“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a five year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Cerner Corp. (NASD: CERN)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2014.
| Start date: | 04/04/2014 |
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| End date: | 04/03/2019 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $53.67 | ||||
| End price/share: | $57.12 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 186.32 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 186.32 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 6.43% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 1.25% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $10,640.82 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 1.25%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $10,640.82 today (as of 04/03/2019). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 6.43% (something to think about: how might CERN shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part-ownership of a business.” — Peter Lynch
