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JUNE 15, 2023

As a REIT, Medical Properties Trust can avoid paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of earnings to shareholders as dividends. Now that some of that risk has been alleviated , the company has a pretty good chance to continue meeting its dividend obligation. of the total investment portfolio at amortized cost.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Buying shares of businesses that produce profits and commit to returning those profits to their shareholders is an investing strategy with a terrific track record. Selling off its media assets helped reduce AT&T's debt load, but the company was still sitting on $132 billion in net debt at the end of June. adjusted EBITDA.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Businesses usually become profitable on a recurring basis long before they commit to a dividend program. Once they make such a commitment, returning a portion of profits to shareholders forces management teams to make smarter decisions. Image source: Getty Images. AT&T generated $19.8 30 and it's using these profits to reduce debt.

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MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Since Hercules is a BDC, it's required to pay out 90% of its taxable income to shareholders each year in the form of a dividend. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Kinder Morgan: 6.5%

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JUNE 14, 2023

Ares Capital: A 10.05% yield Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company, or BDC. These specialized investment vehicles can avoid paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of their profits to shareholders. a year earlier. This BDC's costs of capital are rising too, but not quite as fast.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

The company expects to achieve a manageable net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) ratio of 2.5 As one of three giant telecom businesses in America, there's a very good chance that rising broadband revenues will allow it to keep raising that payout for at least another decade.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Companies that dole out a dividend to their shareholders on a regular basis tend to be recurringly profitable and time-tested. yield The second magnificent ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can be bought with confidence right now is little-known business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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