“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a ten year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASD: CZR)? Today, we examine the outcome of a ten year investment into the stock back in 2015.
| Start date: | 03/26/2015 |
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| End date: | 03/25/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $5.04 | ||||
| End price/share: | $27.54 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 1,984.13 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 1,984.13 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 446.43% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 18.50% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $54,649.66 | ||||
The above analysis shows the ten year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 18.50%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 10 years ago into $54,649.66 today (as of 03/25/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 446.43% (something to think about: how might CZR shares perform over the next 10 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“You don’t need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ.” — Warren Buffett
