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JULY 2, 2023

A stellar return on invested capital Leveraging the power of its leadership position in the pool supplies and pool-related products market, Pool Corp. However, despite these short-term struggles, history may suggest that buying Pool right now could be a good long-term decision. Let's explore three key reasons why.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The company continued to execute on the same playbook that has made it successful through its first two years as a stand-alone company: winning over multinational companies with a focus on automation and a demonstrated ability to deliver return on investment for its customers.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

Requiring a 15% annualized return for five years, an investment needs to slightly outperform the market's historical annualized total return of roughly 11% to 12% to accomplish this feat. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) are two companies that fit this simple billing.

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JULY 17, 2023

The company also aims to double its return on invested capital (ROIC) to 12% by then. Carnival still faces a heavy debt burden and it diluted shareholders significantly during the pandemic. The company should continue to grow and gain leverage as its business as a digital payments platform is highly scalable.

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Lower interest rates lower the cost of capital and can increase the return on investment for capital-intensive projects. In the past nine years, it has reduced its total net long-term debt position by 29% and lowered its leverage. PBA Debt To Capital (Quarterly) data by YCharts. For context, Kinder Morgan spent $2.5

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to Bernie. For us, our focus on mitigating shrink has been a continual and evolving process, leveraging our cross-functional teams and investing in technology to test and learn the most effective methods of reducing shrink. I'd like to thank them for their dedication and hard work.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

million, producing a core EBITDA margin of 11% and a trailing 12-month return on invested capital of 8.4%. CMC's leverage metrics remain attractive and have improved significantly over the last several fiscal years. While net debt to capitalization is only 6%. compares to 13.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

And I'd like to acknowledge the work of our finance team for developing methods to track the retail industry standard metric gross margin return on investment, commonly known as GMROI, down to the category level for our own internal use. And as Ken noted, we are addressing other opportunities called out by a consulting partner.

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JULY 8, 2023

This is a set of goals for 2026 that include a 50% increase in adjusted EBITDA per available passenger berth day (ALBD/APBD) and an adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC) of 12%. The company is experiencing a boom in demand, even during a weak global economy, which bodes well for future growth.

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MAY 29, 2024

The company generates a lot of cash flow, and has historically taken a conservative posture with leverage , which is also why it has been able to consistently increase its distribution. Leverage currently stand at 3, which is low for the midstream industry. Enterprise currently has a robust forward yield of 7.2%

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MAY 29, 2024

The company generates a lot of cash flow, and has historically taken a conservative posture with leverage , which is also why it has been able to consistently increase its distribution. Leverage currently stand at 3, which is low for the midstream industry. Enterprise currently has a robust forward yield of 7.2%

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Carnival's wall of debt First, let's take a quick look back in time at the challenges Carnival faced in recent years. The halt in sailings drove the previously profitable company to a loss, and resulted in Carnival building up a wall of debt. Carnival also has prepaid debt, for example prepaying $7.3 Image source: Getty Images.

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MARCH 27, 2025

For 3D Systems, we leverage our unmatched application engineering expertise and depth and breadth of technology and our global footprint to focus on strategic industries such as the ones shown on this slide. The largest use of cash during the year was $87 million used to repurchase $111 million of debt in March.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Over the past five years, Enterprise has averaged about a 13% return on invested capital, so these growth projects should provide meaningful growth to the company in the years ahead. At a similar return, the approximately $10.5 It ended the quarter with leverage of 3 times. The stock now has a forward yield of about 7.2%

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APRIL 19, 2024

The two biggest areas to look at when it comes to dividend safety are its distribution coverage ratio and leverage ratio. Meanwhile, the company ended last year with leverage of 3x, which is near the low end of companies in the midstream space. When the leverage at companies gets too high, there's a risk they may cut their dividend.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Meanwhile, it has historically been conservative with its leverage, distribution coverage ratio, and growth capital expenditure (capex) spending. The company's balance sheet also remains in good shape, with net debt (adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes) standing at three times adjusted EBITDA. It currently has $6.9

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JUNE 27, 2023

On the bottom line, Carnival continued to move in the right direction though the company is still facing stiff headwinds from its heavy debt burden, which jumped during the pandemic. The company is making progress on easing its debt burden as it prepaid more than $1 billion in short-term, variable-rate debt, though it still has about $7.5

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

It ended the quarter with leverage of 3x, which it defines as net debt adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes (hybrids) divided by adjusted EBITDA. It noted that it has produced about a 12% return on invested capital over the past decade. Enterprise currently has $6.9

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

This resulted in higher realized iron ore premiums, but more importantly, higher margins and returns on invested capital. billion, leveraging optimization initiatives in certain capital investments. They should rather be treated as a type of debt amortization. billion in the quarter. billion in the quarter.

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JULY 25, 2024

In line with our stated financial strategy after funding our dividend, Core continued to dedicate free cash to paying down debt. During the quarter, Core's net debt was reduced by $15.8 This reduction in our outstanding debt also decreased our leverage ratio to 1.66, down from 1.76 million, net debt was $132.3

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Recycling capital in this way keeps our portfolio competitive, lower its capital expenses, and accelerates our return on invested capital, driving long-term core FFO growth. Atlanta ranks as a B performer with an improving outlook mainly due to the progress we've made in reducing bad debt and fraudulent activity.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

In line with our stated financial strategy, after funding our dividend, Core continued to dedicate free cash to paying down debt. During the third quarter, Core's net debt was reduced by nearly $12 million or 9%. This reduction in our outstanding debt also decreased our leverage ratio to 1.47, down from 1.66 last quarter.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Then the pandemic hit, and low oil prices coupled with a heavily leveraged balance sheet forced Occidental to make a dividend cut. But its debt-to-equity ratio at 0.65 It's investing heavily to build out direct air capture (DAC) projects that would suck carbon dioxide from the air for permanent sequestration underground.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The world's biggest cruise operator's stock is down by more than 18% since the start of July -- even though it reported positive news in its latest earnings report, such as record bookings and progress on reducing its debt load. This is great news because this free cash flow will help the company attack its debt problem.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Even better, Cava carries no debt on its balance sheet, reducing financial risk. With its 3,530 stores, Chipotle certainly has the scale to better leverage its costs. Cava's return on invested capital (ROIC) of 7.4% It's already profitable. While the fiscal second-quarter operating margin of 6.9% that Chipotle boasts.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

This can be scored using a company's return on invested capital. Since 1990, Verizon has returned an average of $1.07 It must balance expensive investments in upgrading and maintaining its network with price-conscious customers. back for each dollar it puts into the company. That's not great. It's a tough business.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

After seeing the company saddled with over $39 billion in debt during a rising interest rate environment, the market seems to be taking a more cautious approach to American Tower's stock. Furthermore, 85% of its debt has fixed interest rates, making it less susceptible to today's interest rate hikes. With the U.S.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Our AWS customers are also quite excited about leveraging GenAI to change the customer experiences and businesses. And today, we announced the general availability of Amazon Q, the most capable generative AI-powered assistant for software development and leveraging company's internal data. Worldwide operating income was $15.3

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MAY 12, 2024

What makes MPLX stand out among its peers is its strong rates of return, capital discipline, and generous returns to shareholders. It has simultaneously generated some of the highest returns on invested capital while keeping its leverage (defined as debt to EBITDA) lower than most.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As a result, the new integration will position both of our companies to expand market share, streamline benefits, and drive higher return on investment for joint clients. Strong leverage in operating expense resulted in our 15th straight quarter of expanding adjusted EBITDA margins year over year. We generated 53.6

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AUGUST 3, 2023

In addition, as these customers have a higher propensity to come to us through direct channels, this helps us drive future leverage in sales and marketing. As a combination of all of these factors, these travelers have a much higher return on investment and ultimately drive more profitable and faster growth as they stack up over time.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

As of the of the end the third quarter, our unsecured leverage stands at 2.50 That's the ratio of net unsecured debt to adjusted EBITDA. Our focus is to continue to pay down debt between now and the closing of the Frontier deal. And today, we're announcing an update to our long-term leverage target of 2.0

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JULY 15, 2023

Its wide moat means that as long as the company operates efficiently, it could generate market-beating returns over the long haul. And historically, it has done just that, generating a 12% cash return on invested capital over the last decade. MTN Cash Return on Capital Invested (CROCI) (TTM) data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Horton's scale also gives it negotiating leverage on pricing from suppliers and subcontractors, making it difficult for its rivals to compete based on price. Nonetheless, it's hard to argue with results; the company has added market share while maintaining an attractive return on invested capital (ROIC).

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JULY 30, 2024

such as ongoing exponential growth in mobile data consumption and a business model that benefits from tremendous operating leverage generally hold true across international markets. In many cases, we leverage operating challenges to create new business opportunities and enhance existing or introduce new competitive advantages.

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JULY 25, 2024

On the commercial side of the business, investments we've made to capitalize on a multibillion-dollar growth opportunity in the B2B space continue to pay dividends. Our new commercial division continues to strategically add feet on the street to our sales force, and we are leveraging data analytics and training to better enable their success.

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