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Why It Makes No Sense to Invest in the Airline Industry (and Why Boeing and General Electric Investors Will Do It Anyway)

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Airlines aren't productive (at least for shareholders) The ultimate test of whether a company is allocating capital productively for shareholders is the comparison between its return on invested capita l (ROIC) and its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Net Profit 2019 2020 2021 2022 (Est.)

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This Ridiculously Cheap Warren Buffett Stock Could Make You Richer

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of its holdings to Amazon, a position Buffett didn't add until 2019. But don't let Buffett's relatively modest stake in Amazon prevent you from capitalizing on an opportunity sitting in plain sight. Few companies continually invest back into their business as much as Amazon does. Here is why.

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MGM Resorts International (MGM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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We posted another outstanding quarter of performance at adjusted property EBITDAR surpassing the second quarter of 2019. Margins of 36% were well above 2019 levels. Our adjusted property EBITDAR of $209 million was an increase of 21% versus the second quarter of 2019 with a 28% margin. Turning to Macau. Good afternoon.

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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This underscores our confidence and the returns will be generated by our capital investment programs in our portfolio. LVS has invested $15 billion in Macao, which is the most important land-based market in the world. As revenues continue to grow, we expect our margin to exceed the 36% of Macao business in 2019.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Last quarter, we achieved our Trifecta financial goals, and we now expect to also achieve a double-digit reduction in carbon intensity compared to 2019, one year ahead of our original expectation. The year is up about 26% versus 2019 levels. And if you're still trailing sort of cumulative U.S. It's not just the new capacity.

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Our business strategy is predicated on investing in high-quality assets that also has scale. We've designed our capital investment programs to ensure that we will continue to be the market leader in the years ahead. So, we're up to about 93% recovery versus 2019 third quarter. Clearly, sequentially, that improved.

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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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billion, and we delivered a return on invested capital of nearly 14%, putting Delta's returns in the top half of the S&P 500. Our forecast for pre-tax profit of approximately $2 billion is on par with 2019 and just shy of last year due to higher fuel prices. per share, a $0.20 Free cash flow was $1.4

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