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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Spending on public cloud usage rose from $31 billion in 2015 to nearly $200 billion in 2023. This technology has been the linchpin driving total returns of over 900% since 2015 for both stocks. Artificial intelligence (AI) looks like the next big thing. And its platforms for the private sector and governments use AI to do this.

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MARCH 2, 2024

That is, they are able to leverage the growth of millions of other businesses and consumers without needing to build all the infrastructure themselves. Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Shopify stock has increased in value by 2,900%. Outside app developers made Apple's App Store a giant success, not Apple alone.

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MAY 13, 2024

In 2015, it began using its tensor processing units (TPUs) for internal purposes and several years later made them available for customers of Google Cloud. It makes good sense for Nvidia to leverage its expertise It seems extremely likely that Nvidia will enter the custom chip market for AI and other applications.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Then, in 2012, it took another huge step forward when it introduced a franchise-based model that would allow insurance agents to leverage their expertise and platform to sell policies. In 2015, the company had 125 operating franchises. Franchising has been a key pillar of Goosehead's long-term growth.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Large expense items, like product development and sales and marketing, should constitute a lower percentage of total revenue over time, showcasing operating leverage. From the company's initial public offering in November 2015 to the stock's peak in August 2021, the share price skyrocketed more than 2,000% higher.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Going from a concept in 2015 to beta service in 2021, SpaceX's plan to build a network of fast internet communications satellites has grown from 0 to 10,000 to 2.2 SpaceX Starlink is a success. million active users (according to a December 2023 SpaceX filing with the FCC).

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AUGUST 25, 2024

From 2010 to 2015, Berkshire stock outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 20%. While some insurers like AIG over-leveraged themselves with risky financial instruments, Chubb has consistently maintained a much more conservative approach. Total Return Level data by YCharts. It wasn't a perfect performance.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 14, 2025

Rapid growth through acquisitions, backed by TDR Capital since 2015, has helped EG Group become a dominant player in its sector. The Issa brothers and TDR Capital aim to leverage this listing to propel EG Group into its next phase of development. Source: Retail Gazette Can’t stop reading?

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

The dividend is about twice as big as it was in 2015, and four times what it was 15 years ago. As a bonus, the company's wide range of products not only gives its salespeople leverage with retailers, but also gives the company something to promote to a wider range of consumers who are increasingly steering away from sugary sodas.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kinder Morgan has made the necessary moves to regain investors' trust Kinder Morgan slashed its dividend by 75% in December 2015 to preserve cash and address its overly leveraged balance sheet. Image source: Getty Images. Nearly nine years later, Kinder Morgan has turned its business around by managing spending and paying down debt.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

Kinder Morgan's bond ratings are in the mid-BBB range, and its leverage ratio should end the year around 4.0 While that's not always the case in real life (Kinder Morgan cut its payout by 50% in 2015 to retain additional cash to strengthen its financial profile), dividends don't have a set expiration date. times (below its 4.5

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AUGUST 5, 2024

In the past, it has over-leveraged and left itself vulnerable to downturns. per-share quarterly dividend in 2015, cut it by 75% during the industrywide crash that year, and has since been working to build it back up. Despite its dominant position, ExxonMobil isn't a perfect company. But it wasn't always this way.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

Its sheer scale translates into serious leverage Last but not least, Walmart's overwhelming size gives it a big advantage over competitors -- not only discouraging grocers like Kroger and discounters like Target from setting up stores nearby, but in other ways too. Some of them work. Bottom line?

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JUNE 4, 2024

The move came after several years of a strategic overhaul under CEO Doug McMillon, which modernized the company by building up the omnichannel and e-commerce businesses, embracing new growth opportunities like advertising, remaking its international portfolio (including acquiring India's Flipkart), and leveraging its strength in grocery.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

That's above its stock price from its last split back in 2015, when shares traded around $700 per share. However, with a lot of operating leverage in the business, it could show very strong earnings growth for years to come. Netflix stock currently trades for about $920 per share as of this writing.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Kinder Morgan cut its dividend in late 2015. With less leverage, a reliable and growing dividend with a high yield, and a forward-price-to-earnings ratio of just 14.6 KMI EPS Diluted (TTM) data by YCharts. At the time, the oil and natural gas industry was undergoing a brutal downturn. Kinder Morgan may be a boring business.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

This 2015 spin-off from eBay currently trades 80% below all-time highs set in mid-2021. Not only did this differentiate Intuit's product suite, but it opened the doors for the company to begin leveraging an entirely new user base from Mailchimp's data.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Those are the wider sharing of operating costs, and sales leverage. Evidence of this claim lies in the fact that the company's top line was consistently growing before 2015 -- when it began selling its bottling operations -- and after 2017 following the completion of those sales. Such iconic brands are of course easier to promote.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 30, 2023

That suggests the stock is relatively cheap right now, especially compared to 2015, when the yield was closer to 4%. The company has been using that excess free cash to strengthen its balance sheet (leverage will end the year around 4.0 Plenty of room Reuben Gregg Brewer (Enterprise Products Partners): The 7.3% times, well below its 4.5

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JUNE 12, 2024

This food giant is the result of the 2015 merger of Kraft and Heinz, a pairing partially orchestrated by Buffett when Berkshire held a major stake in H.J. The assumption was that the two similar companies could pool resources, apply leverage, cut costs, and find qualitative synergies.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

Also being the biggest name in the beverage business, it enjoys leverage when it comes to selling and marketing its goods. Shares are down more 40% from their early 2021 peak, falling back to levels seen all the way back in 2015. This wide range of products means the company is able to meet consumers' ever-changing needs. End result?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2024

It has continued to reduce its leverage and now plans to finish the year with a net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) ratio of just 3.9. Kinder Morgan has come a long way since the oil and gas crash of 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

To better reflect the increasingly diverse nature of the business, it established a parent organization called Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) in 2015, which is now home to Google Search and all of its other businesses, including Google Cloud and YouTube. Together, they have amassed a $1.7

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AUGUST 4, 2024

The company is transforming under its new CEO and is priced on the lower end of its valuation since it went public in 2015. Take rate is the percent of transaction revenue PayPal retains after sharing fees with its partners, and it has fallen every single year since its 2015 IPO.

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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. 10 years from now, Block could essentially be leveraged to the price performance of Bitcoin, particularly as it rakes in revenue from a potentially wide range of Bitcoin-related endeavors.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Heartwood’s M&Q Holdings acquired M&Q Packaging in December 2015, followed by the acquisitions of Outlook Group in October 2016 and Flavorseal in February 2018. This successful exit underscores the value of our low-leverage strategy and commitment to building industry-leading companies.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Index Futures Trading ; Relatively new (1982) product allowed broad and leveraged exposure; 4. October 19, 2015). Overheated market : +42.5% for the first 3 quarters of the year; 2. Portfolio Insurance : Created a vicious feedback loop and added to downward pressure; 3. Previously : Where Were You On Black Monday?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

About IonQ Monroe and Jungsang Kim co-founded IonQ in 2015 to bring quantum computing from academia into the marketplace. The technology leverages the power of quantum physics to exponentially increase the speed of computing power. Under current technology, bits store units of information that are either a zero or a one.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Operating leverage with scale In Q3, AppFolio generated revenue of $206 million, which was a 24% year-over-year increase. AppFolio is quietly putting up good numbers AppFolio has demonstrated steady growth since going public in 2015. As of 12:30 p.m. ET, AppFolio stock was up 12%.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 27, 2024

Source: Premier Building Associates PBA was founded by CEO Dan Secondino in 2015 and is headquartered near New Haven in North Branford, Connecticut. We recognize a significant opportunity to leverage our strong position and enter new markets both organically and through strategic industry partnerships.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Our combined teams are already working well together to leverage each other’s talents and brand portfolios to rapidly grow our combined European, North and Latin America businesses. Becoming part of the Sodalis Group provides a very exciting new chapter for us. In June 2016, Brynwood sold High Ridge Brands to CD&R.

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“With the experienced leadership of BK, Andy, and Chris, we believe Impetus is well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the highly fragmented VMS market, and we look forward to leveraging our combined expertise to support the long-term growth of Reliance and other strong businesses in the space moving forward.”

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The company was founded in 2015 by President Dr. Ryan Du and Dr. Sam Zhu and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. With this partnership, we intend to leverage the capabilities of Bertram Labs, our in-house technology services team, to support this investment.” “We are honored to partner with MSE Supplies.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

He also served as Global Head of CLOs and Loans responsible for developing Man’s structured credit and leverage loan business. Prior to this, Robinson was Head of Liquid Credit (Europe) for Apollo Global Management, responsible for all investment activities in the region across leveraged loans, high yield bonds and CLO strategies.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The run-up in the stock price has taken the energy company's shares to their highest level since 2015. In the early and mid-2010s, the company overly leveraged its balance sheet, leading to a 75% dividend cut during the downturn of 2015. However, it has reduced its long-term debt net of cash by 35% in the last 10 years.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

That said, ConocoPhillips prides itself on having a lean balance sheet and low leverage. Leverage ratios tend to spike when oil prices fall, which you can see in the aftermath of the 2014 to 2015 oil and gas downturn and the 2020 COVID-19-induced collapse. debt-to-equity ratio -- both near 10-year lows.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Long owned by eBay , PayPal became an independent company in 2015. Also in 2015, eBay ended its partnership with PayPal, moving its backend payments to a competing service while deemphasizing PayPal as a payment method. During the next five years, its user base more than doubled from 180 million to around 380 million.

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