“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 DISH Network Corp (NASD: DISH)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2017.
| Start date: | 01/03/2017 |
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| End date: | 12/31/2021 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $59.69 | ||||
| End price/share: | $32.44 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 167.53 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 167.53 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -45.65% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -11.49% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $5,435.66 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -11.49%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $5,435.66 today (as of 12/31/2021). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -45.65% (something to think about: how might DISH shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
More investment wisdom to ponder:
“The person who starts simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition.” — John Rockefeller
