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The Smartest High-Yield Energy Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

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By and large, this structure has been eliminated, and MLPs are generally in better financial shape as a result, carrying less leverage and being able to grow their business through free cash flow. in enterprise-value- to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), the most common way to value these stocks.

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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These destinations are among our highest-rated guest experiences today, and we have plans to lean into these assets even further. While historically, the marketing of our own assets have really focused on the ships, we have untapped potential to create demand for these amazing destination experiences. We ended 2024 with $27.5

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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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Energy Transfer's Monster Passive Income Stream Is a Lot Safer Than It Seems

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Energy midstream companies like Energy Transfer are asset -heavy. As assets age, companies depreciate their value, which reduces their current taxable net income. However, depreciation is a non-cash expense. After adding back depreciation and subtracting maintenance and a few other expenses, Energy Transfer generated $1.6

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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Two additional key performance indicators that management will be discussing on this call are net asset value, or NAV, and return on equity, or ROE. NAV is defined as total assets minus total liabilities and is also reported on a per share basis. On today's call, I will provide my usual update regarding our performance in the quarter.

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History Says This 7%-Yielding Stock Will Pay You a Bigger Dividend Next Year, Even If There's a Recession

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Enbridge currently gets 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) from stable cost-of-service or contracted assets. The company currently boasts an investment-grade credit rating backed by a leverage ratio toward the low end of its 4.5-5.0 times target range.

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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x That improving leverage ratio has provided Energy Transfer with increased financial flexibility. The MLP also has a well-balanced asset mix.

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