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 "chartHorizon": "<figure class=\"cmp horizon\"><figcaption>Handed back now, or kept to compound</figcaption><svg viewBox=\"0 0 560 128\" width=\"100%\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Where the profit goes\"><text x=\"0\" y=\"14\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"#6f6450\">Of each dollar of profit</text><text x=\"0\" y=\"76\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"#6f6450\">Handed back per share</text><text x=\"250\" y=\"76\" font-size=\"11\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#0a2240\">$1.09</text><text x=\"320\" y=\"76\" font-size=\"10.5\" fill=\"#8b8375\">up 4 years running</text><text x=\"0\" y=\"94\" font-size=\"11\" fill=\"#6f6450\">Revenue growth it managed</text><text x=\"250\" y=\"94\" font-size=\"11\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#0a2240\">7.3%</text><text x=\"320\" y=\"94\" font-size=\"10.5\" fill=\"#8b8375\">last year, for comparison</text></svg><p class=\"cmpnote\">Gold is paid out to shareholders; navy is kept in the business. Retained profit times return on equity is the pace a company can fund from itself. Facts from the filings, not a recommendation.</p></figure>",
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