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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The only caveat is this telecom giant is primarily using share repurchases in its capital-return program, something that's practically non-existent recently at Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile's massive capital-return program could prove even better for shareholders than big cash dividends from its competition.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) comes from cost-of-service arrangements or long-term contracts. Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x target range. billion-$6.6 billion-$5.1

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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 That improving leverage ratio has provided Energy Transfer with increased financial flexibility. times target range.

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MAY 11, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, rose 6% to nearly $2.5 Enterprise ended the quarter with leverage of 3x. It defines leverage as net debt adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes (hybrids) divided by adjusted EBITDA. cents per unit. billion and $3.75

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Enbridge currently gets 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) from stable cost-of-service or contracted assets. The company currently boasts an investment-grade credit rating backed by a leverage ratio toward the low end of its 4.5-5.0 times target range. billion). billion-$6.6

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The sector has gone through a transformation in the past decade, with midstream companies reducing leverage and being more disciplined when it comes to funding growth projects. Even better, the company has said it could pay excess distributions once its leverage is below 3 times and it has excess free cash flow.

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MARCH 17, 2024

The industry's long-term issue comes down to its inability to generate a return on capital necessary to cover its cost of capital. 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.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

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. KMI Financial Debt to EBITDA (TTM) data by YCharts That said, a part of the problem was Kinder Morgan's more aggressive use of leverage than its peers'.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

As assets age, companies depreciate their value, which reduces their current taxable net income. However, depreciation is a non-cash expense. After adding back depreciation and subtracting maintenance and a few other expenses, Energy Transfer generated $1.6 billion of distributable cash flow during the second quarter.

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JULY 1, 2024

Meanwhile, its balance sheet is in good shape with a leverage ratio (net debt/adjusted EBITDA ) of just 3.2 It is planning to spend $950 million in growth capital expenditure (capex) this year. The stock sports an attractive 8% yield based on its most recent distribution and had a robust 1.6

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MARCH 21, 2025

The brand is set to launch and begin delivery in April, leveraging NIO's [Inaudible] network for rapid market expansion. billion RMB, primarily due to the loss from the revaluation of overseas RMB-related assets caused by the depreciation of RMB against the U.S. Interest and investment loss was 0.2 billion in 2023 Q4 and 0.3

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

The new collaboration will enable Enbridge to leverage AI powered by Microsoft Azure machine learning across its operations. million) of recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) savings per year. The company aims to achieve 200 million Canadian dollars to CA$300 million ($146.6 million-$219.9

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MAY 17, 2024

That makes logical sense, given that, historically, around 57% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) came from oil pipelines, with another 28% from natural gas pipelines. Enbridge is a North American energy giant that is usually lumped into the midstream sector.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

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. Kinder Morgan depends on demand for natural gas and oil to justify its capital-intensive projects.

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MARCH 13, 2025

In addition to the opportunity to increase sales and ultimately realize further growth in the pOpshelf banner, we are also able to leverage learnings from this banner and apply them in our non-consumable categories in our Dollar General stores to further strengthen that offering for our DG customers. Net sales growth in the range of 3.4%

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

One such stock that has been attracting a lot of attention is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , which at its current share price yields a massive 8.9%. Why does Ares Capital pay such a high dividend? At its current price of $21.65, Ares Capital only trades at a 10% premium to its net asset value. Should you invest in it today?

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JULY 28, 2024

billion from $395 million a year ago, as the company continues to leverage this high-fixed-cost business. Looking ahead, the company said that its third-quarter operating margins will be impacted by increased depreciation and expenses from higher levels of investment in its infrastructure. Operating income in the segment climbed to $1.2

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JUNE 20, 2023

billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) this year. That gave it money to fund its growth capital projects and strengthen its balance sheet (its leverage ratio is on track to be at the lower end of its 4.0 billion to $13.5 That puts its valuation at 7.2 times EV to EBITDA.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Meta stands out from the crowd There are three ways Meta's differentiating itself from other tech companies working to capitalize on the AI opportunities. Only a handful of companies are spending more on capital expenditures -- namely, the hyperscale public cloud providers. Image source: Getty Images.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Investors are no longer quite as positive about funding capital investments in the midstream sector despite the still vital nature of the services it provides to the global economy. The end goal was for Enterprise to replace its use of issuing equity with internal cash flow to fund more of its own capital investment projects.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

billion Canadian ($3 billion) of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period. In addition, the company has a strong investment-grade balance sheet backed by a leverage ratio in the lower end of its 4.5-to-5.0 The pipeline and utility operator produced $4.2 target range.

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APRIL 29, 2024

In addition, it also enables us to acquire bitcoin through the use of excess cash or proceeds from equity capital raises or corporate debt capital raises. These capital market levers allow us to deploy intelligent leverage to increase our Bitcoin holdings in a manner which we believe has created shareholder value.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

As disclosed earlier in the third quarter, First Solar also possesses a TOPCon patent portfolio through our acquisition of TetraSun in 2013, which we have begun to leverage as part of our ongoing efforts to develop the next generation of PV technologies. This decrease was primarily driven by capital expenditures associated with our new U.S.

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APRIL 3, 2025

The company is boosting its growth capital expenditures (capex) to take advantage of these opportunities. forward yield and low leverage of 3.1 The Permian is also home to a lot of cheap associated natural gas, giving Energy Transfer a lot of opportunity around growing power needs for artificial intelligence (AI).

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AUGUST 6, 2023

As for why Buffett's love grew for Apple, the company returns an incredible amount of capital to its shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks. For comparison, Kroger's net leverage ratio at the end of its fiscal first quarter 2023 was a much-healthier 1.3 per share. times EBITDA. times EBITDA.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Let's explore three companies quietly making waves in the AI industry, each offering a unique approach to capitalizing on this transformative technology. From Bitcoin to AI Iris Energy (NASDAQ: IREN) is leveraging its expertise in Bitcoin mining infrastructure to capitalize on the growing demand for AI computing power.

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JULY 18, 2024

Part of the stock's struggles come from higher interest rates and the impact that has had on commercial property values, which are valued based on capitalization (cap) rates -- a property's net-operating income divided by its current value. It locks in the spreads with hedges and then uses leverage to increase its returns.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company is paying about 10 times estimated 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) for these assets. As that slide shows, Williams has a long list of capital projects currently underway to fuel growth through 2028. times leverage ratio , down significantly from 4.8 billion to $6.8

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The strong free cash flow has also helped the company to remain in sound financial health -- something that's not always the case with mining companies, which require large amounts of capital to develop their assets. in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). billion in cash.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry. billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ).

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Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call May 10, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Main Street Capital first-quarter earnings conference call. Should you invest $1,000 in Main Street Capital right now?

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JULY 17, 2023

Over the last four quarters, Airbnb has generated a free cash flow margin of more than 40% as it's capitalized on the travel recovery and earns interest on the funds it holds between guest bookings and stays, an additional benefit from its business model. The company also aims to double its return on invested capital (ROIC) to 12% by then.

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MAY 11, 2024

to 85.7%, or 390 basis points, which drove adjusted operating income up 50% to $175 million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). The company is also gaining leverage on its labor as it grows, and Harik noted the company's strategic advantage as the only U.S.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

Its advanced technology and proven track record of success have caught the attention of Wall Street, and its stock is quickly becoming a hot commodity among savvy investors looking to capitalize on the latest trends in the market.

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JULY 22, 2023

But the hope is that with a much larger number of units sold and higher revenue, the business will be better able to leverage its fixed costs and approach management's goal of EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) margins between 8% and 13.5% over the long term.

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JUNE 16, 2023

For example, its ratio of debt to EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) is generally among the lowest of its closest peer group. Acquisitions are partly to blame for that trend, but investors need to understand that leverage increases risk. and Enterprise Products Partners wasn't one of them!

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MARCH 2, 2024

This is a huge market opportunity that Dutch Bros is leveraging to grow its business quickly, and these new stores alone will generate higher revenue for the foreseeable future. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 76% to $160.1 million in Q4 2022 to $3.8 million in Q4 2022 to $3.8

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