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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.

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2 No-Brainer Oil Stocks to Buy With $200 Right Now

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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? Should you invest $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum right now?

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Disney Can't Catch a Break

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It also seems to be soliciting bids for ABC and other "noncore" media assets and said it would consider a partner for ESPN. However, the company gave investors what seemed to be good news on Tuesday, sharing plans to double its investment in its parks, experiences, and products division over the next decade.

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Here's the Best Airline Stock to Buy for 2024

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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. This is a typical leverage ratio that debt investors use for gauging credit quality, demonstrating Delta's creditworthiness improvement.

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Get a Higher Yield Than the 10-Year U.S. Treasury With This Passive Income Powerhouse Dividend Stock

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Longer term, the value of Kinder Morgan's infrastructure assets -- and its operations in general -- do depend on demand for oil and natural gas. With less leverage, a reliable and growing dividend with a high yield, and a forward-price-to-earnings ratio of just 14.6 But in the short term, the company is well insulated from many risks.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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And this quarter, we reached a key financial milestone by returning to a fully unsecured capital structure. Our leverage was below 3.5 It's also great assets like Perfect Day, fully normalizing within our business. It was a very important pillar of Trifecta to make sure that we bring the balance sheet back to being an asset.

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3 Reasons to Buy Enterprise Product Parters (EPD) Stock Like There's No Tomorrow

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The two biggest areas to look at when it comes to dividend safety are its distribution coverage ratio and leverage ratio. Meanwhile, the company ended last year with leverage of 3x, which is near the low end of companies in the midstream space. When the leverage at companies gets too high, there's a risk they may cut their dividend.