“When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a two-decade holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Biogen Inc (NASD: BIIB)? Today, we examine the outcome of a two-decade investment into the stock back in 2000.
| Start date: | 01/31/2000 |
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| End date: | 01/30/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $126.19 | ||||
| End price/share: | $277.53 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 79.25 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 79.25 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 119.93% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 4.02% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $22,005.16 | ||||
As shown above, the two-decade investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 4.02%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 20 years ago into $22,005.16 today (as of 01/30/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 119.93% (something to think about: how might BIIB shares perform over the next 20 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
More investment wisdom to ponder:
“A stock is not just a ticker symbol or an electronic blip; it is an ownership interest in an actual business, with an underlying value that does not depend on its share price.” — Benjamin Graham
