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Deere $DE FY24Q3

Q3 sales -17%, incl. Equipment Ops. -20%
(declines of -13% to -25%)
Net Income -42%, EPS -38%

YTD sales -11%, Net Income -25%

Cuts CF part of FY24 outlook
Net Income: $7.0bn (PY: $10.2bn; ~$35/share)
OCF: $6.0-6.5bn (was 7.0-7.25bn)
CapEx: $1.8bn (was $1.9bn) https://t.co/ZIHzMOp5iA
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RT @HiddenValueGems: George Soros on position sizing 👇🏼

Quote of the day #65 https://t.co/j7I0ANDo3h
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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A sober valuation analysis on $FDS 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 23.96x
•10-Year Mean: 26.10x

•NTM FCF Yield: 4.05%
•10-Year Mean: 4.01%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~9% MORE in earnings per share & ~1% MORE in FCF per share***

Before we discuss valuation, let’s analyze why $FDS is a high-quality business

BALANCE SHEET
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $522.10M
•Long-Term Debt: $1.24B

RETURN ON CAPITAL
•2019: 34.7%
•2020: 25.4%
•2021: 24.9%
•2022: 15.2%
•2023: 18.9%
•LTM: 20.2%

RETURN ON EQUITY
•2019: 58.9%
•2020: 47.5%
•2021: 41.8%
•2022: 33.8%
•2023: 31.7%
•LTM: 28.8%

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

REVENUES
•2013: $0.86B
•2023: $2.09B
•CAGR: 9.28%

FREE CASH FLOW
•2013: $251.29M
•2023: $584.79M
•CAGR: 8.81%

NORMALIZED EPS
•2013: $5.04
•2023: $14.55
•CAGR: 11.18%

$FDS consistent growth in revenues, free cash flow, & net income is impressive especially when you consider the company has increased its revenues & earnings annually since for +20 years

SHARE BUYBACKS
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 44.62M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 38.68M

By reducing its shares outstanding ~13.3%, $FDS increased its EPS by ~15.3% (assuming 0 growth)

PAID DIVIDENDS
•2013: $1.32
•2023: $3.74
•CAGR: 10.97%

As you can see, $FDS is a quality business and the financials reflect its high % of recurring revenues 👌🏽

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~9% MORE in EPS & ~1% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $FDS has to grow earnings at an 11.98% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2026 EPS growth over the next few years to be less than the (11.98%) required growth rate:

2024E: $16.29 (12.0% YoY) *FY Aug

2025E: $17.43 (7.0% YoY)
2026E: $19.34 (11.0% YoY)

$FDS has a good track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, so let’s assume $FDS ends 2026 with $19.34 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples:

26x P/E: $502.84💵 … ~12.5% CAGR

25x P/E: $483.50💵 … ~10.3% CAGR

24x P/E: $464.16💵 … ~8.1% CAGR

23x P/E: $444.82💵 … ~5.9% CAGR

As you can see, $FDS appears to have attractive return potential if we assume at least 25x earnings (a multiple slightly below its 10-year mean, but may not be justified given its lower growth rate & excessively elevated multiple from 2020-2023 which skewed the average multiple higher)

Today at $404💵 $FDS appears to getting closer to a price where it will be a good consideration for investment

Similar to the last analysis, I’d get more interested in $FDS at $385💵 or at ~22.85x NTM earnings (5% below todays price) where I can reasonably anticipate double-digit CAGR potential with a 24x end multiple

#stocks #investing
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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.
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Loomis Sayles on Tencent Holdings $TCEHY US

Thesis: Tencent Holdings is well-positioned to leverage its dominant digital ecosystem in China for sustained long-term growth, despite near-term regulatory and economic challenges

(Extract from their Q2 letter) https://t.co/IyzrDm4xuP
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App Economy Insights
$WMT Walmart Q2 FY25 (ending in July):

• Revenue +5% Y/Y to $169.3B ($1.9B beat).
• Non-GAAP EPS $0.67 ($0.02 beat).
• Walmart US comp sales +4%.
• E-commerce +21% Y/Y.
• Advertising +26% Y/Y.

FY25 Guidance:
• Net sales +3.75% to 4.75% Y/Y (0.75% raise). https://t.co/Zb970ompZc
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Not obvious, but Japanese Yen is weaker vs. a year ago

15-Aug-23: $/¥ = 146
15-Aug-23: $/¥ = 149 https://t.co/xEaibM58fM
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