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JANUARY 13, 2024

Meanwhile, new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the power to improve targeting and return on investment for advertisers. The company offers a cloud-based, self-serve platform for ad agencies and brands to manage digital ad campaigns and maximize their return on investment.

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JULY 2, 2023

A stellar return on invested capital Leveraging the power of its leadership position in the pool supplies and pool-related products market, Pool Corp. However, despite these short-term struggles, history may suggest that buying Pool right now could be a good long-term decision. Let's explore three key reasons why.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

While some insurers like AIG over-leveraged themselves with risky financial instruments, Chubb has consistently maintained a much more conservative approach. Its return on invested capital , for example, remained positive throughout the financial crisis. AIG's, meanwhile, dipped as low as negative 35%.

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MAY 12, 2024

This affects short-term earnings, as the rising costs squeeze profits and require a higher return on investment to make acquisitions worthwhile. Rising interest rates also make other, less risky income investments, like bonds or certificates of deposit , more attractive and put further pressure on the stock.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

Requiring a 15% annualized return for five years, an investment needs to slightly outperform the market's historical annualized total return of roughly 11% to 12% to accomplish this feat. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) are two companies that fit this simple billing.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Foundry helps businesses make better decisions and solve problems, and Forrester estimated Foundry delivers a 315% return on investment (ROI) for its users. Palantir has a long track record of leveraging AI to deliver analytical insights. Moreover, that ROI does not consider its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP).

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APRIL 27, 2024

its protocol that looks set to replace third-party cookies when Google deprecates them on Chrome, and its new AI platform Kokai, which uses deep learning algorithms across the media buying process, improving visibility, insights, and return on investment (ROI) for advertisers. This is thanks to Unified ID 2.0,

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2024

This could be the most important factor as to why Home Depot has generally reported a higher operating margin , greater sales per square foot, and a better return on invested capital than Lowe's. The result is operating leverage and improved financial metrics for Home Depot. To be fair, Lowe's isn't resting on its laurels.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

While the TPU v4 was limited to just over 3,000 chips for a single workload on Google Cloud, customers will be able to leverage tens of thousands of TPU v5e chips at once. Notably, the TPU v5e can be used in greater numbers for the most demanding AI training jobs. and Alphabet wasn't one of them!

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The company continued to execute on the same playbook that has made it successful through its first two years as a stand-alone company: winning over multinational companies with a focus on automation and a demonstrated ability to deliver return on investment for its customers.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

However, when scaling up car manufacturing, it always looks dark before the operating leverage starts to kick in. Finding the right sectors to invest in might be more important than finding individual companies to put your money toward. Should you invest $1,000 in Rivian Automotive right now?

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

With its return on invested capital (ROIC) rising from 8% during the pandemic to 15% today, it is fair to say that the eight acquisitions the company made in the meantime have begun paying immediate dividends.

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MAY 16, 2024

This platform allows them to purchase ad inventory from multiple channels, set up, run, and optimize ad campaigns, and serve ads to the right audience on the relevant platform in a cost-efficient manner to increase advertisers' return on investment.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The midstream industry has limited paths to grow because no company wants to build what turns out to be an underutilized pipeline or other asset that is expensive and won't provide a good return on investment. With less leverage, a reliable and growing dividend with a high yield, and a forward-price-to-earnings ratio of just 14.6

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MAY 29, 2024

The company generates a lot of cash flow, and has historically taken a conservative posture with leverage , which is also why it has been able to consistently increase its distribution. Leverage currently stand at 3, which is low for the midstream industry. Enterprise currently has a robust forward yield of 7.2%

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MAY 29, 2024

The company generates a lot of cash flow, and has historically taken a conservative posture with leverage , which is also why it has been able to consistently increase its distribution. Leverage currently stand at 3, which is low for the midstream industry. Enterprise currently has a robust forward yield of 7.2%

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

But in an age when consumer trends and sentiment can shift quickly, how is Alphabet able to prove to advertisers that its platforms generate a superior return on investment (ROI) over the likes of Meta Platforms ' Facebook and Instagram, as well as niche players like Etsy or Pinterest ?

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APRIL 19, 2024

The two biggest areas to look at when it comes to dividend safety are its distribution coverage ratio and leverage ratio. Meanwhile, the company ended last year with leverage of 3x, which is near the low end of companies in the midstream space. When the leverage at companies gets too high, there's a risk they may cut their dividend.

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JULY 8, 2023

This is a set of goals for 2026 that include a 50% increase in adjusted EBITDA per available passenger berth day (ALBD/APBD) and an adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC) of 12%. The company is experiencing a boom in demand, even during a weak global economy, which bodes well for future growth.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

At Zeta, our goal is to make marketers the heroes of their stories by helping them to acquire, grow, and retain customers, substantially more efficiently and effectively than ever before by leveraging our data, implementing our software, and utilizing the superpower of our AI. And third, we're raising guidance. in the second quarter of 2023.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Over the past five years, Enterprise has averaged about a 13% return on invested capital, so these growth projects should provide meaningful growth to the company in the years ahead. At a similar return, the approximately $10.5 It ended the quarter with leverage of 3 times. The stock now has a forward yield of about 7.2%

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Index Futures Trading ; Relatively new (1982) product allowed broad and leveraged exposure; 4. For the S&P500, the nominal return on investment was 54.6%. However, in real (inflation-adjusted) terms, they look quite different: Add in the effect of rising CPI and your returns plummet to -49.7%, or down -3.96% per year.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

That's a 25x return on investment in just over a year. In May, Chainlink published a number of potential use cases of how it might be able to leverage the new AI trend, including those involving supply chain logistics, financial services, and healthcare. All of these are potential multibillion-dollar opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Today's discussion may contain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements about our new organization and governance structure, strategies and business plans, as well as our belief and expectations about our business prospects, such as future growth of our business, revenue, and return on investments.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Lower interest rates lower the cost of capital and can increase the return on investment for capital-intensive projects. In the past nine years, it has reduced its total net long-term debt position by 29% and lowered its leverage. PBA Debt To Capital (Quarterly) data by YCharts. For context, Kinder Morgan spent $2.5

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AUGUST 3, 2023

In addition, as these customers have a higher propensity to come to us through direct channels, this helps us drive future leverage in sales and marketing. As a combination of all of these factors, these travelers have a much higher return on investment and ultimately drive more profitable and faster growth as they stack up over time.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

As of the of the end the third quarter, our unsecured leverage stands at 2.50 And today, we're announcing an update to our long-term leverage target of 2.0 Given our cash flows and overall financial strength, this is the appropriate range for our business to provide flexibility to invest for growth and return capital to shareholders.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

IBM's main focus is enabling large enterprises to leverage generative AI to boost productivity and unlock efficiencies. That's a powerful pitch, given that large investments in AI often have unclear and uncertain returns on investment. Thinking small IBM has developed its own AI models tailored for enterprise use.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The launch of Celebration Key next year, an exclusive destination from Carnival, is a major growth catalyst that should drive strong returns on investment for the company. Looking ahead to next year, management wants to leverage the Roku home screen to drive more ad sales. trillion global travel industry.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

This can be scored using a company's return on invested capital. Since 1990, Verizon has returned an average of $1.07 It must balance expensive investments in upgrading and maintaining its network with price-conscious customers. back for each dollar it puts into the company. That's not great. It's a tough business.

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MAY 8, 2024

We expect gross margins will improve over time as we realize the benefits from lab automation, leverage investments in a lab infrastructure, and see an increased mix of rescreened patients. We continue to expect leverage across the P&L this year, especially within G&A. You get a ton of leverage by adding these reps.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

It essentially operates a duopoly with rival Lowe's , allowing both companies to earn wide operating margins and returns on invested capital. Why Home Depot is a buy Home Depot's valuation might not seem attractive right now at a price-to-earnings ratio of 27, but there's a lot of leverage in the business once it returns to growth.

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MAY 12, 2024

What makes MPLX stand out among its peers is its strong rates of return, capital discipline, and generous returns to shareholders. It has simultaneously generated some of the highest returns on invested capital while keeping its leverage (defined as debt to EBITDA) lower than most.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

With its 3,530 stores, Chipotle certainly has the scale to better leverage its costs. Cava's return on invested capital (ROIC) of 7.4% Consequently, I'd argue that at its current size, which is tiny in the grand scheme of things, Cava doesn't possess an economic moat. Cava could get there one day, but it's not there now.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

That's because Dutch Bros should be able to better leverage its expenses to the benefit of the bottom line. That helps out in other ways when it comes to effective marketing, tech investments, and finding suitable real estate for new locations. This is obvious when you find out that its return on invested capital of 2.7%

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

In the past five years, Alphabet's return on invested capital (ROIC) has averaged 23.8%. The business has reached tremendous scale that allows it to leverage its expenses to the benefit of shareholders. In the internet age, this is an advantage. Alphabet produced $102 billion in operating cash flow last year.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

And the company also expects adjusted return on invested capital of 10.5%, a half-point better than earlier guidance. All this is fantastic news and suggests more growth ahead for Carnival. This suggests a lower-rate environment could significantly lower Carnival's costs over time and help the company reach its financial health goals.

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