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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. While AT&T was able to offload some of its debt to Warner Bros. Image source: Getty Images. Verizon $152.9 $2.2

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Diageo stock trades at a valuation it hasn't seen since 2012 (even including the crash in March 2020). DEO PS Ratio data by YCharts At its lowest price-to-sales (P/S) ratio since 2012, the company looks to be discounted, with its share price a full one-third lower than its all-time highs. dividend yield.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Billionaire Warren Buffett has always had a thing for companies that return capital to their shareholders. 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. Kraft Heinz has paid down a good deal of debt over the last five years, but it still has $19.4

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. Previous special dividends were paid in 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020 in the amounts of $7, $5, $7, and $10, respectively. billion to shareholders. Support for a high stock price A robust special dividend comes at a good time for shareholders.

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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. It reinstated its dividend in 2012 after suspending it in the mid-1990s.

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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. BDCs are companies that invest in the debt and/or equity (common/preferred stock) of middle-market businesses. That compared to a measly 1.6%

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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. billion in debt investment is of the variable-rate variety.

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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. million in common and preferred stock, it's predominantly a debt-focused BDC, with $1.01 billion tied up in first-lien secured debt of middle-market companies. Roughly 10 years ago, J.P. Further, all but $0.1

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MAY 20, 2024

But this cruise line stock still has a long way to go to generate a positive investment return for some of its longtime shareholders. Between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2017, diluted earnings per share rose at an annualized pace of 16.5%. Carnival had to raise massive amounts of debt just to stay afloat. 29 (Q1 2024).

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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%. Another reason we're seeing Bank of America return plenty of capital to its shareholders is because of its wise investments in digitization.

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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. AT&T closed out the September quarter with $138 billion in total debt. Discovery , this new media entity assumed certain lots of debt that AT&T had previously held.

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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. Image source: Getty Images.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

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. It's highly likely, however, that the board will also consider higher dividends.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

In fact, Costco has done five special dividends over its history in 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020 for $7, $5, $7, and $10, respectively. 12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. per share, a solid boost.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Anaxago Capital was founded in 2012 and invests across real estate private equity, venture capital and private debt. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading? billion in the month of January, marking a 15 per.

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MARCH 25, 2024

million single-family homes since 2012, and it appears that the housing market rebound will be inevitable. In the meantime, shareholders can count on Lowe's as one of the most shareholder-friendly stocks on the public markets. Combine this with a recent report from Realtor.com estimating that America is underbuilt by 6.5

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MARCH 24, 2024

Five Below shareholders are used to pullbacks. Since the company went public in 2012, it's fallen 15% or more quite a few times, as the chart below shows. At the end of 2013, the company had just $50 million in cash and $20 million in debt. After the report dropped, Five Below stock itself dropped by 15%.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Companies that dole out a regular payout to their shareholders tend to be profitable on a recurring basis, time-tested, and can offer transparent long-term growth outlooks. annualized return between 1972 and 2012, compared to just 1.6% on an annualized basis for nonpaying public companies over the same stretch.

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MARCH 30, 2024

Here's why these Motley Fool contributors think all three dividend stocks have what it takes to continue raising their payouts and rewarding shareholders. The company has relied on AI since 2012 for optimizing delivery routes. Kinder Morgan's business is ideally suited as a low-growth company that returns cash to shareholders.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

Since its debut as a public company back in 2012, Meta's shares have generated a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.8%. Meta is a market-beating stock that investors shouldn't overlook Jake Lerch (Meta Platforms): Meta has been a market-beating stock for some time now. over the same period.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Warren Buffett, widely regarded as one of the most successful investors ever, has generated market-beating returns over decades for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Management can then use the retained earnings to do any of the following: expand the business, make acquisitions, pay down debt, or repurchase stock. billion to $1.4

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AUGUST 27, 2023

XOM Debt to Equity Ratio data by YCharts Exxon tends to maintain a low level of leverage. This gives it the ability to take on debt when oil prices are low so it can support its business and dividend through the weak patch. When energy prices recover, as they always have historically, management pays down the debt it took on.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Genworth continues to make strong progress against our strategic priorities to drive long-term growth and shareholder value. We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels and shareholder distributions. billion in approvals on a net present value basis since 2012.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Due to these acquisitions, the company has successfully stabilized its net sales , which plummeted from a peak of $48 billion in 2012 to a low of $33 billion in 2020. Coca-Cola prioritizes dividends Companies have two primary methods of returning capital to shareholders: dividends and share repurchases. Management also guided for $11.4

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JULY 29, 2024

Phillips 66 has grown its payout at a 16% compound annual rate since its spinoff from oil giant ConocoPhillips in 2012, including 10% earlier this year. It's in the process of returning $13 billion-$15 billion to shareholders through dividends and repurchases between mid-2022 and the end of this year. With a high yield of 6.4%

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APRIL 11, 2024

This increased payout adds to a growing history of cash payments to shareholders. In addition, Costco occasionally pays out significant special dividends, which have been dished out to shareholders approximately every three years. This new dividend will be paid to shareholders on May 10. dividend increase last year.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In the quarter, we continue to execute against our strategy that is driving long-term growth and shareholder value. We're very pleased with Enact's operational strength's capital levels and consistent shareholder distributions. Our first priority is to create shareholder value through Enact's growing market value and returns.

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MARCH 17, 2024

trillion in dividends to their shareholders, a 5% increase from the prior year. billion to shareholders through dividend payments ($10.6 billion to shareholders through repurchases. Magnificent Seven Dividend Stock Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments Total Debt Outstanding Net Cash Position Apple $172.6

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Maybe the most important piece of that portfolio is Hoka, acquired in 2012 for a reported $1.1 billion in the company's cash position against zero-financial debt. Strong fundamentals into 2025 Deckers Outdoor, long recognized for its iconic UGG brand of sheepskin boots, also owns a variety of smaller footwear labels like Teva.

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MAY 2, 2024

Genworth continued to make strong progress in the first quarter against our strategic priorities to drive long-term growth and shareholder value. We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels, and shareholder distributions. per share and adjusted operating income of $85 million or $0.19

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AUGUST 13, 2023

This comparatively small exposure to China, though, actually works in shareholders' favor. credit card debt reached record-breaking levels last quarter, eclipsing $1 trillion. of credit card balances, a level not seen since 2012. The rest are peppered across the rest of the world. this year and then another 5.2% Meanwhile, U.S.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This means that each existing shareholder receives more shares, but the total value of their investment remains unchanged. Meta has never split its stock before Meta Platforms has never split its stock since going public in early 2012 at $38 per share. What's a stock split? Should you invest $1,000 in Meta Platforms right now?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2023, Genworth made outstanding progress against our three strategic priorities, which enabled us to return significant value to our shareholders. We continue to allocate excess cash from Enact to drive Genworth's long-term shareholder value. As you know, Brian recently retired. per diluted share.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Genworth continued to make progress against our strategic priorities in the third quarter as we deliver long-term growth and drive shareholder value. This brings our cumulative progress to approximately 25 billion and approvals on a net present value basis since 2012. per diluted share. life companies on a stand-alone basis.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, our total shareholder return was 33%, and we increased our quarterly dividend by 8%. We expect this growth and more stable cash flow to support our valuation going forward and contribute to attractive total shareholder returns. We expect to return in excess of 50% of our growing operating cash flow to shareholders.

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MAY 7, 2024

Delek Logistics started back in 2012 as a classic drop-down story. The debt and equity offering improved our liquidity to approximately $800 million. Before I start the financial highlights, I wanted to give a little color on the recent debt and equity offerings. This validates our strong position in the Permian Basin.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Though late in life to start, I'm finally investing the little I can each month, and I am out of debt. If you are a shareholder, I wish you the best. Following Stock Advisor's recommendation, I bought Tesla, Lisa writes in 2012. I have you and Jason to thank for that. You're such a good communicator and conversationalist.

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