The very low multiples of the 70s are related to very high inflation and very
high cash returns, and high expectations of future cash rates.
High cash returns on capital?
Investors prize high dividends, because they represent regular,
high cash returns.
Although both types of companies sell participating as well as non participating policies the policy owner who has signed up with a well managed mutual company tends to get
a higher cash return on his or her money during his or her lifetime.
Not exact matches
Over the past decade, public stock markets have outperformed the average venture capital fund and for 15 years, VC funds have failed to
return to investors the significant amounts of
cash invested, despite
high - profile successes, including Google, Groupon and LinkedIn.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16)
returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our
cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to
higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Still, knowing which companies fall into the
high -
cash -
return category can be valuable when constructing a portfolio.
If you take the plunge and tap your retirement plan for the
cash you need to start your company, there's no guarantee that your business will generate a
higher return than you'd get by keeping your money in the large - cap mutual funds it's probably in right now.
Fresh pharmaceutical unit head Luke Miels is calling for 20 % in budget savings from managers, part of an expansive effort to cut costs in the unit and reinvest money into specific (and, likely, fewer) R&D efforts that may bring in more
cash and
higher returns.
While that
return could simply be greater
cash flow, good marketing plans result in
higher sales and profits.
However, it is very plausible that in recent years, firms are more pressured to
return cash back to investors who are aware of the market's positive reaction to buyback announcements and want to earn even
higher returns after experiencing positive
returns as Carl Icahn pressed Apple to buyback more shares.
«While the company faces a number of significant challenges, including the continued rise of Amazon and Google, its
high margin and large sales figures enable the company to generate significant free
cash flow, which it increasingly
returns to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.»
For example, if you compared 2007 to 2011, when DuPont had
cash flow of $ 5.8 billion, you would get a much
higher return on investment, something like 13 % after taxes.
The benefits: investors often get a
higher rate of
return on their investment and the entrepreneur gets a much needed
cash infusion.
We used this
cash to further reduce net debt and increase
returns to shareholders through
higher dividends,» Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said in a statement.
Last, companies with
high cash balances can also
return money to you directly by paying off debt, and thus increasing profits; buying back outstanding shares; and even paying a dividend.
Individuals benefit because now they have the opportunity to put idle
cash to use — much like idle cars — for a potentially
higher return than their checking account.
For a portfolio with a multi-decade horizon and
high return objectives,
cash positions could be relatively small;
cash has been adding little to expected
returns and investors should be able to manage the volatility with a long investment horizon.
On that occasion, mortgage lenders were making very
high returns on new mortgage loans, with the spread between the mortgage rate and the
cash rate reaching around 4 3/4 percentage points.
Screening for
high cash flow
returns on invested capital, as you can see, helps give us a competitive advantage and uncovers hidden gems such as Northern Star and others.
While stocks are riskier than bonds or
cash investments, they have much
higher returns over the long run and many issue dividends on top of this.
The
higher the price an investor pays for that expected stream of
cash flows today, the lower the
return that an investor should expect over the long - term.
This follows from the Iron Law of Valuation — the
higher the price an investor pays for a given stream of expected future
cash flows, the lower the long - term
return one should expect.
Peltz also proposed cutting other «excess» costs, adding debt, adopting a more shareholder - friendly policy for distributing
cash from CyclicalCo / CashCo, prioritizing
high returns on invested capital for initiatives at GrowthCo, and introducing more shareholder - friendly governance, including tighter alignment between executive compensation and
returns to shareholders.
As
cash has no negative
returns, the volatility might not be any
higher than it would be in a portfolio that includes bonds.
ZIRP and NIRP policies are forcing investors out of
cash and near - zero or negative yielding «havens» and into slightly
higher yielding investments in which the potential rate of
return does not even remotely reflect the degree of risk being taken.
The
higher the price an investor pays for a given stream of future
cash flows, the lower the long - term
return an investor can expect.
Or maybe they are looking to achieve
higher returns out of their
cash through active management.
Alternately, NPV could be negative also because the required rate of
return may be unrealistically
high, or the
cash flows projected may be too conservative.
I've often called it the Iron Law of Valuation: the
higher the price you pay today for a given stream of future
cash flows, the lower your rate of
return over the life of the investment.
... I am bullish because of (1) the
high volume of
cash on the sidelines now
returning to the stock market, spurred by (2) easy year - over-year comparisons for economic news, and (3) a dramatically improving earnings environment due to easier year - over-year earnings comparisons.
Jacksonville, Florida has a combination of low prices and
high rents that creates the
cash flow opportunity which allows our clients to earn above - average
returns.
2) Why should a
high income earner living in SF, NY, DC, or Boston invest in anything other than truly
cash flowing properties in those cities assuming they are only looking for the
highest return on their money and they do nt care about being a LL?
When times are good, sales ticking
higher, margins expanding and
cash flows strong, only the advantages of leverage are visible -
higher returns on equity, faster growth rates and an enhanced benefit to stock holders as debt is repaid.
Meanwhile, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and preferred stocks were, at their low points, producing
cash flow
returns in the mid-teens or even
higher (in the case of the former).
With operating
cash flow down by more than half over the past few years, management has a lot of work to do if its focus is truly generating
higher returns.
The company maintains a fairly
high payout ratio as it
returns much of its
cash flows to shareholders in the form of dividends.
The main issue for good, established companies here is not the risk to the long - term stream of
cash flows, but to what extent the uncertainty about the coming year or two of earnings will frighten investors to sell at depressed prices (thereby pricing stocks to deliver even
higher long - term
returns).
Growth stocks offer the same
cash return benefits of dividend stocks plus the potential for
higher returns.
In the next section, I'll show you a way to enjoy the
cash return of dividends plus the
higher total
return in growth stocks.
As Figure 1 shows, the 30 companies with the most
cash stashed overseas earn a much
higher return on invested capital (ROIC) than the rest of the S&P 500.
Buying stocks that appear cheap relative to trailing measures of
cash flow or other measures (even if they're still «good» businesses that earn
high returns on capital), usually means you're buying companies that are out of favor.
This moderately
high pricing makes it difficult for the Wellington Fund management team to deploy large infusions of
cash effectively, so they have banned investors with large resources from adding
cash to the fund, which would likely lower the
returns for other investors.
I'm also baffled at the
return on
cash being 0.375 %, even without bonuses it is easy to get 1 % in an FDIC insured
high - yield savings account at a number of places (Synchrony is 1.05 % currently).
The expected
return is about 0.30 %
higher than under the
cash scenario.
Instead of keeping 20 % in
cash, thereby reducing expected risk to 12 %, the investor could move into 10y government bonds with a
higher return than
cash and even a little bit of negative correlation with equities.
If instead you walk along the efficient frontier you can reach the same expected risk level but with a
higher expected
return (or alternatively the same expected
return but lower risk) than the portfolio with emergency
cash.
Stash some
cash in a regular brokerage account, which will likely offer a
higher return than traditional savings but can also be easily accessed to cover impending expenses, recommended Demississie.
A potential surprise: A rally in risk assets prompted by investors shifting out of
cash and low - yielding assets in search of
higher returns.
JCI is currently trading at less than 13x 2018
cash EPS, which we believe is much too cheap for this collection of moderately growing,
high -
returning businesses.