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Why It Makes No Sense to Invest in the Airline Industry (and Why Boeing and General Electric Investors Will Do It Anyway)

The Motley Fool

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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Not Your Grandpa’s Railroad

Fortune Financial

At the turn of the twentieth century railroads were the growth industry du jour, with hundreds of railroads competing for capital investment and freight business. stock market capitalization. railroads have vastly outperformed the broader stock market over the last five-, ten-, and twenty-year periods?

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

We have designed our capital investment programs to ensure that we will continue to be the market leader in the years ahead. Our approach allows us to grow fast from the long term and large share EBITDA and generate industry-leading returns on invested capital. This will further support growth in 2025 and beyond.

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Our business strategy is predicated on investing in high-quality assets that also has scale. We've designed our capital investment programs to ensure that we will continue to be the market leader in the years ahead. If any market does legalize it, you have to think, what does it mean to me, my capital investment?

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Cognex (CGNX) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Moritex's heavy exposure to electronics and semi has also negatively impacted its recent growth, but we expect to see growth in those segments rebound as capital investment in equipment to support demand for chips grows over the remainder of this decade. Jairam Nathan -- Daiwa Capital Markets -- Analyst Hi.

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

This underscores our confidence and the returns will be generated by our capital investment programs in our portfolio. LVS has invested $15 billion in Macao, which is the most important land-based market in the world. We are very excited about the prospect. This is simply an extraordinary opportunity.

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Freshpet (FRPT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

These include statements related to our long-term strategy, focus, 2027 goals, pace in achieving these goals, prospects for growth and new technologies, and 2024 guidance. This is the balancing act between growth and capital investment that we have described to you previously, and we are increasingly mastering it at a high rate of growth.