“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a ten year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Monster Beverage Corp (NASD: MNST)? Today, we examine the outcome of a ten year investment into the stock back in 2011.
Start date: | 12/12/2011 |
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End date: | 12/09/2021 | ||||
Start price/share: | $15.95 | ||||
End price/share: | $88.30 | ||||
Starting shares: | 626.96 | ||||
Ending shares: | 626.96 | ||||
Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
Total return: | 453.61% | ||||
Average annual return: | 18.66% | ||||
Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
Ending investment: | $55,340.55 |
The above analysis shows the ten year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 18.66%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 10 years ago into $55,340.55 today (as of 12/09/2021). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 453.61% (something to think about: how might MNST shares perform over the next 10 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more investment quote to leave you with:
“Smart investing doesn’t consist of buying good assets but of buying assets well. This is a very, very important distinction that very, very few people understand.” — Howard Marks