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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

According to a press release, its next two investments, at €10m each, have been secured, in a Scandinavian development capital fund and a European infrastructure fund. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading? Witnesses 142 deals with $6.1bn New Delhi, India Inc saw 142 deals worth $6.1

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Our increasing profitability has enabled us to continue to return meaningful capital to shareholders, as reflected by the incremental $342 million we deployed to shareholders in the third quarter. million of capital expenditures. Now, let me provide an update on some of Chewy's strategic initiatives and innovations.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

And finally, it has enabled the consistent and predictable takedown of just in time delivered fully developed home site, and that has attracted capital to the structured land banking partnerships that have driven the nearly $20 billion of transaction that have enabled our land-light transformation to date. debt to total capital ratio.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 billion of that free cash flow back to our shareholders through a mix of our regular dividend and opportunistic share repurchases. We generated $1.6

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JUNE 9, 2024

He's known for investing in companies with the goal of unlocking value for himself and other shareholders. Today he owns around 15% of Southwest Gas (NYSE: SWX) via his Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP) investment vehicle. Should you invest in Southwest Gas, too? And, as a large shareholder, he pushes for those changes.

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) recently released its preliminary capital plans for 2024. The oil giant expects to increase its capital spending by about 11% next year. It's focusing on investing in projects that will deliver high returns and durable cash flow. An acquisition-driven spending boost Chevron plans to invest between $15.5

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JULY 21, 2024

To this end, the company has attracted increased interest from institutional investors, with GSA Capital Partners increasing its stake in the stock. The GSA Capital purchase GSA added 1,889 shares of Norwegian in the first quarter of 2024, taking the total to 21,922 shares. In comparison, Carnival's shareholders' equity is $6.8

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JANUARY 28, 2025

billion, but free cash flow saw a significant reduction to $492 million, attributed to necessary capital investments. The company successfully returned $852 million to shareholders and reported a backlog of $218 billion, ensuring sustained demand and future revenue visibility. RTXs operating cash flow for the quarter was $1.6

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MAY 10, 2024

annual shareholder meeting. economy, and his investing philosophy for hours on end. In fact, the Oracle of Omaha declared in his latest annual letter to shareholders that he anticipates Occidental being an "indefinite" holding. Long story short, not a cent in capital was put toward buybacks for a long time.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The power of dividend growth investing lies in one simple truth: Companies that consistently raise their dividends have historically outperformed the broader market since 1900. These elite businesses combine robust revenue growth, strong fundamentals, and shareholder-friendly management teams. Image source: Getty Images. Costco's 739.7%

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Right now, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer yields above 9%, and there's a pretty good chance that they'll be able to maintain their payouts over the long term. Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ).

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AUGUST 15, 2024

There are many moving parts to Deere's business, making it very difficult to pivot to changes in the capital spending cycle. When interest rates are low, commodity prices are higher, and business is booming, Deere's customers may expand operations or make capital investments in new equipment.

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JUNE 26, 2023

AMZN Cash from Operations (TTM) data by YCharts Success here is important because it provides the business with ample resources to invest in long-term growth opportunities like e-commerce, cloud services, and AI. And there are faster-growing businesses that aren't as capital intensive. Microsoft is just one great example.

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APRIL 27, 2024

If you're seeking passive income from your investment portfolio, Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is one stock that may have caught your attention. Hercules Capital invests in venture-backed start-ups, and offers an ultra-high dividend payout of over 10% annually. Hercules Capital got stronger as a result.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

In December, it laid out a clear corporate plan that included capital spending, free-cash-flow (FCF), earnings, and cost-saving estimates through 2027. The company has reduced its leverage by paying down a sizable amount of debt and taking a cautious approach to capital expenditures. But it wasn't always this way.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Now may be the time to switch up this mindset as more and more technology companies start returning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends, including Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Today, Alphabet's free cash flow per share is $5.70. However, over the long term I expect this figure to rise.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Global growth equity investment firm General Atlantic has made a minority investment in global outsourced investment office Partners Capital Investment Group through the acquisition of a portion of the stake held by longstanding external shareholders and some of the founding generation partners.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Alphabet continues to ratchet up capital investment in its cloud business. The company's capital expenditures have accelerated to $44 billion over the last four quarters. This shows Alphabet can make necessary investments in key technologies like AI while boosting margins to benefit shareholders.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

One drawback of investing in growth stocks is that they tend to pay small dividends or no dividends at all. The idea is to reinvest capital into the business to grow its value rather than give investors the temporary benefit of a dividend payment. Stock repurchases have also been a core aspect of Microsoft's capital return program.

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JUNE 23, 2023

It's a great industry to invest in, but there is one logical problem with it: Historically, airlines don't actually cover their cost of capital. The former is simply the profits generated from the capital invested in the business, while the latter is the weighted cost of its equity and debt.

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MAY 20, 2024

It will need enormous capital and solid execution to reach that target. The opportunity might be huge, but the company must execute well to create long-term shareholder value. Some of these decisions could lead to materially higher capital investment and lower margins in the short term. million cars in 2023.It

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Avoiding the need to tap the capital markets The most prominent benefit for miners from working with Wheaton, or peers like Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) and Franco-Nevada (NYSE: FNV) , is that they don't have to sell stock or issue debt. Selling stock dilutes shareholders and can lead to stock price weakness. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Invest $106,000 in these three high-yield dividend stocks. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) looks like a great target for one-third of your $106,000 upfront amount. How can Ares Capital pay such a juicy dividend yield? Ares Capital stands out from most BDCs, though. Don't let the name fool you.

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JULY 7, 2023

This $10 billion in preferred stock stems from capital Berkshire supplied to Occidental in 2019 to facilitate its acquisition of Anadarko. Even though the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, energy companies worldwide reduced their capital investments for the past three-plus years. There's also the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JULY 14, 2024

It doesn't have a great track record for investing its capital efficiently As an investor, it's important to know whether a business is going to make good use of the capital it has on hand, as well as the capital it can draw on in the form of debt and shareholders' equity.

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APRIL 20, 2024

It's been a difficult ride for shareholders in this profitable and scalable business since then, though. Could that make Planet Fitness a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity? The rest are owned by private investors who put up their own capital and pay recurring fees to the business. Planet Fitness fits that description.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This capital investment involves the construction of two large-scale nuclear power plants. Some of that money will probably go to debt reduction and some to other capital investment projects. That's enough to keep up with inflation and keep it shareholder friendly given the headwinds from the troubled Vogtle project.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Although his company's $370 billion portfolio holds stakes in 45 stocks and two index funds, a majority of invested assets has been put to work in a small number of companies. Let's take a closer look at all 27 companies Warren Buffett and his investment team have at least $1 billion of Berkshire's capital invested in.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Stomping on the gas Oneok has increased capital investments in recent years. billion on capital projects this year (up from its initial range of $1.3 That will give it additional cash for debt reduction, incremental growth capital projects, or shareholder returns through share repurchases or a higher dividend.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

billion of cash flow this year and have reached a key financial milestone while returning to a fully unsecured capital structure that will support our growth ambitions and expanding capital allocation. And this quarter, we reached a key financial milestone by returning to a fully unsecured capital structure.

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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. That's good and bad news for shareholders. Time will tell.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Social media giant Meta Platforms is also going all-in on AI hardware, with its management expecting to spend $35 billion to $40 billion this year in capital expenditures , with much of that dedicated to data center infrastructure supplied by Nvidia. Shareholders generally want to see profits, not speculation.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Fortunately, free cash flow excludes capital expenditures (capex). In past decades, slowly evolving technology didn't necessitate heavy capital investments. Such conditions made generous, rising dividends for shareholders affordable. The problem is, paying the dividend looks like a struggle and one that's growing.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Now, the good news for shareholders is that JPMorgan thinks this might get a little better in future years. On the plus side, SQM has turned down the flame on its cash-burning capital expenditures of late, probably in response to low lithium prices.

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MAY 7, 2024

At recent prices, Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) , Altria Group (NYSE: MO) , and AT&T (NYSE: T) offer an average yield of 8.5% That's high enough to turn an initial investment of $5,890 into $500 of annual dividend income. For example, Hercules invested in Palantir Technologies a few years before it began trading publicly.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

The path to building lasting wealth through dividend investing requires identifying companies that combine sustainable payout ratios with consistent dividend growth. This strategy allows investors to benefit from both rising income streams and the potential for capital appreciation over time.

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MARCH 26, 2025

These are huge investments that Federal Realty has built over time and that still have further development potential in the future. That said, redevelopment and capital investment are themes throughout the portfolio. It just isn't that kind of investment. What kind of stock is it?

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