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Portfolio Review - December 2023

The Wolf of Harcourt Street • 419 implied HN points • 01 Jan 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

The portfolio review highlighted transactions such as selling Cloudflare and Shopify for tax planning.
Evolution (EVVTY) was added to the portfolio due to its buyback program and attractive valuation.
Performance showed Q4 at 17.8% vs S&P 11.4% and YTD at 34.3% vs S&P 24.1%.

Do these really warrant a low multiple? (Premium)

Yet Another Value Blog • 275 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

The rental car industry is trading at very low multiples
There are concerns about the sustainability of earnings in the industry
The post discussed these factors in detail for paid subscribers

Year's End

Pieter’s Newsletter • 239 implied HN points • 22 Dec 23

🌍 World Politics Market Performance

Global turmoil did not affect stock markets equally.
Interest rate cuts in 2024 are likely, but not guaranteed.
Newsletter's future activities include potentially more direct reporting.

We're all bullish Japan now...

Japan Optimist • 275 implied HN points • 20 May 23

💰 Finance Market Performance

Japanese policy elite is committed to promoting growth and asset inflation
Positive outlook for Yen risk assets: public & private equity & real estate
Japan stands out as a major economy with positive policy settings for investors

The AI Elephant in the Boardroom

Condensing the Cloud • 137 implied HN points • 01 Nov 23

🕹 Technology Market Performance

AI is becoming a major focus for tech companies and investors.
Companies are increasingly mentioning AI in earnings calls, impacting stock performance.
Investor enthusiasm for AI is driving stock price increases and reshaping company roadmaps.

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3D Nano Desktop Stratasystems

Exponential Industry • 39 implied HN points • 07 Jun 23

💼 Business Market Performance

3D printing companies have significant business overlap due to the small industry size.
3D printer manufacturers have struggled in public markets, with high costs per part compared to other manufacturing methods.
The hope for 3D printer companies lies in continual mergers to reduce costs until printing technology enables a declining per-unit cost curve.

Clouded Judgement 8.4.23 - Cloud Giants Q2 Update

Clouded Judgement • 31 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23

💼 Business Market Performance

Key cloud software companies like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are continuing to grow in Q2.
AWS saw a growth rate of 12% in Q2, Azure at 27%, and Google Cloud at 28%.
Valuation multiples for SaaS businesses are generally based on revenue, with median multiples varying based on growth rates.

Insights from Dropbox, Adobe, and Salesforce

Good Better Best • 5 implied HN points • 05 Jan 24

💼 Business Market Performance

4% of Dropbox users are on Freemium plans.
Adobe's market cap doubled in 15 months due to AI excitement.
Salesforce has $62B spent on 59 acquisitions covering 5 product categories.

#159 - Back To Basics

Below the Line from Kevin LaBuz • 4 implied HN points • 10 Dec 23

💼 Business Market Performance

Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart are gaining market share in e-commerce.
Fourth quarter outlook for e-commerce businesses is uncertain with slowed growth expected.
Consumer behavior in e-commerce continues to be thrifty with value-oriented spending.

A waste of time and money

Klement on Investing • 2 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

A new study shows that financial influencers on StockTwits often provide recommendations that lead to underperformance in the market.
Only a minority of financial influencers are able to outperform the market, with a significant portion actually having negative performance.
Users tend to follow financial influencers who echo their own sentiments, leading to a cycle of poor recommendations and wasted time and money.

Post-earnings announcement drift is not just for equities

Klement on Investing • 1 implied HN point • 29 Feb 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

Post-earnings announcement drift exists for both stocks and corporate bonds, not just equities. This phenomenon occurs when stock or bond prices do not react as expected to earnings data, presenting an investment opportunity.
Investors can exploit post-earnings announcement drift by buying stocks or bonds with positive earnings surprises that are undervalued and selling those with negative surprises that are overvalued.
Implementing a long-short strategy based on post-earnings announcement drift for corporate bonds can result in significant annual returns and alpha, outperforming other bond investment strategies.

Deep dive on Arista Networks ($ANET)

Jonah’s Growth Stocks • 0 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

Jonah Lupton's Growth Stock Deep Dives subscription offers in-depth analysis and investment insights.
Arista Networks ($ANET) is a company with significant growth potential in the networking industry.
Investors can find more information through Arista Networks' Investor Relations resources.

Investing Update: Hedge Fund Buys & Holdings

Spilled Coffee • 0 implied HN points • 27 May 23

💰 Finance Market Performance

The Nasdaq has outperformed other major indexes significantly in 2023.
Most companies have beaten earnings expectations, fueling optimism in the market.
Mega-cap tech stocks are dominating the market performance, with concerns about narrower participation.

Investing Update: Is Apple Losing Its Taste?

Spilled Coffee • 0 implied HN points • 02 Mar 24

💰 Finance Market Performance

The stock market has been reaching new all-time highs with strong performance across various sectors and asset classes.
Despite Apple's underperformance compared to the S&P 500 and other tech stocks, it may present a potential buying opportunity as past dips in Apple have been followed by strong recoveries.
The current market trend is leaning towards risk-on behavior, with evidence in the rise of high-risk assets like Bitcoin and certain ETFs.