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AUGUST 8, 2024

billion, putting its net leverage ratio at around 0.6 billion of debt. billion since it initiated its current share-repurchase authorization in late 2021. billion of debt over the next two years. That debt repayment will help reduce its leverage ratio, which it expects will rise to around 1x after closing the deal.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Berkshire began building a stake in early 2021, but the real jump came in the first quarter of 2022. To top it all off, Chevron has an elite balance sheet with very low leverage. But the subsequent boom in 2021 and 2022 was a huge win for Oxy, which was able to pay down debt thanks to higher oil prices.

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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. A key inflection point took place in 2021. In the years leading up to 2021 discretionary cash flow per unit was negative. In 2021, it turned positive.

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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, closed-end funds can use leverage to attempt to generate outsized returns and dividends for investors. A rising rate environment can pressure high-yield corporate debt as better-quality debt is likely to become available as rates rise. Fund shares are listed on stock exchanges and have varying degrees of liquidity.

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JULY 21, 2024

AGNC's portfolio has a weighted average yield of 4.52%, so the company uses leverage -- meaning debt -- to boost returns for investors. The company expects leverage to be around 6 to 12 times its tangible stockholders' equity. It gains leverage by borrowing against its assets, which helps boost returns during good times.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

From their mid-March 2020 low to their all-time high in November 2021, the shares skyrocketed nearly 1,600%. By leveraging its fixed costs, management has quickly increased net income. Profitability is superb, but Crocs currently carries a $2 billion debt burden, primarily from the $2.5

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MAY 14, 2024

Memes and short squeezes Yesterday started a major run-up in stocks that were popular in the 2020 and 2021 meme craze, including SunPower, Sunnova, and Sunrun. In 2021, it was a popular tactic to target companies with high short interest and bid the stock higher, forcing short-sellers to buy back shares, pushing shares higher still.

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APRIL 20, 2024

A look Chevron's balance sheet shows that its debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12 That's important because during energy downturns Chevron takes on leverage so that it can continue to support its business and its dividend. per share in 2021 to just $1.45 Notably, however, the shares are down some 55% from their 2021 highs.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Even though the chip sector went into contraction last year, Microchip has maintained its growth, as many of its auto and industrial chips were the ones in very high demand during the 2021 shortages. And over the five years starting in fiscal 2021, management expects organic growth between 10% and 15% as these megatrends take hold.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The company was a big beneficiary of the blistering investment activity seen in 2021. The stock price is down 67% since late 2021 and its dividend yield of 17.3% The fund leverages Blackstone 's expansive trove of data on private companies to find attractive opportunities and primarily provides capital in return for secured debt.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Metric Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023 Stock Buybacks $66.1 AAPL Net Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts Apple doesn't rely on leverage to operate its business. billion, while its term debt was $106 billion. Apple also has a massive capital return program. billion on dividends.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

This added protection allows AGNC to prudently leverage its bets in the MBS space in order to pump up its profit potential. This leverage also supports the company's juicy payout. A BDC is a company that invests in either the equity (common or preferred stock) or debt of middle-market businesses. billion in debt securities.

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APRIL 29, 2024

As an operating business, we are able to use cash flows, as well as proceeds from equity and debt financing, to accumulate bitcoin, which serves as our primary treasury reserve asset. In addition, it also enables us to acquire bitcoin through the use of excess cash or proceeds from equity capital raises or corporate debt capital raises.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

That growth seems anemic, but it bounced back from two consecutive years of double-digit declines in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021. That recovery seems promising, but Carnival turned unprofitable over the past three years and took on a lot of debt to stay solvent during the pandemic. billion in long-term debt. billion to $28.5

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The sell-off in late 2021 and most of 2022 was the worst period for many investors since the 2008-09 financial crisis, so one could argue that a recovery was overdue. ai (NYSE: AI) is an enterprise software company leveraging AI to support a diverse group of clients. But for now, Nvidia is arguably priced for perfection.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Fraser is still working her magic When Fraser took the reins from longtime CEO Michael Corbat in March 2021, the task ahead was monumental. At their core, banks are essentially leveraged bets on a lending portfolio. Banks typically use debt, or leverage, to boost those returns. Should you?

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JULY 28, 2023

Why the stock scares off some investors The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio of DigitalOcean is a negative 675% due to total debt of $1.47 This ratio measures a company's financial leverage. You can calculate it by dividing the company's total debt by shareholder equity. On the one hand, the company has high debt.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The chart below shows how each company raised full-year guidance on every earnings call since 2021 and beat the third-quarter guidance in the full-year results in 2021 and 2022. billion at the start of 2021 and still stands at just $8.9 For reference, I've taken the midpoint of the guidance ranges to simplify matters.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

In short, there's a lot of leverage in the investing world. PubMatic For investors worried about what the global economy might do, it can be a good idea to invest in cash-rich and debt-free companies. It has $174 million in cash with no debt, which is quite substantial for a company that's valued at less than $1 billion.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

While those investments grew its earnings, its leverage ratio also increased. Leverage has fallen from 4.6 billion on organic expansion projects last year (up from less than $700 million in 2021), the company plans to spend nearly $1.6 at the end of 2020 to 3.25 by mid-2023. After spending about $1.2 billion to $1.5

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MAY 17, 2024

Bitcoin's move led to some big moves among leveraged Bitcoin players. Leveraging Bitcoin In the meantime, companies that are leveraged to Bitcoin are the biggest beneficiaries. MicroStrategy has been one of the most bullish voices in the Bitcoin market and has been buying the token with debt in recent years.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

In fact, the company's in-force premium per employee reached an all-time high of $693 during Q2, more than doubling since the end of 2021 when it was at $340. Lemonade's objective is to use this operating leverage to reach profitability. However, it's definitely a positive that Lemonade is now generating positive cash flow.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

If they held assets in companies dependent on debt financing, they were particularly worried. No matter how successful or struggling, nearly all REITs (and most large-scale buyers and developers of real estate, come to think of it) need debt financing. Those lofty rates were spooking potential REIT investors, and many remain skittish.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

What this added protection does is allow AGNC to deploy leverage to bolster its profits and sustain its juicy payout. BDCs are companies that invest in the debt and/or equity (common/preferred stock) of middle-market businesses. million in equity investments in its portfolio, it's primarily a debt-focused BDC as evidenced by the $950.3

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

That marked the first time its total cash and BTC holdings exceeded its total debt. Marathon's revenue soared from $4 million in 2020 to $150 million in 2021 as it deployed its first miners. It ended its latest quarter with a manageable debt-to-equity ratio of 0.3,

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JULY 22, 2023

From its initial public offering in April 2017 to its all-time high in August 2021, the stock skyrocketed an eye-watering 3,230%. The business had almost $7 billion of debt on its balance sheet as of March 31, and it only had $488 million of cash and cash equivalents. over the long term.

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JUNE 16, 2024

What's more, the athleisure company managed to keep its balance sheet free of debt, thus insulating itself from the impacts of surging interest rates over the past two years. billion in 2021. Management's current ambition is to double its 2021 revenue to $12.5 billion in 2018 to $6.25

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) became the world's first publicly traded electric vehicle (EV) charging network company after it merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on March 1, 2021. However, its high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.9 ChargePoint closed at $30.11 on its first day but now trades at about $3.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Income that's leverage to rising oil prices Reuben Gregg Brewer (Pioneer Natural Resources): Unlike most companies, Pioneer Natural Resources has a variable dividend policy. In 2021, the company closed a $9.7 per share in 2021. Here's why they believe this trio could be a great way to cash in on the oil price rally.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Lastly, it continued to rack up steep losses while increasing its leverage with more convertible debt offerings. Lululemon achieved its digital and men's goals ahead of schedule in fiscal 2021, even as it temporarily closed its stores during the pandemic, and surpassed its international target in fiscal 2022.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Despite being a beneficiary of a new trend in the media landscape, shares are down 41% this year and 89% off their 2021 peak price. For what it's worth, the company carries zero debt, with almost $2.1 This diminishes Roku's negotiating leverage. But not all businesses have been so fortunate to see meaningful gains.

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JULY 17, 2023

While AT&T and Verizon purchased "C-band" mid-band spectrum in late 2021 for tens of billions of dollars, that was an expensive purchase, and both companies are now about two years behind T-Mobile in midband deployment. While AT&T was able to offload some of its debt to Warner Bros. Image source: Getty Images. Verizon $152.9 $2.2

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The firm targets private debt financing opportunities of up to $60 million and finances companies with EBITDA between $3 million and $15 million. His career also includes being a founding member of the leveraged finance group at Comerica Bank. Since Abacuss founding, it has closed over $3.5 billion in financings.

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JULY 6, 2023

Investors should see if Palantir's growth bounces back with the recent debt ceiling drama resolved. On the other hand, Palantir turned cash-flow positive in 2021 and has begun posting positive generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) profits too. Both companies are well-funded and carry zero long-term debt on their books.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Carey's strong balance sheet features a low leverage ratio and primarily long-term, fixed-rate debt with well-staggered maturities. in 2020 and 2021. The higher ratings allow it to borrow money at lower rates, a competitive advantage in the current environment. Built for growth W.P. Acquisitions are W.P.

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JULY 2, 2023

Nevertheless, following a lockdown-fueled boom for its operations in 2021, Pool's share price has dropped over 30% as consumers continued to rein in discretionary spending. A stellar return on invested capital Leveraging the power of its leadership position in the pool supplies and pool-related products market, Pool Corp.

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