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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ). Ares Capital's dividend payout hasn't risen in a straight line, but it is up by 60% since the company began distributing earnings in 2005. As a well-established BDC, it has a fairly low cost of capital.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As usual, I'm going to give a macro and strategic overview of the company. debt to total capital ratio. We are extremely well positioned to spin Millrose and to be able to continue to repurchase shares and reduce debt as we have driven strong overall operating results to date. We ended the quarter with $4.7

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Anaxago Capital was founded in 2012 and invests across real estate private equity, venture capital and private debt. Witnesses 142 deals with $6.1bn New Delhi, India Inc saw 142 deals worth $6.1

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JUNE 20, 2023

One of the more surprising stories in investing is the struggles of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) , only one of three U.S. companies providing nationwide wireless service. Companies can adjust dividend levels at any time, and many of them increase the payout annually to instill confidence in the payout.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is one the largest regulated utilities in the United States. But for the last decade the business has been overshadowed by a massive capital investment project. And that occurred even though it was a difficult period for the company. Should you invest $1,000 in Southern Company right now?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,034 !*

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AUGUST 25, 2024

However, the shares remain 35% below their 2020 highs, and the dividend isn't expected to be increased for a little while as management focuses on paying down debt. A long and winding path Dominion Energy was once a very different company, with assets that spanned from energy production to pipelines to electric and natural gas utilities.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Source: Northern Wholesale Supply NWS also goes to market under company-owned brands Extreme Max , Boat Lift Boss , and Ultra Legs. Extreme Max offers tools and accessories like heavy-duty trailer wheel chocks, dock bumpers, and snowmobile storage equipment.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2024

Midstream companies effectively connect the upstream sector (drilling) and the downstream (refining and chemicals) to each other and the rest of the world. Not only does the MLP earn an investment-grade rating, but its ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of 3.1

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AUGUST 5, 2024

The energy sector is chock-full of quality dividend-paying companies -- many of which sport inexpensive valuations. If you invest $9,000 into each of the following stocks -- ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) , Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) , and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) -- you can expect to earn over $1,000 a year from dividend income alone.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Annaly Capital Management: 14.81% yield One surefire way to receive more than triple the yield of long-term Treasury bonds is to purchase shares of mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY). PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.1% billion investment portfolio consisted of $160.9

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

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 Meanwhile, the company distributes a conservative percentage of its stable cash flow to investors. times target range.

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APRIL 20, 2024

However, there are other companies that have similar businesses, including ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). A look Chevron's balance sheet shows that its debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12 It is worth noting that the company has increased its dividend annually for 36 consecutive years and has a fairly generous 4.1% dividend yield.

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JULY 26, 2024

in 1965, he's overseen a greater-than-5,200,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Companies that regularly dole out a percentage of their earnings to shareholders are often profitable on a recurring basis, time-tested, and capable of providing transparent growth outlooks. The reciprocal is also true (i.e.,

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The companys products are used in residential and commercial windows and doors, RV components, and equipment for medical and industrial applications. The company produces approximately 145 million pounds of extrusions annually. The company has more than 700 employees and a 450,000 sq. billion of capital.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Shares of PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) and DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) tumbled after each company reported its own disappointing quarterly results. While both companies are facing significant headwinds, long-term investors would be wise to consider picking up shares at beaten-down prices. The company took a $5.7 The company took a $5.7

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Black Hills is small, but mighty When it comes to utility companies, most investors will probably think of industry giants such as NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE). More specific to Black Hills, however, rising rates increased the utility's debt costs. In response, management shifted gears and focused on debt reduction in 2023.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

For reference, NextEra Energy is an industry giant with a market cap of $150 billion and Southern Company , a well-known and respected industry leader, has a market cap of roughly $90 billion. This is not a recipe for a fast-growing company, rather utilities like WEC tend to be slow and steady performers. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 4, 2024

To highlight that, the company has increased its dividend annually for 36 consecutive years. Chevron also has one of the strongest balance sheets in the sector, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12 This is vital because it allows management to take on debt during industry downturns to keep funding the business and the dividend.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Kinder Morgan made a hard call Cutting a dividend is not something that most companies want to do, but sometimes it is the right choice. This was done because management had to choose between paying the dividend or putting money to work in capital investment projects that would grow the company.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Black Hills is out of favor at the moment, partly because it is pulling back on capital spending this year so it can focus on debt reduction. That's a prudent management decision that will likely result in higher spending next year before capital investing goes back to a more normal run rate. Image source: Getty Images.

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MAY 7, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows anyone with a brokerage account to participate in exciting venture capital investments. For example, Hercules invested in Palantir Technologies a few years before it began trading publicly. million consumable pods.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2025

These companies have increased their dividend payout every year for at least five decades. That's a normal approach here, with Nucor currently about two-thirds of the way through a $10 billion capital investment plan. This company is one of the few utilities to reach Dividend King status, and its roughly 4.5% population.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 7, 2023

Companies that pay a regular dividend are almost always profitable on a recurring basis and have well-defined long-term growth outlooks. Morgan Asset Management, a division of banking giant JPMorgan Chase , publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts between 1972 and 2012 delivered an annualized return of 9.5%.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

The company reported earnings last night, and while the initial reaction after hours was negative, it appears investors took a more optimistic take on the release and commentary today. Looking ahead, the company guided toward roughly flat results quarter-over-quarter for the September period. on the day. year over year to $376.2

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But there's one more option, and that's buying a streaming/royalty company like Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM). Wheaton's customers get big benefits No company can succeed for very long if its customers don't benefit from the products being offered. Here are some of the key reasons why you might want to buy a stock like Wheaton.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, the wealth management division of banking giant JPMorgan Chase , published a report that compared the total returns of publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts to public companies not offering a dividend over a 40-year period (1972-2012). The results were literally night and day.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Here's why the future looks bright for the pipeline and infrastructure company and why the dividend stock is worth buying now. It has continued to reduce its leverage and now plans to finish the year with a net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) ratio of just 3.9.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

It recently flexed those muscles by raising $2 billion in low-cost debt. Capitalizing on its cost of capital advantage Enterprise Products Partners took care of its 2024 funding needs early. (At The midstream giant will use some of that money to refinance its lone 2024 debt maturity ($850 million of 3.9% It had about $3.8

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 23, 2025

It was of paramount importance to my co-founder, Frank Vaskelis, and me that we find a partner who would preserve SIG’s unique culture and help the company drive growth, and we couldn’t be more pleased with our selection of Fort Point, said Mr. Eimstad. billion hard cap in October 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) , Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) , and Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC) stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their dividends. This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. The company funded that buyback with some of the $6.8

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AUGUST 15, 2023

While it can be tempting to invest in young EV companies hoping to grow into industry giants, that's a risky proposition. It's capital-intensive and prone to severe downturns. The new version of GM that emerged from that process is a very different company. billion of debt. The auto business is hard.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

And that means the pipeline company could have lots of fuel to grow its dividend, which already yields an attractive 5.9%. The pipeline company kept its payout flat from the start of 2020 until earlier this year, when it provided investors with a modest 2% raise. billion on capital projects this year (up from its initial range of $1.3

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Growth stocks and those dependent on capital investment like AI stocks did especially well. Broadcom is a diversified tech company with exposure to cybersecurity, virtualization software, custom semiconductors, Ethernet switches and networking chips, and AI. The company expects to generate $12 billion in AI revenue this year.

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JUNE 22, 2023

To survive this hypercompetitive landscape, some of the country's largest cultivators have decided to diversify their revenue streams to include alcohol, ornamental flowers, vegetables, and even venture capital investing activities. On a positive note, SNDL is extremely well capitalized, despite its inability to turn a profit.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

How can Ares Capital pay such a juicy dividend yield? It's a business development company (BDC) that's required to distribute at least 90% of its income to shareholders in the form of dividends to be exempt from federal taxes. Ares Capital stands out from most BDCs, though. Rithm Capital is involved in multiple businesses.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Kinder Morgan has lots of fuel to continue growing its payout Kinder Morgan is a leading pipeline company that operates the country's largest natural gas pipeline system. The company's midstream assets produce very stable cash flows backed by government-regulated rate structures and long-term, fixed-rate contracts. telecom sector.

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