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leverage ratio , which falls in the middle of its 2.75-3.25 While MPLX doesn't have quite as high a credit rating, at BBB, its leverage ratio is only slightly higher at 3.3, While MPLX doesn't have quite as high a credit rating, at BBB, its leverage ratio is only slightly higher at 3.3, target range. which is well below the 4.0

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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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billion in 2019 and hit a nadir of $1.6 billion, which is still materially below 2019 levels. Leverage has also been reduced, with debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) at roughly 3.2 To be fair, capital spending has fallen. It peaked at $4.2 billion in 2022.

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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. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the company spent $4.3 Based on its distributable cash flow, it had a distribution coverage ratio of 1.7x

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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. Using leverage Finally, let's look at leverage, specifically how the fund has increased borrowing through reverse-repurchase agreements whereby an asset is sold under an agreement to repurchase it at a higher price.

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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. That's a vast improvement from its $659 million loss in the prior-year period.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

was founded in 1944 and held its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019 at $27 per share. In recent years, Parsons' management has "transformed the company into a high-value solutions provider that differentiates by leveraging software and cutting-edge technology," as CEO Carey Smith highlighted in the company's Q2 earnings release.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

PetSmart, Petco, and Tractor Supply 's Petsense all enjoyed the advantage of not only already being established brands at the time, but were able to leverage and combine their brick-and-mortar businesses with their online ones established in the meantime. It seems crazy on the surface. The thing is, the plan is working.

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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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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

CFO Monish Patolawala noted in earnings calls that "volume gives us the best leverage." By leverage, he means the ability to grow margins as sales increase. In 2019, it attempted to restructure the business by reducing its segments from five to four. Image source: Getty Images.

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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. For comparison, Kroger's net leverage ratio at the end of its fiscal first quarter 2023 was a much-healthier 1.3 Image source: The Motley Fool. times EBITDA. times EBITDA.

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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. Therefore, Apple's true "cash position" is even better than its leverage ratios would indicate. billion on buybacks and $72.5

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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 This updated set of targets was a follow-up to Lululemon's first Power of Three plan, which it debuted in 2019. Lululemon has grown steadily over the years, and is also a veritable free-cash-flow machine. billion in 2018 to $6.25

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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. Many investors believe MicroStrategy can leverage its Bitcoin to create additional value and, thus, deserves a hefty premium.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Free Fire was released in December 2017 and became the most-downloaded game globally by 2019. This segment is also showing really high operating leverage, with Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $148.5 Moreover, all three businesses look to be gaining operating leverage, with profit growth inflecting higher than revenue growth.

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APRIL 19, 2024

It forged a partnership with OpenAI in 2019, investing $1 billion in the AI start-up when it needed a funding source, and it invested another $10 billion in OpenAI in early 2023, shortly after that company launched ChatGPT, bringing its grand total to an estimated $13 billion that it has invested in OpenAI.

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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.

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MAY 17, 2024

With greater scale the company can afford to advertise more aggressively as well as exercise leverage with its distributors and retail partners. billion worth of net income in pandemic-crimped 2020, down a modest 14% from 2019's bottom line. billion was within sight of 2019's $10.5 In this vein, Coca-Cola earned nearly $7.8

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It did something similar following the Anadarko acquisition in 2019 and the subsequent drop in oil prices in 2020. That leverage puts added pressure on management if oil prices decline in the future, making it less profitable to drill. The company now holds a significant amount of debt.

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MAY 12, 2024

This combination has helped Chevron's upstream earnings per barrel continually rise, from roughly $7 per barrel in 2019 to around $10 per barrel today. Improved well performance is coming even as unit costs remain flat. Chevron's capital management, meanwhile, is exemplary, something Buffett no doubt admires.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Berkshire has held a stake in Amazon since 2019. Its ability to leverage its e-commerce dominance to develop other profitable business opportunities is why Amazon stock is worth holding for the long term. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is another valuable brand that can help you build wealth over the long term.

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It is because they are leveraged -- they buy securities and then borrow against them to purchase more. Warren Buffett says leverage is one of the few ways smart investors go broke. Some funds offer incredible yields, sometimes 10% or more. Have you wondered how they do this? What's an investor to do? billion to $12.2

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Since the company's 2019 initial public offering, the stock has gained over 800%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index. There is also an expectation the company can leverage its growing scale and subscription-based business model to boost margins and cash flows.

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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. Among the problems that Ackman saw was an enormous amount of leverage. Just a simple credit downgrade would be catastrophic with that much leverage.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024, revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 48%. Zscaler's cooling revenue growth, rising expenses, high leverage, ongoing dilution, and premium valuation all make it a tough stock to recommend. Zscaler went public in 2018. Is it the right time to buy Zscaler?

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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. Consumers are willing to pay a huge markup for the company's products, and Crocs can reduce costs and design and manufacture footwear in a lucrative way.

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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%. In fiscal 2023, its revenue rose 77% to $21.6 Analysts expect its revenue to continue rising at a CAGR of 7% from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2026.

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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 per quarter) to retain additional cash to strengthen its balance sheet.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In 2019, the company bought Anadarko Petroleum, winning a bidding war with Chevron. However, the deal was very large, requiring the company to take on material leverage. OXY data by YCharts It's a perfectly fine plan, but it means Oxy, as it is more commonly called, has to grow via acquisition. That's where the story gets complicated.

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MAY 18, 2024

Data by YCharts Amazon has made many millionaires over the years, with its share price nearly doubling since 2019. However, Apple could arguably fare better in the consumer space of AI over the long term by leveraging the popularity of its products.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Today, although Dropbox still leverages its core cloud storage technology, the company focuses more on helping individuals and teams build and collaborate on content. Now, thanks partly to the acquisitions of HelloSign in 2019 and Docsend in 2021, Dropbox users can work on every step of the content lifecycle in-house.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) first captured investors' attention back in 2019 when it struck a blockbuster deal with Amazon. Higher production volumes, which enabled Rivian to better leverage its fixed costs and negotiate price reductions from suppliers, also contributed to the gains. Amazon also made a large investment in Rivian.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Since 2019, the world's largest audio streaming company, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) , has been pouring money into the podcasting space with hopes of diversifying its business away from purely music streaming. And last week, Spotify introduced a new program that could have big implications in the long run.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Investors have shown a lot of interest in thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since 2019. The pharma industry is looking for ways to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, virtual reality, and automated experiments to overcome these challenges. Recursion Pharmaceuticals: A novel approach to drug discovery The U.S.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Successfully leveraging its popular brand in this high-margin service space could provide a great source of revenue growth over the long run. That's one reason it acquired Pandora in 2019, but that business remains a small part of its overall operations. Second, Chewy is expanding its business to include veterinary care.

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MARCH 3, 2024

In 2019, Block's net income was $375 million. Block has reorganized its Square team and is taking steps to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help sellers manage more of their business and grow their customer base. This part of its business was responsible for $4.3 billion in gross profit last year.

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Berkshire received those warrants when it made a $10 billion preferred investment in Occidental in 2019 to help fund its purchase of rival Anadarko Petroleum. It's now leveraging its expertise in injecting carbon dioxide to capitalize on the massive carbon capture and sequestration opportunity.

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