“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 Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASD: WBD)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2019.
| Start date: | 04/04/2019 |
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| End date: | 04/03/2024 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $28.88 | ||||
| End price/share: | $8.73 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 346.26 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 346.26 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -69.77% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -21.27% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $3,022.85 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -21.27%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $3,022.85 today (as of 04/03/2024). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -69.77% (something to think about: how might WBD 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:
“Nearly every time I strayed from the herd, I’ve made a lot of money. Wandering away from the action is the way to find the new action.” — Jim Rogers
