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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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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. Buffett has a lot of confidence in Hollub.

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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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DECEMBER 8, 2023

KMI Financial Debt to EBITDA (TTM) data by YCharts That said, a part of the problem was Kinder Morgan's more aggressive use of leverage than its peers'. To earn back investor trust, management promised it would quickly grow the dividend, including a 25% hike in 2020. In 2020 the dividend ended up being increased by just 5%.

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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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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. per unit in 2020. As the chart above shows, the MLP shifted from increasing the distribution quarter to just once a year in 2020. Times have changed.

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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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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Although shares are up 90% from their lows in 2020, the company is still 77% off its prepandemic highs. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) was $1.2 Debt: Shrinking The big problem with Carnival right now is its huge debt. And those highs weren't ballooned, unreasonable highs.

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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 17, 2024

While Energy Transfer cut its distribution in half in 2020 to help repair its balance sheet, the distribution is higher today than before the cut. The first is that enterprise value takes into consideration the amount of net debt a company carries on its balance sheet. target range. It plans to spend around $3.1

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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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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has taken investors on a wild ride since its initial public offering (IPO) in July 2020. Lemonade more than doubled its customer base from 1 million at the end of 2020 to 2.3 But its high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.1 The online insurance provider went public at $29, skyrocketed to a record high of $183.26

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

million at the end of 2020 to 8.77 From 2020 to 2023, SoFi's adjusted revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49%, from $621 million to $2.07 From 2020 to 2023, SoFi's adjusted revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49%, from $621 million to $2.07 million in the second quarter of 2024.

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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 25, 2023

Carnival: The incredible recovery is happening Carnival became a huge story in 2020 when operations essentially ceased as cruises were on hold. Investors still need to consider that the company has a huge debt load after issuing debt and equity to stay alive when there were no sales. Carnival is getting back to its old self.

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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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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 9, 2024

The company took on a lot of debt when Kraft and Heinz combined to create Kraft Heinz. In just the past five years, the company's ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) has gone from a peak of more than 12 times to a more recent figure of roughly 5.

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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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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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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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Home to over 900 stores across the western and southwestern portion of the United States, Dutch Bros has doubled its store count and tripled its sales since 2020. Despite this growth since 2020, roughly three-quarters of its 918 stores reside in just five states: Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington.

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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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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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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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OCTOBER 1, 2024

billion in net debt, which was 2.87 times adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) over the previous 12 months. Management is targeting a debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio of 2.5, This financier's payout has risen by 40% since it began distributing a dividend in 2020.

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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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JULY 14, 2024

AT&T's strengthening financials The rebound in AT&T's stock is the culmination of a multiyear transformation of the company under CEO John Stankey, who took over the role in the summer of 2020. At that time, AT&T was drowning in net debt of $152 billion as it spent billions of dollars to build its new 5G wireless network.

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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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AUGUST 24, 2024

Sweetgreen suffered a slowdown in 2020 as the onset of the pandemic forced to it temporarily shut down its dine-in locations. Adjusted for temporary COVID-19 closures in 2020. It ended the second quarter of 2024 with $245 million in cash and equivalents, and its manageable debt-to-equity ratio of 0.8

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

To start with a number, Chevron's debt-to-equity ratio is a very low 0.15. CVX Debt to Equity Ratio data by YCharts This is because Chevron has the room to add leverage when oil prices are weak, which allows the company to continue investing in its business and to pay its dividend. It will distribute nearly $1.2

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JULY 10, 2024

on June 9, 2020. Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on June 3, 2020. Here's how badly the company missed its own delivery, revenue, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) estimates over the past three years. Image source: Nikola.

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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 times, which is solid given its free cash flow. markets in 2021.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Despite this track record of success -- along with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) and FCF growth of 81% and 73% over the last five years -- the share price for MTY stock trading over the counter in the U.S. is down 40% from its high. dividend yield is well above its 10-year average of 1.5%

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