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This Unstoppable Telecom Giant Returned More Capital to Shareholders Than Both AT&T and Verizon Over the Past Year, and It Just Raised Its Dividend 35%

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And many of the biggest companies in the industry are happy to return that cash to shareholders. But one of its biggest competitors has returned even more cash to shareholders. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) returned a total of $11.8 Share repurchases, on the other hand, are an indirect way to return cash to shareholders.

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Why Home Depot Stock Slipped Today

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The move will expand Home Depot's addressable market by an estimated $50 billion, but the company said it would suspend share buybacks until it returns to its target-debt leverage of two times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Home Depot.

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3 Midstream Stocks to Buy With $5,000 and Hold Forever

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The sector has gone through a transformation in the past decade, with midstream companies reducing leverage and being more disciplined when it comes to funding growth projects. Even better, the company has said it could pay excess distributions once its leverage is below 3 times and it has excess free cash flow.

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The Ultimate Dividend Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

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Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) comes from cost-of-service arrangements or long-term contracts. Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x target range.

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Why Sweetgreen Stock Was Surging Today

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Restaurant-level profit margin, a key industry metric, improved from 11% to 16%, and Sweetgreen's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) loss narrowed from $17.9 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. million to $1.8 per share to $0.24

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Why Cava Group Stock Popped Today

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Margins benefited from leverage from higher sales. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) nearly tripled, from $12.7 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. from 26.1% in the quarter a year ago. million to $34.3 million, or $0.17

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Is Kinder Morgan Stock a Buy?

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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'. Kinder Morgan's leverage is lower today, but it still tends to use more leverage than Enterprise. In 2020 the dividend ended up being increased by just 5%.