Pension Pulse

MARCH 13, 2024

Canada is not only our home but also a safe and stable country that offers attractive investment opportunities,” stated Michael Wissell, Chief Investment Officer at HOOPP. per-cent return on investments in 2023 as stocks soared but missed its internal benchmark by about one percentage point as real estate assets struggled.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 7, 2024

When we think about the impact of promotional spend to gross margin, we always look at all activation and investment with an eye to return on investment. So when we think about how we deploy our promotional spend, as well as for media, we look at how we can maximize the spend in investable propositions. Your line is open.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 10, 2024

billion, and we delivered a return on invested capital of nearly 14%, putting Delta's returns in the top half of the S&P 500. Your next question is coming from Mike Linenberg from Deutsche Bank. Mike Linenberg -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Hey. Mike Linenberg -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst OK.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

times or said another way, a return on investment of 41% for a property, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, that is now the youngest in our Las Vegas portfolio with the attending low capex requirement. Operator And our next question will come from Shaun Kelley with Bank of America. Carlo Santarelli -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst OK.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 17, 2024

Our capital investment programs ensure that we will continue to be the market leader in the years ahead. Our investments position us to grow faster than the market over the long term to grow our share of EBITDA in the market and to generate industry-leading returns on invested capital. Operator Thank you. It's accurate.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

These required significant investment and the markets have not seen the growth in profitability we had expected over the past several years. We see an opportunity to shift these resources toward strategic areas that have a higher potential return on investment, and we continue to drive toward our goal. So we continue to push.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 25, 2024

The remaining was booked as a contingent liability because the majority of the lots have yet to be awarded. Our next question comes from Ron Epstein with Bank of America. Ron Epstein -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hey, good morning, everyone. Our next question comes from Scott Deuschle with Deutsche Bank.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 7, 2024

Beginning with strengthening our core business, we believe that by simplifying the bank experience and focusing on the basics, we can better serve our customers and drive growth. We are confident that we have the right strategy in place and are beginning to see real tangible return on investment.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Operator Our next question comes from the line of Andrew Obin with Bank of America. Andrew Obin -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hi, guys. Andrew Obin -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Congratulations on a great quarter. Andrew Obin -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Terrific. Good morning.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

Our three-year EBITDA margins and return on invested capital are above the peer median with return on invested capital, 200 basis points above our 13% target across the economic cycle. Questions & Answers: Operator Your next question comes from the line of David Begleiter from Deutsche Bank. Please go ahead.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Operator instructions] Our first question comes from the line of Stephen Powers of Deutsche Bank. Steve Powers -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Yes. Steve Powers -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst OK. Steve Powers -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst OK. Our next question comes from the line of Anna Lizzul of Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2024

Your next question comes from Ben Wang from Deutsche Bank. Ben Wang -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Thank you. Ben Wang -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Thank you very much. Your next question comes from Ming Hsun Lee from Bank of America. Ming Lee -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hi. Thank you, Tim. Yuqian here.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Operator Our next question is from Bhavin Shah with Deutsche Bank. Bhavin Shah -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Great, thanks for taking my question. We do what creates value for our clients and drives the return on investment. Operator Our next question is from Adam Bergere with Bank of America.

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Hedgestone

JULY 10, 2023

Financing the Purchase Once you’ve completed due diligence and determined that the business is a good investment, you need to figure out how you’re going to finance the purchase. Our team of trusted experts is here to help you achieve your goals and make a sound investment.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 7, 2024

Our next question comes from Jessica Reif Ehrlich with Bank of America Securities. Jessica Ehrlich -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Thank you. It has terrifically high guest satisfaction scores, which create layers of advantage, which suggests we should be able to stain -- sustain high margins and high returns on investment.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 30, 2024

Customers are gravitating to Q, and we already see companies like Brightcove, Bridge Telecom, Datadog, GitLab, GoDaddy, National Australia Bank, NCS, Netsmart, Slalom, Smartsheet, Sun Life, Tata Consultancy Services, Toyota, and Wiz using Q, and we've only been in beta until today. We create capacity very carefully for our customers.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And the first question today is coming from Carlo Santarelli from Deutsche Bank. Carlo Santarelli -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Hey, guys. Carlo Santarelli -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Great. Carlo Santarelli -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Great. The next question is coming from Shaun Kelley from Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2024

We generated free cash flow of $2 billion while investing 5.3 Return on invested capital was 13.4%, a 5-point improvement from 2022. Return on invested capital improved to 13.4%, up 5 points over 2022. Operator instructions] Your first question is coming from Michael Lindenberg from Deutsche Bank.

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, to comply with their constrained legislative mandates to achieve direct financial returns on investments, they are cornered into deploying the hard-earned capital of Canadians all around the world. There are not enough investments of scale available in Canada to allow such big funds to hit their investment targets.)

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a result of their efforts, ITW delivered record financial performance in 2023 with solid organic growth of 2% on top of 12% growth in both 2021 and 2022, best-in-class margins of more than 25%, and after-tax return on invested capital of more than 30%. Sabrina Abrams -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hey.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But there is inherently a trade-off between growth rates and return on invested capital. Operator Our next caller is David Barden with Bank of America. David Barden -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hey, guys. David Barden -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst All right, guys, thanks for the update.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Operator Our next question comes from the line of Jeff Spector with Bank of America. Lizzy Doykan -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hi. And if you take the 1.450 billion and you invest it in the bank at 5.5%, that's $70 million. David Simon -- Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Thank you.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Behind each of these drivers is the need to make AI more actionable with more relevant personalization, more impactful marketing programs and more measurable return on investment. We're seeing encouraging returns on investments across product development, sales, and marketing. Please proceed with your question.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Increase our liquidity to fund our development program and diversify our capital sources to limit our reliance on the capital markets, increasing our ability to meet the accelerating demand for data center capacity and to enhance our returns on invested capital. Operator The next question comes from David Barden with Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 20, 2023

Our first questions come from the line of Anna Lizzul with Bank of America. Anna Lizzul -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hi. Anna Lizzul -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Thank you. Anna Lizzul -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Great, thank you. Steve Powers -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst OK.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 5, 2024

They have continued to drive a strong return on investment. All in, though, we're really really excited about their great return on investment, great acquisition of new customers for our total banner -- our total brand. Operator Our next question comes from the line of Lorraine Hutchinson with Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

So, I guess, my question is, how can we be comfortable that the investments being made are sort of ROI or value-enhancing rather than, let's say, money being spent to simply flatter volume at the expense of margins and sort of disrupt the broader competitive environment? Operator The next question comes from Peter Galbo of Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2023

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. Operator Your next question comes from the line of Lee Horowitz from Deutsche Bank. Lee Horowitz -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Great.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

This helps dilute fixed costs, particularly as we have excess logistics capacity while capital intensity is very low, which implies a very healthy return on invested capital. Operator Next question from Caio Ribeiro with Bank of America. Caio Ribeiro -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Yes. Thank you very much.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We remain focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet, prudent capital allocation, improved return on invested capital, all while providing increased shareholder returns. Operator instructions] And the first question will come from Ken Hoexter with Bank of America. Now, moving to Slide 20. billion in cash.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 25, 2024

This also meaningfully extends the production life of our installed capacity and improves our returns on investments, similar to the announcement last quarter of our Tower Semiconductor partnership at the 65-nanometer node with our New Mexico site. And our first question comes from the line of Ross Seymore from Deutsche Bank.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 14, 2024

Should you invest $1,000 in Alibaba Group right now? In closing, our robust balance sheet positions us well to strategically reinvest our cash flows to foster growth and strengthen leadership in core businesses, thereby, improving future returns on invested capital. Your next question comes from Joyce Ju with Bank of America.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 16, 2024

Fourth, we service our systems, which have decades of useful life, helping customers maximize the return on investment by accelerating ramps and optimizing output, yield, and cost. And our next question comes from the line of Vivek Arya from Bank of America Securities. Operator Thank you. One moment for our next question.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 7, 2024

Systems built 20 years ago to power digital advertising, including third-party cookies are losing effectiveness and ineffective ad spending is creating more opportunities for those who use first-party data to connect the right content to the right customers while clearly measuring return on investment.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I'm happy to share that we had unanimous support from our bank syndicate for the amendment. Operator Your next question comes from the line of Steve Byrne from Bank of America. Steve Byrne -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Thank you. Operator Your next question comes from the line of Dave Begleiter from Deutsche Bank.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2023

The next question is from the line of Bryan Spillane with Bank of America. Bryan Spillane -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst Hey, thanks, operator. Bryan Spillane -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst OK. Bryan Spillane -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch -- Analyst OK. I can leave it there and pass it on.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And we fundamentally shifted the business from transactional web arbitrage to app-first, focused on acquiring and retaining the customers with the highest LTV and return on investment. Our next question comes from Lee Horowitz from Deutsche Bank. Lee Horowitz -- Deutsche Bank -- Analyst Great. Operator Thank you.

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