The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As disclosed earlier in the third quarter, First Solar also possesses a TOPCon patent portfolio through our acquisition of TetraSun in 2013, which we have begun to leverage as part of our ongoing efforts to develop the next generation of PV technologies. Third quarter other income was $5 million, which was consistent with the second quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

For instance, pre-tax contributions to a 401(k) can lower your taxable income. Instead of getting an up-front tax deduction, you'll contribute after-tax dollars to a Roth IRA so you can receive tax-free income during retirement. Image source: Getty Images. If you are 50 and older, those contribution limits will climb.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For its smokeable segment, revenue net of exercise taxes rose 1.2% Revenue net of excise taxes in its oral products segment, meanwhile, rose 5.8% Overall revenue net of excise taxes rose 1.3% It ended the quarter with net debt of $23.3 Its debt-to- EBITDA leverage is in good shape at 2.1 to $695 million.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

GFL expects to realise cash proceeds from the transaction of approximately CAD6.2bn net of the retained equity and taxes. GFL plans to use approximately CAD3.75bn of the CAD6.2bn net proceeds from the sale to reduce its debt, aiming to bring its net leverage ratio down to 3.0x.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

life insurance companies reported an estimated pre-tax loss of $18 million, driven by unfavorable mortality and higher new claims, as well as lower benefit from legal settlements. life insurance companies to continue to operate as a closed system, leveraging existing reserves and capital to cover future claims and other obligations.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It's trading for 26 times trailing earnings, and given its debt-bloated balance sheet, that multiple jumps to nearly 60 if you swap out market cap for enterprise value as the numerator. Carnival and its peers had to load up on debt at high rates or sell new shares at low prices to stay afloat. cruise was able to set sail.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 1, 2024

billion, including debt, and will pay for the deal with cash on hand in debt. Home Depot makes a big move Home Depot will acquire SRS Distribution for $18.25

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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 We had a total estimated pre-tax statutory loss for our U.S. For the full year, we generated strong statutory pre-tax income of $378 million. life assumption reviews.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The non-GAAP tax rate for the quarter was actually 20.1%, which is higher than my 19% guidance. Even as higher tax rate lowered EPS by $0.02, we still hit the high end of my constant currency guidance. Lastly, my EPS guidance for Q3 assumes a base tax rate of 19%. Absolutely, we did better. billion over the last 12 months.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2025

Meanwhile, it has one of the strongest balance sheets in the energy midstream sector, with A-rated credit and a low leverage ratio. Enterprise's high yield and steady growth make it a great passive income option for those comfortable with investing in MLPs, which send a Schedule K-1 Federal Tax Form each year. times last year.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

billion indirectly through share repurchases, all while reducing debt 35%. And we continue to improve our capital efficiency by leveraging technology and innovation across both our foundational and emerging assets. And it reflects our confidence in the increasing capital efficiency of our business going forward.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 6, 2023

The deal will undoubtedly cause some debt concerns since the company already has nearly $10 billion in net debt (total debt minus cash and cash equivalents). For comparison, Kroger's net leverage ratio at the end of its fiscal first quarter 2023 was a much-healthier 1.3 times EBITDA.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2023

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. As of June 30, the company's long-term debt was over $17.2 The company is targeting a gross leverage ratio of 3.0.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2023

Debt and dividends leave AT&T and Verizon vulnerable Because they have paid out such hefty dividends and made the expensive C-band investments, AT&T and Verizon also have larger debt loads. While AT&T was able to offload some of its debt to Warner Bros. In addition, the "sell-off" scenario also yields tax advantages.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

KMI Financial Debt to EBITDA (TTM) data by YCharts That said, a part of the problem was Kinder Morgan's more aggressive use of leverage than its peers'. Kinder Morgan's leverage is lower today, but it still tends to use more leverage than Enterprise.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

MAY 11, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, rose 6% to nearly $2.5 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.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

However, there's much less of a tax drag on the transaction. Share repurchases incur a 1% tax (paid by the business); qualified dividends are taxed at the long-term capital gains tax rate (paid by the shareholder). They're still working to pay down debt, which eats up a lot of cash flow.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 18, 2024

Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) comes from cost-of-service arrangements or long-term contracts. Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x target range. billion-$6.6

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 9, 2023

Also, the healthcare REIT's leverage as measured by the adjusted net debt to transaction-adjusted annualized EBITDAre (earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization for real estate) increased in Q2. Wall Street might actually cheer a dividend cut that enabled the company to lower its debt leverage.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It's an effective tax planning strategy for stock investors. Donating shares to nonprofit organizations will provide two tax benefits. First, you get to deduct the value of the shares you donate as a charitable contribution on your taxes. What the organizations do with the shares is out of his control.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2024

That lease structure requires tenants to cover all of a property's operating costs, including routine maintenance, real estate taxes, and building insurance. NNN REIT has a slightly lower dividend payout ratio and leverage ratio. It has a solid investment-grade credit rating (BBB+/Baa1) and well-laddered debt maturities (its 12.3-year

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 28, 2024

of the total; real estate tax and ground leases , 1.6%; and other investments, at 3%. Tenants are responsible for all property expenses, including routine maintenance, real estate taxes, and building insurance. The company has a conservative balance sheet with low leverage, minimal near-term debt maturities, and ample liquidity.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

As an operating business, we are able to use cash flows, as well as proceeds from equity and debt financing, to accumulate bitcoin, which serves as our primary treasury reserve asset. 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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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Further evidence of Franco-Nevada's appeal for conservative investors comes from the stock's rock-solid balance sheet that features zero debt and $1.3 Currently, investors can grab shares of Agnico Eagle from the bargain bin.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

And it's easy to understand why: When you reach the upper echelon of earnings, taking on debt isn't necessarily a concern since you may already have the funds to pay off your balances. For example, let's say a millionaire racks up $20,000 in credit card debt, with an 18% interest rate. of their income.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 9, 2024

To that end, we are leveraging the learnings from early service engagement to develop new tools to accelerate future modernization efforts. In addition, as previously announced, we are bringing search and vector service to our community and EA offerings, leveraging our run anywhere competitive advantage in the world of AI.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2024

Carnival's financial position improved steadily over the course of 2023, reducing its debt balance by $4.6 Looking ahead to 2024, Carnival expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) to reach $5.6 As it pays down debt and lowers its interest expense, the bottom line should also improve.

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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 Moving to interest, other income and taxes on Slide 11. Third, we paid down $2.1 We are executing our plan. times to 3.4

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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. On an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis, it generated a profit of $3.3 NYSE: CCL). billion in 2025."

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

reflecting our lower volume and lower average sales price leverage. debt to total capital ratio. We are extremely well positioned to spin Millrose and to be able to continue to repurchase shares and reduce debt as we have driven strong overall operating results to date. billion to our equity and debt holders.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The benefits for Main Street included significant dividend income, fair value appreciation, and the realized gain, resulting in best-in-class returns on our equity investment, in addition to the attractive interest income provided by our debt investments. This compares favorably to the 4.4 times money invested return on our equity investment.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 25, 2024

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) edged up 2.5% Verizon's balance sheet is also in solid shape, with the leverage ratio on unsecured debt (net unsecured debt/trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA) coming in at 2.5. a year ago to $1.15. billion consensus.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2024

Enbridge currently gets 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) from stable cost-of-service or contracted assets. The company currently boasts an investment-grade credit rating backed by a leverage ratio toward the low end of its 4.5-5.0 times target range. billion-$6.6

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The company continues to see a ton of operating leverage in its business as sales climb, with gross margin for the quarter improving to 77.5% Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, climbed 72% to $722 million. billion in net debt. Overall revenue climbed 39% to $1.2

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