“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 Hologic Inc (NASD: HOLX)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 09/04/2020 |
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| End date: | 09/03/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $58.24 | ||||
| End price/share: | $66.24 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 171.70 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 171.70 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 13.74% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 2.61% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $11,374.92 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out as follows, with an annualized rate of return of 2.61%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $11,374.92 today (as of 09/03/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 13.74% (something to think about: how might HOLX 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:
“Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic.” — Benjamin Graham
