⁠Stock Analysis Compilation
Mobius CP on CTOS $CTOS MK

Thesis: CTOS Digital’s market leadership and ASEAN expansion solidify its position as a premier credit reporting firm

(Extract from their Q3 letter) https://t.co/j3Wt0j8IKv
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⁠Stock Analysis Compilation
Horos AM on Pluxee $PLX FP

Thesis: Pluxee’s strong market position and float-based revenue model offer significant upside despite short-term macro challenges.

(Extract from their Q3 letter) https://t.co/HzO7lCTVjV
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
An interesting fact - 9% of US customers account for almost half of sales at Watches of Switzerland. This type of customers own more than 7 luxury watches.

$WOSG.L https://t.co/32fHfnGiA5
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⁠Ahmad Jivraj
It was the best of times,
It was the worst of times,
It was the age of wisdom,
It was the age of foolishness,
It was the epoch of belief,
It was the epoch of incredulity,
It was the season of Light.

It was Dec 4 2024:
The day $BTC hit $100K

God save the Coin!

Long live the Coin! https://t.co/I3l1877N39 - Bitstein
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⁠Startup Archive
Jeff Bezos: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy”

Bezos is asked where he gets the confidence to even attempt to build companies of such massive scale, like Amazon and Blue Origin.

He responds:

“I think it’s generally human nature to overestimate risk and underestimate opportunity. And so I think entrepreneurs in general would be well-advised to try and bias against that. The risks are probably not as big as you perceive, and the opportunities may be bigger than you perceive… You say it’s confidence, but maybe I’m just accepting that human bias and trying to compensate against it. The second thing I would point out is that thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Video source: @nytimesevents (2024)
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⁠Stock Analysis Compilation
Lindsell Train on RELX $RELX LN

Thesis: RELX’s AI-driven transformation and leadership in data analytics make it a standout in legal and risk services.

(Extract from their Q3 letter) https://t.co/4LcvCdtKT2
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⁠Startup Archive
RT @GerberKawasaki: Some more truth from Bezos. Go for it!!! $amzn

Jeff Bezos: “Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy”

Bezos is asked where he gets the confidence to even attempt to build companies of such massive scale, like Amazon and Blue Origin.

He responds:

“I think it’s generally human nature to overestimate risk and underestimate opportunity. And so I think entrepreneurs in general would be well-advised to try and bias against that. The risks are probably not as big as you perceive, and the opportunities may be bigger than you perceive… You say it’s confidence, but maybe I’m just accepting that human bias and trying to compensate against it. The second thing I would point out is that thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Video source: @nytimesevents (2024) - Startup Archive
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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
Updated CAGR Estimates For $PYPL 📝*

23 P/E: $146.51💵 … ~17.5% CAGR

22x P/E: $140.14💵 … ~15.8% CAGR

21x P/E: $133.77💵 … ~14.1% CAGR

20x P/E: $127.40💵 … ~12.3% CAGR

19x P/E: $121.03💵 … ~10.4% CAGR

18x P/E: $114.66💵 … ~8.5% CAGR

*Assuming 2027E EPS of $6.37
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#stocks #investing

A sober valuation analysis on $PYPL 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 18.47x
•All-Time Mean: 29.55x

•NTM FCF Yield: 7.42%
•All-Time Mean: 5.07%

As you can see, $PYPL appears to be trading below fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~53% MORE in earnings per share & ~46% MORE in FCF per share 🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $PYPL is a good business

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $11.92B
•Long-Term Debt: $9.98B

$PYPL has an excellent balance sheet, an A- S&P Credit Rating, & 20x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2019: 12.4%
•2020: 11.5%
•2021: 13.6%
•2022: 12.7%
•2023: 14.8%
•LTM: 16.6%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2019: 15.2%
•2020: 22.7%
•2021: 20.0%
•2022: 11.5%
•2023: 20.5%
•LTM: 22.2%

$PYPL has strong return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2018: $15.45B
•2023: $29.77B
•CAGR: 14.01%

FREE CASH FLOW❌*
•2018: $4.66B
•2023: $4.22B
•Decrease: (9.44%)

*LTM FCF is $7.05B 📈

*Also, FCF in 2017 was $1.86B, so FCF rose ~150% in 2018 start date (“normalizing” the decline above)

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2018: $2.42
•2023: $5.10
•CAGR: 16.07%

SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2018 Shares Outstanding: 1.20B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 1.06B

By reducing its shares outstanding by 11.6%, $PYPL increased its EPS by 13.1% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 40.1%
•LTM Operating Margins: 17.7%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 14.1%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~53% MORE in EPS & ~46% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $PYPL has to grow earnings at a 9.29% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be greater than the (9.29%) required growth rate:

2024E: $4.57 (-10.3% YoY) *FY Dec

2025E: $4.89 (6.9% YoY)
2026E: $5.43 (11.1% YoY)
2027E: $6.37 (17.3% YoY)

$PYPL has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $PYPL ends 2027 with $6.37 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

21x P/E: $133.77💵 … ~14.3% CAGR

20x P/E: $127.40💵 … ~12.5% CAGR

19x P/E: $121.03💵 … ~10.6% CAGR

18x P/E: $114.66💵 … ~8.7% CAGR

As you can see, $PYPL appears to have attractive return potential if we assume >19x earnings & aggressive return potential if we assume >20x earnings

The 🔑 isn't a mean reversion in $PYPL's multiple, but a modest increase (still below its historical average) - a reasonable and safe assumption

Everyone wanted $PYPL when it traded 50x earnings, not many wanted it when it traded for 12x earnings ☯️

There’s STILL negative sentiment around $PYPL and this sentiment is already being changed as management continues to make good progress

Today at $88.50💵 $PYPL still appears to be a good consideration for investment (albeit, with some turnaround / competitive risks & a smaller margin of safety)

#stocks #investing
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𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄‼️: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥® 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲. - Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
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