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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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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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Move Over Nvidia and Palantir, This AI Juggernaut Is Up 628% Year to Date. Can the Stock's Momentum Continue?

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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% Earnings per share (EPS) surged from $0.30 Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, climbed 72% to $722 million.

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This Unstoppable Telecom Giant Returned More Capital to Shareholders Than Both AT&T and Verizon Over the Past Year, and It Just Raised Its Dividend 35%

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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). It's almost the same as a shareholder who automatically reinvests dividends into the stock.

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The Ultimate Dividend Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

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Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) comes from cost-of-service arrangements or long-term contracts. Enbridge's earnings are so predictable that it has achieved its financial guidance for 18 straight years. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x

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Why Cava Group Stock Popped Today

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Margins benefited from leverage from higher sales. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) nearly tripled, from $12.7 The company also showed off strong margin improvement as its restaurant-level profit margin improved to 26.5% from 26.1% in the quarter a year ago.

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Looking for Reliability? This 6.5%-Yielding Dividend Stock Has Been a Model for Dependability Over the Decades.

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billion Canadian ($3 billion) of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period. In addition, the company has a strong investment-grade balance sheet backed by a leverage ratio in the lower end of its 4.5-to-5.0 The pipeline and utility operator produced $4.2

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Why Herbalife Stock Crushed the Market Today

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Herbalife quoted CFO John DeSimone as saying that the company paid down debt during the quarter and "Our total leverage ratio is down to 3.3 times at September 30 and we are on track to reduce our total leverage ratio to 3.0 Investors cheered not only the bottom-line beat but also news of a balance sheet getting cleaner.