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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Buying shares of businesses that produce profits and commit to returning those profits to their shareholders is an investing strategy with a terrific track record. Selling off its media assets helped reduce AT&T's debt load, but the company was still sitting on $132 billion in net debt at the end of June. adjusted EBITDA.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Businesses usually become profitable on a recurring basis long before they commit to a dividend program. Once they make such a commitment, returning a portion of profits to shareholders forces management teams to make smarter decisions. Image source: Getty Images. AT&T generated $19.8 30 and it's using these profits to reduce debt.

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MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Since Hercules is a BDC, it's required to pay out 90% of its taxable income to shareholders each year in the form of a dividend. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Kinder Morgan: 6.5%

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JANUARY 6, 2024

The company expects to achieve a manageable net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) ratio of 2.5 As one of three giant telecom businesses in America, there's a very good chance that rising broadband revenues will allow it to keep raising that payout for at least another decade.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year). Image source: Getty Images.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

A yield trap can come about for a few reasons, including a burdensome debt load, a declining business, or an elevated dividend payout ratio. Sporting a whopping 10% dividend yield, investors may initially think that the business development company ( BDC ) Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a yield trap. The company's $21.5

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JUNE 23, 2024

At the end of March, the company's net debt level was 2.9 times the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) it generated over the past 12 months. AT&T racked up a lot of debt building out its 5G infrastructure. At recent prices, PennantPark Float Rate Capital offers a huge 10.7%

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