Published: July 22, 2016
Ever since legendary business magnate Carl Icahn sold his Apple shares earlier this year, many investors lost faith in the company’s future and withheld from taking a position in the tech giant. But history shows that following the herd mentality, even if propagated by someone as prophetic as Ica...
Published: May 29, 2015
Buying an industry leader trading at trough valuation due to technology transition. Upside in the stock will be driven by a re-rate of its earnings multiple to a less steep discount relative to its tech sector peers, once its core business stabilizes and its growth initiatives start to take hold.
Published: March 19, 2014
AOL is a deceptively cheap asset which is at an inflection point in all three businesses. The street believes EBITDA growth will be half of last year and misses key value catalysts. I believe the company will emerge in the next six months as a growth asset with a stable legacy business with signi...
Published: January 09, 2014
Baupost's strategy is denoted by extreme concentration in the firm's long-only, public equity fund (which tends to constitute between 5-15% of the total value of the firm--the balance is in real estate, bonds, cash, hedges, etc.). By September of 2013, the firm’s top three equity holdings made up...
Published: October 10, 2013
Tale of the taper. Amidst a Fed-tapering, rising interest/ mortgage rate backdrop, Trulia (the "Company") also finds its growth rates tapering. Copycat risk is extremely high given the lack of a defensible, sustainable competitive advantage and a marginal competitive position as the #2 player in ...
Published: September 25, 2012
While I do not typically peddle Eric Jackson's commentary, I thought he put out a good note on Yahoo! the other day regarding the hiring of Jackie Reses. He believes she brings a private equity mindset to the Company, and will prove instrumental in Marissa Mayer's turnaround strategy:
Published: September 06, 2012
Most people in North America (my main audience) have a mobile phone and at the very least a vague sense of what Apple is. Therefore most people have an opinion on the mobile phone market. You mention Nokia and they recoil in horror. This vague notion of what the company does and the associated be...
Published: August 22, 2012
Since Third Point first disclosed its position in September 2011, three key overhangs in Yahoo! stock– lack of strategic direction, dysfunctional Board of Directors and unsubstantiated Alibaba valuation – have been addressed, two of which were the direct result of Third Point’s involvement (the s...
Published: June 06, 2012
Everybody knows, or thinks they know the company, but the more time I spend talking to professional investors about Apple, the more clear it becomes that 90% of those who consider themselves 'informed,' and possibly directly involved in the name, know little about the applicable metrics, growth r...
Published: May 17, 2012
MSFT trades at 8.8x 2012 earnings ex-cash vs. 12.9x for the S&P despite far better EPS growth, margin stability, shareholder payouts, and a AAA balance sheet. 70% of profits are from corporate end markets, where MSFT’s firmly entrenched software will benefit from the corporate PC refresh cycle an...
Published: May 17, 2012
MSFT trades at 8.8x 2012 earnings ex-cash vs. 12.9x for the S&P despite far better EPS growth, margin stability, shareholder payouts, and a AAA balance sheet. 70% of profits are from corporate end markets, where MSFT’s firmly entrenched software will benefit from the corporate PC refresh cycle an...