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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

That's the lowest leverage among the company's closest peers (and would actually be low for any company in any industry). Simply put, low leverage gives Chevron the wherewithal to prosper in any oil market. When oil prices recover, as they always have, Chevron reduces its leverage in preparation for the next downturn.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Cathie Wood built a name for herself and her investment firm Ark Invest by racking up some huge gains between 2017 and 2020 in the exchange-traded fund Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK). However, since 2020 the ETF's performance has been much more volatile, including a 67% decline in 2022 followed by a nearly 68% gain in 2023.

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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. After managing the company through the depressed oil prices of 2020 right after acquiring Anadarko, she seems to be up for almost any task. Management plans to divest non-core assets to accelerate the paydown of that debt.

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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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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

per unit in 2020. As the chart above shows, the MLP shifted from increasing the distribution quarter to just once a year in 2020. The distribution was increased just modestly in 2020 and 2021. Leverage has also been reduced, with debt-to-earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) at roughly 3.2

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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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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.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

This also weighed on the shares, which plunged nearly 60% in 2020. Finally, Carnival lifted its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) guidance for the full year to $6 billion -- that's up by nearly $200 million from guidance, given a few months ago, and represents a 40% increase from last year.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Vail is skiing by 2024's challenges Despite facing a trio of cyclical challenges, Vail managed to grow earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) , earnings per share , and free cash flow (FCF) by 11%, 17%, and 28%, respectively, in its all-important third quarter. Image source: Getty Images.

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APRIL 21, 2024

It all started when the pandemic hit in 2020, sending its already high growth rate to the stratosphere. Revenue jumped by 90% in 2020, and by 54% in 2021. For instance, the tech company has leveraged its infrastructure and consumer base to launch new services like online groceries, food delivery, streaming, etc. billion in 2021.

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APRIL 10, 2024

times leverage and a distribution-coverage ratio of 1.6 Leverage for MPLX is its consolidated net debt divided by its twelve-month trailing adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Midstream companies typically look to carry leverage between 3.0-4.0 A coverage ratio of over 1.0

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JANUARY 22, 2024

It does this by investing in debt or equity to companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) between $10 million and $250 million. BDCs use leverage to boost their payouts to shareholders, which could exacerbate losses in a poor economic environment. Ares Capital's debt-to-equity of 1.03

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JUNE 24, 2024

Chevron is ready for the next downturn Reuben Gregg Brewer (Chevron): West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices fell to zero in 2020 thanks to the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Chevron increased its dividend in 2020, even though the energy downturn eventually pushed its bottom line into the red.

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APRIL 20, 2024

This BDC focuses on smaller companies that generate between $10 million to $50 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), where there tends to be less competition for funding. at fair value at the end of 2020. of its portfolio at cost and 0.5% at cost and 3.4% on a fair value basis.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It has also declined more than 97% from its all-time high in December 2020. All of that red ink, dilution, and leverage could make it a tough stock to own as long as interest rates stay elevated. However, it still narrowed its net loss from $125.3 million to $68.9 million, or $0.16 per share, which matched the consensus forecast.

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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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MARCH 17, 2024

Notably, leverage is back to manageable levels, with the company's debt-to-EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) ratio of around 3.6 Leverage is right in line with management's target as well, which allows the company to shift from defense to offense. back in line with its peers.

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MARCH 30, 2024

Meanwhile, Kinder Morgan has been working to reduce leverage, with its debt-to-EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) ratio falling 30% from its peak levels in 2018. When the dividend started to grow again, management laid out a plan for large annual dividend boosts through 2020.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The online lending marketplace went public at $20 in December 2020, and its stock hit an all-time high of $390 the following October before dropping back to about $26. Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) has been a tough stock to hold over the past three years.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

The company noted that current leverage is at 3.1 times adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), but that it should go down to 2.3 After all, VPE was the parent company that brought Vertiv public through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in early 2020.

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JUNE 9, 2024

Metric Q1 2020 Q1 2021 Q1 2022 Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Comparable operating margin (non-GAAP) 30.7% I can point to the strong balance sheet where the latest net debt leverage ratio of 1.6 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) is below the company's announced target range of 2 to 2.5

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AUGUST 18, 2023

However, a crucial part of being an industrial conglomerate is using cash flow and financial leverage to acquire or internally develop new businesses. billion in net debt compared to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of about $9.5

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

And instead of the negative adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) it reported in the first quarter of this year ($31 million), Upstart actually brought in $11 million on this front in the second quarter. Upstart is also automating more of the loans processed on its platform.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, the company merged with United Technologies in 2020. However, based on EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) estimates of $13 billion this year, it has a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 3.3 -- an uncomfortable but manageable amount of leverage.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wood famously predicted Tesla would hit $3,000 per share (split-adjusted) back in 2018, which it did, and shares of her flagship Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK) doubled in 2020 as growth stocks and tech stocks rallied during the early stages of the pandemic. Is Roku a buy? million in the third quarter.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) dropped 32% to $159 million. From 2017 to 2021, its revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49%, even as the pandemic disrupted its digital advertising business in 2020.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Then the pandemic hit, and low oil prices coupled with a heavily leveraged balance sheet forced Occidental to make a dividend cut. The deep 2020 oil bust, which saw oil prices fall below zero in the U.S. In the end, Chevron didn't want to overpay, which might have put its rock-solid financial position at risk.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Even after rallying roughly 43% over the last year, Intel stock is still down 35% from its early 2020 peak. Coupang operates as both a first-party seller and as a marketplace with third-party sellers, allowing it to leverage the strength of the platform and collect fees from merchants using Coupang.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Unfortunately, concerns about the slowing growth of Magnite's connected TV (CTV) business, its shrinking margins, high leverage, and long-term competitive threats all overshadowed its earnings beat. Its adjusted EPS fell 36% to $0.09 but also cleared the consensus forecast by six cents. Image source: Getty Images.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There were over 800 SPAC deals in 2020 and 2021, more than double the total amount of SPAC transactions from 2003 to 2019. Moreover, management also guided for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of at least $100 million in 2025, signaling the company's focus on operating leverage.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) came in at $681 million, toward the high end of its guidance, and a significant improvement from a loss of $928 million in the quarter a year ago. While the cruise line stock has soared this year, it's still down significantly from historical levels.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

PSA debt to EBITDA (TTM), data by YCharts; TTM = trailing 12 months, EBITDA = earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Prologis also has a low leverage ratio and a sterling credit rating. Companies facing debt maturities and potentially higher interest rates could be in the market to sell assets.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

If it reaches its top-10 goal, it would mean growing from its current sub-$10 billion market cap to the heights of fabled banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Citibank , Wells Fargo , and Goldman Sachs -- and with a superior cost structure driving incredible operating leverage.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Cubico's owners are aiming for a valuation of about 10 times its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $641 million in 2022, the sources said. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is already working on the Wagyu project as EPC contractor and project completion is expected in Q3 2020.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

These center closure costs impact our patient care costs, G&A, and depreciation and amortization expense lines. Depreciation and amortization declined $12 million in Q2 versus Q1, partially as a result of a decline in center closure costs. Leverage at the end of Q2 was 3.1 Moving now to capital structure. million shares.

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APRIL 9, 2024

As you may recall, we successfully shifted from a distributor model to a direct market in Mexico in May 2020, and our revenues in Mexico are virtually tripled since making that shift. As we get more operational leverage, we expect the cost of doing business to perform within our targeted range of 30% to 35% over time.

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JULY 27, 2023

Looking ahead, we see tremendous opportunities to leverage the combined capabilities of the STACK to drive more effective and personalized marketing, enhanced customer service levels, better forecasting, pricing and promotional tactics, and efficiency gains for our sales associates. But we obviously have a significant amount more inventory.

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