needed to deliver for shareholders in the new year is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) , the parent company of world-leading internet search engine Google and streaming platform YouTube, among other ventures. Image source: Getty Images. dividend yield.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Unfortunately for shareholders, the 2022 bear market wiped out most of the company's value as investors turned on money-losing stocks. in 2012, it didn't make a significant push into international markets until 2018. This likely means it will have to raise money on the capital markets in the near future. Results in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

That should also mean bigger returns for Chevron shareholders in terms of both dividends and share repurchases. The midstream company has increased its already massive payout every year since its formation in 2012, including by 10% this year. billion) and capital spending ($727 million) with $752 million to spare.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders tend to be profitable on a recurring basis and time-tested. between 1972 and 2012. In case the full name of the company didn't give it away, the entirety of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's debt-securities portfolio bears variable interest rates.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

That strategy has paid big dividends over the years in the form of strong capital gains. A monster yield from Meta Platforms I initially bought shares of Meta Platforms, then Facebook , not too long after its IPO in 2012. In addition to the enormous capital gains, I will now start collecting dividends on my Meta stock investment.

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JULY 21, 2024

Phillips 66 hopes that the lower-cost profile paired with higher profitability will help it reach mid-cycle adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $14 billion by 2025, including the return of over 50% of operating cash flow to shareholders. PSX EBITDA (TTM) data by YCharts. per share in April.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Whereas gold doesn't offer a dividend, many of the largest precious-metal mining companies do pay a dividend to their shareholders. Further, gold companies can adjust their capital expenditures or growth strategies to alter their key performance metrics. Buying gold-mining stocks , rather than physical gold, has its advantages.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Since its spinoff from Kraft Heinz in 2012, Mondelez has delivered consistent 10% annualized total returns. Laser-focused on growing these most important products, Mondelez has grown these core categories from 59% of sales in 2012 to around 80% today and hopes to reach 90% over the long term. Triscuit, Toblerone, and Sour Patch Kids.

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