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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I love it when the stock market as a whole reaches the wrong conclusions about a perfectly healthy business. Management's favorite profit metric is adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), which backs out many non-cash expenses to focus on the cash-based business profits.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

That's about what the average American makes in a month, and it can grow on the stock market faster than you might expect. million, and the company has now been profitable on an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis for four straight quarters, and it generated free cash flow of $317.9

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) was a stock market darling during the 2021 bull market. Enthusiasm around tech-related stocks and optimism about the metaverse drew investors. However, as a bear market set in and investors lost interest in the metaverse, Roblox stock plunged. billion for the year.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Invest long enough and you'll experience the stock market's ups and downs. Today, the company has a reasonable debt-to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) ratio of 1.8. For dividend investors, that's especially so. A great business can pay dividends during tough times and keep raising them.

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JULY 17, 2023

The buzz around Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) may have worn off since the pandemic passed, but the disruptive app-based brokerage still wields a lot of influence on the stock market. That should set it up well to be a long-term winner on the stock market.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

Turning $1,000 into $5,000 in seven years is no small feat on the stock market. That gap shows the power of compounding on the stock market, which will accelerate the gains from higher annual returns. That would be a total return of 400%, or an annualized rate of 26%. for the seven years. Carnival has an estimated $4.1

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

stock market -- a remarkable turnaround from the disastrous performance in 2022. This dynamic bodes well for the stock market and can trigger a solid bull rally in the coming months. Although the company's adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) was a loss of $7.3

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

In the second quarter, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 2.6%, while free cash flow of $4.6 That could make the stock a winner even in a volatile stock market environment. I also like AT&T stock for its compelling valuation trading around 6.4

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For some, $1,000 might not seem like enough money to invest to get a great return in the stock market. Buying stocks like Amazon , Home Depot , Microsoft , and Berkshire Hathaway at the right time has all delivered such returns to early investors.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Putting money into the stock market can seem complicated at first, but a good strategy is to follow broad secular shifts happening across the economy. The business isn't profitable yet, but management expects to achieve positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) next year.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the buzzword of the year in the stock market, and one stock has emerged as the focal point of the AI stock rally. Demand for the company's AI chips have soared this year, propelling the stock to triple in value year to date.

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MAY 11, 2024

Smart moves and long-term tailwinds The stock market isn't showing much faith in Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) , and to be fair, it's easy to see why. With interest rates staying higher for much longer than expected, the real estate market remains slow, and Redfin is still losing money.

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JULY 14, 2023

Enbridge's dividend helps it maintain equilibrium The historical return of the stock market normally hovers around 10% or so, on average. dividend yield from Enbridge in context of the average stock market return. Basically, the dividend gets you awfully close to the market's return. Here are three reasons.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The stock is up 14% in August. The Trade Desk Like MercadoLibre, The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) is another longtime winner on the stock market and an industry leader that just delivered an impressive earnings report. The Trade Desk is the largest independent demand-side platform in the ad tech industry. million to $12.4

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

In some ways, the idea of buying different stocks according to the generation you belong to might seem silly. After all, a winner on the stock market is a winner, but there are some key differences between the way generations invest. The most important one is their time horizon. In its third quarter, revenue grew 55% to $114.5

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Despite the stock market's relatively strong performance so far in 2023, there are some well-known companies still trading for a steep discount to their previous highs. Here are three in particular with massive market opportunities to pursue, and strong leadership that can take them to the next level.

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JULY 24, 2024

Nvidia stock is losing ground in conjunction with recent earnings reports from two of the world's biggest and most influential companies. Alphabet and Tesla each issued second-quarter results and guidance yesterday, and the reports kicked off a substantial pullback across the stock market. Tesla's report was more concerning.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

But there's no telling what the market will do in 2024 -- or any short time period for that matter. Dividend stocks help smooth out the uncertainty that comes with investing in the stock market by providing stable, usually quarterly streams of dividend income no matter what the market is doing.

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JULY 20, 2024

Oil pipelines account for around 50% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) while natural gas pipelines make up roughly 25%. Most investors expect the stock market as a whole to provide returns of roughly 10% a year, so Enbridge's dividend alone gets you roughly three-quarters of the way there.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Like the gold bugs, Bitcoin's bulls believe that fiat currencies are destined to depreciate, and the trend will drive more governments, businesses, and investors to adopt the cryptocurrency. Crypto trusts were more secure and could be actively traded on the stock market, but they charged high fees.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In the stock market's latest head-scratching move, shares of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) have soared after their initial public offering (IPO). In fact, the stock nearly quadrupled last week and has traded as high as $93 per share.

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JUNE 20, 2023

In addition, some already tax-advantaged accounts (IRAs) don't allow investors to hold partnership units, and many stock market indexes don't allow partnerships. The company and its partners recently agreed to acquire Triton International in a cash-and-stock deal, valuing Triton's equity at $4.7 billion to $13.5

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The stock market is coming off of four positive weeks, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the dividend-paying stocks on this list. These stocks have been having a lousy time lately, but their underlying businesses keep putting up consistently positive results. Both are down near 52-week lows. at recent prices.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

For newer investors or those who have limited money to invest, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to deploy capital into the stock market. When that option is not available, the price of a stock does matter. 10 stocks we like better than ASML When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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MARCH 23, 2024

It's no secret by now that artificial intelligence (AI) has the full attention of the stock market. All three major indexes have touched all-time highs recently, confirming a new bull market is underway, and artificial intelligence is a big reason why.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

While Warren Buffett hasn't seen a whole lot to like in the stock market recently, there's one stock he seemingly can't get enough of. Shares currently trade for an enterprise value/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EV/ EBITDA ) multiple of just 5x. By comparison, Chevron trades for a 6.6x

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JANUARY 21, 2024

However, Roku is in a great position to capitalize on the growth of connected TV, given its large and growing installed base, and the stock is trading at a discount now after crashing through 2022 as digital advertising growth slowed down and it posted wide losses after overinvesting in the business earlier.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Used cars depreciate less than new cars According to Kelley Blue Book, the average new car will lose 20% of its value in the first year -- which means you could quickly owe more than your car is worth (known as being underwater on the loan). Used cars, on the other hand, have a lower depreciation rate.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, and derivatives to choose from, the stock market gives everyday investors an endless array of options. the amount of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) that management expects this year. That works out to about 3.1x

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MARCH 23, 2024

The stock market has been in rare form since early last year. All the major market indexes have entered bull market territory, rising over 20% from their respective lows and reaching new all-time highs. However, not all stocks have participated equally. Take Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) , for example.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Some of the best-performing and most well-known stocks sell for huge nominal sums. This can be discouraging for some investors who are looking to own full shares of businesses, but don't want to put too much capital to work in the stock market. Luckily, many companies have share prices that are below $20.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

times its net debt (total debt minus cash) versus its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Buffett's record of identifying value in the stock market speaks for itself, so the $3 billion share repurchase program should raise eyebrows. That makes it a stock for the long-term investor.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It was delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market that year and became an over-the-counter stock. Over the past four and a half years, Celsius' revenue continued rising as its gross and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margins expanded. Adjusted EBITDA margin 12.2%

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Second, lower interest rates mean fixed-income assets, like bonds, lose some of their appeal compared to stocks, so many investors switch over to and bid up equities. The relationship between interest rates and the stock market is complex and not set in stone, but equities could benefit from the U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Strong quarterly results from top AI names such as Nvidia lifted not only tech stocks but also the market as a whole, with both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 indexes hitting new highs. The positive stock market sentiment seems to have rubbed off on internet browser provider Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) as well.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Sometimes, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the stock market is a voting machine for an election of a company's progress. Sometimes, valuations get ahead of company progress, causing stock prices to eventually correct despite relatively good news from companies. Valuations also matter.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Time flies on the stock market. It now seems so long ago that people rushed to invest in cannabis stocks following positive regulatory developments, especially in Canada. Even perceived market leaders like Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) have failed to deliver anything resembling positive returns. million.

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