The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Best-in-class profitability and cash returns to shareholders With a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 44% -- the 10th best in the S&P 500 index -- Mettler-Toledo's immense profitability indicates a wide moat that allows the company to maintain strong pricing power.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We are also excited to have several portfolio companies in the advanced stages of completing strategic acquisitions, which if successful, will provide the opportunity for additional future fair value appreciation in addition to providing us highly attractive incremental debt investments in these high-performing portfolio companies.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Historically, stocks that sell for less than $50 a share tend not to be an ideal pond to fish in for dividend growth investments. However, the three businesses in this article are the exception to this hypothesis. Consider Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Rollins (NYSE: ROL). Executing five 2-for-1 stock splits and eight 1.5-for-1

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2023

However, the four businesses mentioned in this article operate in niche industries poised to deliver steady growth over the long haul. Calling stocks "no-brainers" is generally something not to be taken lightly.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 25, 2024

In line with our stated financial strategy after funding our dividend, Core continued to dedicate free cash to paying down debt. During the quarter, Core's net debt was reduced by $15.8 This reduction in our outstanding debt also decreased our leverage ratio to 1.66, down from 1.76 million, net debt was $132.3 or lower.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

Today, we consider ourselves to be in a strong financial position, having recently reduced our net debt position and right-sized the balance sheet through our ongoing strategic shift toward an asset-lighter business model. Debt less cash on hand as of January 31st, 2024, was $51.6 Long-term debt as of January 31, 2024 was $51.4

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And following the Fitch upgrade in July, our balance sheet now has two investment-grade ratings and our dividend yield is in line with the S&P 500. Strong cash generation has supported debt repayment of $2.4 I think you even have a news article saying flights could be up high-single-digit levels.

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Insight Partners

JULY 31, 2023

Early-stage companies have a choice – they can build their automation fabric now, or deal with tech debt later. But the argument is not just about tech debt; investing in the right platform can yield enormous short- and long-term benefits, not just long-term outcomes. Building the right integration layer is the place to start.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 12, 2024

Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue has declined from 2023 due to higher cash interest expense from debt related to the VMware acquisition and higher cash taxes due to a higher mix of U.S. billion of cash and 74 billion of gross debt. So, that's the return on investment that attracts and keeps us going at this game.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

All of these actions have positioned our company to be in a stronger financial position, with our balance sheet rightsized and our net debt position at the lowest level since becoming a publicly traded company. Debt less cash on hand as of October 31, 2023 was $37.4 Long-term debt as of October 31, 2023 was $40.6

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We believe that Azure Solutions will allow us to continue to enhance our existing creative solutions, prioritizing ad creatives with predicted higher return on investment. In addition, we recently expanded our collaboration with Microsoft Azure, integrating Azure OpenAI solution to a range of ongoing services.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2023

We continue to repay debt, and we reinstated a quarterly dividend, signifying strong execution on our three-year plan and creating value for our owners. Our strategy is underpinned by a commitment to financial performance, with a focus on free cash flow, return on invested capital, and earnings durability.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 26, 2023

compounded annually, which will allow us to use our cash flow generation to pay down debt and rebuild the balance sheet as we work toward investment-grade leverage metrics. During the quarter, we used excess liquidity to opportunistically prepay over $1 billion of debt while still retaining $7.3 billion off the peak.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

At the same time, we continue to aggressively manage down debt and interest expense while reducing the complexity of our capital structure, which David will elaborate on. The number of actions we've taken to improve our balance sheet this quarter puts us further down the path on our return to investment-grade credit ratings over time.

Debt 130

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Hedgestone

JULY 10, 2023

In this article, we’ll provide a comprehensive guide to help you understand how to value a landscape business. This includes everything from equipment and inventory to debts and loans. The capitalization rate is determined by dividing the expected rate of return on investment by the risk-free rate of return.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

We will remain financially disciplined and evaluate each node in the network based on the return on investment and the timing of the impact to the P&L. We ended the quarter with $51 million of cash and no revolver debt. We have no long-term debt. Now, I'll hand it over to Ryan for a financial update. million, up 1.2%

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And this quarter, we reached a key financial milestone by returning to a fully unsecured capital structure. billion of debt, lowering rates by 300 basis points. This transaction allowed us to address a 2025 debt maturity, while also effectively buying back 5.1 You're at double-digit return on invested capital.

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Hedgestone

JULY 3, 2023

In this article, we will guide you through the process of valuing a restaurant business, step by step. In contrast, a restaurant with significant liabilities, such as outstanding debts or legal liabilities, is likely to be less valuable.

Liabilities 52

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The Motley Fool

JULY 24, 2024

Over time, we expect this to drive greater returns on invested capital in both our mobility and broadband businesses that either would be expected to achieve as stand-alone operations. Our commitment to our investment-led strategy has played a pivotal role in our success and made AT&T the largest capital investor in the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

We are working to pivot our business toward a model that will streamline our operations and sell nonstrategic assets, improve the consistency of our earnings, increase EBITDA and dividends per share, reduce debt, rightsize the balance sheet, and improve the return on invested capital. Long-term debt as of July 31, 2023 was $40.7

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our leverage, as measured by net debt to annualized pro forma adjusted EBITDA was a healthy 5.4 These offerings illustrate the diversity of debt products available to us and the intentionality of our capital diversification philosophy. Can you give us an update on where 2024 bad debt year to date has trended? Jonathan W.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 10, 2024

billion, and we delivered a return on invested capital of nearly 14%, putting Delta's returns in the top half of the S&P 500. billion in profit sharing to our employees and investing $1.1 Debt reduction remains a top priority. But the first call will be and will be for some time to pay down the debt.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Higher interest expense incurred from debt issued at our IPO offset stronger underlying financial results. Higher interest expense incurred from debt issued at our IPO lowered results in 2023. Our cash position and strong performance during 2023 has resulted in a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 1.4 You know, our No.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 130

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2024

With strong cash generation, we continue to progress our balance sheet back toward investment-grade metrics and announced a 50% increase to our quarterly dividend. We delivered a return on invested capital of 13%, 5 points above our cost of capital and in the top half of the S&P 500. billion, and after reinvesting 2.3

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2023

We have made tremendous progress toward those goals and now expect to achieve record EBITDA per APCD and record return on invested capital this year. billion of debt during the quarter, including $392 million of our 11.5% billion of debt related to new ship deliveries that are contributing minimal to no EBITDA in 2023.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

million in net cash received from borrowing debt for lease termination liquidity and general working capital needs. Total long-term debt was $353.8 As of September 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash were $37.8 million, down from $51.9 million as of September 30, 2023. million, which includes the $24.3

Legal 130

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Increase our liquidity to fund our development program and diversify our capital sources to limit our reliance on the capital markets, increasing our ability to meet the accelerating demand for data center capacity and to enhance our returns on invested capital. Moving on to our debt profile. I'll finish with guidance.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2024

On operating expenses, we need to improve return on investment. For R&D, while innovation requires investment, those investments must be focused, efficient, and offer high return. Today, our R&D investment is spread too thin. Total debt at the end of FY '24 is 4.17 billion and 1.35

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The Motley Fool

MAY 3, 2024

In the factory, we're beginning to see early returns on investments in production, including robotics, our patented automated mold polishing process, and machine perception in our quality verification process. million of cash and investments on our balance sheet and zero debt. On March 31st, 2024, we had $112.9

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Following the expected close of NFP, free cash flow will be impacted in the near term by deal and integration costs and higher interest expense for transaction-related debt and as we take steps to delever our balance sheet and return metrics to levels consistent with our current credit ratings profile.

Capital 130

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2023

At the same time, we continue to execute on our key financial strategies including reducing net debt and strengthening our balance sheet. On the liability side of the balance sheet, our long term debt was $185 million at June 30th and considering cash of 22 -- 26.2 million, net debt was 158.8 million or down 7.9

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2024

With these last couple of acquisitions, it's starting to speak that same language about cost and opportunity and return on investment. Dylan Lewis: To be clear, the market is rewarding them for that investment today. I think the Wall Street Journal article that you referenced speaks to this a little bit.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2023

So, you mentioned in the prepared remarks that with your current debt levels, you have more flexibility for M&A going forward. And you called out having refinanced some debt at a higher rate. Kofi, is there any opportunity with like some of the shorter term, whether it's commercial paper or just shorter term debt?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 12, 2024

We will also offer some perspective on our strengthened balance sheet position with the recent divestiture of one of our noncore businesses, which underscores our focused product strategy and our commitment to driving a strong return on invested capital. Our senior-term debt is now $92.7 We drove a 125% IRR and 9.5

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

and a trailing 12-month return on invested capital of 10%. As can be seen by Slide 21, our net debt-to-EBITDA ratio now sits at just 0.3 times, while net debt to capitalization is only 6%. CMC reported net earnings for the fourth quarter of $103.9 million or $0.90 per diluted share on sales of $2 billion.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 4, 2024

We have a healthy balance sheet and no debt. This, in combination with our enviable order economics, will enable us to invest in the areas of the business that we believe will drive sustainable, profitable growth in the future. And we'll do that while balancing the necessary investments to drive growth into the future.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Our balance sheet remains strong, ending the year with a net debt ratio comfortably in the single digits. We reduced debt by over $4 billion, including all debt assumed in the PDC acquisition, and we repurchased about 5% of our shares outstanding. It's bigger fracks, but it's less capital overall and higher return.

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