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2 Stocks That Could Turn $1,000 Into $5,000 by 2030

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Let's start with leverage. Cruise lines took on a lot of additional debt during the pandemic-related shutdown in 2020 that lasted well into 2021. Leverage isn't typically a positive thing, but let's play this out. Its debt-saddled enterprise value is almost $50 billion. Carnival's market cap is $20 billion.

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Carnival Cruise Lines Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

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Carnival (NYSE: CCL) is one of the companies that's still being affected by the pandemic, both by the aftereffects of restrictions and by the financial leverage it took to get through the pandemic. The biggest change has been a huge increase in debt, which currently stands at $31.3 billion last quarter.

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Where Will Carnival Stock Be in 3 Years?

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The cruise line operator's revenue plunged in 2020 and 2021 as global travel ground to a halt during the pandemic, and it was forced to take on a lot more debt to stay solvent. billion in long-term debt, but that figure hit a whopping $29.5 billion in long-term debt, but that figure hit a whopping $29.5 NYSE: CCL).

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Better Warren Buffett Oil Stock: Chevron vs. Occidental Petroleum

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However, Chevron is by far the largest, with a nearly $320 billion enterprise value compared to Occidental's at over $80 billion. billion of debt. That put its leverage ratio at 12%, or 8.8% billion of debt and about $1.2 That exceeded the company's long-term target to get debt below $15 billion.

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These 3 High-Yield Midstream Stocks Are Set to Soar in the Second Half of 2024 and Beyond

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Meanwhile, its balance sheet is in good shape with a leverage ratio (net debt/adjusted EBITDA ) of just 3.2 times (one of the most common ways to value midstream stocks) is attractive and well below the 13.7 The stock sports an attractive 8% yield based on its most recent distribution and had a robust 1.6

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Enterprise Products Partners Is Set to Enter Growth Mode. Is It Time to Buy This Dividend Stock With a 7.3% Yield?

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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. What this means for investors in simpler terms is that Enterprise's distribution payout is well covered by its cash flow.

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Why Medical Properties Trust Plunged Today

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During 2023, Medical Properties has found itself in need of de-leveraging and has sold off some properties to do so. Earlier this year, Medical Properties even cut its dividend almost in half in September in order to help it pay off debt and increase flexibility.