“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 Biogen Inc (NASD: BIIB)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2017.
| Start date: | 12/14/2017 |
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| End date: | 12/13/2022 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $323.55 | ||||
| End price/share: | $291.24 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 30.91 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 30.91 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -9.99% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -2.08% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $9,002.37 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -2.08%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $9,002.37 today (as of 12/13/2022). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -9.99% (something to think about: how might BIIB shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more investment quote to leave you with:
“Unless you can watch your stock holding decline by 50% without becoming panic-stricken, you should not be in the stock market.” — Warren Buffett
