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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

annualized return between 1972 and 2012, according to a 2013 report from the wealth management division of JPMorgan Chase , public companies that initiated and grew their payouts produced an annualized return of 9.5% A BDC is a company that invests in the equity (common and preferred stock) and/or debt of middle-market businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. It specializes in venture debt, making high-yield loans to companies that have previously raised outside funding from venture capital or private equity. Well, not exactly.

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MARCH 14, 2025

But as a shareholder myself, I've really been disappointed with the capital allocation and specifically taking on debt to repurchase shares at much higher prices than where the stock trade's at today. That taboo, implying managerial perfection always made me nervous."

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

billion indirectly through share repurchases, all while reducing debt 35%. To optimize EOG's capital structure going forward, we intend to position our balance sheet such that our total debt-to-EBITDA ratio equals less than one times at $45 WTI. EOG recently celebrated our 25th anniversary as an independently traded public company.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The Nasdaq-100 , which is comprised of 100 of the largest non-financial public companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, gained 25% last year and 92%, in aggregate, over the two-year period between the start of 2023 and end of 2024. and Discovery in April 2022, the company has generated $2.66 This cash allows Warner Bros.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

This outperformance isn't a surprise when you consider that companies doling out a regular dividend are usually profitable on a recurring basis, time-tested, and capable of providing transparent long-term growth outlooks. Legacy telecom companies like AT&T are carrying around quite a bit of debt.

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MARCH 2, 2024

When considering the company's potential to expand to the other 34 states (and possibly beyond), Dutch Bros could maintain this growth pace for years. Profitability Additionally, the rise in revenue led to a milestone Dutch Bros had not previously experienced as a public company -- profitability.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

A services-driven operating model should further boost the company's operating margin, improve customer loyalty, and reduce the revenue swings observed during major iPhone replacement cycles. I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention that Apple's capital-return program is unmatched among public companies.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

That shortens its dividend history, but Philip Morris has raised its dividend yearly as a public company. The company still carries $138 billion in long-term debt, scars from its former entertainment ambitions. That streak currently stands at 15 years. The stock offers a dividend yield of more than 6.8%.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Public companies that pay a regular dividend are almost always time-tested, have clear long-term growth outlooks, and most importantly are profitable on a recurring basis. It's no secret that Occidental buried itself in debt when it acquired Anadarko in 2019. billion in net debt, which works out to a net-debt ratio of just 7%.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The business carries a whopping $7 billion of debt and operating lease liabilities. Throughout its entire history as a public company, shares have never had this low of a valuation. And they all registered positive operating income in that period. There's only $725 million of cash and cash equivalents to offset that burden.

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JULY 29, 2024

Management reported its first quarter of positive net income as a public company in the 2023 fourth quarter, and it's expecting that to continue in 2024. Satisfied customers are shelling out more money to buy more of its products, and that's leading to scale and profitability.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Palantir: The original AI expert Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) is coming up on its third year as a public company. Its success was born of the ability to gather siloed data from various private and public databases and run the information through AI algorithms to track terrorists. Image source: Getty Images.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Meanwhile, public companies that didn't offer a payout trudged their way to a less-impressive annualized return of 4.27% over the same 50-year stretch, and were, on average, 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. government, signifies S&P's utmost faith in J&J servicing and repaying its outstanding debts.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, the wealth management division of banking giant JPMorgan Chase , published a report that compared the total returns of publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts to public companies not offering a dividend over a 40-year period (1972-2012). million in net debt.

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MARCH 20, 2024

The poor performance AT&T's stock has endured over the past couple of years is a reflection of three factors: Rapidly rising interest rates are typically unwelcome news for telecom companies carrying a lot of debt. It means future deals and/or debt refinancing could be costlier. billion, as of Dec.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Companies come to TSMC and essentially say, "Hey, we're building ABC and need a chip to XYZ." Only 11 public companies globally are valued higher. Even still, TSMC's stock increased by 42% in 2023, and it's still fairly undervalued compared to other big tech companies.

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JULY 26, 2023

The master limited partnership (MLP) has increased its distribution to investors for 25 straight years, its entire history as a public company. billion over the past year), maintain a strong balance sheet ($900 million of debt reduction), and return additional capital to investors ($300 million of repurchases). dividend yield ).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The company provides corporate credit ratings for public and private companies. This helps consumers and businesses know the perceived risk of investing in the debt of particular companies. It tracks 500 of the most valuable public companies in the U.S. by market cap.

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MAY 30, 2024

SoFi reported its first GAAP profit as a public company in the 2023 fourth quarter. Some investors didn't like a financial move management made, which was converting some debt into stock. It followed that up with another one in the first quarter with $0.02 in earnings per share (EPS).

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APRIL 29, 2024

We are a publicly traded operating company committed to the continued development of the bitcoin network through our activities in the financial markets, advocacy, and technology innovation. Being an operating company, our software technology business remains our core revenue and cash flow generator. Debt financing.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The master limited partnership (MLP) recently finished its 25th year as a public company operating in the sector. It has increased its distribution every single year since coming public, which is no small task in the volatile sector. The MLP used those funds to invest in its growth projects, repurchase units, and repay debt.

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MARCH 21, 2024

if you have $300 available that isn't needed to pay monthly bills, reduce short-term debt, or bolster an emergency fund, these three Berkshire-owned stocks may be worth a closer look. Amazon Most people are aware of Amazon 's (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce site because that is where the company got its start more than two decades ago.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

This is why you might sometimes see a company selling and offloading assets ahead of an acquisition. While an acquirer might like some aspects of the business, it might not want all of them, especially if it means the additional cash from a sale can help in reducing its debt. As of Sept. Should you invest in CRISPR stock today?

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JUNE 27, 2023

If you have $5,000 available to invest that isn't needed to reduce short-term debt or build an emergency fund, here are three tech stocks that are great long-term options. Apple It seems cliche to start with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , but you don't become the world's most valuable public company for no reason.

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MARCH 15, 2024

More specifically, the company is lugging around $14.6 billion in long-term debt, compared to just $2.46 Apple's physical product innovation has led the way for more than a decade, with the company now also emphasizing high-margin subscription services. billion in cash and cash equivalents, as of the end of 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

As it stands, tech companies account for seven of the 10 largest public companies in the world by market cap. It's been rough for AT&T, as the company has struggled with mishaps (like its media and entertainment ambitions) and large debt, but its current valuation gives it way more upside than downside.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Despite this epic increase, it implies that the third-largest public company by market cap in the U.S. But let's face the facts: MicroStrategy is best-known for CEO Michael Saylor's strategy of issuing convertible debt and using the proceeds to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , the largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

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MAY 10, 2024

Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are cons idering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses. Read more: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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JANUARY 1, 2024

The second-longest yield-curve inversion on record will end The yield curve , which is a chart depicting the yields of various Treasury debt securities relative to their maturity dates, has often been a tell of what's to come for the U.S. This is to say that shorter-dated debt securities (i.e., economy and stock market.

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JULY 17, 2023

billion, including Time Warner's debt). Fast forward to 2022, and the company spun off its WarnerMedia business for $43 billion. Microsoft Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the world's second-most valuable public company, with a market capitalization of over $2.5 In October 2016, AT&T agreed to acquire Time Warner for $85.4

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APRIL 1, 2025

While its IPO last week wasn't well received, mainly due to concerns its heavy debt load would weigh it down just as companies might start pulling back on AI infrastructure spending, Progress' report is a small sign that capital should continue to be spent as businesses see returns using AI infrastructure.

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First, rising interest rates made the prospect of future debt-financed acquisitions less appealing. It also meant refinancing the company's existing debt could be costlier. The REIT pays its dividend monthly and has increased its payout 123 times (and for 105 consecutive quarters) since becoming a public company in 1994.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Microsoft has generated $74 billion in cash flow over the past four quarters, more than most public companies are worth. Microsoft is one of two public companies with a perfect AAA credit rating, higher than the U.S. Its fortress-like balance sheet backs that up; Palantir has zero debt on its books and $3.8

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the company's services segment continues to grow like wildfire, with a shift to subscription services expected to lift the company's operating margin over time and lessen the sales fluctuations observed during iPhone replacement cycles. Apple's capital-return program is also unmatched among publicly traded companies.

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MARCH 28, 2025

In the fourth quarter, revenue grew 17% year-over-year and the company produced positive adjusted EBITDA for the first time as a public company. Nextdoor finished the year with $427 million in cash and equivalents and no debt whatsoever, and this is just a $676 million market cap company.

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MAY 16, 2024

Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits aim to increase a company's share price to ensure it meets the minimum listing requirements on a major stock exchange. For all intents and purposes, most investors seek out companies enacting forward-stock splits.

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