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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) is one of the companies that's still being affected by the pandemic, both by the aftereffects of restrictions and by the financial leverage it took to get through the pandemic. In fiscal 2019, occupancy was 106.9%, so pushing any higher than today seems unlikely. billion last quarter.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

Kroger Berkshire Hathaway first purchased Kroger (NYSE: KR) in late 2019, and similar to Apple, the idea came from one of Buffett's lieutenants. The deal will undoubtedly cause some debt concerns since the company already has nearly $10 billion in net debt (total debt minus cash and cash equivalents). times EBITDA.

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MAY 11, 2024

Enterprise ended the quarter with leverage of 3x. It defines leverage as net debt adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes (hybrids) divided by adjusted EBITDA. The company is also in solid financial shape concerning its debt load. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the company spent $4.3

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, closed-end funds can use leverage to attempt to generate outsized returns and dividends for investors. A rising rate environment can pressure high-yield corporate debt as better-quality debt is likely to become available as rates rise. Fund shares are listed on stock exchanges and have varying degrees of liquidity.

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JULY 2, 2024

Total paid subscriptions for Disney+ and Hulu have topped 167 million worldwide (excluding its Hotstar service in India), even though Disney+ only launched in late 2019. In 2019, Disney spent $71 billion acquiring most of the content owned by Fox. DIS Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

For many years, there were a lot of opportunities for midstream companies to grow, and investors were happily willing to help finance that via the equity and debt markets. billion in 2019 and hit a nadir of $1.6 billion, which is still materially below 2019 levels. Times have changed. To be fair, capital spending has fallen.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

He's commented on the position a lot since he first started buying shares in 2019. This will add immediate cash flow for the company, but also additional debt and increased exposure to high-decline shale assets. Put simply, Occidental has a lot of leveraged upside in a rising-price environment. per share.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024, revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 48%. Pay attention to its debt and dilution Zscaler had a high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.7 That's roughly triple its debt-to-equity ratio of 0.9 Zscaler went public in 2018. at the end of fiscal 2024. at the end of fiscal 2018.

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JULY 5, 2023

As long as demand remains strong, the cruise lines should be able to begin digging themselves out of the large debt holes they find themselves in. billion last quarter, and were 17% higher than 2019 levels. On the other hand, if demand doesn't materialize, that debt is a two-edged sword that could send the stocks back down.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Metric Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023 Stock Buybacks $66.1 AAPL Net Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts Apple doesn't rely on leverage to operate its business. billion, while its term debt was $106 billion. Apple also has a massive capital return program. billion on dividends.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Between 2019 and 2022, Crocs' diluted earnings per share (EPS) rose at a compound annual rate of 74%. By leveraging its fixed costs, management has quickly increased net income. Profitability is superb, but Crocs currently carries a $2 billion debt burden, primarily from the $2.5 billion purchase of HeyDude in December 2021.

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MAY 14, 2024

It also owns the popular Pandora streaming app it acquired in 2019 to have some skin in the digital space beyond the mobile app for streaming its flagship satellite radio broadcasts. Outside of the 2019 spike fueled by the Pandora acquisition, organic growth has been in the single digits for nine consecutive years.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

billion -- which finally surpassed its pre-pandemic revenue in fiscal 2019 -- as it carried 62% more passengers and finally achieved an occupancy percentage of 100%. That recovery seems promising, but Carnival turned unprofitable over the past three years and took on a lot of debt to stay solvent during the pandemic. billion to $28.5

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MARCH 21, 2025

Operating margins and EBITDA margins each improved over 400 basis points year over year, with both of these now surpassing 2019 levels. At the same time, we're also closing in on our 2026 greenhouse gas target with an over 19% reduction in carbon intensity compared to 2019. billion of debt maturities for the remainder of 2025 and 2.7

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

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. billion of debt, lowering rates by 300 basis points. Our leverage was below 3.5 The year is up about 26% versus 2019 levels.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The company now holds a significant amount of debt. Management plans to divest non-core assets to accelerate the paydown of that debt. It did something similar following the Anadarko acquisition in 2019 and the subsequent drop in oil prices in 2020.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Lastly, it continued to rack up steep losses while increasing its leverage with more convertible debt offerings. First, it repeatedly reduced its production targets as it grappled with supply chain constraints. Second, it issued several safety-related recalls. With an enterprise value of $17.5

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

However, the company's aggressive foray into Bitcoin has made it a bonafide market beater in recent years; the stock has soared more than 700% over the past year alone and more than 2,600% since late 2019. MicroStrategy is acquiring Bitcoin with cash flow from its software business, debt, and issued stock. trillion and $21.9

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Chevron can now afford to go on the offensive again Over the last 15 years, ExxonMobil and Chevron have been trading places between which company is spending more money and has more debt and which company is being conservative. billion three years ago to under $10 billion today and Chevron reducing its net debt position from $38.2

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MAY 12, 2024

Over the next several years, the company expects to free up another $1 billion in annual free cash flow due to cost savings related to its midstream and downstream assets, plus reductions to its total debt levels. Improved well performance is coming even as unit costs remain flat.

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JUNE 16, 2024

Its revenues more than doubled from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2023, soaring from $4 billion to $9.6 What's more, the athleisure company managed to keep its balance sheet free of debt, thus insulating itself from the impacts of surging interest rates over the past two years. billion -- a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.7%.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2023

If a company offering a high yield pays out more than its free cash flow (often by taking on debt), it depletes its value. It is because they are leveraged -- they buy securities and then borrow against them to purchase more. It is because they are leveraged -- they buy securities and then borrow against them to purchase more.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Then in April 2019, the company indeed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, making it the largest bankruptcy ever in the real estate sector. In 2014, Ackman reportedly told Bloomberg that he had invested $60 million in General Growth Properties -- both in the company's unsecured debt and in the stock itself.

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JULY 28, 2023

Its investment-grade credit ratings rank it in the top 10% of all publicly traded REITs, and its loans are primarily long-term, fixed-rate debt, insulating it from rising rates. Its current leverage ratio of 5.2 It raised its payout by 5% over the past year and has grown it by an average of 6% annually since 2019.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Work is underway to edit our assortment, leverage our scale, and deliver newness and trend-right high-quality product at an amazing value, while at the same time improving your store experience and optimizing our cost structure. We last had this calendar in 2019 and have used that experience to build our fourth quarter plan this year.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

From fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2019, its revenue and EPS grew at CAGRs of 9% and 10%, respectively, as it expanded its fleet and attracted a new generation of younger travelers. It also turned unprofitable in both years and took on more debt to stay solvent. billion in fiscal 2019. Image source: Getty Images. per share on Oct.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The company's growing earnings and falling debt allowed it to reach its targeted leverage ratio by the end of Q3 (3.0 The company previously had to cut its dividend in early 2019 (from $0.625 per share each quarter to the current rate of $0.40 That gave it money to pay dividends ($1.5

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Our e-commerce channel represented an industry-leading 51% of our retail sales in Q2, up from 47% last year and 30% in 2019. In 2019, pre-pandemic, births were 3.75 We've learned a lot since 2019. We leverage the Activate platform daily within our organization. and Children's Place wasn't one of them!

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APRIL 7, 2024

While there's certainly some risk with Carnival considering the increased debt load post-pandemic and cyclical nature of the company, investors might be overweighting those factors at this price. Successfully leveraging its popular brand in this high-margin service space could provide a great source of revenue growth over the long run.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

What's notable is that the stock lagged that of the average utility pretty badly from around 2017 to roughly 2019. That extra money will most certainly go toward two things: additional growth-oriented capital spending and debt reduction.

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JUNE 17, 2023

billion, up 16% from 2019 levels. The company had to take on a lot more debt and dilute shareholders to stay afloat while ships were grounded and COVID-19 kept the crowds away, but investors are likely to respond to momentum in the business, and cruisers seem eager to make up for lost time.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Buffett took a significant stake in the business when he acquired $10 billion worth of preferred shares in 2019 to help Occidental acquire Anadarko. Its leveraged exposure to oil production has pushed down Occidental's share price to levels it hasn't seen since the beginning of 2022.

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JULY 27, 2023

higher in 2019, strong close-in demand, higher pricing and continued strength of onboard spend drove the revenue outperformance. Over the last few months, experience spend was up 25% compared to 2019 and double that of spend on goods. versus 2019, about 260 basis points higher than the midpoint of our guidance.

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APRIL 20, 2024

The other important aspect to look at when it comes to the safety of a company's dividend is its leverage, which is its net debt divided by its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Altria ended 2023 with leverage of 2.2 Looking at its balance sheet, Vector ended 2023 with leverage of 2.6

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JULY 8, 2023

billion, topping its previous record of $6 billion in the same quarter in 2019. More importantly, the company is aiming to reach investment-grade leverage metrics and steadily pay down its debt with cash flow, putting it on a long-term recovery path. The company said customer deposits reached a record of $7.2

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

While things appear to be going very well for Carnival, the biggest reason the stock trades at half the price it did before the pandemic is the debt needed to take get through that period. billion in net debt. By comparison, it had $11 billion in debt at the end of November 2019. Its leverage at 4.5x

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

While the two companies still work together, it is not unreasonable to imagine this partnership ending at some point -- just like FedEx did with Amazon in 2019. Worse yet for UPS, Amazon isn't just the company's biggest competitor now but is still its largest customer, accounting for 11% of its total revenue in 2022. Three things: 1.

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