It pays to sit in for the long term when you invest as businesses need time to grow.
Patience is the key to reaping great long-term returns as you compound your wealth in great companies.
To get an idea of which companies fit the bill, it’s useful to cast a glance at investors or investment firms that are famous for their patience.
Warren Buffett is an investor who is renowned for this long-term orientation.
And when it comes to investment firms, not many can beat Temasek Holdings.
The vaunted investment company saw its investment portfolio hit an all-time high for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2022.
It also chalked up an impressive 20-year annual compounded shareholder return of 8%.
We previously featured five promising US growth stocks within Temasek’s portfolio.
Here are another four that you can consider adding to your buy watchlist.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK)
BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager and provides investment, advisory and risk management solutions to its clients.
The company’s assets under management (AUM) stood at US$8.5 trillion as of 30 June 2022.
Volatility in the stock markets has led to an exodus in AUM for the 34-year-old investment firm.
Its AUM has fallen by 11% year on year from US$9.5 trillion back in the second quarter of 2021 (2Q2021).
For 2Q2022, revenue dipped by 6% year on year to US$4.5 billion while operating income fell 14% year on year to US$1.7 billion.
Net profit slipped 22% year on year to US$1.1 billion.
Despite the weaker results, BlackRock still reported net inflows of US$89.6 billion for 2Q2022, demonstrating its ability to continue attracting fund flows.
Around 65% the company’s AUM is parked in indexes and ETFs, with 26% under active management.
Two-thirds of the AUM comes from the US with Asia-Pacific contributing just 8%.
The company’s quarterly dividend has also risen despite the effects of the pandemic on its results.
The dividend per share increased from US$3.63 in 2Q2020 to US$4.88 in 2Q2022.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA)
Mastercard is a company that facilities payments between merchants and customers, and has a presence in more than 210 countries and territories.
As of 2Q2022, the company has a total of 2.97 billion cards in issue.
Mastercard posting an encouraging set of earnings for 2Q2022.
Revenue jumped 21% year on year to US$5.5 billion while operating profit climbed 29% year on year to US$3 billion.
Net profit improved by 10% year on year to US$2.3 billion.
Gross dollar volume rose 7.7% year on year to US$2.1 trillion.
Cross-border volumes also surged 58% year on year as overall consumer spending remained robust.
Roblox (NYSE: RBLX)
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system that allows users to program and play games.
For 2Q2022, the company reported a 30% year on year jump in revenue to US$591.2 million as it saw more user engagement on its platform.
However, the operating loss widened to US$170.3 million from US$143 million a year ago and the net loss increased by 26% year on year to US$176.4 million.
Roblox also booked a negative free cash flow of US$57.3 million for 2Q2022 after a run of ten consecutive quarters of positive free cash flow.
On a positive note, average daily active users continued to grow, rising 21% year on year to 52.2 million.
Hours engaged also rose 16% year on year to 11.3 billion.
Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN)
Lumen Technologies is a telecommunication company with around 450,000 route fibre miles that serves customers in more than 60 countries.
Operating revenue dipped by 6% year on year to US$4.6 billion for 2Q2022 while operating profit fell by 9% year on year to US$912 million.
Net profit plunged by 32% year on year to US$344 million.
On a positive note, Lumen generated a free cash flow of US$668 million and also reduced its net debt by almost US$900 million year to date.
The company also completed its Latin American business divestment for approximately US$2.7 billion.
Elsewhere, Lumen invested in its sixth on-net subsea route across the Atlantic Ocean last month.
By doing so, it will significantly increase its network capacity and diversity.
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Disclaimer: Royston Yang owns shares of Mastercard.
