“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 Ulta Beauty Inc (NASD: ULTA), by taking a look at the investment outcome over a five year holding period.
| Start date: | 05/08/2015 |
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| End date: | 05/07/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $154.29 | ||||
| End price/share: | $222.16 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 64.81 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 64.81 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 43.99% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 7.56% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $14,399.28 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out well, with an annualized rate of return of 7.56%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $14,399.28 today (as of 05/07/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 43.99% (something to think about: how might ULTA 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:
“All the opportunity in the world means nothing if you don’t actually pull the trigger.” — Sam Zell
