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JUNE 22, 2023

The company had an average organic growth rate of 11% with an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margin of between 25% and 30% over the 2015-22 period, Michelin said. FCG reported €202m in revenue for 2022, Michelin said.

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MAY 30, 2024

Since the initial public offering of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) in 2015, its shares have been a stunning success -- gaining 2,100% in value. The S&P 500 added just 200% over that time. Is it too late to invest in this e-commerce platform? Perhaps not. Recent volatility has provided a rare buying opportunity.

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MARCH 24, 2024

After a tumultuous two-year period for initial public offerings ( IPOs ), signs point to a potential turnaround for the market. On March 21, Reddit made its public debut, and it is a big test to see how markets respond to new issuers. Instead, the company aspires to be at the center of payments, shopping, and banking.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Costco Wholesale Had an investor bought $100 worth of Costco shares at the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 1985 and held until today, they would now have over $150,000. Quickly growing to become the world's third-largest retailer, Costco is home to 876 warehouses and roughly 134 million cardholding members.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

It has raised its payment every quarter since its initial public offering in 2015. That puts it several times higher than the S&P 500 's dividend yield of less than 1.5%. That's a monster yield for a company with such a magnificent record of increasing its payout. However, that streak could end abruptly.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Lima is controlled by private equity firm EQT AB, which Reuters reported in May also considered an initial public offering for the company. The company was launched as a family business in 1945 and agreed to sell a majority stake to EQT in 2015. Enovis forecasts that its 2023 revenue will be about $1.7bn.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Founded in 2015, Prima Assicurazioni offers online insurance products to consumers in partnership with Munich Re and Swiss Re. read more Permira-Backed Golden Goose Steps into the Spotlight with Potential €4bn IPO The luxury Italian shoemaker Golden Goose is preparing for a potential initial public offering.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Shopify stock has increased in value by 2,900%. Shopify already has a solid share of this market, but it's easy to see how it could double or triple its user base over time, especially considering it held just a tiny fraction of the market when shares went public in 2015.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Tesla's first year posting a net income didn't come until 2020, nearly a decade after its initial public offering (IPO). It wasn't until 2015 that Tesla manufactured more than 50,000 vehicles. Rivian hit that milestone just three years after its public debut.

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JUNE 27, 2024

History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. The chart below shows its share-price appreciation (or depreciation) in the first and second halves of each full year since its initial public offering (IPO).

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MAY 13, 2024

The company was founded in 2015, went public through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, and has faced a steep uphill battle to catch up to its competitors. It's been a difficult journey for the insurer Root hasn't been around all that long. It's been a challenge.

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APRIL 10, 2024

When in 2015 it became the first blockchain to introduce smart contracts, Ethereum changed the game, allowing developers to program blockchain-based applications. But since its initial public offering in 2021, it has risen to become the premier crypto company.

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JULY 13, 2023

The specialty cinema company wrote in the document, "The proposed acquisition of Imax China will enable greater operational flexibility to pursue new growth opportunities and applications of Imax technology in the Chinese market."

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

MarketAxess: Bringing bond trading into the digital age While electronic bond trading may not sound like a high-flying investment proposition, MarketAxess has delivered 1,300% total returns since its initial public offering in 2004. Why buy now? MKTX Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

In 2015, office properties made up around 30% of its annualized base rent (ABR); by last year, it had fallen to around 15%. The recent initial public offering of Lineage also bodes well for W.P. Carey's diverse portfolio of properties included offices, industrial, warehouses, and retail. Image source: Getty Images.

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MAY 20, 2024

Since its initial public offering in 2015, this top fintech stock has doubled the gain of the Nasdaq Composite Index. With Square for merchants and Cash App for individuals, Block (NYSE: SQ) operates two thriving ecosystems. However, it's currently 74% below the peak price set in August 2021 (as of May 17).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has taken investors on a bit of a roller coaster ride since it was spun off from eBay and went public in 2015. PayPal has seen its margins fall every year since its initial public offering.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A little history and context When I talk about PayPal going public, I mean for the second time. PayPal first went public in 2002, but was acquired soon after by online marketplace eBay. It was spun off as a separate company and had another initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, so PayPal as a stock is really fairly young.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

since 2015. Projected to pay a forward dividend yield of 4.7% -- assuming the company maintains its special dividends -- the company's high-yield payouts give investors plenty of incentive to wait for a turnaround in the initial public offering (IPO) and venture capital markets.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

It's up a whopping 11,180% since its initial public offering in May 2006 (compared to 534% for the S&P 500). The share of American consumers who don't use cash for any of their purchases stood at 41% in 2022, up from 24% in 2015. That's a respectable gain, but it lags behind the 113% total return of the S&P 500.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1994, it's kept its occupancy rate above 96%. But in 2015, it acquired Family Dollar, which sold pricier products and directly competed against superstores like Walmart (NYSE: WMT). What happened to Dollar Tree?

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MARCH 8, 2024

Despite its ebbs and flows, shares of Apple have scurried higher by 790% over the trailing-10-year period and have skyrocketed by almost 132,000% since its initial public offering in December 1980. Since initiating a share buyback program in 2013, Apple has overseen the repurchase of $650.88

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JULY 17, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, shares of Shopify have returned a jaw-dropping 2,400%. While behemoths such as Amazon and Walmart dominate online shopping, smaller players such as Shopify and Etsy have proven to be formidable players in the e-commerce realm.

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JULY 13, 2024

After dealing with a huge food safety crisis in 2015, the fast-casual leader is now stronger than ever as it closes in on 3,500 stores with impressive unit volumes. Over the long term, Chipotle's revenue has consistently climbed higher, up 163% in the last 10 years and over 1,000% since its initial public offering (IPO).

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JUNE 30, 2024

How much money would you have now if you had invested $10,000 in Nvidia stock at its initial public offering (IPO)? It didn't go public until Jan. However, beginning in 2015, the stock went on a tear. By late 2017, your initial investment would have been worth over $1 million.

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JUNE 27, 2023

It also flourished as a subsidiary of eBay from 2002 to 2015 without fretting too much about its profitability on a stand-alone basis. It established a first mover's advantage in commission-free trades, but it could struggle to stay relevant as larger brokerages offer free trades. Robinhood doesn't enjoy either of those advantages.

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MARCH 5, 2024

up from 4,000 at the time of our initial public offering in 2015," said interim CEO Craig Benson on the Q4 earnings call. What initially seemed like a devastating blow to the enterprise, Planet Fitness might end up benefiting greatly from the COVID health crisis. We now believe we can have 5,000 gyms in the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Investors who bought Netflix stock at its initial public offering (IPO) and held until now would be sitting on a gain of 45,332%. In fact, Netflix has created so much value that management has opted for two stock splits -- one in 2004, and another in 2015 -- to ensure the stock remained accessible to smaller investors.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

And way back in 2015, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly wanted to acquire Unity for billions of dollars. And yet the stock has dropped roughly 75% from its initial public offering (IPO). That was well above what it was worth at the time and suggests Unity's products are special enough to be the envy of the tech world.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Since its initial public offering in spring 2015 running up to its all-time high in November 2021, shares of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) skyrocketed 890%. Driven by robust demand for its differentiated product offerings, the company grew rapidly. But it's been a wildly different story since then.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has taken its investors on a volatile journey ever since its initial public offering in May 2015. But shares have still made for a wildly successful investment, as they have soared 2,860% during the company's entire public history.

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MARCH 3, 2024

After decades on the public markets, discount retail chain Dollar General (NYSE: DG) was taken private in 2007. Dollar General went public again 2009. And those who invested $1,000 in the 2009 initial public offering (IPO) have nearly $7,000 now. Todd Vasos was the company's CEO from 2015 through late 2022.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

That's a stroke of flexible genius from 2015 , among the first acts of CFO and financial heavyweight Ruth Porat, formerly the CFO of financial services giant Morgan Stanley. All in all, Alphabet offers a compelling case for investors looking for a blend of stability and forward-thinking growth. for five years and 23.3%

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AUGUST 21, 2023

The stock was up almost 10-fold from its initial public offering in April 2015 to an all-time high in November 2021. To say that Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) shareholders have been on a roller-coaster ride would be an understatement. But since that peak, shares have cratered 75%. That wild swing doesn't do the company justice.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

IonQ still has a lot to prove IonQ was founded in 2015 and went public by merging with a SPAC in 2021. At the time, it called itself the only "public pure-play" on the quantum computing market. But for now, investors might want to wait for it to post its second-quarter report on Aug.

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APRIL 18, 2024

EY reports that while the total number of initial public offerings made in Q1 was down 7% year over year, the 7% growth in the total amount of funds hints that this business is on the mend. Shares are down more 40% from their early 2021 peak, falling back to levels seen all the way back in 2015. End result?

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JANUARY 13, 2024

Nike also has a long history of splitting its stock, executing seven 2-for-1 stock splits since its initial public offering in 1980. Nike's last stock split came at the end of 2015, and since then, the shares are up 61%, so it may be premature to expect the company to split its stock again right now.

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