“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 Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASD: WBD)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2018.
| Start date: | 05/03/2018 |
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| End date: | 05/02/2023 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $22.87 | ||||
| End price/share: | $12.69 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 437.25 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 437.25 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -44.51% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -11.11% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $5,549.64 | ||||
The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -11.11%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $5,549.64 today (as of 05/02/2023). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -44.51% (something to think about: how might WBD 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:
“Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.” — Charlie Munger
