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Continue reading →: A Game of Thrones: Greece and the European Equities Decline
The Greek case shows that Europe has a laggard vision Once again, the Greek government sold the Greek people. Paradoxically, it’s a defeat for Greece and for Europe. But above all, it’s a bad service to democracy. It seems like it doesn’t matter which side is governing a given country,…
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Continue reading →: A Valuation Approach for 3D Systems (DDD)
Previously, I’ve wrote a long article on 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD). There, I focused on analyzing the company organization and the product conception philosophy. In other words, I was interested in the growth potential of the company. However, in this text, I want to present a different perspective about 3D Systems.…
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Continue reading →: Of Interest: Best Buy and Varoufakis
From this week, I highlight two main events: Best Buy’s earnings release and the profiling on Yannis Varoufakis in the NYT. These two pieces make a very interesting read: Best Buy presented results that topped analysts’ expectations. Earnings were pressured from restructuring charges. These one-off items are related to the…
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Continue reading →: HERE Maps Might Be Hiding Nokia’s Future Path
When Nokia (NYSE:NOK) was still a mobile phone powerhouse, it bought a company called NAVTEQ. The transaction was made at around € 6 billion ($ 6,7 billion assuming the EUR/USD at 1.12), slightly less than the € 7.5 billion ($ 8.4 billion) that Nokia sold the once mighty mobile business…
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Continue reading →: Earnings Digested: Santander Presented a Set of Good Results in 1Q15
Santander presented earnings 32% higher year over year. There were two main contributors for this result: Higher gross income: Lower loan-loss provisions: The results indicate that Santander is clearly on a normalization cycle. As I said before, the return on equity will be lower than during the pre-crisis period for…
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Continue reading →: Spreadsheets for my Valuation on Adidas
For 2018, I am considering the following baseline scenario for Adidas: Sales growth around 7% per year; Profit margin near 5%; Multiples between 25x and 20x earnings. You can read my full thesis and valuation on the stock here But the main reason why I am writing is the following:…
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Continue reading →: Tesla was almost sold to Google: Shouldn’t this be a warning about Tesla valuation?
Allegedly, Elon Musk approached Google (GOOG) in order to sell Tesla (TSLA) back in 2013. At the time, Tesla was having a hard time in materializing sales due to several problems in the car (Source: Bloomberg). The thing here is the fact that Tesla was in a situation so frail,…
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Continue reading →: Nokia is staging a comeback to the Smartphone arena: The rumors are getting stronger
A couple of weeks ago, I’ve wrote an article for TalkMarkets where I defended the idea that Nokia (NOK) could be pursuing a return to the smartphone arena. At the time I argued that Nokia should return to the smartphone industry through a large or a small acquisition. Now, we…
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Continue reading →: Getting up to date on 2 weeks out of the market
I haven’t had much time to update the blog or to write about stocks since I have been travelling through Spain during the last weeks. However, the last 2 weeks were rich on market developments. One good example is the Nokia’s acquisition of Alcatel Lucent. I have been trying to…
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Continue reading →: Warren Buffett Sees Potential In Germany, I See A Moat In Adidas
Warren Buffett (BRK-A) has started to buy in Europe, more specifically in Germany. He stated that Germany is a great country, with a vigorous and productive economy. Therefore, we shouldn’t be surprised that he bought a German supplier of motorcycle equipment and he may be up for more (Source: Fortune).…




