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Nike (NKE) is a well-positioned company with a globally recognized brand and a dominant market presence, with $101.5 billion in market cap. As the industry leader, Nike benefits from significant economies of scale, allowing it to negotiate favorable terms with suppliers and maintain cost efficiency.Read more

Update as of 10 April: As written here in February, Delta is the leading carrier among the major US airlines and keeps that pole position even amidst the tariff-induced turmoil. True, the carrier had to jettison its record guidance for 2025 it had issued in January; still, Delta made a gross profit of roughly 1 cent per available seat mile in the traditionally weak winter quarter when other airlines struggle to turn any profit at all (my calculations from an adj.Read more

Catalysts Xiaomi's growth and success can be attributed to several strategic catalysts, which can be categorized as follows: 1. Disruptive Pricing and Value Proposition High-Spec, Low-Cost Smartphones : Xiaomi disrupted markets by offering feature-rich devices at competitive prices, undercutting rivals like Samsung and Apple.Read more

1. Perpetual Revenue Growth Rate (~2.5%) Rationale: Catalysts: New Services & Projects: Sacyr’s pipeline includes opportunities in renewables, sustainable infrastructure, and digital upgrades.Read more

Drivers of Growth and Valuation Commercial Aviation Recovery: Global air travel demand has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and continues to grow. Airlines are rebuilding and expanding fleets, fueling large aircraft orders.Read more

Management guidance (FY2025 Q2) -- $23 - $25bn revenue guidance for 2025, and positive about reaching $40bn in revenue for 2026, this is due to the DLC technology (Direct Liquid Cooling) that is expected to be adopted by an estimate of 30% of the new data center space. New Auditor & Special Committee -- After almost a 85% decline in share price after Hidenburg's (short seller) accounting manipulation report on the company, SMCI' has already increased their stock price in more than 200% expecting to release all of their adjusted and revised filings for FY2024 (10-K) and the first two quarters of 2025 (10-Q).Read more

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights: Total Revenues: $12.3 billion, an 8% increase from the same period in 2023. GAAP Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.04, a significant decrease from $0.87 in Q4 2023.Read more

It has become more apparent that Capri’s turnaround story has to be done with no moat and rather tiny margins moving forward as it tries to move back to profitability. It can’t currently do buybacks and has to deal with more declining revenue.Read more

Ulta, the other company I was thinking of cutting, has a surprisingly favorable relative valuation in the beauty retail space. It has decent margins and actually is able to direct decent amounts of buybacks.Read more