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Microsoft has its head in the cloud In short, the reason for Microsoft's renaissance under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella (who took over for Steve Ballmer in 2014) is the growth of its cloud business. Let's have a look.

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billion it reported nearly a decade earlier in 2014. Not surprisingly, its profits have taken a similar trajectory, soaring from just under $420 million in 2014 to $1.8 Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Average Returns 28.4% Below are the stock's returns in the second half of the year since 2014.

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By 2014, it went into a steep decline, and some feared a possible bankruptcy. However, its investment thesis changed dramatically after Lisa Su became CEO in October 2014. By the summer of 2016, investors who bought in the fall of 2014 were finally earning positive returns on the stock.

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In 2014, I attended my first Gen Con. In 2014, games giant Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) released the fifth edition of the game, with heavy promotion at Gen Con itself, including this near life-size D&D-themed castle constructed within the Indianapolis Convention Center's biggest ballrooms. It was fantastic -- and fortuitous.

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Then, in 2014, Lisa Su became AMD's CEO, triggering one of the most impressive turnarounds in the tech market's history. As a result, an investment of $10,000 in AMD's stock in 2014 would be worth more than $357 billion today. A decade ago, the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, bleeding money alongside mounting debt.

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Let's have a look at how a more significant investment of $10,000 investment made in 2014 has performed in the past decade. Netflix over the last decade A $10,000 investment in Netflix made in September 2014 would now be worth about $111,000 as of this writing.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Saylor stated his plan to execute some of his stock options in 2024 and then sell the resulting shares on the grand stage of MicroStrategy's third-quarter earnings call in November : I was granted a stock option in 2014 with respect to 400,000 shares, which is going to expire next April if I don't exercise it by then.

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That was more than 95% below its all-time high from 2014. That's why Microsoft's annual revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended last June) as its EPS grew at a CAGR of 16%. By this June, Lumen's stock had dipped below $1.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SMCI Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts Supermicro finished fiscal 2014 with revenue of $1.47 According to a third-party estimate, server spending reportedly increased from $55 billion in 2014 to almost $74 billion in 2020. For instance, the company's fiscal 2014 revenue of $1.47

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Take a close look at the table below: Company 2014 Market Cap (in billions) 2024 Market Cap (in billions) IBM $182 $178 Nvidia $10 $2,965 In August 2014, IBM 's market cap was roughly 18 times larger than Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA). In the world of finance, 10 years is the blink of an eye. Want proof? But oh, how the tables have turned.

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When Su took over in 2014, she limited the company's focus to CPUs and GPUs. 8, 2014, the day Su became AMD's CEO. However, determining whether the semiconductor stock can mint millionaires from here requires a closer look. 29), it will likely not make recent investors with only a few thousand to invest into millionaires.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the past 10 years, the fund has achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%, meaning that $10,000 invested in 2014 would be worth $20,350 today. It has generated a 10-year CAGR of 10.1%, meaning a $10,000 investment made in 2014 would have grown to $26,100 today. The fund has a current dividend yield of 3.6%

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With its shares down a stunning 96% since their initial public offering (IPO) in 2014, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) has been a nightmare for early investors. After its IPO in 2014, GoPro attempted to expand outside the action camera market with video drones and digital media. A transformation strategy? Both failed spectacularly.

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Note in the graph below how between 2009 and 2014 Lilly's dividend stayed flat. LLY Dividend data by YCharts One of the reasons behind the dividend hike in 2015 could have been the approval of Lilly's diabetes medication Trulicity, which got the nod from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 2014.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

In fiscal 2014, Alibaba reported about 127 billion renminbi ($18 billion) in revenue. Given the long-term improvement, it is quite remarkable that the stock sells for barely above its 2014 IPO price. Growth and Alibaba stock Then there is the fact that Alibaba stock has failed to capitalize on the growth of Alibaba as a company.

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Gox Bitcoin exchange, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2014, provided good news for creditors. Gox was once the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, but suffered a devastating hack in 2014, resulting in the loss of over 850,000 Bitcoin. Just a few days after the most recent Bitcoin halving, the defunct Mt. In April, the Mt.

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Delivering almost zero value to shareholders Alibaba was at its peak when it came public in 2014. But unlike 2014, when investors were optimistic about Alibaba's prospects, investors today are incredibly pessimistic. Fortunately, it looks like Alibaba has a clear plan to unlock shareholder value. Image source: Getty Images.

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Unfortunately, this has been the case with Alibaba, and it has lost value since its 2014 initial public offering (IPO) as a result. Indeed, Alibaba's revenue has increased almost 18-fold since between fiscal 2014 and 2024. BABA data by YCharts Still, the U.S. Plus, its stock has traded in a range for the last two years.

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MARCH 30, 2024

Delta Revenue 2014 2019 2023 CAGR 2014-2023 CAGR 2019-2023 Loyalty & Other $8 billion $10.1 The chart shows that, despite the distortion created by the lockdowns, Delta is growing its higher-margin revenue much more than its Main cabin revenue. billion $14.5 billion 6.8% Premium $9.6 billion $15 billion $19.1 billion 7.9%

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From fiscal 2014 to 2024 (which ended in March), its revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33% as its adjusted net income increased at a CAGR of 19%. 18, 2014, to an all-time high of $306.16 Alibaba has been a high-growth stock over the past decade. 27, 2020.

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shareholders released in 2014, he explained a test that he and his longtime business partner Charlie Munger applied before buying any stock. He argued in his letter to Berkshire shareholders in 2014 that most investors would be better off putting their money in low-cost S&P 500 index funds instead of trying to pick individual stocks.

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The Ark Autonomous Tech and Robotics ETF runs a very concentrated portfolio This Ark ETF was established in 2014 and currently manages $739 million in assets. However, the Ark ETF is up 195% since its inception in 2014, which translates to a compound annual gain of around 11.7%. However, it does come with risks. Image source: Tesla.

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IBM is slowing turning around its business From 2014 to 2021, IBM's annual revenue dropped from $92.8 That growth can mainly be attributed to Satya Nadella, the company's former cloud chief who became its CEO in February 2014 and guided its transformation into a "mobile first, cloud first" business. billion to $57.4 billion to $211.9

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Microsoft needs to maintain its momentum From fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this June), Microsoft's annual revenue grew at a CAGR of 11% from $86.8 That rapid growth largely occurred after its former cloud chief, Satya Nadella, took over as the tech giant's CEO in 2014. billion to $245.1

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It executed three 2-for-1 splits in 1987, 2000, and 2005, a 7-for-1 split in 2014, and a 4-for-1 split in 2020. When it announced its previous 7-for-1 split on April 23, 2014, it was trading at $525. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has split its stock five times since its IPO in 1980. million today.

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That would make it comparable to Tesla in 2014, when the EV leader generated $3.2 But from 2014 to 2023, Tesla's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46% to $96.8 If Lucid successfully ramps up its production, analysts expect its revenue to more than quadruple from $799 million in 2024 to $3.31 billion in 2026.

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However, that $10,000 investment in 2014 would still be worth nearly $779,000 today. The cryptocurrency was originally created as a parody of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) by two software engineers, Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, and named after the viral "doge" meme, which features a Shiba Inu dog. on May 8, 2021.

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Since 2014, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector has risen 377%, delivering considerably more growth than the S&P 500 's 184% increase. Nvidia has dominated the graphics processing unit (GPU) space for years, with its desktop GPU market share steadily rising from 65% in 2014 to 88% in 2024.

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Here's how the numbers break down: Average Enterprise Value-to-Sales Ratio (EV/S) From: 2004-2013 2014-2023 2003-2023 Boeing 0.9 Data on its average enterprise value-to-sales ratio for 2014 is missing because the company changed its fiscal year in 2015, skewing the data somewhat. General Dynamics 1.0 Huntington Ingalls 0.5*

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Even so, the S&P 500 is headed toward its worst July since 2014. July 2015: 2% July 2014: (1.5%) July has historically been one of the strongest months for the stock market, with the S&P 500 returning a median of 2.7% The broad-based index was actually down 0.4% July 2022: 9.1% July 2021: 2.3% July 2020: 5.5% July 2019: 1.3%

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It increased most sharply in the second quarter during 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2022. Year CPI-W (Percent Change) Social Security COLA 2014 1.5% How the flaw in the Social Security COLA calculation has impacted benefits The CPI-W increased most sharply in the first quarter during 2017, 2020, and 2023. the COLAs) over the last decade.

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As shown below, the Russell 2000 returned 236% between 1999 and 2014, more than doubling the performance of the S&P 500. The chart compares returns in the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500 between January 1999 and January 2014. RUT data by YCharts.

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That means $10,000 invested in MercadoLibre in March 2014 would be worth more than $152,000 today. But that was due to one-time expenses related to tax disputes from 2014 and 2022. MercadoLibre's decision to follow the Amazon blueprint has paid off in spades for investors. Total revenue increased 42% to $4.2

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Microsoft was on a similar path until its cloud chief Satya Nadella became its CEO in 2014. From fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this June), Microsoft's annual revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% as its EPS grew at a CAGR of 16%. That's why its stock soared more than 820% over the past 10 years.

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It has also been one of the longer-term holdings for Pershing Square, with the first purchase of the stock coming all the way back in 2014. Shares are up 194% since 2014, with earnings per share ( EPS ) up 654% as well.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

That means a market basket of goods and services (weighted based on normal spending patterns) is about 33% more expensive today versus 2014. For instance, the CPI-W has increased 32.6% over the last decade. Fortunately, COLAs have increased Social Security benefits by approximately the same amount since then. COLA in 2025.

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For comparison, Microsoft's revenue in fiscal 2014 stood at $86.6 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. The company finished the fiscal year with revenue of $245 billion, an increase of 16% from fiscal 2023. Microsoft's net income stood at $88 billion, increasing 20% on a non-GAAP basis.

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