Coinbase $COIN is down 11% after reporting Q3 Earnings
Revenue: $1.3B missed $1.57B est.
Monthly Transacting Users (MTU): 7.4M vs 7.09M est
Trading Volume $327B vs $309B est
Adjusted EBITDA $618M vs $662M
Thread on my notes from shareholder letter + call ⬇️
"We are focused on investing for long-term growth. Our business is volatile. $COIN is a long-term investment in the growth of the cryptoeconomy & our ability to serve users through our products & services. We encourage our investors to take this point of view"
"In Q3, Verified Users grew to 73 million and retail Monthly Transacting Users (MTUs) were 7.4 million. The number of institutions and ecosystem partners using Coinbase also continued to grow nicely."
1/ This type of crap is exactly what drives bubblish activity... and people to rush in and get hurt. I can almost guarantee @tyler won't be buying meaningful amounts here... but he and @michael_saylor are happy to drive the hype train higher.
2/ $TSLA and other real companies might put 1%... or 5% of a balance sheet in at a maximum. The key is MIGHT.
What pisses me off is that these people who are already big-time $BTC owners continue trying to drive the hype train with these absurd types of claims.
3/ I'm sure we will see @APompliano tweeting about this reckless idea as well.
Let me be clear.. I'm not saying owning $BTC is stupid. I'm saying REAL companies with real business to run would never put their whole balance sheet into something like $BTC at this stage
2/ Top 5 holdings = 61%. This concentration can be risky, so plz don’t just follow. These 5 will drive most my portfolio performance.
Concentration is also what has provided outsized returns.
$AYX 23%
$DDOG 15%
$TTD 9%
$CRWD 9%
$ROKU 6%
I do use options a little. Bit. Here’s a break down of contribution by financial instrument:
Stocks 165%
Options 33%
📝 would probably be best just sticking to stocks but I find options interesting . Owning stocks also has the benefit of less tax implications (generally)
- Huge fan of Founder and CEO @jeffiel
- Solid leadership team
- Reshaping communications: ~$1.2B+ TAM
- 86% YoY revenue growth (w/SendGrid) & 140% DBNER (~Same Store Sales)
3/ $TWLO @twilio What I'd like to see from today's Q3, 2019 report
Total Rev: $302.25 million, beat by $14.75 million