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My main narrative for ANET:
- Young company (founded 2004, IPO 2014), disrupting CISCO in the High Speed Switch Market (for Datacenter, Cloud and AI)
- Very successful introduction of Fast Internet Switches for Brokerage (High Speed Trading)
- Internet Speed will continuously increase to meet “tactile internet” capabilities (control robots or vehicles over distance (through internet) with nearly no delay)
- Perfect fit of Arista HW and Arista SW, as known from Apple devices, leads to high customer satisfaction and customer binding
I focus also on:
- More equity than debt. Ratio is at 0%. So debt free company!
- A ROE of about 20%. Past 29%, future 24%. Also fine.
Actually it is at fair value (FV $76 from SWS), but keep in mind the underlaying FCF
- 2024: $2.135m
- 2027: $4.470m So ANET need to grow FCF by about 2x in next 3y.
I think that’s sporty but still realistic.
A debt-free company with a high ROE - my money is well invested.
Update 16.12.24: Tipo: FV $375 corrected to $76.
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