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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can see below that Illinois Tool Works has seen the occasional bump; revenue declined during recessions in 2001, 2009, and 2020. I've seen numerous companies harm shareholders with massive debt-fueled acquisitions that put the balance sheet in peril. While Illinois Tool Works leans on debt, it doesn't do so too heavily.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) was one of the hottest electric vehicle (EV) stocks of 2020. 27, 2020, and its stock opened at $24.80 It also aimed to expand its gross margin from 1% in 2024 to 30% in 2028, and declared its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) would turn positive in 2027.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) and ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) were both red-hot stocks during the buying frenzy in electric vehicle (EV) stocks in late 2020 and early 2021. QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. Its low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.1

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

I first added the midstream giant to my portfolio in early 2020, right before the pandemic hit. It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Roughly 90% of its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) come from stable, fee-based sources. billion of distributions.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Over the past two years, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margins shrank and it racked up steep losses. Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Revenue $20.71B $19.69B $17.48B $14.56B Revenue Growth (4%) (5%) (11%) (17%) Adjusted EBITDA Margin* 41.8% It's also still saddled with $18.4

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

It also launched its first Photon satellite bus in 2020, and it's deployed 192 satellites so far. During its pre-merger presentation , Rocket Lab predicted it could grow its revenue at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 97% from $35 million in 2020 to $267 million in 2023. It relocated its headquarters to California in 2013.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Still, the only year the segment exceeded the low end of the guidance since 2015 was 2021, thanks to the bounce-back from the pandemic-ravaged year of 2020. billion in net debt. billion in 2022, investors might pencil in Solventum to carry net debt of $7.2 Image source: Getty Images. 3M will retain a 19.9% billion to $8.4

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MAY 9, 2024

However, Bitcoin's rally also lit a fire under stocks like Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) , one of the world's top cryptocurrency exchanges, and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) , an aging enterprise software company that started hoarding Bitcoin in 2020. Let's see which of these hot crypto stocks is a better buy right now.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In 2020, the pandemic caused its home sales to grind to a halt. That slowdown also caused its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) -- which briefly turned positive in 2021 -- to turn negative again. Metric 2020 2021 2022 9M 2023 Revenue $2.6 But its high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.9,

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JUNE 16, 2023

Energy Transfer, on the other hand, cut its distribution in half in 2020 as the energy industry faced difficult times during the early days of the pandemic. For example, its ratio of debt to EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) is generally among the lowest of its closest peer group.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2020 and reached its record high of $35.88 But in 2023, the company's revenue plunged, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margin declined, and it stayed unprofitable. billion $8.0

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The maker of electric semi-trucks was a red-hot stock during the buying frenzy in speculative stocks in 2020, but it ran out of juice after it missed its production forecasts. Therefore, Nikola could need to take on a lot more debt and keep diluting its shares to stay solvent. Analysts expect its revenue to nearly quadruple to $133.5

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On the bright side, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) turned positive over the past three quarters as it reined in its spending, and its $5.5 Marathon's revenue surged from $4 million in 2020 to $159 million in 2021, then declined 26% in 2022 as Bitcoin's price dropped.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

For Berkshire, that meant its position in Apple grew from 5.39% in 2020 to 5.55% in 2021 without purchasing a single share. 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). at the end of its first quarter of 2023.

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JUNE 11, 2024

It only generated $507 million in revenue in fiscal 2024, but its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) loss widened from $217 million to $273 million. It ended the first quarter of fiscal 2025 with just $262 million in cash and equivalents, while its high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.8

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JUNE 9, 2024

billion) in 2025, all while working to bring its net debt to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratio down to a range of 2.0 The dividend has grown significantly over the past few years after a brief pandemic-driven pause in 2020. by the end of this year.

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MARCH 25, 2024

The company claimed it could deliver a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40%, taking revenue from $140 million in 2020 to $388 million in 2023 while expanding its gross margin from 30% to 50% and keeping its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margins in the high teens. stock headed?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

During its pre-merger presentation, SoundHound predicted that its revenue would rise from $13 million in 2020 to $20 million in 2021, and then grow to $28 million in 2022. However, its high debt-to-equity ratio of 3.1 It surpassed its own expectations by generating $31 million in revenue in 2022. Can SoundHound maintain its momentum?

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MAY 14, 2024

billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and $1.2 It's telling that revenue declined in 2023, and not 2020 or 2021. Sirius XM is also starting to pay down its long-term debt since that bearish leverage peaked in 2022. It has posted an annual profit every year since 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It's selling off a handful of its properties to pay down its long-term debt load of $789 million, generate more cash, and cut its expenses. Management expects to reach positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) by the end of its 2024 fiscal year.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Its stock soared to an all-time high of $163 near the end of 2020 on the back of surging sales as consumers sought ways to remain active during lockdowns. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) makes at-home exercise equipment fitted with digital screens, which can be used to stream everything from virtual classes to music.

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APRIL 4, 2024

In fact, back in 2020, the midstream company slashed its distribution in half. Approximately 90% of Energy Transfer's 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) is projected to come from fee-based activities. However, everything has not always been smooth for the company.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

During the third quarter, we continued to advance our strategy of generating additional liquidity to accelerate debt paydown and enhance financial flexibility. Watsonville was forced into bankruptcy primarily because it was unable to access COVID funding, similar to most of the other hospitals in 2020. billion in debt.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Vertiv also has a significant amount of debt, which stood at around $3 billion at the end of last quarter, against just $275 million in cash. times adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), but that it should go down to 2.3 The company noted that current leverage is at 3.1

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MAY 9, 2024

In April 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, crude oil futures briefly plunged to negative $40 per barrel. On the other hand, Alliance Resource Partners' management team has done an excellent job of conservatively expanding production while keeping debt-servicing costs manageable.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

billion in net debt compared to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of about $9.5 Honeywell's conservative balance sheet means it's set to end 2023 with just $11.2 The company has the firepower and plenty of industries to look into making deals.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

In fact, Redfin delivered positive non-GAAP earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the third quarter of 2023 (ended Sept. that was set in late 2020. Plus, there is $6 billion in cash, equivalents, and short-term investments on Sea Limited's balance sheet, with almost no debt.

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MAY 26, 2024

WM's sales growth stalled, and its margins noticeably declined in 2020 and 2021. billion revenue company with earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of $2.9 Hopefully, the housing market will be in recovery mode by then, and with a current enterprise value (market cap plus net debt) of $17.3

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

After John Stankey took over as CEO in July 2020, he refocused the company on its telecommunications business, divesting the entertainment assets acquired under previous management. FCF provides insight into the cash available to invest in the business, repurchase shares, pay debt obligations, and fund dividends. billion in Q4 2023.

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APRIL 20, 2024

One type of business that income-focused investors might have come across is the business development company (BDC) , which invests in the debt and equity of middle-market companies. And about 96% of its debt investments are at floating rates. About 96% of its debt portfolio is floating rate. at fair value at the end of 2020.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Its revenue plunged 73% in fiscal 2020 and declined 66% in fiscal 2021. It also turned unprofitable in both years and took on more debt to stay solvent. Carnival's core business is recovering The pandemic severely disrupted Carnival's growth in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021. Image source: Getty Images. per share on Oct.

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JUNE 17, 2023

21, 2020, started trading at $31.47 In 2020, Opendoor's home sales dropped 47% to 9,913 units as the pandemic disrupted the housing market. 2020, it claimed it could generate $9.8 billion in revenue in 2023, which would represent a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 56% from 2020. in 2020 to positive 0.1%

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The stock to sell: Peloton Interactive Peloton stock was a pandemic darling, but it has collapsed by 96% from the all-time high it set in 2020. Still, money is flowing out the door, and the company has only $748 million in cash on hand, with an outstanding debt of $691 million. million during Q1.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Enterprise Products Partners increased its distribution in 2020 and has now increased its distribution annually for 26 consecutive years. As the chart below highlights, Energy Transfer's debt-to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) ratio has come down materially over the past decade.

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APRIL 3, 2025

A good business model, however, can be thrown off-kilter if a company takes on too much debt. That's a lot of money, and it pushed the company's debt-to-equity ratio up from 1.2 That's a lot of money, and it pushed the company's debt-to-equity ratio up from 1.2 billion of which was cash. times before the deal to around 1.5

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JUNE 25, 2024

Up until 2020, it was a slow-growth analytics software maker that seemed to be losing ground to its nimbler cloud-based competitors. MicroStrategy's valuation is tethered to Bitcoin's future MicroStrategy's revenue only increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1% from 2020 to 2023. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Carnival's wall of debt First, let's take a quick look back in time at the challenges Carnival faced in recent years. The halt in sailings drove the previously profitable company to a loss, and resulted in Carnival building up a wall of debt. This also weighed on the shares, which plunged nearly 60% in 2020.

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