The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This period included the financial crisis that began in 2007, the oil price collapse from 2014 through 2017, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Its balance sheet is strong, with a leverage ratio of 3x and solid A- and A3 credit ratings. For example, Enterprise delivered a double-digit return on invested capital (ROIC) in every year since 2005.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 8, 2024

Microsoft and CEO Satya Nadella have bet big on AI, and the company will continue to look for new ways to leverage the new technology. The company acquired the AI lab DeepMind in 2014 and recently merged it with Google Brain. Like Microsoft, Alphabet has been investing in AI for years.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Founded in 2014 by Jérôme Leroy, Weenat provides farmers with mobile and connected solutions that leverages meteorological sensors to manage […] The post Weenat Raises $8M in Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs. The round was led by ECBF, Pymwymic, LIBERSET, and IDIA Capital Investissement.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 30, 2024

He wrote to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2014 that he suggested much of the cash his family receives when he dies be invested in a low-cost Vanguard S&P 500 index fund. When you see "ultra-short" in a fund's name, it often means it uses leverage to short-sell a type of asset. Warren Buffett likes Vanguard.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 3, 2023

On top of that, mortgage REITs generally make use of leverage in an effort to enhance returns. That leverage is often backed by the value of the CMO portfolio it owns. But it has been cut four times since the company switched to monthly payments in 2014. At the end of 2014, the book value per share was $25.74.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

He also served as Global Head of CLOs and Loans responsible for developing Man’s structured credit and leverage loan business. Prior to this, Robinson was Head of Liquid Credit (Europe) for Apollo Global Management, responsible for all investment activities in the region across leveraged loans, high yield bonds and CLO strategies.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 25, 2024

The transaction will give it the cash to reduce its leverage ratio by 1.5 It has been Summit Midstream's joint venture (JV) partner in Ohio Gathering and Ohio Condensate since 2014. times leverage ratio, well below the 4.0 times, pushing it below 4.0 and toward its 3.5 It owns interests in and operates those JVs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 8, 2024

The company would later enact two stock splits, a nearly 2-to-1 split in March 2014 and a 20-to-1 split in July 2022. The segment just turned profitable in 2023, but it is now set to grow its profitability at a quicker pace than revenue given the operating leverage in the business. and a $20,000 investment would be worth close to $1.2

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

We will safeguard and enrich this legacy through future global endeavours, by breathing new life into their characters and personas while also leveraging and elevating the visual world of KISS.” Pophouse which was founded in 2014, started investing in music rights in 2022 with the catalogue acquisitions of Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The validation of Aman’s strategy by prominent investors in regions where we have considerable expansion planned enables us to leverage the extraordinary potential of the Aman brand and accelerate the pipeline to deliver sustainable growth,” said Vlad Doronin, owner, chairman and chief executive of the Aman Group.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2024

Demand for those products should continue to ramp up in 2024, and Microsoft investors are in good hands with Nadella -- especially as the company continues to leverage its partnership with OpenAI, which also gives it an edge in AI. However, its legacy of underperformance changed when Satya Nadella took over as CEO nearly 10 years ago on Feb.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

Its sheer scale translates into serious leverage Last but not least, Walmart's overwhelming size gives it a big advantage over competitors -- not only discouraging grocers like Kroger and discounters like Target from setting up stores nearby, but in other ways too. Some of them work. And not every initiative has worked out as hoped.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Moreover, while Hercules specializes in basic debt instruments such as term loans or revolvers (think a corporate line of credit), Ares offers more sophisticated products -- including leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1, yield and prepare to hold for the long-run.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 19, 2023

investors ever since introducing its shares in 2014. For one, it can leverage AI applications due to its position as the world's fourth-largest cloud company. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has intrigued U.S. It went from a business started in Jack Ma's apartment to becoming the largest e-commerce company in China. And like its U.S.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each of the company's eight ETFs aims to leverage specific trends, grouping together leaders and disruptors in that field. These are companies that come with a lot of risk as investments, but that have the potential to be the next Amazon or Apple. Some of Ark's top holdings include Coinbase , Tesla , and UiPath.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As a start, Cainiao can continue to leverage its relationship with Alibaba (and its other subsidiaries) to grow its business. What it means for investors Alibaba has been a disappointing investment for its long-term investors, with its share price hovering near its initial public offering (IPO) price in 2014.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

These capital market levers allow us to deploy intelligent leverage to increase our Bitcoin holdings in a manner which we believe has created shareholder value. Leverage provides the opportunity to generate higher returns if the price increases. billion in current market value, which are held at MacroStrategy.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

The company's share price has soared 489% over the last decade, meaning a cash investment of $10,000 in 2014 would be worth nearly $59,000 today, considerably outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Time and time again, the stock has proved itself to be a valuable long-term holding. Data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

The company is actively exploring new avenues for growth, including leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) for targeted promotions and marketing campaigns. That's not exactly explosive, but it's certainly nothing to sneeze at for a company of its size and maturity. And it's not like Coca-Cola is resting on its laurels, either.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

per share in 2014 , higher than management's guidance for 2024! Speaking of that debt, management believes it can get AT&T's leverage down to 2.5 Management listed several factors that will drag on 2024 profits, but this lack of earnings growth has been the stock's Achilles' heel for some time now. The company earned $2.51

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The Motley Fool

JULY 31, 2023

The extra FCF has helped the company pay down debt and reduce its leverage. Kinder Morgan got into trouble in 2014 because it had a highly leveraged balance sheet, a more volatile business model, and a dividend it couldn't afford. A growing dividend is a reason to hold a stock even if the stock price itself doesn't do too much.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2024

When Lisa Su became CEO in 2014, she shifted AMD's focus to CPUs and GPUs. The company successfully leveraged this core competency and took a lead over Intel in data center CPU market share growth in 2023. It has moved in this direction for a long time.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company boasts a strong balance sheet with a leverage ratio of 3x and liquidity of around $4 billion. Its ROIC remained at 10% or higher even during the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008, the oil price collapse of 2014 through 2017, and the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. What's not to like?

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2024

Amazon Amazon 's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business exploded over the last decade as it has become a leader in e-commerce and the cloud market, with its annual revenue and operating income up 546% and 20,000%, respectively, since 2014. The tech giant has become a household name worldwide and will likely continue to flourish over the long term.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Qualcomm, which drove Nvidia out of the mobile chipmaking market in 2014, is still heavily dependent on the cyclical sales of smartphones. The remaining 15% of its revenue came from its licensing division, which leverages its wireless patents to take a cut of every smartphone sold worldwide -- even if they don't use Qualcomm's chips.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

The company's business has soared over the last decade as it has become a leader in e-commerce and the cloud market, with its annual revenue and operating income up 546% and 20,000% since 2014. However, all eyes have been on Amazon's AI efforts this year.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company uses shareholder capital that it leverages with short-term borrowings to buy MBS. Since it switched to paying monthly dividends in 2014, AGNC has cut its dividend four times, steadily reducing its monthly payment from $0.22 It uses those profits to pay a monthly dividend. per share to the current rate of $0.12

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The Motley Fool

JULY 2, 2023

That operating leverage is exactly what investors like to see from a business that is scaling as quickly as this one. The large-cap energy drink company partnered with Coca-Cola in 2014 to help handle its distribution capabilities. In the first quarter of 2023, net income rose 413% year over year, much faster than the top-line gain.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 17, 2023

Basically, after getting out from under the financing risks it faced, management has now leveraged itself to just one type of jewelry. After low single-digit growth in engagements between 2014 and 2017, engagements fell in the low single digits between 2018 and 2021. That's been a headwind of late.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Prologis also has a low leverage ratio and a sterling credit rating. Since going public in late 2014, CareTrust has earned its investors 378% in total returns, nearly lapping the S&P 500. Another factor driving Prologis' ability to deliver above-average dividend growth is its industry-leading balance sheet.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 8, 2024

It acquired the preeminent AI research lab, DeepMind, in 2014, which has helped bring on revolutionary technologies, such as the protein discovery tool called AlphaFold. Second, it should see margin expansion with the maturity of Google Cloud and more operating leverage in the core Google business.

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The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

Well, the consolidation we predicted has happened: Last year saw 112 hospital mergers (up 18% from 2014). He is the founder and CIO of Social Leverage , where he makes early-stage investments. Social Leverage recently launched its 4th fund. Then election deniers decided to run for local office.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Amazon also owns Ring and Blink Home in the smart-home space and has deployed over 500 million devices enabled with its Alexa voice-assistant technology since introducing its Echo smart speakers in 2014. Meanwhile, iRobot boasts over 19 million home robot users who've opted into its digital communications.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

and leverage a quarter end of 5.6 This current risk-off tone has led to marginal spread widening across Agency and Credit, and justifies our leverage profile, which is at its lowest level of the cycle. Is that sort of just better yields in the market or is there like a different leverage assumption or just curious what drove that?

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At least as much credit should be given to CEO Ynon Kreiz, however, who took the helm of the struggling company back in 2018 with a plan to do precisely this: Use entertainment media to sell toys, and leverage its toys to convince studios and entertainment platforms to partner with Mattel to create new media.

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Insight Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

Drawing on Insight Partners’ experience working with AI startups since 2014 — with $4 billion invested in the sector so far — Managing Director Lonne Jaffe discusses artificial intelligence-related lessons learned, and best practices brought to life, including the importance of explainability and the promise of next-gen MLOps stacks.

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