9 great stocks that no one talks about:

{Thread} 1.) Lithia Motors $LAD

Lithia is a serial acquirer of auto dealerships.

They typically have limited competition for acquisitions as franchisees require OEM approval to sell their locations and OEMs prefer established operators.

30yr Return: +3,507%
EV/EBIT: 13x

Here are 8 US companies with significant exposure to the China:

1.) Nike $NKE 2.) Apple $APPL

Not only does Apple derive 16% of their revenue directly from China, but analysts estimate that 90% the iPhones are assembled there as well.

In fact, the city of Zhengzhou is home to ~300k employees and has been dubbed "iPhone City".

Every Magnificent 7 stock is now in a 20% drawdown or worse.

Here's the latest valuation for each company: 1.) Apple $AAPL

EV/FCF: 28.3x
EV/EBIT: 23.9x
Forward EV/EBIT: 22.7x

Here are 8 of the best "hidden subsidiaries" in public markets today.

{Thread} 1.) YouTube $GOOGL

Google acquired YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion.

Today the platform is home to 2.7 billion MAUs.

Over the last 12 months, the user-generated video service reported $36 billion in advertising revenue alone.

"Over the long term, it's hard for a stock to earn a much better return than the business which underlies it." - Charlie Munger

Here are 10 great examples:

1) Apple $AAPL

FCF/Share CAGR: 25.4%
Stock Price CAGR: 25.8% 2) Visa $V

FCF/Share CAGR: 19.5%
Stock Price CAGR: 20.6%

Q4 Earnings season is officially coming to a close.

Here are the 10 most insane charts from 2024: 1.) Costco $COST - EV/Warehouse

Costco's valuation has expanded rapidly in recent years.

So much so that the company's current Enterprise Value per Warehouse stands at $507 million.

Meaning a single Costco location would be a small-cap public company on its own.

FinChat just launched Custom Metrics 📊

Here are 10 insane charts you can now build with it:

1. Alphabet - Google Cloud Operating Margin

$GOOGL 2.) ASML - Average Price per EUV System

ASML's lithography systems are notorious expensive. In fact, in 2023, the average EUV system cost just under $200 million.

$ASML

More than 3,000 companies reported earnings this week.

Here are the 10 most impressive charts we found: 1.) Spotify - Free Cash Flow Margins $SPOT

Spotify's operating leverage came quickly. FCF Margins have improved from 0% to 15% in 2 years.

Performance since earnings: +16%

5 companies that have doubled their gross margins over the last 20 years:

1,) Nvidia $NVDA

Gross Margin:

2004: 32%
2024: 76% 2.) Broadcom $AVGO

Gross Margin:

2005: 34%
2024: 75%

Very few companies have grown revenue by 20% for the last 20 years.

Here are 12 of them:

12.) Monster $MNST

20-yr Revenue CAGR: 20.7% 11.) Monolithic Power Systems $MPWR

20-yr Revenue CAGR: 20.9%

The 7 Fastest Growing Consumer FinTech Apps:

7.) Cash App $SQ

The all-in-one personal finance app best known for its peer-to-peer money transfer business.

5-yr Customer CAGR: 26% 6.) DAVE $DAVE

Dave is a mobile app that offers easy cash advances to customers needing to bridge the gap before their next paycheck.

3-yr Customer CAGR: 27%

Here are 6 growing companies with massive buyback programs:

{Thread} 1. MGM Resorts $MGM

Buyback Yield: 16.7%
Market Cap: $11.2 billion
5yr Revenue CAGR: +7%
3yr Shares Outstanding Change: -37%

This is Bill Ackman.

He's outperformed the market by more than 1,400% over the last 20 years.

He called the GFC and the COVID crisis.

Here are 5 of his best investments ever: 1.) MBIA $MBI

In 2003, before starting Pershing Square, Ackman grew skeptical of the mortgage-backed securities market.

So he bought credit default swaps & shorted the stock of one of the largest municipal bond insurers in the country as they were a counterparty to it.

In 2009, after the GFC caused MBIA's debt ratings to plunge, Ackman exited his short for $1.4B.

The world's best investors updated their holdings last week.

Here are 6 of the most interesting buys:

1.) Stan Druckenmiller - Natera $NTRA

Druckenmiller increased his position in DNA-testing company Natera by 80%. This is now his largest position by far. 2.) Chuck Akre - AirBnB $ABNB

Akre reduced the size of most of positions during the quarter but nearly tripled their stake in AirBnB.

7 European compounders that aren't talked about enough:

{Thread} 1.) Mycronic AB $MYCR

Swedish conglomerate that sells production equipment for electronics industries. Operates through 4 segments: Pattern Generators, High Flex, High Volume, & Global Tech.

10-yr Return: 2,911%
Revenue CAGR: 16.8%
Market Cap: $3.6 billion

These 9 stocks just hit their cheapest valuation in 10 years:

{Thread} 1.) Amazon $AMZN

EV/EBIT: 33.7x
10-yr Revenue CAGR: 22.3%
Market Cap: $1.76 trillion

Here are 8 hyper-growth companies with significant insider ownership:

{Thread} 1.) Hims & Hers $HIMS

Operates a telehealth platform that connects consumers w/ healthcare professionals and offers a range of health & wellness products to purchase.

5-yr Revenue CAGR: 101%

Insider Ownership: 13.9%
Insider voting power: 89.4%

Over the last 4 years, 400+ companies went public through a SPAC.

The average return?

-67%

Here are 10 SPAC's that actually had positive returns:

{Thread} 1.) Vertiv Holdings $VRT

Sells digital infrastructure technologies for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments.

Total Returns since merger: 611%
Market Cap: $32.8 billion
EV/EBIT: 36.5x

Here are 9 high growth software stocks that just hit 52-week lows:

{Thread} 1.) Snowflake $SNOW

Helps customers consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive business insights.

Market Cap: $45.8 billion
5-yr Revenue CAGR: 96%
Drawdown from highs: -66%

Here are 10 growing companies trading near their cheapest valuation in a decade:

{Thread} 1.) Lululemon $LULU

Market Cap: $38 billion
10-year Revenue CAGR: 20.5%
EV/EBIT: 16.7x

There are only 12 software companies in the US with:

1.) At least 30% Free Cash Flow Margins

And

2.) Expected revenue growth of 10% 1.) Meta Platforms $META

Market Cap: $1.2 Trillion
Free Cash Flow CAGR: 27.3%
10-year Total Return: 646%
EV/Gross Profit: 10.3x