Re: Rankings for 25Aug2025

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Depends on what is included in LTD. Some data vendors include leases in Long-term debt. For AMZN, M* lists:
Long Term Debt $50.718 B
Capital Lease Obligations, Non-Current $83.221B
Cash $57.741 B

Morningstar: Share price, XNAS
barchart.com - Balance sheet

{ROE_Cash} is defined in this post: elann replies on ROE Cash LT Debt Screen

AMZN LTD reporting is discussed in this post: lizgdal writes on New SIP data and AMZN

Adding [SI Other Long-Term Liabilities Q1] to {ROE_Cash_v1} lowers CAGR slightly. Results from 19970902 to 20250827:

Screen                           CAGR  GSD
ROE_Cash_v1_20200524_mungofitch  12.4  21
ROE_Cash_LTLiab                  10.9  22
SP500MktCapWeight                9.3   18

gtr1.net: GTR1 Backtester - ROE_Cash_v1_20200524_mungofitch
gtr1.net: GTR1 Backtester - ROE_Cash_LTLiab

Any screen using Long Term Debt may be affected if the data vendor changes how it handles leases. The screen backtest may no longer apply to the current picks.

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