“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 Incyte Corporation (NASD: INCY)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2014.
| Start date: | 12/12/2014 |
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| End date: | 12/11/2019 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $74.66 | ||||
| End price/share: | $94.93 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 133.94 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 133.94 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 27.15% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 4.92% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $12,714.27 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 4.92%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $12,714.27 today (as of 12/11/2019). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 27.15% (something to think about: how might INCY shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
More investment wisdom to ponder:
“While some might mistakenly consider value investing a mechanical tool for identifying bargains, it is actually a comprehensive investment philosophy that emphasizes the need to perform in-depth fundamental analysis, pursue long-term investment results, limit risk, and resist crowd psychology.” — Seth Klarman
