“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 lululemon athletica inc (NASD: LULU)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2019.
| Start date: | 05/13/2019 |
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| End date: | 05/10/2024 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $167.57 | ||||
| End price/share: | $352.96 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 59.68 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 59.68 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 110.63% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 16.08% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $21,067.33 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 16.08%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $21,067.33 today (as of 05/10/2024). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 110.63% (something to think about: how might LULU shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
One more piece of investment wisdom to leave you with:
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” — Warren Buffett
