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“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 Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2019.

Start date: 05/10/2019
$10,000

05/10/2019
$8,846

05/09/2024
End date: 05/09/2024
Start price/share: $135.36
End price/share: $119.72
Starting shares: 73.88
Ending shares: 73.88
Dividends reinvested/share: $0.00
Total return: -11.55%
Average annual return: -2.42%
Starting investment: $10,000.00
Ending investment: $8,846.57

As we can see, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -2.42%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $8,846.57 today (as of 05/09/2024). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -11.55% (something to think about: how might MHK 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:
“As long as you enjoy investing, you’ll be willing to do the homework and stay in the game.” — Jim Cramer