“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The above quote from Warren Buffett is timeless, and brings into focus the choice about time horizon that any investor should think about before buying a stock they are considering. Behind every stock is an actual business; what will that business look like over a five year period?
Today, let’s look backwards in time to 2015, and take a look at what happened to investors who asked that very question about Qorvo Inc (NASD: QRVO), by taking a look at the investment outcome over a five year holding period.
| Start date: | 01/12/2015 |
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| End date: | 01/09/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $65.52 | ||||
| End price/share: | $111.96 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 152.63 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 152.63 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 70.88% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 11.32% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $17,084.84 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out quite well, with an annualized rate of return of 11.32%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $17,084.84 today (as of 01/09/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 70.88% (something to think about: how might QRVO 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:
“Smart investing doesn’t consist of buying good assets but of buying assets well. This is a very, very important distinction that very, very few people understand.” — Howard Marks
