“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 2016, and take a look at what happened to investors who asked that very question about Adobe Inc (NASD: ADBE), by taking a look at the investment outcome over a five year holding period.
| Start date: | 08/24/2016 |
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| End date: | 08/23/2021 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $101.14 | ||||
| End price/share: | $656.86 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 98.87 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 98.87 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 549.46% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 45.38% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $64,941.65 | ||||
As we can see, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 45.38%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $64,941.65 today (as of 08/23/2021). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 549.46% (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.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy and don’t get too scared.” — Shelby Davis
