Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Private credit returns have recently outpaced private equity, as shown by State Street data from the second quarter, but this advantage may soon wane with the Federal Reserve’s shift toward easing monetary policy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

billion indirectly through share repurchases, all while reducing debt 35%. billion of free cash flow and returned $1.3 Cash return to shareholders begins with our focus on the regular dividend, which has never been reduced or suspended in the 27 years since we've been paying one. We generated $1.6

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MAY 9, 2024

According to a recent study by Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, analysts found that dividend-paying companies have delivered annualized returns of 9.17%, outperforming the S&P 500 index with less volatility over the past 50 years. BDCs tend to use leverage to help boost their payouts.

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MAY 17, 2024

Both are very respectable streaks and prove that each of these companies clearly cares about returning value to investors via dividends. At the end of the first quarter of 2024, Exxon had a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly 0.2. Chevron's debt-to-equity ratio was even lower at 0.14. The best time to buy?

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MAY 12, 2024

One kind of ETF you may want to steer clear of is the leveraged ETF , and a good example is the ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (NASDAQ: TQQQ). What's a leveraged ETF? In the financial world, the word "leverage" typically refers to debt, and investors who can stomach a lot of risk sometimes invest with borrowed money.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. reflecting our lower volume and lower average sales price leverage. debt to total capital ratio. million shares for over $2 billion in cash.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

OXY Total Long-Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts. The issue was really about its balance sheet , which was suddenly loaded with debt. While that's hardly an uncommon after-effect of a large acquisition, leverage can be both a powerful tool for good and a huge burden. But with a heavy debt load, Occidental needed cash fast.

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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 3, 2025

Limited partners in SCF II include both new and returning SCF I investors such as pension plans, insurance companies, family offices, and asset managers from the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Lindens earlier structured capital fund closed in July 2011 with $355 million of capital commitments.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

The oil company has been slowly monetizing that position to raise cash to repay debt. The MLP expects its leverage ratio to end the year at 3 times, down from 3.7 That's much lower than Energy Transfer, which expects its leverage ratio to be toward the lower end of its 4 times to 4.5 Occidental owns a 44.8% times target range.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

It has jettisoned high-cost operations and recycled that capital to grow its higher-returning assets. Devon is generating lots of cash and returning much of it to its investors. billion, putting its net leverage ratio at around 0.6 billion of debt. billion of debt over the next two years. per share.

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JUNE 21, 2024

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. on Thursday.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Despite achieving substantial debt reduction and strategic advancements, Viatris fell short of analysts' forecasts. Viatris made significant strides in reducing its debt by $3.7 billion, achieving a leverage ratio of 2.9. Despite these hurdles, Viatris reported a 26.1%

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy (or BK, as we call it) would eliminate most or all of their debts and they would get a clean slate. If you find yourself in debt and you would rather not or cannot file BK, do you have options? Negotiations and debt settlement One way out is to negotiate with your creditors. Indeed you do. I can pay $0.10

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Additionally, American Airlines has worked diligently to reduce its substantial debt load, successfully cutting $15 billion at a faster pace than the anticipated timeline. Highlights from the Quarter The fourth quarter saw American Airlines leveraging strong passenger demand and efficient route management to deliver record revenue.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Instead, it's a highly leveraged yen "carry trade" that has led to billions of dollars in selling and liquidations starting in the crypto market on Sunday night. But the fact the yen carry trade is inherently a leveraged trade means there can be billions of dollars of positions (long and short) unwound in a short amount of time.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

In December, ExxonMobil updated its corporate plan, including new cost savings targets, earnings and cash-flow expectations, capital return program goals, and more through 2030. Higher risk, higher potential reward The greatest beneficiaries of higher oil prices are leveraged companies or companies with higher breakeven levels.

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APRIL 29, 2024

The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. In addition, it also enables us to acquire bitcoin through the use of excess cash or proceeds from equity capital raises or corporate debt capital raises.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

That included slashing its distribution in half a few years ago to retain additional cash for debt reduction. Long highlighted that the company made meaningful progress last year to continue shoring up its financial foundation by using excess cash to repay debt. times target range. It has accomplished all three over the past year.

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MARCH 17, 2024

The industry's long-term issue comes down to its inability to generate a return on capital necessary to cover its cost of capital. 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.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Notably, Fair Isaac continues to innovate within analytics and decision management, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to fortify its competitive position. There was also an increase in long-term debt, which may require careful monitoring for future financial efficiencies.

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JULY 21, 2024

AGNC's portfolio has a weighted average yield of 4.52%, so the company uses leverage -- meaning debt -- to boost returns for investors. The company expects leverage to be around 6 to 12 times its tangible stockholders' equity. It gains leverage by borrowing against its assets, which helps boost returns during good times.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

But can investors still expect similar outsized returns in the future? Leveraging the balance sheet to drive investment returns A franchise network of thousands of pizzerias creates durable cash flows. Domino's has taken advantage of that by strategically using its balance sheet to return money to shareholders.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

That is, they acquire all sorts of additional assets that may not have the same return profile as the original well -- potentially squandering the original golden goose. Even Chevron has struggled to maintain its average return profile during recent volatility. CVX Return on Equity data by YCharts. of the company.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The company has leveraged its expertise in neuroscience, along with its proprietary technologies, such as NanoCrystal and LinkeRx, to expand its market presence. Notably, the company managed to retire long-term debt and remain debt-free by the end of 2024.

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MAY 15, 2024

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. That exceeded the company's long-term target to get debt below $15 billion. The company's debt will balloon once it closes its CrownRock deal.

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MAY 11, 2024

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. The company is also in solid financial shape concerning its debt load. It currently has $6.9 billion in projects that are under construction.

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MARCH 13, 2025

It generates income through the spread between the yield of the mortgages it holds in its portfolio and its funding costs (the short-term debt it takes on to buy the MBS). A 3% return is not that exciting, so mortgage REITs typically use leverage, or borrowing, to bolster their returns. in this current environment.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x That improving leverage ratio has provided Energy Transfer with increased financial flexibility. times target range.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 4, 2024 We also advise you that this conference call is being broadcast live to the Internet and can be accessed on the company's home page. NAV is defined as total assets minus total liabilities and is also reported on a per share basis.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

The strategy includes investing fresh software-business cash flows into more Bitcoin holdings, taking on new debt, and selling stock on the open market to finance further cryptocurrency buys. So if you believe that Bitcoin will rise in value over time, you can see MicroStrategy as a leveraged play on that trend.

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APRIL 1, 2024

billion, including debt, and will pay for the deal with cash on hand in debt. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Home Depot.

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JULY 1, 2024

Meanwhile, its balance sheet is in good shape with a leverage ratio (net debt/adjusted EBITDA ) of just 3.2 Western appears on track to reach its leverage (net debt/adjusted EBITDA) goal of 3 times by year end, at which point it could pay out excess (special or variable) distributions above its current $0.875 quarterly based payout.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

billion of that company's debt. 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.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x The company expects its leverage ratio to trend toward the low end of its range as it closes its gas utility acquisitions and benefits from the incremental income of those businesses. target range.

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JUNE 21, 2024

This means the company now has huge revenue but is also highly leveraged, which could spell trouble if revenue doesn't grow the way the market seems to believe it will. One measure of this is its debt-to-equity ratio, which indicates how much a company is relying on debt versus shareholder equity. That's pretty high.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. Now theres much more discussion with investors, more transparency and more education.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Thanks to its strategy of using long-term, fixed-rate debt and keeping its leverage ratio low, it has an investment-grade credit rating. leverage ratio, which was in the middle of its 4.5-to-5.0 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. It ended the second quarter with a 4.7

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