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MAY 17, 2024

That makes logical sense, given that, historically, around 57% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) came from oil pipelines, with another 28% from natural gas pipelines. What does Enbridge do? Enbridge is a North American energy giant that is usually lumped into the midstream sector.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

It now projects normalized funds from operations ( FFO ) of between $1.53 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.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

billion Canadian ($3 billion) of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period. That gives it a nice cushion while allowing it to retain billions of dollars in excess free cash flow each year to fund its continued growth. The pipeline and utility operator produced $4.2

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MARCH 24, 2024

Those diversified midstream operations supply both MLPs with stable earnings and cash flow. billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) and $5.3 leverage ratio , which falls in the middle of its 2.75-3.25 leverage ratio , which falls in the middle of its 2.75-3.25

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AUGUST 26, 2023

From businesses operating in the final frontier to those offering innovative gene therapies, the exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) that Cathie Wood manages offer investors a wide range of investment opportunities. For growth investors who want to follow in Cathie Wood's footsteps, however, the choices can seem overwhelming.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Investors are no longer quite as positive about funding capital investments in the midstream sector despite the still vital nature of the services it provides to the global economy. The end goal was for Enterprise to replace its use of issuing equity with internal cash flow to fund more of its own capital investment projects.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company is paying about 10 times estimated 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) for these assets. That implies they will supply it with about $200 million of incremental earnings next year. That's a decent amount of additional earnings for a company on track to produce $6.6

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JUNE 23, 2023

In fact, management thinks that Carnival will produce adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) of $4 billion (at the midpoint) this fiscal year. Once these sales ramp up, and the business can benefit from operating leverage, profitability should hopefully follow. 31 and March 31.

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JULY 13, 2023

The global infrastructure operator has grown its funds from operations ( FFO ) per unit at an 11% annual rate while increasing its dividend by 9% per year. billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) this year. billion to $13.5 With an enterprise value (EV) of $96.6

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Joining Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund in staging a proxy fight at the entertainment giant, Blackwells is seeking three board seats, and in a letter to shareholders, it proposed breaking up the company into standalone sports, entertainment, and experiences businesses. billion for sports, $3.8 billion for entertainment, and $13.7

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JULY 18, 2024

The company basically owns a portfolio of mortgages and makes money off the spread between the yield of its investments and the short-term funding costs to buy them. It locks in the spreads with hedges and then uses leverage to increase its returns. When the Fed began increasing interest rates, mortgage rates followed suit.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The trust sold almost 6 million shares (about 17% of its previous holdings) during the third quarter to help fund its operations. It's leveraging its AI investments to grow two businesses at scale. Meanwhile, it's using the considerable cash flows it generates to buy back shares, boosting the value of future earnings to shareholders.

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JULY 17, 2023

Over the last four quarters, Airbnb has generated a free cash flow margin of more than 40% as it's capitalized on the travel recovery and earns interest on the funds it holds between guest bookings and stays, an additional benefit from its business model.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Moreover, both Amazon and Alphabet leverage voice-recognition software in their lines of smart home appliances. A combination of top-line growth and disciplined cost controls helped the company trim losses by half on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis last year.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

While Vertiv's solutions are definitely in demand, Vertiv has well-funded competitors in data center management, and its technology doesn't have the differentiated moat that, say, Nvidia has. The company noted that current leverage is at 3.1 So the mid-teens growth rate is probably more the business' underlying Q2 growth rate.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Consumers may be finding themselves less inclined to apply for loans given the still-elevated state of interest rates, and institutional investors are funding fewer loans because the cost of doing so has risen exponentially in the current environment. For one, lending volume, on the whole, is down right now.

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JULY 8, 2024

These deals are expected to be completed by the end of the year and will increase the Enbridge's exposure to natural gas utilities from 12% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to 22%. That's because the company is buying three regulated natural gas utilities from Dominion Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, Sea does have one important advantage: The business is self-funding. When interest rates were near zero, many fast-growing companies operated at losses to scale up quickly. for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). SE EPS diluted (quarterly) data by YCharts.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The natural gas pipeline giant recently showcased its commitment to maintaining a conservative financial profile by adjusting its targeted- leverage ratio. Adjusting the target Kinder Morgan unveiled in its first-quarter earnings report that it's adjusting its long-term leverage target. times to its leverage ratio this year.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Approximately 90% of Energy Transfer's 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) is projected to come from fee-based activities. Importantly, Energy Transfer can fund these projects solely through the cash flow it generates after it pays its distributions. In 2023, it generated $7.6

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JUNE 30, 2023

An elite financial profile In recent years, data infrastructure investors, like data center and infrastructure REITs , have capitalized on low interest rates to fund their growth. They were able to borrow lots of money at low rates to fund acquisitions and development projects. billion to $2.5 As a result, it issued $1.1

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APRIL 28, 2024

The MLP cut its distribution payment in half during the pandemic to retain additional cash to fund expansion projects and debt reduction. It was able to steadily chip away at its leverage ratio , driving it down to its 4.0 That gives it plenty of money to fund expansion projects, to the tune of $1.6 That strategy has paid off.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

That's the lowest leverage among the company's closest peers (and would actually be low for any company in any industry). Simply put, low leverage gives Chevron the wherewithal to prosper in any oil market. When oil prices recover, as they always have, Chevron reduces its leverage in preparation for the next downturn.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

These features make Enbridge "a first-choice investment opportunity," according to CEO Greg Ebel in its second-quarter earnings release. The company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 8% (setting a new record for that period), while its cash flow per share increased by 3%.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

It does this by investing in debt or equity to companies with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) between $10 million and $250 million. BDCs use leverage to boost their payouts to shareholders, which could exacerbate losses in a poor economic environment.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in 2023. The company used that excess cash to fund its capital expenses, which totaled about $1.2 times leverage ratio , well below the 4 times level its stable business can support. billion last year.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Because of the capital-intensive nature of the company's business, its aggressive plans to invest in infrastructure, its large debt load, and its commitment to a growing dividend (that currently amounts to about half of its earnings), Verizon needs to allocate the rest of its excess cash to deleverage its balance sheet.

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APRIL 2, 2025

Sign Up For Free One way to find smart investments is to consider where top hedge funds and billionaire investors put their cash. Billionaire investor Israel Englander's Millennium Management hedge fund is famous for its low-risk style on Wall Street. of the hedge fund's total portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.

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JUNE 29, 2024

using Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund as an industry proxy. It maintained its leverage at the low end of its peers. Its debt-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) ratio, a key leverage metric in the midstream space, has been an industry best for some time. times over.

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MARCH 9, 2024

That gives it a comfortable cushion, while allowing it to retain significant excess free cash to fund new investments and maintain its financial strength. The company also has a solid leverage ratio that's currently below its target range of 4.5 That conservative leverage ratio further enhances its financial flexibility.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Canadian pipeline and utility behemoth expects to deliver 4% growth in its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Enbridge is in an excellent position to fund its growth. Meanwhile, it has a low leverage ratio (currently within its 4.5 times target). times target).

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MARCH 6, 2024

The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. The chart below tracks the total return of Ares stock versus a number of leading S&P 500 -themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Given its size, Ares also has more financial flexibility than a typical BDC. Kinder Morgan: 6.5%

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Because of its utility operations, Enbridge tends to make heavier use of leverage than other midstream players, like Enterprise. In fact, Enterprise has long operated with a very modest level of leverage on its balance sheet. EBITDA = earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

The core of its business (around 75% of EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) comprises oil and natural gas energy infrastructure, such as pipelines. Within the sector, Enbrige tends to use more leverage than its peers because of its exposure to regulated utility assets.

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MAY 14, 2024

Those strong market conditions and increasing confidence in its synergy expectations drove the pipeline company to increase the mid-point of its full-year adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) guidance by $75 million to nearly $6.2 times leverage ratio. times by 2026.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was flat year over year at $0.25, while its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) edged up 2% to $1.88 Kinder Morgan ended the quarter with a leverage ratio (net debt divided by trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA) of 4.1.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Project Matterhorn is paying dividends Iron Mountain reported quarterly and full-year records for revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) last month. The REIT focused on secure storage also delivered a 5% increase in its adjusted funds from operations ( FFO ) per share.

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