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However, the company is set to go into growth mode, which should excite investors even more. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, rose 6% to nearly $2.5 The company is also in solid financial shape concerning its debt load. Image source: Getty Images.

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Because all you're going to be stuck with are dying companies and value traps in your portfolio. Bill Mann caught up with Damodaran for a wide ranging conversation about how the wrong statistics can lead investors astray, what really drives interest rates, and the difference between pricing a company and valuing one.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Americans have a lot of misunderstandings about debt, especially when considering small business loans. It's true that keeping expenses low and making aggressive moves to find reliable revenue are smart strategies for any new company. But debt is not inherently bad or good -- debt is a tool.

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JULY 20, 2023

What happened Shares of used car company Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) fell as much as 17.5% The most impressive number was $6,520 in gross profit per vehicle, which drove positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) during the quarter. ET, shares were down 14.8% on the day.

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MARCH 20, 2024

It also cut the dividend enough to free up cash to help pay down debt. The company's dividend payout ratio is now a healthy 40%, translating to $12 billion in cash left over after capital expenditures (investments into the business), interest expenses, and dividends. However, things could finally be looking up.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

billion acquisition of financial software provider Adenza from Thoma Bravo in November, the company signaled its ambitions to become the "trusted fabric of the world's financial ecosystem," as Chief Executive Officer Adena Friedman put it. Armed with this growing FCF creation, management aims to lower Nasdaq's debt load from 4.3

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MARCH 17, 2024

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. The table below shows the company's improvements in earnings and cash flow. Using cash flow to pay down debt (adjusted debt fell from $32.9

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Enbridge isn't sitting still Reuben Gregg Brewer (Enbridge): The big draw for most investors with midstream giant Enbridge will probably be the company's sizable 6.6% A key part of the company's approach is to adjust its portfolio along with the changes taking shape in global energy demand. Rates aren't the company's only tailwind.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

According to a report issued last year by the Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, dividend-paying companies have generated an annualized return of 9.18% over the past half-century (1973-2022). Since March 31, 2022, AT&T's net debt has declined from $169 billion to $128.9 These results shouldn't be a surprise.

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MAY 28, 2024

With the stock now trading where it was in 1998, let's look what has gone wrong for the company and whether investors should consider picking up shares in the stock at these levels. Company struggles One of the biggest issues facing Walgreens, and the pharmacy industry in general, has been constant reimbursement pressure.

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JUNE 9, 2024

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) more than doubled from last year in the first quarter to $871 million, and Carnival reported its third consecutive quarter of positive operating income. The market won't give Carnival a high valuation when it's not profitable and has a high debt load.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The forthcoming spinoff of GE Vernova (trading under the ticker GEV) in early April will result in the remaining company trading as GE Aerospace. The change will create two dramatically different companies, with GE Vernova arguably being the most interesting, albeit the weaker. billion last year. Image source: Getty Images.

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JUNE 30, 2024

billion, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $23 million, an improvement from negative $113 million a year ago. This shows how the company continues to get squeezed from pharmacy benefit managers over drug prices. billion in debt and $703 million in cash. from 18.6%

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

Investors are constantly looking to identify the next company that could emerge as a leader in generative AI, and current market conditions show that they're willing to pay a premium. One such company that has been on my radar is AT&T (NYSE: T). That's the ratio of a company’s total debt to total assets.

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JUNE 26, 2024

The midstream sector of the energy industry While the companies in the midstream space are best known for their pipeline assets, they perform a variety of tasks in the energy complex. Midstream companies tend to favor fee-based contracts, where they take on no commodity and assume no spread risk. Image source: Getty Images.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

But where could the company be five years from now, and is this an underrated investment to add to your portfolio today? Its debt load will continue to come down A big reason investors aren't overly thrilled with Viatris is that the business has a lot of debt on its books; that's not a good look as interest rates are rising.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Sometimes turnarounds do happen As companies go, Carnival was surely one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic. Operating income of $120 million was positive for the first time since the company resumed operations, and net loss of $407 million was better than guidance and an improvement from $1.8 billion of debt principal.

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APRIL 20, 2024

Altria Group Altria Group is the company behind Marlboro cigarettes in the U.S. Last year, the company launched NJOY, the only pod-based e-vapor product authorized by the FDA. Last year, the company's mobility segment added 1.7 Net debt fell to 2.97 At recent prices, the stock offers a 9.5% With the U.S.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy that you'll have to stick to. Companies that dole out a dividend to their shareholders on a regular basis tend to be recurringly profitable and time-tested. Image source: Getty Images. For instance, 99.9%

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has been a high-profile renewable energy company for more than a decade, hoping to transform how we use energy by making hydrogen fuel more available and cost-effective. For each dollar in sales over the past year, the company has lost more than $2 in both net losses and negative free cash flow.

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JULY 18, 2023

After an excellent run over the last three months (up almost 40%), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) stock sold off a bit after the company released its second-quarter earnings. As a reminder, airlines' debt ballooned as a result of the travel restrictions imposed on the populace by governments, while FCF collapsed. times at the end of 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Shares of the phone and internet service provider have fallen about 23% in 2023 as investors worry about a high debt load and potential litigation regarding lead-lined cables. Holding a company liable if it followed prevailing regulations seems like an uphill battle that the U.S. The company generated $18.2 adjusted EBITDA.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For long-term investors, finding quality companies you can invest in through the good and bad times is important to building wealth. The company has raised its dividend for 60 consecutive years, spanning the last eight recessions ! The company has raised its dividend for 60 consecutive years, spanning the last eight recessions !

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

That makes it one of Berkshire's top holdings, just behind fellow oil and gas company Chevron (NYSE: CVX). A big bet on oil prices Occidental and Chevron are both integrated oil and gas companies. It strengthened that position with the acquisition of Anadarko, supported by Berkshire's $10 billion investment in the company.

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JULY 28, 2023

DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) is a cloud computing company that provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions. The company designs its cloud services to be easy to use and affordable for small developer teams and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs). Here's why.

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JUNE 11, 2024

They buy dividend-paying stocks because they know that companies committed to returning a portion of earnings to shareholders tend to outperform ones that don't. In 2022, the company cut its dividend nearly in half. AT&T's dividend had to come down because the company spun out its unpredictable media assets.

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APRIL 22, 2024

billion in long-term debt, and another $1 billion in long-term lease obligations, this used car dealer's future looked grim. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 22, 2024 JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. One year ago, Carvana wrapped up its worst year ever, losing $1.6

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JUNE 20, 2023

The company has borrowed money in the form of both debt and equity to keep going, and it's now saddled with $34 billion in long-term debt and heavily diluted shares. Investors like share buybacks because they demonstrate that management is invested in its own company, and because they increase the per-share value of earnings.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whenever you see a yield this high, it means investors are nervous about the company's ability to raise it further. In Verizon's case, the market is worried about a debt load that rose to $150.7 Verizon's debt load works out to about 2.6 times adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ).

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JANUARY 1, 2024

However, the merger also loaded up the new entity with debt. Below, the merger more than tripled the company's debt to over $30 billion. KHC Cash and Short-Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts But through cost-cutting and divesting non-strategic brands, Kraft Heinz has slowly gotten its debt back under control.

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JULY 25, 2024

Shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) were falling after the wireless company reported mixed second-quarter earnings results. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) edged up 2.5% The company enjoyed strength in its important wireless business, where revenue rose 3.5%

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JULY 28, 2023

After announcing a trifecta of improving earnings numbers, a debt restructuring, and an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering last week, shares of the online used car marketplace are now up about 780% year to date and were, at one point, up over 1,000%. Here's what investors need to know about the company's recent developments.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Roughly 90% of its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) come from stable, fee-based sources. Meanwhile, the company distributes a conservative percentage of its stable cash flow to investors. times target range.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

That said, while the healthcare business provides relatively stable earnings, I would argue that it's been one of the company's most disappointing in recent years. billion in net debt. billion in 2022, investors might pencil in Solventum to carry net debt of $7.2 at the end of 2022. That's probably a net positive. billion to $8.4

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

While you've probably had a consistent experience going to the pharmacies operated by Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) over the years, that doesn't make it a company that's in stasis. billion, that won't be enough to stabilize the company. billion in debt while issuing $24.1 Still, as the entire segment only brought in $2.1

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Here's why the future looks bright for the pipeline and infrastructure company and why the dividend stock is worth buying now. 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.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

Utilizing his remarkable skill set, he transformed Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile company into a multinational holding company with a valuation of over $750 billion. As a result of Apple's aggressive share buybacks, the company has lowered its outstanding share count by 37.5% over the past decade.

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