“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 Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2015.
| Start date: | 03/26/2015 |
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| End date: | 03/25/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $180.09 | ||||
| End price/share: | $82.37 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 55.53 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 55.53 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -54.26% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -14.47% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $4,575.16 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -14.47%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $4,575.16 today (as of 03/25/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -54.26% (something to think about: how might MHK shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more piece of investment wisdom to leave you with:
“If you have more than 120 or 130 I.Q. points, you can afford to give the rest away. You don’t need extraordinary intelligence to succeed as an investor.” — Warren Buffett
