The Motley Fool

JULY 3, 2024

Given Bitcoin's current price of roughly $60,000, that would imply a more than 13,000% return on investment. And it is resistant to government seizure, making it a potential safe haven asset if you live in a country with an overreaching central authority. is adding $1 trillion in new debt every 100 days.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

That is, they acquire all sorts of additional assets that may not have the same return profile as the original well -- potentially squandering the original golden goose. How can we tell how good a company has done at investing shareholder wealth? Was the CrownRock acquisition an attempt to chase profits?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

But it's not bad news for debt providers because they have been rewarded for putting up capital, with their investment backed up by a relatively liquid asset, the airplanes themselves. I've also included its adjusted debt to earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortization, and rent ( EBITDAR ) multiple.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2024

It doesn't have a great track record for investing its capital efficiently As an investor, it's important to know whether a business is going to make good use of the capital it has on hand, as well as the capital it can draw on in the form of debt and shareholders' equity.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Longer term, the value of Kinder Morgan's infrastructure assets -- and its operations in general -- do depend on demand for oil and natural gas. It also expects to have a net-debt-to-adjusted- EBITDA ratio of 3.8, Kinder Morgan was levered up with debt, but it had previously been making a ton of money. midstream industry.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The company's return on invested capital (ROIC), an important metric that measures operational efficiency, has been over 10% for nearly two decades. billion of long-term debt, Emerson's debt-to-equity ratio indicates an exceptionally healthy balance sheet, even if you exclude intangible assets associated with its previous acquisitions.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Some producers earn higher returns on their reinvested capital dollars than rivals. Here's a look at the return on invested capital ( ROIC ) among some of the largest integrated oil companies using data from New Constructs. It's also worth noting that the ROICs of both companies significantly exceed their cost of capital.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 26, 2024

A successful small business , just like a nice house in a great location, is a valuable asset -- and seller financing lets you borrow against that value. I made an investment of $35,000 ten years ago and now I own a cash flowing asset worth over a million dollars," Tim Delaney said.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

Devon Energy continues to progress Devon Energy's recent second-quarter results contained several positives that helped confirm the investment case for the stock, including the company's upgraded production target. billion debt-reduction program.) Devon will initiate a $2.5 per share, and a variable dividend. per share, and $0.44

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 20, 2023

IBM expects to grow revenue by 3% to 5% this year, driven by strong demand for digital-transformation projects that deliver clear returns on investment for customers. IBM certainly isn't the fastest growing tech company, but valued at just 14 times forward free cash flow, it doesn't need to be to produce solid returns for investors.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At Vale Day, we laid out our 2030 vision with a clear focus on evolving our portfolio of assets to supply our clients' needs with a highly competitive cost profile. This resulted in higher realized iron ore premiums, but more importantly, higher margins and returns on invested capital. Now moving on to cash generation.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2023

Over the long term, its margins seem likely to expand as the company benefits from an asset-light business model where incremental demand should flow through to the bottom line. The company also aims to double its return on invested capital (ROIC) to 12% by then.

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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 During the quarter, we refinanced $3.5 Our leverage was below 3.5

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Lower interest rates lower the cost of capital and can increase the return on investment for capital-intensive projects. In the past nine years, it has reduced its total net long-term debt position by 29% and lowered its leverage. PBA Debt To Capital (Quarterly) data by YCharts. For context, Kinder Morgan spent $2.5

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Let's look at what Warren Buffett thinks you should do if you have credit card debt -- and what this advice can teach us about investing. Warren Buffett's credit card advice: Pay off high-interest debt first Warren Buffett was quoted by CNBC speaking about a friend who had asked what she should do with some extra cash.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2023

Airlines aren't productive (at least for shareholders) The ultimate test of whether a company is allocating capital productively for shareholders is the comparison between its return on invested capita l (ROIC) and its weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The company's balance sheet also remains in good shape, with net debt (adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes) standing at three times adjusted EBITDA. It has an investment-grade rating on its debt and its weighted average cost of debt is only 4.7%, which is attractive in the current high interest rate environment.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

It ended the quarter with leverage of 3x, which it defines as net debt adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes (hybrids) divided by adjusted EBITDA. It noted that it has produced about a 12% return on invested capital over the past decade.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

It's called ROUNTA which is Return on unleveraged net tangible assets. Should we start with the net tangible assets part? Some of our listeners will be familiar with a term called RONTA, which is return on net tangible assets, which is conceptually easier to understand. How's that for a word salad? I'm struggling.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

You can earn returns on the money you've put into the stock market (and, if you invest wisely, those returns are likely to be higher than the returns you'd earn on a savings account, CDs, or many other assets). But, while it is usually smart to invest, it's not the right choice for everyone at every stage.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A company's return on invested capital (ROIC) measures the return it generates when it invests in the business. A high return means it can put resources in and get a lot out. AT&T's business is currently generating a negative ROIC, meaning it's destroying value when it invests. A turnaround on the way?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

S&P Global has a robust economic moat When companies borrow money from the public, it's important for prospective investors to understand the company's health, whether it will be able to repay its debts, and the risks associated with investing in that debt. Last year, S&P Global generated $3.9 billion in FCF.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

It has averaged a return on invested capital (ROIC) of about 12% over the past decade. If the company spends $3 billion to build a new project, it would earn $360 million a year in gross operating profit on that spending, which should also be similar to the cash flow the asset generates.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

A key part of being financially stable in retirement is beginning the saving and investing process as early as you can. Time and its effect on compound earnings are among investors' greatest assets. This should include housing, transportation, food, debt, insurance, and any other repeating expenses you have.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to Bernie. In the quarter, pre-tax intangible asset amortization was $138 million including $86 million related to SRS. Excluding the intangible asset amortization in the quarter, our adjusted operating margin for the third quarter was 13.8%, compared to 14.5%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Since our last earnings call, we leased an incremental 31 megawatts across our Paris 12 and Paris 13 assets. This includes the end-of-sale of our metal product offering while realigning the organization to enable us to make investments in other key priority areas. Our capital investments delivered strong returns, as shown on Slide 10.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

Working with a broker allows you to buy stocks, which have historically earned a better return than savings accounts or most other assets. But, while it's a good financial move to start investing in a brokerage account at some point in your life, you actually don't want to rush into doing this.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

With over 7,100 locations, MTY Food Group operates the vast majority of its shops through a franchise model , giving the company an asset-light, high-margin profile. This $400 million outlay gives the company plenty of integration work to do as it focuses on paying down its $686 million net debt balance.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

BHE contains various electric and gas utilities, pipelines, and other infrastructure assets. integrated natural gas pipelines with 21,000 miles of operated pipeline, among other assets. Many utilities also carry a significant amount of debt on their balance sheets. utility companies and five U.S.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Recycling capital in this way keeps our portfolio competitive, lower its capital expenses, and accelerates our return on invested capital, driving long-term core FFO growth. Atlanta ranks as a B performer with an improving outlook mainly due to the progress we've made in reducing bad debt and fraudulent activity.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 29, 2024

Enterprise's assets touch most of the midstream value chain. In addition, about half of its fee-based revenue comes from long-term take-or-pay customers, which means it gets paid whether its pipelines and assets are being used or not. The company typically has gotten a 13% return on invested capital over the past several years.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 29, 2024

Enterprise's assets touch most of the midstream value chain. In addition, about half of its fee-based revenue comes from long-term take-or-pay customers, which means it gets paid whether its pipelines and assets are being used or not. The company typically has gotten a 13% return on invested capital over the past several years.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2025

3D printing is targeted at the enormous tail of the curve, meaning complex, low-volume, high-mix part types where injection molding tooling often presents a prohibitive return on investment for the OEMs. The largest use of cash during the year was $87 million used to repurchase $111 million of debt in March.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 4, 2024

I try not to worry about the daily ups and downs of the stock market, or get distracted by every last bit of noisy stock market news -- but I find the stock market fascinating, and believe that stocks are ultimately one of the best asset categories to invest in. average annual returns for the past 30 years.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

We are very encouraged to see our strategic shift toward an asset-lighter business model reflected in our results with agribusiness expenses decreasing by 5%, agribusiness operating loss improving by 84%, and our adjusted EBITDA improving by 39% in the seasonally soft first quarter of fiscal year 2024 compared to the prior-year period.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Meb Faber, Cambria Investments (October 30, 2024) Dividend investing has a long and storied history, but it turns out dividends are only part of the picture driving stock returns. One alternative is shareholder yield, which includes not only dividends, but also share buybacks and debt paydowns as indicators of future gains.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The success of our strategic shift toward an asset-lighter business model is evident in our third quarter results with brokered lemons and other lemon sales growing 76% year over year to $8.8 Debt less cash on hand as of July 31, 2023, was $30.2 million and achieving farm management revenue of $5.4

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