After estimating
likely cash flow streams, I tried to estimate where a single - B bond would trade in that environment; that is, if it would trade.
Not exact matches
What drives the major cyclical swings in stocks isn't variation in the long - term
stream of
cash flows investors are
likely to receive.
As the chart below shows, the aggregate equity payout is a
stream of smooth, reasonably well - behaved
cash flows, especially when the calamity of the Great Depression (a
likely one - off historical event) is bracketed out.
In other words, income investors
likely can count on Magellan to deliver the same generous, fast - growing
cash flow stream it has become known for over time.
Having more than one source of income can be a plus, because having two
streams of
cash flow means you're more
likely to keep up with repayments, even if something goes wrong.
Lockheed's moat is especially wide in manned combat fixed wing aircraft, where it's
likely to be the U.S. military's sole supplier by 2025, thus ensuring a steady
stream of high margin sales and
cash flow.
If the value of a property goes drastically up or down, very
likely other income
streams will be affected in the same way — exit strategy potential,
cash flow, tenant quality, vacancy rates — all of these things affect your bottom line.