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3 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into Half a Million Dollars

A look at why these stocks have outperformed and what investors can take away from them.

3 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into Half a Million Dollars

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While it's easy to look at such things in hindsight, perhaps there's value in looking at some of the lessons learned and then applying them to investments now. So with that in mind, let's take a closer look at why all three industrial stocks have done so well.<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0e204bbe49952bdc4f43415a6ff71e7c\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Data by YCharts</p>\n<h2>Old Dominion Freight Line</h2>\n<p>The trucking company specializes in a niche market of the transportation industry, namely less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. In a nutshell, LTL means a customer's freight is combined with other shippers' freight and then transported between several terminals to its final destination. 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In other words, this isn't a story about chasing growth through reckless acquisitions.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3136cd3e1ca945571db09329f240b4b6\" tg-width=\"720\" tg-height=\"387\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Data by YCharts</p>\n<p>All told, Middleby's stock success demonstrates what happens when management actively pursues acquisition-led growth within a growth industry.</p>\n<h2>Sherwin-Williams</h2>\n<p>The paint and coatings company's success speaks to a combination of the paint and coatings industry's fundamental attractiveness and the potential for growth through consolidating an industry.</p>\n<p>As long as physical assets are created (housing, automobiles, airplanes, ships, packaging, etc.), they will need to be coated. 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While it's easy to look at such things in hindsight, perhaps there's value in looking at some of the lessons learned and then applying them to investments now. So with that in mind, let's take a closer look at why all three industrial stocks have done so well.\nData by YCharts\nOld Dominion Freight Line\nThe trucking company specializes in a niche market of the transportation industry, namely less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. In a nutshell, LTL means a customer's freight is combined with other shippers' freight and then transported between several terminals to its final destination. This is distinct from full-truckload (FTL) shipping whereby a customer's shipment is loaded onto a dedicated truck and then taken directly to its final destination.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nThe key benefit of LTL is that shippers can send smaller shipments. This is a significant benefit to shippers who need to ensure a steady stream of shipments, such as securing e-commerce deliveries or maintaining inventory in a warehouse/store. Hence, it's quickly available for customers.\nAs such, it's not hard to see that the LTL industry has benefited from the growth in e-commerce, notably from small businesses. Also, the development of e-commerce has pressured retailers to guarantee the availability of products in-store -- good news for Old Dominion.\nThe company has an admirer in the leading figure in transportation in the U.S. FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith noted on an earnings call, \"they've been very brilliant in finding a niche that's, for lack of a better term, near TL. It's in that zone between LTL and TL, and their average weight per shipment in a much more dense network is about 350 pounds, 400 pounds higher. 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While the residential kitchen segment sells a wide range of equipment across its 17 different brands.\nMiddleby's story has been one of acquisition-led growth. Still, as you can see below, even as its debt has risen (taken to fund acquisitions), the company's debt-to-equity ratio is manageable. In other words, this isn't a story about chasing growth through reckless acquisitions.\n\nData by YCharts\nAll told, Middleby's stock success demonstrates what happens when management actively pursues acquisition-led growth within a growth industry.\nSherwin-Williams\nThe paint and coatings company's success speaks to a combination of the paint and coatings industry's fundamental attractiveness and the potential for growth through consolidating an industry.\nAs long as physical assets are created (housing, automobiles, airplanes, ships, packaging, etc.), they will need to be coated. In addition, it's a market that implies a significant amount of recurring revenue -- cars need to be repainted, houses refurbished, etc. As such, the industry's market position is stable.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nIn addition, the leading players like Sherwin-Williams and PPG have been consolidating a highly-fragmented industry through an ongoing wave of acquisitions such as Sherwin-Williams' $11.3 billion acquisition of Valspar in 2017.\nThe chart below shows the high return on equity (net income divided by shareholder's equity) generated in the industry and the upward trend in profit margin that often happens when industries consolidate and build scale.\n\nData by YCharts\nFinding the next big winner\nAll told, Old Dominion highlights the benefit of being a highly-skilled operator in a niche growth market. 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