Offshore
Photo
Finding Compounders
From 1926 to 2020, Small Cap Stocks were the clear winner.

Source: Villere & Co https://t.co/bfrNeBVH38
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
RT @DimitryNakhla: Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller was one of few hedge fund managers that caught $NVDA stock early on for ~$15 a share

As of his latest filing, Druckenmiller SOLD $NVDA & BOUGHT shares of 2 great co’s I’ve mentioned a lot lately:

1. MercadoLibre $MELI

2. Amazon $AMZN

Source: TIKR
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Investing visuals
Tariff memes are absolutely hilarious.
A thread of my favorites so far 🧵👇 https://t.co/4JKx7RKdNV
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Hidden Value Gems
I decided to read this book on tariffs. Just started. This quote is quite telling:

“Tariffs are extraordinarily uninteresting things unless related to the political events which give them meaning.”

- Alan Millard, British economist https://t.co/JMG4IqfpUN
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Finding Compounders
Buffett offers investing advice https://t.co/NnDA3NWo8L
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Finding Compounders
RT @gainify_io: VALUATION CHECK of the largest SEMICONDUCTORS post-tariff exemption.

Massive valuation gaps vs. 5-year P/E averages for these names:
🔻 $NVDA: -52%
🔻 $AMD: -51%
🔻 $ASML: -40%
🔻 $TSM: -27%

Room to rerate?👀 https://t.co/87X8DrMaP7
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Hidden Value Gems
A nice chart on shareholder dilution from management compensation at tech companies.

$BOX $LYFT $W $TWLO stand out https://t.co/Yiin5bhC0l
tweet
The Kobeissi Letter
BREAKING: Commerce Secretary Lutnick says tariffs on semiconductors and electronics will come in “a month or so.”
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A quality valuation analysis on $MELI 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 42.45x
•1-Year Mean: 47.73x

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~12% MORE in earnings per share 🧠***

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

BALANCE SHEET
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $3.70B
•Long-Term Debt: $2.82B

$MELI has a strong balance sheet, an ok BB+ S&P Credit Rating & 48x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL🆗➡️
•2019: (4.8%)
•2020: 3.7%
•2021: 8.1%
•2022: 14.7%
•2023: 25.7%
•2024: 23.0%

RETURN ON EQUITY🆗➡️
•2019: (14.2%)
•2020: (0.1%)
•2021: 5.2%
•2022: 28.7%
•2023: 40.3%
•2024: 51.5%

$MELI has strong and improved return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES
•2019: $2.30B
•2024: $20.78B
•CAGR: 55.30%

FREE CASH FLOW
•2019: $314.29M
•2024: $7.05B
•CAGR: 86.32%

NORMALIZED EPS
•2019: ($3.71)
•2024: $37.69

SHARE BUYBACKS
•2019 Shares Outstanding: 48.69M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 50.70M

MARGINS🆗➡️
•LTM Gross Margins: 52.7%
•LTM Operating Margins: 12.7%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 9.2%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~12% MORE in EPS

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MELI has to grow earnings at a 21.23% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (21.23%) required growth rate:

2025E: $47.04 (24.8% YoY)
2026E: $65.23 (38.7% YoY)
2027E: $85.38 (30.9% YoY)

$MELI has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $MELI ends 2027 with $85.38 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

38x P/E: $3244💵 … ~19.5% CAGR

36x P/E: $3073💵 … ~17.2% CAGR

34x P/E: $2902💵 … ~14.7% CAGR

32x P/E: $2732💵 … ~12.2% CAGR

30x P/E: $2561💵 … ~9.6% CAGR

As you can see, $MELI appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >32 earnings (a multiple well-justified by its growth rate & moat)

$MELI boasts an expansive growth trajectory, fueled by powerful network effects that should drive sustained momentum

Key factors contributing to its promising outlook include 🔑

1. Margin expansion

2. Unparalleled access to Latin America's burgeoning economy

3. Network effects that produce self-reinforcing dynamics ensuring long-term competitiveness, among other things

Those buying $MELI today at $1996💵 are buying a great business for a great price, with a decent margin of safety — these growth rates have to be revised down substantially for $MELI to miss the mark, even if the company grows earnings at 22% CAGR over the next 5 years, shareholders will likely end up with a great result

I consider $MELI a steal closer to $1790💵 (~10% below today’s price) where I can reasonably expect ~11% CAGR while assuming a very conservative 26x end multiple, ensuring a large margin of safety

#stocks #investing
___

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.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚[...]
Offshore
⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital® A quality valuation analysis on $MELI 🧘🏽‍♂️ •NTM P/E Ratio: 42.45x •1-Year Mean: 47.73x As you can see, $MELI appears to be trading below fair value Going forward, investors can receive ~12% MORE in earnings per share…
𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.
tweet
The Kobeissi Letter
BREAKING: Commerce Secretary Lutnick says electrotonic products will have "special tariffs" coming soon.

He also says pharmaceutical tariffs are coming in the next month or two.

“This is not a permanent sort of exemption," he says on the exemptions announced this weekend.
tweet