⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
Why "Expensive" Stocks Can Be a Bargain: A Tale of ROIC and EPS Growth 💸

I asked Grok to show why stocks that seem pricey may be great investments if their Returns on Invested Capital (ROIC) and EPS growth rates justify their premium

Here’s how Grok explained it 👇🏽 https://t.co/tJEWuXl7bt
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⁠InsideArbitrage
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🚂 $GBX Greenbrier Reports Strong First Quarter Results; Renews $100 million share repurchase authorization (~5% of current market cap)

Q1 Highlights:

💵 Net earnings: $55M ($1.72/share) on $876M revenue
📈 EBITDA: $145M (16.6% of revenue)
🚛 Lease fleet growth: +1,200 units to 16,700; utilization ~99%
🚂 New railcar orders: 3,800 units worth $520M; backlog: 23,400 units ($3.0B)
💰 Dividend declared: $0.30/share, payable Feb 19, 2025 (43rd consecutive)
🔄 Share repurchase: $100M authorization extended to Jan 2027

CEO: “Greenbrier achieved impressive results in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, delivering exceptional bottom-line performance and ROIC within our long-term range. The ongoing expansion of the lease fleet and the resulting recurring revenue is very encouraging. Our strong aggregate gross margin for the quarter was driven by a product mix weighted to more profitable railcar types and continued optimization in our manufacturing processes and capacity. We continue to streamline our business with the combination of our Manufacturing and Maintenance Services segments into one reportable segment, part of a strategic organizational alignment that commenced one year ago.”

https://t.co/mftI470QZS
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⁠InsideArbitrage
🚨 $SPHR Sphere Entertainment appoints Robert Langer as EVP, CFO, and Treasurer, effective Jan 13, 2025.

🏰📺 Langer brings 25+ years of leadership experience from Disney, including CFO roles at Disney ABC Television and Disneyland Resort.

💡 Sphere Entertainment, is renowned for its Sphere Las Vegas venue, launched in Sept 2023. It also operates MSG Networks $MSGN featuring regional sports & entertainment networks + MSG+ streaming.

💼 Compensation Highlights for Langer:

Base salary: $1M/year 💵
Annual bonus: 100% of base salary 🎯
Long-term awards: $1.7M+ annually 🏆

$SPHR Sphere Entertainment announces CFO David F. Byrnes is leaving the company and will commence a search for a new CFO.

▶️Mr. Byrnes will continue in his current role for an interim period to ensure a smooth transition.

▶️Byrnes has been with Sphere since December 2023 and previously served as CFO of MSG Entertainment. - InsideArbitrage
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⁠Quiver Quantitative
RT @QuiverCongress: Democratic Senator Jon @ossoff has announced that he will vote for the Laken Riley Act. https://t.co/uGew9AfY3b
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⁠Capital Employed
FRESH OFF THE PRESS 🔥

Investor interview #105 with @john_khabbaz from Phoenician Capital.

John discusses his background as an entrepreneur, why he chose public markets over private equity, 2 stocks he's bullish on + much more...

https://t.co/IhmHn5Hl55 https://t.co/sAivdi8GC3
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
China is the second best country in terms of improving consumer sentiment, ahead of US...just flagging this survey by AlixParnters https://t.co/C1fbbEohfz
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⁠Stock Analysis Compilation
Baron International Growth Fund on Contemporary Amperex Technology $2319 HK

Thesis: China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. is a leading dairy company in China expected to gain market share and enhance shareholder returns, benefiting from stabilizing raw milk prices and attractive valuation amid skepticism towards consumer stocks.

(Extract from their Q3 letter)
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
Quite unexpected results.
Thank you for voting ! 🙏

Something I have started considering and was wondering what smart people were doing.

Are you thinking of relocating to save on costs & taxes, improve lifestyle and other reasons?
- Yes
- No
- I have just relocated - Hidden Value Gems
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⁠Ahmad Jivraj
Wanna escape the corporate trap?
Learn to invest wisely

Achieving true work/life balance requires escaping the corporate trap.

Here are 5 ways you can escape at any point in your career:

(thread) - Ethan Evans
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