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OCTOBER 23, 2024

While Berkshire has owned the Liberty Media tracking stock since 2016, which tracked Liberty's large stake in Sirius, Berkshire has increased its bet on the satellite radio operator this year, ahead of the tracking stock's merger with publicly traded Sirius shares in a simplification merger in September. billion repurchase program.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

It expects its revenue to grow at least 74% in 2024 and rise by more than 88% from that baseline in 2025 as it expands its ecosystem with more acquisitions. Evolv went public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company in July 2021. However, in a pre-merger presentation, the company claimed it could grow its revenue from $20.2

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) are both tiny aerospace companies that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies ( SPACs ) in 2021. Both stocks initially soared, but they crashed after the companies missed their pre-merger estimates and racked up steep losses.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) jumped 20% to $3.8 The MLP delivered record volumes across several segments, fueled by strong market conditions, recently completed expansion projects , and acquisitions. billion, while its distributable cash flow soared 32% to $2 billion.

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MARCH 25, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company on Dec. went public, it provided some ambitious growth targets in its pre-merger presentation. BigBear.ai's prospects sounded promising, but it broadly missed its rosy pre-merger targets. and climbed to an all-time high of $16.12

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The ultra-discounter made an apparent misstep in its acquisition of Family Dollar. Inflationary effects However, in addition to the failure of the Family Dollar merger, it was hit by the one phenomenon it could not battle so easily: inflation, specifically, the high inflation from earlier in the decade.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

Because of that, it could have the fuel to produce high-octane total returns. billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period , a 20% surge, compared to the prior year. billion Lotus Midstream acquisition in May 2023 and its $7.1 The midstream company closed its $1.5

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

First, prior to this decline, the company's ratio of enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) was at an all-time high of 24. MTYFF Free Cash Flow data by YCharts Making 27 acquisitions worth more than $1.7 However, MTY doesn't spend all of its FCF on mergers and acquisitions.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

After acquiring just over 2,000 properties from the merger with Spirit Realty, Realty Income's property portfolio has grown to around 15,500 properties. Assuming the lower interest rates allow Realty Income to refinance debt or fund more projects and acquisitions, lower rates should help boost profits. Its dividend return of around 5.3%

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JANUARY 1, 2024

After all, he's owned it since he helped arrange a merger to create the entity in 2015. The merger was worth roughly $45 billion, creating a food giant that owns such famous brands as Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Meyer, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Capri-Sun, and more. However, the merger also loaded up the new entity with debt. Is it stubbornness?

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MARCH 16, 2024

When BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021, it bore a striking resemblance to Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , which went public through a direct listing in September 2020. after it closed its merger. Let's see why BigBear.ai

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. and rose to its post-merger high of $35.69 According to its pre-merger presentation, it could potentially increase its revenue at a compound annual rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) , a developer of solid-state batteries, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. During its pre-merger presentation, it claimed it could start commercializing its products in 2024 and grow its revenue at a compound annual growth rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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JULY 14, 2024

went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on Dec. BigBear.ai, like many other SPAC-backed companies, made some grand promises before its merger but missed those estimates by a mile. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Its stock opened at $9.84

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Unlike AT&T and Verizon , which expanded their wireless networks to reduce their dependence on wireline connections, Lumen shunned the wireless market and expanded its wireline business through a series of mergers and acquisitions. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The maker of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. In its pre-merger presentation, QuantumScape predicted it would start commercializing its products in 2024 and grow its revenue at a whopping compound annual growth rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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JULY 17, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) also turned positive in fiscal 2023. SoundHound went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) two years ago, but its stock tumbled after broadly missing its own pre-merger estimates. EH/s at the end of June 2024.

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MAY 9, 2024

Magnite sees accelerating revenue growth Magnite, which was formed by a series of mergers and acquisitions to create a comprehensive, video-focused adtech platform serving publishers, said revenue in the quarter was up 15% to $149.3 Contribution ex-TAC (traffic acquisition costs) rose 12% to $130.6

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JUNE 21, 2024

Let's dig deeper into the pros and cons of the stock to determine if it can generate similar returns over the next half-decade. The current iteration of Broadcom came to be from the 2016 merger of Avago Technologies and Broadcom Corporation to unlock synergies and better meet the demands of large clients. Why Broadcom?

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2020 and reached its record high of $35.88 But in 2023, the company's revenue plunged, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margin declined, and it stayed unprofitable. billion $8.0

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Like many other electric vehicle start-ups, Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) and set some overly ambitious long-term goals. In its pre-merger presentation in 2020, it claimed it could ship 600 battery-powered electric trucks (BEVs) in 2021, ship 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and ship 3,500 BEVs in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) , a provider of online financial services, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on June 1, 2021. Like many other SPAC-backed start-ups, SoFi lost its luster after it missed its own ambitious pre-merger forecasts. The combined company's stock opened at $21.97

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Some stocks have total-return charts that border on the edge of being art. Posting steady returns, seemingly year in and year out, these resilient businesses are proof of the mantra, "winners keep winning." MSI Total Return Level data by YCharts. MSI Price to Free Cash Flow and Dividend Yield data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Add in the master limited partnership's (MLP) high-yielding distribution, and the total return is up to 25%. That has outperformed the S&P 500 's total return of more than 20%. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) increased 20% in the second quarter to almost $3.8

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Discovery still needs help Ever since the company was formed by the merger of AT&T 's WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications in 2021, the company has underperformed as it's struggled with a bloated debt burden, questionable management decisions, and a lack of any growth strategy. billion, helped by its acquisition of BluTV.

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JUNE 22, 2024

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) initially impressed a lot of investors when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 28, 2022. It only generated $46 million in revenue in 2023, compared to its optimistic target of $98 million which it provided during its pre-merger presentation.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

The company has reported positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every quarter for well over a decade. 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*.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

However, profitability tanked for Cardlytics following a trio of acquisitions in 2021 and early 2022. The market is reacting to news regarding one of these acquisitions today: Bridg. Revenue will be near an all-time high, and its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) will be positive.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The stock has delivered a 1,100% return over the past five years, crushing the likes of Tesla and its 900% gain during the same period. Even with all that merger and acquisition ( M&A) activity , the company is generating enough cash to reward shareholders. The company expects to deploy $5.5 billion to $8.5

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MAY 8, 2024

Private equity giant Bain Capital is said to be considering an acquisition of education software provider PowerSchool Holdings (NYSE: PWSC). Is PowerSchool a buy on the merger reports? If a deal does not materialize, the stock will likely return to its pre-report levels, providing a better entry point.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry. billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ).

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Generating positive free cash flow (FCF) every year since the turn of the century, the stock has delivered total returns of 3,600% over that time -- or seven times the S&P 500 index's return. MTY Food Group: A serial acquirer MTY Food Group has made 50 acquisitions since 1999, including 27 over the last decade.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

After its 2022 merger with Kirkland Lake Gold and its acquisition of Yamana's Canadian assets, Agnico has emerged as a leading producer of gold -- and profits. in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Currently, investors can grab shares of Agnico Eagle from the bargain bin.

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MAY 22, 2024

The enterprise AI software company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), and its stock opened at $9.84 In a pre-merger presentation, BigBear.ai The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. on its first day as a combined company. wasn’t one of them.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Bowlero only just went public in December 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Moving forward, Bowlero intends to spend a lot to remodel and acquire new bowling centers and it intends to continue returning money to shareholders. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

A quick look at Honeywell's ratio of enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization (EV-to- EBITDA ) compared to peers in aerospace (RTX and Safran ), industrial automation ( Rockwell , Emerson Electric , and Schneider) , and building automation ( Johnson Controls and Schneider) shows a clear discount.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Could one of those stocks be BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , the enterprise AI software company that went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021? set some unrealistic growth targets during its pre-merger presentation and missed those estimates by a mile. What does BigBear.ai For 2024, BigBear.ai

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