But for 99 % of all authors, publishers don't think of a book as a possible long -
term cash flow stream and wouldn't know how to set up a new profit and loss calculation to use that long term thinking.
I have to focus on my core disciplines, and buy good long -
term cash flow streams cheaply.
Not exact matches
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.
I doubt that Tuesday's tragedy will affect the long
term stream of
cash flows, or their growth rate by very much.
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.
The way you (properly) value a business is to weigh the price against the long -
term stream of
cash flows that you expect that business to deliver into your hands over time.
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.
Short -
term financial disappointments may contribute, but stocks are a claim on an infinite
stream of future
cash flows.
Likewise, the frightening or exuberant features of any given business cycle typically have little effect on the very, very long -
term stream of
cash flows that stocks actually deliver over time.
Stocks are not a claim to next year's earnings, but to a very long -
term stream of
cash flows that will be delivered into the hands of investors over decades and decades.
At its core, every investment security is simply a claim on a very long -
term stream of
cash flows that will be delivered to investors over time.
From a long -
term standpoint, a security is nothing more than a claim on the long -
term stream of
cash flows it will deliver into the hands of investors over time.
The problem was that investors stopped thinking about stocks as a claim on a very, very long -
term stream of discounted
cash flows.
You get guys who go on CNBC and talk about the stock market as if it is simply a thermometer of current economic conditions (rather than a discounted
stream of very long -
term cash flows).
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).
Recall that the core of our investment philosophy is the notion that value is a function of the present value of all
cash flow streams, not news headlines, which often have little or no impact on the long -
term viability of
cash flow streams.
Over the medium and long
term, we expect higher margin service revenues to boost profitability and create a large, steady
stream of
cash flow.
What drives the major cyclical swings in stocks isn't variation in the long -
term stream of
cash flows investors are likely to receive.
With a stable and predictable revenue
stream (more than 95 % of
cash flows secured under long -
term contract or similar arrangements), Enbridge expects to offer an attractive annual dividend growth rate of 10 % through 2020.
Business Analysis There are three keys to most successful dividend growth stories in real estate: a
stream of dependable
cash flow, a strong balance sheet, and a long -
term focused, conservative management team whoknows how to balance growth and dividend safety, as well as adapt to shifting industry conditions.
Unless there's an event that will materially alter the long -
term stream of
cash flows that will be delivered by companies to investors for decades to come, what you're actually seeing is a daily dance of surface - level investor psychology that gradually reveals or obscures the latent fundamentals below.
I've demonstrated previously that while earnings are certainly necessary to generate the very, very long -
term stream of
cash flows delivered by stocks over time, earnings are actually very poor «sufficient statistics» for those
cash flows.
While the turbulence continues in capital markets, never forget the one true goal of a long -
term investor looking to Get Rich: Accumulate assets to build ever - increasing
streams of
cash flow.
When valuations are reasonable, investors can expect satisfactory long -
term returns simply on the basis of the
stream of
cash flows they receive over time.
We are refinancing our home at a much better rate and
term as well as purchasing apartment houses that produce income
stream and
cash flow.
Business Analysis There are three keys to most successful dividend growth stories in real estate: a
stream of dependable
cash flow, a strong balance sheet, and a long -
term focused, conservative management team whoknows how to balance growth and dividend safety, as well as adapt to shifting industry conditions.
The long
term idea is to create
cash flow for a handful of investment properties to add more to my savings while working and create another income
stream for retirement.
I've built up the dividend income to a sizable passive
cash flow stream, which allows me to be a bit more flexible in
terms of what I take on.
Explaining the importance of
cash flow (income
stream) when many are conditioned to think only in
terms of price appreciation — that can be a challenge as well.
I want to share with you a brief look back at the passed year focusing on my achievements in
terms of passive income and I will also make some projections regarding future
cash flow streams.
The Commission notes that while the Government in its Discussion Paper confirmed its commitment to ensuring that long -
term benefits are derived from agreements with Indigenous communities through maximising the payments
flowing to Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities, much of the focus was on the inclusion of
cash payments or royalty
streams.
I'm looking for stable
cash flow and long
term appreciation to build up a secondary
stream of income.