When looking at the earnings release, we could see that the company has been benefitting from record Data Center adoption. its revenue grew by 23% compared to the fourth quarter and 427% from a year ago it is fueled by strong and accelerating demand for generative AI training and inference Generative AI has expanded to consumer internet companies, and enterprise, sovereign AI, automotive and healthcare customers, creating multiple multibillion-dollar vertical markets Moreover, the company decided to announce a series of rewards for investors 10 for 1 forward stock split result in a proportionate increase in the number of shares of authorised common stock increasing its quarterly cash dividend by 150% from $0.04 per share to $0.10 per share of common stockRead more

Metrics Used in Calculation For CBOE Global Markets, I employed two-stage models for both DCF and DDM analysis given the company's established market position with potential for different growth phases: 1. Two-Stage Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model Phase 1 (Years 1-10) : 8% free cash flow growth reflecting CBOE's strong market position and expanding derivatives business Phase 2 (Perpetual) : 3% growth rate aligned with long-term economic growth expectations Projects free cash flows over 10 years plus terminal value using perpetual growth model 2.Read more

Extremely sticky Apple Ecosystem · Due to the strength of the company, it started to produce more products and provide more service associated with its iconic product, iPhone. Once its customer got hock onto its eco-system, it is extremely hard for them to leave its eco-system.Read more