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Costco’s biggest strengths are its ultra-sticky memberships (~90% renewal), strong pricing power, and inflation-resilient “low-price leader” model. Membership fees (1.9% of revenue) drive most of its 2–3% profit margin and give it a unique buffer that lets it keep prices low.Read more
PlaySide Studios (ASX: PLY) is being priced like a sleepy, low-growth work-for-hire shop right before the biggest IP slate in its history goes live. After going through Steam wishlist data, indie comps, sell-through ratios, past margins and the latest analyst notes, my view is simple: If the upcoming slate lands even normally well, FY26 can justify a move from around 0.19–0.20 today to the 0.70–1.00 range, with more if one title really breaks out.Read more
The company is at an inflection point. After years of flat revenue at around $91B , it faces mounting pressure from shifting consumer preferences, health trends, and affordability concerns.Read more

A Note to New Readers: Welcome. What you are about to read is my original narrative for IREN, first published in September 2024.Read more

Summary Block, Inc. is trading at ~16-17x earnings, well below its 12-month average of ~30x.Read more
Reasons that favour Mastercard over Visa Diversified, non-card revenue growth: increasing value-added services (data/analytics, security, gateway) enhance revenue per transaction and reduce pure-volume dependence. International mix and growth runway: large exposure to faster-growing regions and cross-border flows gives higher long-term volume growth potential.Read more

1. Global Payments Backbone with Scale & Reach Mastercard’s network processes over $8 trillion in annual purchase volume , powered by relationships with banks, merchants, businesses, and governments in more than 200 countries.Read more

Executive Summary Champion Breweries Plc (“Champion” or “the Company”) delivered a strong top-line and bottom-line recovery for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, supported by robust production volumes, improved pricing, and operational scale. Revenue surged 53% YoY to ₦21.44 billion , reflecting broad-based growth in beer and malt sales.Read more

Lyc was added on 5/11/25 to the MSCI Australia Standard Index, tracked by well-traded ETF’s, taking effect on 25/11/2025. Recent price upgrades by UBS, Macquarie & Goldman Sachs.Read more