The Motley Fool

MAY 30, 2024

If you want to open a brick-and-mortar retail storefront or restaurant, you're likely going to need tens of thousands of dollars of upfront capital to pay for rent, inventory, employee expenses, and more. If you start a professional services business, you might need up to $1,000 of actual cash to get your business off the ground.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2024

New innovations, mounting competition, legal judgments, acquisitions, collaborations, bankruptcies, and even acts of God contribute to this leaderboard carousel. Neither Visa nor Mastercard have to set capital aside to cover losses during downturns, which is a big reason they're able to bounce back so quickly from recessions.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2024

We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels and shareholder distributions. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $738 million in capital from Enact, including $63 million in the second quarter. I'll first discuss Genworth's results and drivers in more detail.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels, and shareholder distributions. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $675 million in capital from Enact, including $61 million in the first quarter. On a statutory accounting basis, the U.S. Complete statutory results for our U.S.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 26, 2024

The first is the most newsworthy -- it has faced a slew of legal and regulatory challenges in recent years. The list includes product liability lawsuits surrounding ear plugs it sold to the U.S. The second issue here is that, at least partly because of the legal issues, 3M is planning to spin off its healthcare division.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Multiple years of capital underinvestment from global energy majors during the pandemic, coupled with Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine, has tightened the global supply of oil. While Wall Street is never a fan of legal uncertainty, there are only a handful of publicly traded companies that can handle whatever is thrown their way.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Nov 08, 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 third-quarter earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The electric utility was hit late last year by the tragic wildfires of August 2023, which mired the company in a legal mess. 2, the parties agreed to a $4 billion settlement, with Hawaiian's liability being about $2 billion, pretax. So after July's run, any hiccup had the potential to send Hawaiian's stock back down.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We're very pleased with Enact's operational strength's capital levels and consistent shareholder distributions. life insurance companies reported an estimated pre-tax loss of $18 million, driven by unfavorable mortality and higher new claims, as well as lower benefit from legal settlements. On a statutory accounting basis, the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

3M CEO Mike Roman's reply reiterated the company's financial strength and cash-flow potential (more on that in a moment) and referred to a capital allocation policy that "means investing in the business" and "continues to be the priority." billion N/A Net capital spending $1.45 In addition, estimating the value of the 3M's 19.9%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The problem is that 3M is currently dealing with a number of costly legal issues. It recently settled some cases, including around its liability related to earplugs it sold to the U.S. Still, there are likely more costs and headwinds to come on the legal front. And all of the company's legal problems aren't yet behind it.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 10, 2024

Decide on a legal structure There are several types of business structures, and the format you choose will depend on the state in which you operate, whether you have business partners, and the overall risk of your business. Finally, an LLC, or limited liability company, creates a separate legal entity for your business.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2024

These types of issues aren't unusual for a company as large as 3M, but the legal costs and regulatory issues surrounding its environmental and product liability headwinds are huge. This is where my problem with 3M really came to a head, because the company can't really talk about legal issues until they are basically resolved.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We're pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance and capital levels. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $615 million in capital from Enact, including $128 million in the fourth quarter. Then I'll provide an update on our investment portfolio and capital position before we open the call for Q&A.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Operating a telecommunications business requires a huge amount of capital investment. First off, the company is dealing with several legal and regulatory issues that will lead to billions of dollars in legal expenses. It has little choice because it needs the cash that this transaction will create to pay its legal bills.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 9, 2024

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Aug 09, 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 second quarter earnings conference call. Should you invest $1,000 in Main Street Capital right now?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

Risk in equity investing, as I define it, is the potential loss of a substantial portion of capital over a significant period, like say at a minimum three years, so understanding this risk at both an individual stock and portfolio level is crucial. Andy, was Kinsale Capital profitable both in the last quarter and the last year?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It could take years to fully quantify 3M's liabilities. Its dividend, which currently yields above 6%, could also be slashed to conserve cash for potential legal setbacks. In combination with the PFAS case, 3M is on the hook for more than $16 billion in legal settlements, roughly 30% of the company's current market cap.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Apr 25, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. Welcome to the Capital One Q1 2024 earnings call. To access the call on the internet, please log on to Capital One's website at capitalone.com and follow the links from there. Should you invest $1,000 in Capital One Financial right now?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We have and will continue to make investments in these areas and hence, our capital expenditure and R&D will continue to grow in the near term. The additional four lines incorporate further capital efficiencies over Phase 1, and our target is for them to start producing in late 2024. billion and free cash flows of approximately $2.3

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Joining me on today's call are Alex Karp, chief executive officer; Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer; Dave Glazer, chief financial officer; and Ryan Taylor, chief revenue officer and chief legal officer. We continue to capitalize on targeted growth opportunities in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. commercial. So, thank you.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2025

steel import levels; construction activity; demand for finished steel products; the expected capabilities, benefits, and timeline for construction of new facilities; the company's operations; the company's strategic growth plan; legal proceedings; the company's future results of operations; financial measures; and capital spending.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 27, 2024

The WSJ report suggests legacy operators like AT&T and Verizon could face hefty clean-up costs and health-related liabilities because of their lead-clad cables. The good news for AT&T and Verizon is that any potential liability claims would likely be decided in the U.S. court system, which is notoriously slow.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We think given our valuation, capital position, and capital allocation alternatives, that repurchasing shares makes sense, and as such we are doing so. We also work to continue to improve our financial performance while building the capital it takes to help our customers when they need it most. in outstanding shares.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

We want our shareholders to win as we earn profitable on the capital we use to do this work. Professional Liability and General Liability portfolios. General Liability and Professional Liability product lines within our Insurance segment. and Bermuda Casualty and Professional Liability portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Very few public companies offer monthly dividends, and the ones that do are typically real estate investment trusts (REITs) because they are legally required to pay out 90% of their taxable earnings to shareholders. It also has by far the highest market capitalization of these three REITs, at $57.3

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2024

During the first quarter, we took aggressive steps to improve margins and lower both our operating expenses and working capital needs. Thus, we have already begun a process to redirect capital to programs that help us achieve these goals. We also plan to lower our debt and free up capital to reinvest in the company.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 31, 2024

From a capital standpoint, we've executed our plans exactly how we described them coming into the year and with good results. Most notably, we described a desire to fully fund the premium deserved -- premium deficiency reserve and contribute to capital needed to support our long-term care block. billion and RBC of 415%.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 30, 2024

In the appendix on Slide 27, you will find information on our public water suppliers and combat arms legal settlements, including the pre-tax payment schedule by year and total combined pre-tax present value and after-tax estimates. We also completed the spinoff of Solventum and finalized two major legal settlements. One final comment.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2024

We have some of the brightest minds in the legal technology industry, who have a strong ambition to deliver the absolute best products and services to our customers. We have a platform that's highly valued by legal teams and a services organization that provides world-class experiences and outcomes.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

We will also offer some perspective on our strength and balance sheet position and profitable growth with the recent divestiture of a non-core business as well as elaborate on our product strategy and our commitment to driving strong return on invested capital. First, let me remind you of some of the core fundamentals of FiscalNote.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Andrea brings over 30 years of experience in the legal industry across all segments, having led sales teams for over 20 years at LexisNexis and over seven years at Epic. based legal professionals indicated that we are now the most cited eDiscovery technology platform among all of our competitors. A third-party survey of over 1,000 U.S.-based

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 2, 2024

During the second quarter, we continued to grow our market-leading businesses and become more capital-efficient to deliver greater long-term value for our stakeholders. We maintained our disciplined approach to capital deployment by investing in the growth of our businesses and returning excess capital to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

But the legal industry is the one that stands to benefit the most from this technological advancement. Whether it's the process of document review, legal research, brief writing, or even legal advice, every area of the legal workflow will be impacted by AI. Mark Schappel -- Loop Capital Markets -- Analyst Great.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 8, 2024

We recorded charges totaling $288 million, including costs incurred to date, plus future remediation costs and legal contingencies. Despite this, the all-in sustaining cost of $1,430 per ounce were better than expected, largely due to the timing of the capital spend. Moving on to Seabee on Slide No.10. Please go ahead. First on Seabee.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 8, 2024

In addition to reducing our corporate infrastructure, we're also reducing corporate expenses such as IT costs and legal expenses while continuing to optimize our manufacturing operations. million in the prior year driven largely by reductions in IT and legal expenses. Third-party net sales for the first quarter of 2024 were $118.2

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

First and importantly, we expect to generate roughly $1 billion in capital to be used for highest and best future benefit. Some of that capital allocation will have timing components to it with increasing flexibility and optionality over time. Capital expenditure for the year was 3.1% Let me talk about a couple of those levers.

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