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AGNC Keeps Losing Ground on This Key Metric

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In the case of AGNC, it owns mortgages that have been pooled together into tradable securities often called something like a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). On top of that, mortgage REITs generally make use of leverage in an effort to enhance returns. That leverage is often backed by the value of the CMO portfolio it owns.

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MicroStrategy (MSTR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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These capital market levers allow us to deploy intelligent leverage to increase our Bitcoin holdings in a manner which we believe has created shareholder value. Leverage provides the opportunity to generate higher returns if the price increases. billion using net proceeds from our two convertible node issuances in March.

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MicroStrategy (MSTR) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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MicroStrategy is well positioned to gain competitive leverage in winning both of these areas of growth. Much like we have done with cloud hyperscalers, we plan to openly partner with and leverage the technology investments in these companies. Rather than invest heavily to build our own models.

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Ally Financial (ALLY) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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The combination of a strong national brand and a comprehensive value proposition allows us to leverage our deposit franchise to drive NIM expansion from here. Excluding the impacts of AOCI, adjusted tangible book value per share is $48, up more than two times from 2014. We recently announced our quarterly dividend of $0.30

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Regions Financial (RF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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The decline is driven by deposit cost normalization, the start of the active period on $6 billion of incremental hedging, as well as a one-time leverage lease residual value adjustment. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans increased 15 basis points in the quarter due primarily to a large collateralized information credit.

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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We are committed to continuing to optimize our margins by balancing products, revenue and cost considerations through better leveraging data and analytics to drive decision-making and accountability. In 2023, we generated almost $2 billion of net cash from operating activities, which included $500 million return of cash collateral.

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Transcript: Jonathan Miller

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MILLER: The collateral won’t be adequate in our view. And they found on average, when you have a crisis that originates in the finance sector due to too much leverage, too much speculation, on average markets get cut in half and real estate loses about 30% of its value. Or could, would, or wouldn’t be. RITHOLTZ: And now?

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