“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
— 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: | 07/14/2000 |
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| End date: | 07/13/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $118.00 | ||||
| End price/share: | $276.52 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 84.75 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 84.75 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 134.34% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 4.35% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $23,445.08 | ||||
As shown above, the two-decade investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 4.35%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 20 years ago into $23,445.08 today (as of 07/13/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 134.34% (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.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, ’cause you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra
