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APRIL 3, 2025

That capital was secured through a novel structure backed by one of Vistas own funds during a period of sharp interest rate hikes. The decision comes as leveraged loan markets experience renewed pressure, with investors reducing exposure to riskier debt instruments. Bankers raised the interest spread on the senior loan to 4.5

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Blackwells Capital, the latest activist investor to emerge at the House of Mouse, suggested Disney's corporate segments would be better off going their separate ways. It might not be the same as Mickey and Minnie getting divorced, but one activist investor thinks it may be time for a Disney (NYSE: DIS) breakup.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 28, 2025 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Main Street Capital fourth quarter earnings conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. You may begin. for the quarter.

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MAY 4, 2024

The most attractive feature of real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is its humongous 13.7% What does Annaly Capital do? Add in the use of leverage, often backed by the mortgage securities in the portfolio, and all of the risks at play here can get amplified during rough times. dividend yield.

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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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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On the social media side of the equation, Meta sits in a lucrative position to leverage AI in such a way that helps it understand its user base on an even deeper level. With a market capitalization of roughly $140 billion and a price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 53, I have to say that Palantir stock has gotten out of hand.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mubadala Investment Company , Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment arm, has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital as it seeks to co-invest in private credit opportunities amid a tightening monetary environment around the world. Source: The National News Can’t stop reading?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This partnership allows us to expand our servicing portfolio in a capital-efficient manner. There's no additional acquisition costs for clients in our ecosystem, creating even more operating leverage. The ability to leverage technology is crucial to scale, drive profitable growth, and adapt to market shifts.

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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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MARCH 11, 2025

The company's approach leverages its store base to fulfill 80% of online sales. Combined with a 40% increase in net capital expenditures, these factors pose challenges amid the retail landscape's volatility. This strategy enhances customer convenience and operational efficiency.

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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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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The private equity firms aim to refinance or reprice Adevintas existing 4.5bn debt and may raise an additional 2bn, potentially for a shareholder dividend, according to sources familiar with the matter. The firms acquired Adevinta in 2023 in one of Europes largest leveraged buyouts backed by private credit. Can`t stop reading?

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Trust in superior capital allocation Capital allocation in the oil space can be difficult because a company's survival is often prioritized over shareholder profits. All this is to say that capital allocation is key when it comes to identifying profitable oil stocks. of the company. CVX Return on Equity data by YCharts.

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APRIL 29, 2024

We have a packed agenda lined up for the next three days, and we're excited to see our customers, partners, analysts, shareholders, and employees, all in person to share our passion for BI, AI, bitcoin, and innovation. billion in equity in a manner that we believe to be creative to existing shareholders. Equity issuances.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our third quarter performance reflects continued positive momentum in growing our businesses, increasing capital efficiency, and pivoting our product suite to address the investing, insurance and retirement needs of our customers and clients around the world. Our strategic progress and performance are backed by our financial strength.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

It has jettisoned high-cost operations and recycled that capital to grow its higher-returning assets. This strategy continues to pay big dividends for shareholders. With further improvements ahead, the company continues sending more cash to its shareholders. billion, putting its net leverage ratio at around 0.6

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We will leverage our strong partnerships and continue collaborating with veterinarians to expand treatment adoption, shifting away from two decades of reliance on NSAIDs. For example, in September, we announced a strategic partnership with Danone to leverage Zoetis' genetic testing capabilities and promoting sustainable dairy production.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Their leaders prioritize paying shareholders. The pharmaceutical giant leverages its diversified portfolio across multiple therapeutic areas and a global distribution network to generate consistent cash flow. Learn More Image source: Getty Images. They have advantages over competitors that help them stay profitable over the long term.

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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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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In the quarter, we continue to execute against our strategy that is driving long-term growth and shareholder value. We're very pleased with Enact's operational strength's capital levels and consistent shareholder distributions. Our first priority is to create shareholder value through Enact's growing market value and returns.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

MSTR data by YCharts MicroStrategy as a leveraged Bitcoin ETF Later in the same earnings call, co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor described MicroStrategy as a more flexible and ambitious version of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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JULY 11, 2024

Adding an accelerant Brookfield Renewable and some partners (its parent, Brookfield Asset Management , and Singapore's state investment company Temasek) recently struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Neoen from some of its largest shareholders.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

A turnaround plan for the cloud computing business Alibaba was an early mover in the cloud migration trend, leveraging its vast network of businesses and customers to build its cloud computing business. Unlocking value for shareholders Alibaba has been buying back its shares in huge quantities over the last few years. It has spent $4.8

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JANUARY 23, 2025

A five-year dividend growth rate above 6% signals both competitive strength and management's commitment to shareholders. Meanwhile, NextEra Energy Resources leverages its first-mover advantage in renewables to develop and operate an expanding portfolio of wind, solar, and battery-storage facilities across North America. The healthy 59.7%

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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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MAY 16, 2024

Dividends compensate patient shareholders for enduring the cyclicality of the oil patch. Operating a massive portfolio of green energy assets, Brookfield Renewable has demonstrated a strong commitment to rewarding shareholders, and its 4.8% Taking Chevron's market cap of $304 billion and its trailing 12-month capital return of $25.7

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APRIL 27, 2024

Apple also has a massive capital return program. Apple has the cash to step in and buy its stock, thereby reducing the share count and giving existing shareholders greater ownership of the company. Granted, it only yields 0.6%, but it's still a massive capital commitment for Apple to its shareholders. billion $72.4

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MAY 12, 2024

There's clearly something special about a company that can add significant shareholder value over a time period in which the price of its main product deteriorates. Its two main advantages come down to operational discipline and capital management. CVX Total Return Level data by YCharts What exactly is Chevron doing so well?

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

The oil giant delivered industry-leading earnings, cash flow, and shareholder returns during the third quarter. Instead, Exxon expects a combination of investing in its advantaged assets, operational excellence, and disciplined cost and capital management to drive its earnings and cash-flow growth.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The remaining 50 basis points were driven by ROD leverage. SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 33.4%, leveraging 130 basis points versus last year's reported rate and 110 basis points versus last year's adjusted rate primarily due to lower advertising costs in the quarter. Now, let me turn to SG&A. SG&A was $1.3

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Thiel remains one of the largest shareholders in Palantir, which has a market cap around $83 billion as of this writing. The CIA's venture capital arm was the only early outside investor (besides Thiel's own venture capital firm). As it scales, Palantir is exhibiting tremendous operating leverage. 31 of next year.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Our first priority is to create shareholder value through our approximately 81% ownership stake in Enact. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received $903 million in capital returns, including $289 million in 2024. who can leverage that access to optimize quality care, affordable pricing, and personalized service.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

We have robust plans that leverage the demand for flavor and the strength of our brands. Our team remains focused on returning to our long-term growth algorithm, strengthening our profitability, continuing our strong cash flow, paying down our debt, and reducing our leverage ratio. McCormick remains a growth company.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Furthermore, the company is on pace to reach its leverage ratio target of around 2.5 The investment bank believes the company will see improved revenue in the future and could potentially start buying back its shares, given the improvement in its leverage ratio. Is AT&T a buy after last month's surge?

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Companies like Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM) , Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) , and Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ: RPRX) are raising their payouts rapidly. For decades, ADM has leveraged its enormous global asset base to originate, process, and transport agricultural commodities between over 190 countries. The stock offers a 3.4%

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APRIL 28, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC). The company's consistent rise in net interest income undermines Hercules' strong performance and its proven ability to reward shareholders. Ares Capital Another prominent BDC is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

billion, achieving a leverage ratio of 2.9. It underscored its commitment to robust financial discipline while suggesting a positive outlook for capital returns, including $500 to $650 million targeted for share repurchases in 2025. Despite these hurdles, Viatris reported a 26.1%

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