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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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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. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x times target range. billion.

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Acquisitive Precinmac Purchased by Centerbridge

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Centerbridge is acquiring Precinmac from Pine Island Capital Partners , Bain Capital’s Private Credit Group , and Compass Partners Capital , who purchased the company from GenNx360 Capital Partners in April 2020. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Is Kinder Morgan Stock a Buy?

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This was done because management had to choose between paying the dividend or putting money to work in capital investment projects that would grow the company. 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'.

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This Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock Has Quietly Been a Very Enriching Investment

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in the past five years, with no dividend increases since 2020. The company has a conservative balance sheet with low leverage, minimal near-term debt maturities, and ample liquidity. Its leverage ratio is currently around 4.76, which is within its 4.0-5.0 Many of its investments had initial annual cash yields of 10% or more.

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Here's Why Carnival's Stock Price Is Still in Purgatory

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That's a huge price increase in a very short period, but the shares are still off by roughly two-thirds from where they started in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic hit. One very big reason is leverage. With limited revenue, cruise lines had to raise capital to cover the costs they still had to pay. and Carnival Corp.

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Why Enterprise Products Partners Isn't the Same Company It Was 5 Years Ago

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Investors are no longer quite as positive about funding capital investments in the midstream sector despite the still vital nature of the services it provides to the global economy. The end goal was for Enterprise to replace its use of issuing equity with internal cash flow to fund more of its own capital investment projects.

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This Nearly 6%-Yielding Dividend Could Grow Briskly Through 2027

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The pipeline company kept its payout flat from the start of 2020 until earlier this year, when it provided investors with a modest 2% raise. The main factor holding back dividend growth in recent years has been the company's heavy investments to expand its midstream systems. Leverage has fallen from 4.6 by mid-2023. billion).