The Motley Fool

AUGUST 11, 2023

This added protection allows AGNC to prudently leverage its bets in the MBS space in order to pump up its profit potential. This leverage also supports the company's juicy payout. A BDC is a company that invests in either the equity (common or preferred stock) or debt of middle-market businesses. billion in debt securities.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We continued our impressive debt reduction journey in 2024 as well, ending the year with $790 million in holding company debt, down from $4.2 This included a $355 million benefit from legal settlements, which are now materially complete. billion at the beginning of 2013 and from $856 million at the end of 2023.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

On top of that, Verizon has more leverage than its closest competitors, which puts it at a spending disadvantage. VZ Debt to Equity Ratio data by YCharts Of the three companies here, Verizon is probably the most attractive given its large customer base and annuity-like revenue stream.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

The company also reduced its convertible debt by about $300 million. THC exposure also raises questions about its ability to capitalize on potential federal legalization. Its recent acquisitions and debt-reduction efforts show promise. In the cannabis space, Tilray holds the No. The company's limited U.S.

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JULY 17, 2023

Its balance sheet is loaded with debt ($169 billion in net debt at the end of the most recent quarter), its near-term growth prospects are minimal due to emerging competition, and the telecom space is rapidly changing as a result of low-cost, wireless technologies that have significantly lowered the barrier to entry for newer companies.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

billion worth of credit card debt in the US to private equity firm Blackstone , to expand its lending capacity and reduce balance sheet risk. Barclays Bank Delaware (BBDE) has signed the agreement with insurance accounts managed by Blackstone’s asset-based finance group, to sell the credit card debt.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Following my comments, Dave and Ryan will provide additional comments regarding our investment strategy, investment portfolio, financial results, capital structure and leverage, and our expectations for the fourth quarter, after which we'll be happy to take your questions.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Adapting to and leveraging new technologies has been in our DNA from the start, and generative AI is pushing the pace of technology innovation faster than ever. in the fourth quarter was up versus last year by about 320 basis points due primarily to leverage from adjusted fixed operating expenses and marketing expenses.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 31, 2025

First, we committed to leveraging our distinctive risk capital and human capital structure to unlock new solutions that address the evolving client demand discussed earlier. billion in debt and returned $1.6 billion of debt in 2024 and coupled with earnings growth, lowered our debt-to-EBITDA leverage from 4.1

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Verizon has a lot of debt Verizon is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, operating a large cellular network. As such, companies in the industry tend to carry a lot of debt on their balance sheets. Verizon's leverage, however, is higher than that of its two main competitors.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

3M has suffered significant legal uncertainty in recent years, with lawsuits over its production and use of PFAS chemicals and allegedly faulty combat arms earplugs. A recent dividend cut will help free up cash for settlement and debt payments. 3M starts to solve its problems What Brown said needs to be put into context.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Global Blue intends to use the primary proceeds to reduce its debt balance, in pursuit of its long-term target of net leverage of less than 2.5x Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA. BofA Securities acted as financial advisor, and Davis Polk & Wardwell and Homburger as legal advisors, to Tencent.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Adjusted EPS is an appropriate measure to use to get a sense of the business's true earnings power because it excludes the impact of one-time events such as restructuring charges and legal settlements. Risks to the dividend to watch out for One potential risk to Verizon's dividend comes from the company's relatively high leverage levels.

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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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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These tools enable organizations to leverage their core applications and offer flexibility for modernization, allowing them to run applications wherever they choose. Rocket Software intends to fund the acquisition with a combination of new cash equity from its existing shareholders, committed debt financing, and cash from its balance sheet.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Leveraging over 50 years of extensive offshore logistics experience, we look forward to working closely with Andy and the team at Endless to further build on our growth during this exciting period for the energy industry.” “We have a great team, and I am looking forward to leading ASCO on the next chapter.”

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2025

However, the company needed to reduce its debt, improve profitability, and pursue future growth at a rapidly evolving landscape. Through the great efforts of the entire team, we completed our first phase of plan, the stabilization phase, marked by a reduction in debt, a stronger balance sheet, and a renewed focus on our mission.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2024

To add to this point, El Salvador's experiment with Bitcoin as a legal tender has predominantly been a flop. The cherry on top is that MicroStrategy has been financing its leveraged Bitcoin strategy by issuing convertible debt.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In addition, we benefited from a lower net financing cost, including increased interest income, as well as mark-to-market gains on derivatives that we used to manage the currency profile of our debt, driven by interest rate volatility. Combined with an excellent H1, this yields an impressive plus 17.2%

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

We are very pleased with our approximately 81% ownership stake in Enact, as it continues to generate significant earnings and is a key source of cash flows, helping fuel our share repurchase program, opportunistic debt reduction, and our growth investments in CareScout. On a statutory accounting basis, the U.S.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2025

We will continue to leverage our digital conveniences to drive member loyalty in the future. We ended the fourth quarter with the lowest level of debt since our IPO, no near-term maturities, and half a turn of net leverage. Membership fee income, or MFI, grew 7.9% We also continued to return excess cash to shareholders.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Monroe and Barings are providing debt financing support for the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel. The firm also has a long history of pursuing and completing complex corporate carve-outs. Source: CISION PR Newswire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“We look forward to leveraging Thoma Bravo’s deep sector expertise to help drive continued growth and innovation.” ” Debt financing for the transaction will be provided by Golub Capital. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal advisor to Thoma Bravo and Raymond James is serving as financial advisor.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2024

In addition to market issues holding back top-line growth, we, too, are uncomfortable with our current debt level and our depressed share price, which is sitting near 52-week lows. We also plan to lower our debt and free up capital to reinvest in the company. Be assured, we have the same concerns as our investors. Our focus is clear.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Turning to our debt profile. You can see that our debt maturities remain well distributed with no relevant medium-term refinancing needs. So that speaks for the added flexibility that the leveraging is giving to us. The second point, this brand over-indexes a lot among legal drinking age to 24, 25 consumers.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2024

Another problem here is that figuring out who's right could lead to material delays and might require some legal wrangling, which would be costly. Notably, Exxon's debt-to-equity ratio is roughly 0.2 European peers make much greater use of leverage. relative to its closest peer Exxon, which is yielding just 3.4%.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

As we entered this year, we did so as a leaner, more focused organization with a relentless commitment to leveraging our decade-long investment in artificial intelligence. We have launched new products and are optimizing our go-to-market approaches to maximize the impact of our AI technologies married with our product strategy.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

There's nothing wrong with returning capital from asset sales to investors; closed-end funds can use leverage to generate returns. Still, the decline in NAV and increasing leverage continue to pressure the fund's ability to make distributions. The first issue involves two legal situations 3M is involved in. times to just 4.3

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In Phillips 66's reconciliation of consolidated earnings, the company noted a whopping $605 million in legal accrual expenses, with the footnote saying the legal accrual is "primarily related to ongoing litigation." Phillips 66 is taking necessary measures to lower its leverage and improve its cost structure.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2024

We're very satisfied with our approximately 81% ownership stake in Enact as it continues to generate significant earnings and cash flows that support our capital allocation priorities of share repurchases, opportunistic debt reduction and growth investments in CareScout. per share since the program's inception in May 2022.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 14, 2024

Importantly, DraftKings has brand recognition among sports fans from fantasy sports and can leverage that as more states legalize aspects of betting. From there, earnings should snowball as revenue outpaces expenses (operating leverage). The company took on debt when it bought media assets from Fox Corporation for $71.3

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APRIL 2, 2025

billion in debt. Meta leverages this data to improve engagement on its platforms, attracting even more users. It faces several risks, including legal and regulatory challenges, increasing competitive pressures, and mounting losses in its Reality Labs segment. Meta also maintains a strong balance sheet with $77.8 With over 3.3

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The improvements were driven by margin expansion and continued benefits of cost reduction, gains in productivity, and increasing operating leverage. Another major component of Vision 2025 is to align our expense base with a shrinking market size and create efficiencies to improve operating leverage and financial performance over time.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

(“Searchlight”) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.1bn, including the assumption of debt. In connection with execution of the Agreement, Consolidated has entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its credit agreement.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Enterprise is a master limited partnership, which has important tax considerations Enterprise operates as a master limited partnership (MLP) , a legal structure many midstream companies choose to operate under. Not only that, but its use of leverage is modest, and the company has a higher credit rating than its midstream peers.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

They operate as a closed system, leveraging existing reserves and capital, current premiums, as well as future new premiums under the LTC MYRAP plan to cover future claims and other obligations. Our second strategic priority is to leverage Genworth's LTC expertise to develop new, innovative aging services and solutions.

Liabilities 130

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Morgan and Cowen for the transaction and Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to Alpine. Morrison Foerster served as debt counsel. Both are excited to continue leading Apex during its next phase of growth. Evercore Inc. acted as the lead financial advisor along with J.P.

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