The Motley Fool

MAY 4, 2024

Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. Shareholders owe taxes on dividend income but not buybacks. Data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Ticker Total returns sans dividends Total return with dividends reinvested/before taxes VOO $604,960 $696,520 VYM $423,440 $542,540 VYMI $314,790 $431,560 VIG $548,340 $638,930 Total $1,891,530 $2,309,550 These four funds would generate $58,816 of annual dividend income before taxes after 10 years at their current yields.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Through strong same-store sales and unit volume growth, Chipotle has been able to consistently grow revenue and earnings over the last 20 years, rewarding shareholders in the process. It will have plenty of room to pay back its debt and tax receivable agreements, further generating value for shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Per the Form 4 filing, the disposal represented "the withholding of shares by the issuer to satisfy tax liability arising from the vesting of restricted stock units, which were originally granted to Mr. Pavlovski on September 16, 2022, in connection with the closing of the de-SPAC transaction." 16 at a price of $6.79

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2023

Fortunately for shareholders, Carvana's management renegotiated some of its debt. This pushed some of its liabilities out, buying it time. Carvana does expect to make a profit of $75 million for Q3 in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Can Carvana create shareholder value now?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2025

The result included a 264 million after-tax charge for litigation expense as a result of a verdict the company intends to appeal. Excluding an approximate 265 million after-tax charge related to the litigation accrual, adjusted earnings for the quarter totaled 88.5 million, or a loss of $1.54 per diluted share, on sales of 1.9

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2025

Please note that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements relating to the company's future performance, which are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability as established by the U.S. This dividend will be payable on or around April 18, 2025, to shareholders on record as of April 7, 2025. from RMB 1,015.3

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 20, 2024

And with ROIC ending 2024 at 11%, comfortably above our cost of capital, we are already delivering long-term value for our shareholders as we lay the foundation we'll build upon in 2025 and beyond. And we have nothing in the forecast for these changes, for the tax. compared to the prior year. This was 0.6 Just so everybody knows.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

billion and negative shareholder equity of $217.7 You can calculate it by dividing the company's total debt by shareholder equity. When a company shows a negative D/E ratio, its liabilities exceed its assets -- a sign of potential problems. DOCN shareholders equity (quarterly) data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

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 Long plagued by a heavy burden of liabilities, AT&T is managing to deleverage with a decline in net debt supported by positive free cash flow. billion was up $0.4

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2024

Even as it faced macroeconomic headwinds and one-time tax liabilities over the last year, Microsoft continued to post sales growth and strong profits. For investors seeking AI growth stocks backed by dependable businesses and strong competitive moats, Microsoft continues to be a great play. Data source: Microsoft. Chart by author.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even worse, Grayscale didn't offer any redemption rights , so unlike with an ETF, even large institutional shareholders had no ability to exchange shares for the Bitcoin that the trust held. There were a couple of problems with Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, however. First, it carried a high expense ratio of 2% per year.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

They're all particularly sensitive to interest rates because they're required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends in exchange for the ability to pass the tax liability on to shareholders. When the Fed signaled it would quit raising rates, REITs rallied.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This requirement helps ensure that the portfolio consists of financially stable businesses with a proven commitment to shareholder returns. Over the prior 10-year period, the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has delivered a total return (assuming dividends were reinvested and without accounting for tax liabilities) of 216%.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 23, 2025

Our fourth quarter adjusted effective tax rate was 25.4%, compared to 22.3% For the year, our adjusted tax rate was 20.5%, a decrease of 150 basis points from 2023, driven by a greater level of discrete tax benefits than in the prior year. in the year-ago period, as expected. for the year-ago period.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2024

While there are instances of companies conducting reverse-stock splits and going on to deliver big-time gains for their shareholders (e.g., Based on comments provided by CEO Elon Musk during the company's annual shareholder meeting in May, these price cuts were based solely on demand. a reverse stock split ).

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Companies that regularly dole out a dividend to their shareholders are often profitable on a recurring basis, time-tested, and capable of offering transparent, long-term growth guidance. Furthermore, any potential liabilities would likely be determined by the U.S. These results shouldn't be a surprise. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 billion of that free cash flow back to our shareholders through a mix of our regular dividend and opportunistic share repurchases. We generated $1.6

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders tend to be profitable on a recurring basis and time-tested. The intimation is that the replacement of these cables, along with potential health-related liabilities, could be quite costly for telecom companies. court system, and that would likely be a long process.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

It will receive recurring monthly option payments, which will be used to pay predictable dividends to shareholders, and will additionally receive initial deposits and proceeds from the sale of fully developed homesites. Lennar will distribute 80% of the stock of Millrose to Lennar shareholders. million shares totaling $2.1

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2024

The company has done a masterful job of betting on its best brands and avoiding investing too heavily in new brands or making ineffective acquisitions -- choosing instead to pass along its profits to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. It is also one of the longest-tenured Dividend Kings, with 68 consecutive years of dividend raises.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2025

Finally, I'll finish my remarks by narrowing in on specific actions we're taking in the near term to drive improved profitability and enhance shareholder value in 2025. Please see our Terms and Conditions for additional details, including our Obligatory Capitalized Disclaimers of Liability. And we'll then open the line for Q&A.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Frankly, I'm proud of the progress the teams are driving and confident that our strategy will yield long-term returns to our shareholders. I wanted to dig in a little bit on the increase in your tax rate, if I could, into 2025. Look, I think companies have different strategies when it comes to taxes. On the flip side, a $2.4

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Learn more *Stock Advisor returns as of February 24, 2025 Consistent with previous reporting practices, adjusted production numbers cited in today's call are adjusted to exclude noncontrolling interest in Egypt and Egypt tax barrels. deferred tax benefit related to the write-off of APA's investment in our U.K.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

On the liability side, current liabilities increased by NT$113 billion, mainly due to the increase of NT$140 billion in accrued liabilities and others, partially offset by the decrease of NT$44 billion in accounts payable. Also, in the second quarter, we will need to accrue the tax on the undistributed retained earnings.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

During this time, I have connected with shareholders, customers and clients. The combination of these measures will ultimately deliver greater shareholder value. As I hand the call over to Tom, I want to reiterate the importance of delivering on our commitments to our shareholders. We ended the quarter with approximately $3.8

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

NAV is defined as total assets minus total liabilities and is also reported on a per-share basis. for the full year, strong levels of NII per share and DNII per share to fund our record level of annual shareholder dividends, and a new record for NAV per share for the 10th consecutive quarter.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 10, 2024

Buffett explained his rationale for that move during Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting -- citing that he believed changes to the tax code were on the horizon. Essentially, Buffett was looking to lock in some gains and avoid a higher tax liability should his prediction come to fruition. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2025

Overall, we are proud of the continued progress we're making and are pleased with how it has positioned us to drive profitable sales growth and capture growth opportunities while creating long-term shareholder value. Our effective tax rate for the quarter was 16.2%, and compares to 20% in the fourth quarter last year. billion to $1.4

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2024

Adjusted SG&A expenses increased primarily from ongoing labor investments, higher incentive compensation, unfavorable general liability claim development, and depreciation, partially offset by leverage from additional sales from the extra week. Our adjusted effective tax rate was 23.1%, compared to 23.4%. million, compared to $1.4

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APRIL 29, 2024

We have a packed agenda lined up for the next three days, and we're excited to see our customers, partners, analysts, shareholders, and employees, all in person to share our passion for BI, AI, bitcoin, and innovation. billion in equity in a manner that we believe to be creative to existing shareholders. Equity issuances.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2025

Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.93, including an effective tax rate of 26.3%, driven by unplanned tax windfall. Our capital allocation strategy is consistent with our historical framework as we continue to take a disciplined approach to maximizing shareholder value. Hey, Chuck.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We continue to take meaningful action that better positions our business to create compelling shareholder value over the long term. Moving forward, we are confident that our portfolio is well-positioned to generate robust cash flows for MPT and our shareholders over both the near and long term. per share and normalized FFO of $0.16

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Buffett alluded to the threat of a higher capital gains tax rate, which seemed to have faded since earlier this year, and selling Apple does help to clear the deck for Berkshire's tax liability. Notably, Berkshire's keeping that money in Treasury bills rather than investing it in other stocks.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We generated $132 million of income before income taxes in Q3 and a $70 million of net income attributable to Coupang stockholders. Excluding Farfetch, net income attributable to Coupang shareholders was approximately $108 million for the quarter and diluted earnings per share was $0.06. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2025

We further advanced our brewery capacity investments and returned nearly $220 million to shareholders through share repurchases and over 180 million in dividends in Q3. Comparable effective tax rate was 16.3% We maintained a 2.9 billion, including both repurchases and dividends. Comparable EPS was $3.25 and $13.80. billion to $3.1

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Please note, our SEC filings to date, as well as our shareholder letter, financial update, and press release discussing our fourth quarter annual performance are available at investors.applovin.com. It's a win-win for brands, consumers, and shareholders. By delivering incremental value, we position ourselves as an engine for growth.

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