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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

However, if Berkshire had known how the Amazon investment would work out, they would have undoubtedly bought more. Berkshire first invested in Amazon in Q1 2019. The stock trading for around $200 per share now would indicate a 141% return on investment.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

MSA Safety: A premium business at a fair price Trading with an FCF yield of 4.8% (the inverse of the price-to-FCF ratio , so the higher the number, the cheaper the stock), MSA Safety is at its best valuation since 2019 and is cheaper than the S&P 500 in general. Should you invest $1,000 in MSA Safety right now?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Generating 63% of its sales from premium and super premium spirits, a figure that has grown from 56% in 2019, the company will undoubtedly welcome this premiumization trend.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Dow is a chemical company that was spun off from what's now DuPont de Nemours in 2019. Since the spinoff, it has achieved its commitments stated at that time, which include industry-leading cash generation and debt reduction, as well as disciplined capital allocation, and return on invested capital (ROIC) that's sustainably higher than 13%.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

A perfect example is its purchase of Charles Machine Works for $700 million in 2019. We can measure Toro's ability to successfully integrate its acquisitions by using return on invested capital (ROIC) as our measuring stick. TTC Return on Invested Capital data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Already home to an industry-leading customer satisfaction score, the company's software solutions have grown by 15% annually since 2019, with recurring revenue in the unit growing even faster at 23%.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

Requiring a 15% annualized return for five years, an investment needs to slightly outperform the market's historical annualized total return of roughly 11% to 12% to accomplish this feat. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) are two companies that fit this simple billing. Three things: 1.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

Even with the company currently in the trough of its business cycle, Omega Flex currently holds a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 24%. Typically distributing the majority of its earnings to shareholders over recent years -- including a hefty special dividend in 2019 -- management isn't afraid to return cash to shareholders.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

He also places a high value on companies that generate profits that can be reinvested in the business at high rates of return. Apple certainly passes the latter test, earning an extraordinary return on invested capital of 56%. Mastercard Mastercard stock has been a phenomenal investment for Berkshire, which held over $1.5

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JUNE 29, 2023

million in annual sales in 2019; the converted units generated $2 million in annual sales in 2022. This isn't an unlimited source of healthy return on invested capital; Cava expects to convert the remaining 28 Zoe's locations by the fall of this year. The makeover doesn't take long to pay off.

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MAY 11, 2024

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the company spent $4.3 Enterprise has averaged about a 13% return on invested capital over the past five years. It also gives the company the opportunity to direct that cash flow more toward new growth projects. Image source: Getty Images. billion on growth projects. billion in 2022.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Some producers earn higher returns on their reinvested capital dollars than rivals. Here's a look at the return on invested capital ( ROIC ) among some of the largest integrated oil companies using data from New Constructs. Exxon has also taken its disciplined returns-focused approach to its lower carbon investments.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Etsy's indicators for outperformance First, there is Etsy's impressive cash return on invested capital (ROIC) of 40%, which would rank strongly among S&P 500 stocks. percentage points annually between 2000 and 2019, according to a study from S&P Global. Currently, only 45% of the company's buyers have the Etsy mobile app.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The company acquired Habana Labs in 2019, and that company's line of Gaudi AI chips is now garnering intense interest from prospective customers. Money is being hurled at building out GPU clusters no matter the cost, and no matter whether there's a clear return on investment. The AI market is in its gold rush phase right now.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Three examples are businesses with consistently growing dividend payments and a low payout ratio, steady share repurchases, and a high and rising return on invested capital. Particular financial metrics have been proven to indicate market-beating potential when analyzing stocks. percentage points annually since 1973.

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JULY 27, 2023

We have made tremendous progress toward those goals and now expect to achieve record EBITDA per APCD and record return on invested capital this year. higher in 2019, strong close-in demand, higher pricing and continued strength of onboard spend drove the revenue outperformance. During the second quarter, we delivered a record 1.9

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APRIL 24, 2024

Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has delivered a strong track record of growth in earnings and smart investments over time -- note the increase in return on invested capital. The company was an early adopter of the technology, investing in OpenAI -- creator of chatbot ChatGPT -- back in 2019 and then increasing its stake.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

Hershey As the most profitable chocolatier and confectioner among its publicly traded peers -- on a return on invested capital (ROIC) basis -- The Hershey Company has recorded market-beating annualized returns of 13% since its 1978 IPO. Should you invest $1,000 in Nike right now? It's home to a well-funded 2.3%

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

The fourth quarter comes in ahead of plan Earlier this year, Carnival CEO Josh Weinstein unveiled a new three-year plan called SEA Change, which stands for Sustainability, EBITDA per available lower berth day (ALBD), and Adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC). In that light, shares trade at 9.5 times forward EV-EBITDA and a 17.7

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AUGUST 16, 2024

The sale, which is pending regulatory approval, is expected to deliver a strong return on investment for Alchemy’s investors. in 2019 to 4.4m The business has migrated from being a predominantly pre-paid offering to attracting more SIM-only and post-paid customers, resulting in the subscriber base increasing from 2.4m

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JULY 8, 2023

billion, topping its previous record of $6 billion in the same quarter in 2019. This is a set of goals for 2026 that include a 50% increase in adjusted EBITDA per available passenger berth day (ALBD/APBD) and an adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC) of 12%. The company said customer deposits reached a record of $7.2

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MAY 24, 2024

As a result of adding ships and passengers willing to pay more, Viking's revenue is 47% higher now than in 2019. Viking's net operating income is 44% higher than in 2019. Return on invested capital has risen from 26.1% This is a lot better than Carnival's 4% top-line increase in four years. to 27.5%.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

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. But then again, 2019 was a long time ago.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

The sale, which is pending regulatory approval, is expected to deliver a strong return on investment for Alchemy’s investors. Alchemy first invested in Lebara in 2018 when, following a period of underperformance under prior ownership, it acquired the business. in 2019 to 4.4m

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JULY 26, 2024

This would shatter its pre-pandemic record of $87 in 2019. a share it posted in adjusted earnings back in 2019. The third piece of its trifecta was to improve its capital allocation and operating income in order to set a new high-water mark for return on invested capital. Its previous record was 10.5%.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Turnspire acquired UPG from MedPlast , a portfolio company of Baird Capital , in May 2016 and sold it to The Partner Companies (TPC) in October 2022, generating nearly a 9x return on invested capital.

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APRIL 29, 2024

This extra bit of resiliency makes Ulta a unique investment opportunity in the retail market, especially considering its other market-beating indicators. Ulta's market-beating qualities Ulta Beauty boasts a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 61%. percentage points annually from 2000 to 2019.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Therefore, a $1,000 investment in the online payroll services provider's IPO would have briefly grown to over $39,000 before shrinking back to about $14,000. Those "strategic" decisions mainly revolve around its new Beti platform, which automates its payroll services to provide a higher return on investment (ROI) for its clients.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

You have a lot of high-interest debt If you have a lot of debt you're paying a lot of interest for, investing may not be the right move to make. You may want to focus on taking care of those loans first if doing so would give you a better return. When you pay off loans, your return on investment (ROI) is the interest you save.

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JUNE 26, 2023

See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 26, 2023 We reached a meaningful inflection point for revenue with net yields surpassing 2019 strong levels. over 2019 in the second quarter. Booking volumes were 17% higher than 2019, which is multiples of our capacity growth. This was 4.5

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Management has invested heavily in diversifying Broadcom, pushing it into enterprise software. billion), Symantec's enterprise security business in 2019 ($10.7 Comparing a company's weighted average cost of capital (WAAC) to its return on invested capital (ROIC) shows how well it creates value for investors.

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MAY 12, 2024

What makes MPLX stand out among its peers is its strong rates of return, capital discipline, and generous returns to shareholders. It has simultaneously generated some of the highest returns on invested capital while keeping its leverage (defined as debt to EBITDA) lower than most. Why is this notable?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Its return on invested capital , or ROIC, a measurement of how effectively it uses capital to generate profits, have averaged above 10% over that time period. From 2015 to 2019, for instance, oil prices averaged just under $60 per barrel. Over this time period, Chevron generated profits per barrel of around $7.

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JULY 14, 2024

All that debt put the company in emergency cost-cutting mode, including a dividend cut, slashed expenses throughout the business, and a crumbling return on invested capital. The stock fell sharply between 2017 and 2019, drifting along for most of the past several years.

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APRIL 30, 2024

But there's another pretty safe investment that could pay you double that amount. But despite the better return on investment (ROI) offered by another investment type, there are times when you should stick with opening a CD. Earning 5.00% on your money without taking a chance of loss is a good deal. Here's why.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

The company has been investing heavily in both technologies, including the blockbuster $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat in 2019. In an uncertain economy, enterprise customers want projects that can deliver significant returns on investment.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

With a focus on helping its clients deploy AI solutions in a way that delivers clear returns on investment and cost savings, IBM has emerged as an early leader in the enterprise AI industry. A reliable dividend It doesn't get much more reliable than IBM's quarterly dividend.

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