“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 Adobe Inc (NASD: ADBE)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2015.
| Start date: | 09/17/2015 |
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| End date: | 09/16/2020 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $80.31 | ||||
| End price/share: | $476.00 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 124.52 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 124.52 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 492.70% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 42.72% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $59,271.71 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 42.72%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $59,271.71 today (as of 09/16/2020). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 492.70% (something to think about: how might ADBE shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Another great investment quote to think about:
“We ignore outlooks and forecasts… we’re lousy at it and we admit it … everyone else is lousy too, but most people won’t admit it.” — Martin Whitman
