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JUST IN: Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he's open to conversations about banning congressional stock trading. https://t.co/OHYQAvbD7H
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Polymarket odds for Fed moves:
May: 99% chance of no change
June: 63% chance of no change
July: 45% chance of no change https://t.co/kYGYOdQ1ZS
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June: 63% chance of no change
July: 45% chance of no change https://t.co/kYGYOdQ1ZS
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$NVDA CEO Jensen Huang pulled in $344M in “comp actually paid” last year — thanks to Nvidia’s 171% gain in 2024, creating over $2T in market value. That’s over 6x his official $50M salary and more than what 738 Russell 2000 companies made in revenue last year. https://t.co/Znx8woV7I5
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$NVDA CEO Jensen Huang pulled in $344M in “comp actually paid” last year — thanks to Nvidia’s 171% gain in 2024, creating over $2T in market value. That’s over 6x his official $50M salary and more than what 738 Russell 2000 companies made in revenue last year. https://t.co/Znx8woV7I5
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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
3 days ago I highlighted $MSFT at $390💵 as an attractive & compelling investment
Since then, $MSFT has surged +12%✅
You can find the original valuation analysis in the post attached below👇🏽 https://t.co/GG9cKHn3aS
A quality valuation analysis on $MSFT 🧘🏽♂️
•NTM P/E Ratio: 28.38x
•5-Year Mean: 30.91x
•NTM FCF Yield: 2.58%
•5-Year Mean: 2.92%
As you can see, $MSFT appears to be trading near fair value
Going forward, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in earnings per share & ~12% LESS in FCF per share🧠***
Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $MSFT is a quality business
BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Equivalents: $71.56B
•Long-Term Debt: $39.72B
$MSFT has an excellent balance sheet, an AAA S&P Credit Rating & 46x FFO Interest Coverage Ratio
RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 26.4%
•2021: 31.1%
•2022: 34.0%
•2023: 31.0%
•2024: 29.7%
•LTM: 28.8%
RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2020: 40.1%
•2021: 47.1%
•2022: 47.2%
•2023: 38.8%
•2024: 37.1%
•LTM: 34.3%
$MSFT has great return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business
REVENUES✅
•2014: $86.83B
•2024: $245.12B
•CAGR: 10.93%
FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2014: $27.02B
•2024: $74.07B
•CAGR: 10.61%
NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $2.63
•2024: $11.80
•CAGR: 16.19%
SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 8.40B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 7.47B
By reducing its shares outstanding ~11%, $MSFT increased its EPS by ~12% (assuming 0 growth)
MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 69.4%
•LTM Operating Margins: 45.0%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 35.4%
PAID DIVIDENDS✅
•2014: $1.12
•2024: $3.00
•CAGR: 10.35%
***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠
As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in EPS & ~12% LESS in FCF per share
Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MSFT has to grow earnings at a 14.19% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation
Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be slightly less than the (14.19%) required growth rate:
2025E: $13.16 (11.5% YoY) *FY Jun
2026E: $14.95 (13.6% YoY)
2027E: $17.51 (17.1% YoY)
$MSFT has a decent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $MSFT ends 2027 with $17.51 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples
32x P/E: $560.32💵 … ~18.5% CAGR
30x P/E: $525.30💵 … ~15.1% CAGR
29x P/E: $507.79💵 … ~13.3% CAGR
28x P/E: $490.28💵 … ~11.5% CAGR
27x P/E: $472.77💵 … ~9.7% CAGR
As you can see, we’d have to assume a 28x multiple for $MSFT to have attractive return potential
At 27x earnings $MSFT has ok CAGR potential
$MSFT is one of the highest quality companies in the world & is firing on all cylinders
Although I wouldn’t want to rely on a >30x multiple, I feel comfortable accumulating $MSFT shares at ~$390💵 while relying on 28x - 29x
I consider $MSFT a steal with a large margin of safety at $350💵, where I can reasonably expect 11.7% CAGR while assuming a conservative 25x
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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 [...]
3 days ago I highlighted $MSFT at $390💵 as an attractive & compelling investment
Since then, $MSFT has surged +12%✅
You can find the original valuation analysis in the post attached below👇🏽 https://t.co/GG9cKHn3aS
A quality valuation analysis on $MSFT 🧘🏽♂️
•NTM P/E Ratio: 28.38x
•5-Year Mean: 30.91x
•NTM FCF Yield: 2.58%
•5-Year Mean: 2.92%
As you can see, $MSFT appears to be trading near fair value
Going forward, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in earnings per share & ~12% LESS in FCF per share🧠***
Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $MSFT is a quality business
BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Equivalents: $71.56B
•Long-Term Debt: $39.72B
$MSFT has an excellent balance sheet, an AAA S&P Credit Rating & 46x FFO Interest Coverage Ratio
RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 26.4%
•2021: 31.1%
•2022: 34.0%
•2023: 31.0%
•2024: 29.7%
•LTM: 28.8%
RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2020: 40.1%
•2021: 47.1%
•2022: 47.2%
•2023: 38.8%
•2024: 37.1%
•LTM: 34.3%
$MSFT has great return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business
REVENUES✅
•2014: $86.83B
•2024: $245.12B
•CAGR: 10.93%
FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2014: $27.02B
•2024: $74.07B
•CAGR: 10.61%
NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $2.63
•2024: $11.80
•CAGR: 16.19%
SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 8.40B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 7.47B
By reducing its shares outstanding ~11%, $MSFT increased its EPS by ~12% (assuming 0 growth)
MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 69.4%
•LTM Operating Margins: 45.0%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 35.4%
PAID DIVIDENDS✅
•2014: $1.12
•2024: $3.00
•CAGR: 10.35%
***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠
As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in EPS & ~12% LESS in FCF per share
Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MSFT has to grow earnings at a 14.19% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation
Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be slightly less than the (14.19%) required growth rate:
2025E: $13.16 (11.5% YoY) *FY Jun
2026E: $14.95 (13.6% YoY)
2027E: $17.51 (17.1% YoY)
$MSFT has a decent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $MSFT ends 2027 with $17.51 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples
32x P/E: $560.32💵 … ~18.5% CAGR
30x P/E: $525.30💵 … ~15.1% CAGR
29x P/E: $507.79💵 … ~13.3% CAGR
28x P/E: $490.28💵 … ~11.5% CAGR
27x P/E: $472.77💵 … ~9.7% CAGR
As you can see, we’d have to assume a 28x multiple for $MSFT to have attractive return potential
At 27x earnings $MSFT has ok CAGR potential
$MSFT is one of the highest quality companies in the world & is firing on all cylinders
Although I wouldn’t want to rely on a >30x multiple, I feel comfortable accumulating $MSFT shares at ~$390💵 while relying on 28x - 29x
I consider $MSFT a steal with a large margin of safety at $350💵, where I can reasonably expect 11.7% CAGR while assuming a conservative 25x
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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.
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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital® 3 days ago I highlighted $MSFT at $390💵 as an attractive & compelling investment Since then, $MSFT has surged +12%✅ You can find the original valuation analysis in the post attached below👇🏽 https://t.co/GG9cKHn3aS A quality…
𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲. - Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital® tweet
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DUOLINGO HAD ITS BEST DAY SINCE FEB 2024
$DUOL popped 21% to all-time highs after crushing earnings and raising full-year guidance across the board — revenue, EBITDA, and margins. https://t.co/K9wkgJcXP3
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DUOLINGO HAD ITS BEST DAY SINCE FEB 2024
$DUOL popped 21% to all-time highs after crushing earnings and raising full-year guidance across the board — revenue, EBITDA, and margins. https://t.co/K9wkgJcXP3
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