“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 AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2017.
| Start date: | 01/11/2017 |
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| End date: | 01/10/2022 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $792.00 | ||||
| End price/share: | $2,012.66 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 12.63 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 12.63 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 154.12% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 20.51% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $25,416.48 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 20.51%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $25,416.48 today (as of 01/10/2022). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 154.12% (something to think about: how might AZO shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Another great investment quote to think about:
“All intelligent investing is value investing: acquiring more that you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock.” — Charlie Munger
