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This week, we bring you
- How These 7 Streaming Giants Print $$$
- Pessimism Might Actually Harm GDP
- The Next Inflation Threat
- AI Job Displacement Is Overhyped
- Did The Pandemic Prevent A Retirement Crisis?
- Oklahoma City > New York City?
- 3 Stocks To Consider
Table of Contents
From Roku to Live Nation: How These 7 Streaming Giants Print $$$
We can’t get enough of these Income Statement visualizations from StatsPanda’s ‘Data In Motion’ series.
This week’s issue goes line-by-line on Disney, Warner Bros., Comcast, Roku, Paramount, AMC, and Live Nation.
Considering that the 2024 Oscar Nominations were also released earlier a few days ago, it’s a good week to be a film geek 🎞️.
Doom and Gloom: Pessimism Might Actually Harm GDP
Is there a relationship between news-based sentiment and future economic growth, employment, and consumption?
An analysis of 13,000 newspapers and a whopping 173,031 books might suggest that there is.
Get the full breakdown from Joachin Klement.
The Next Inflation Threat: Global Shipping Costs
Amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, global shipping costs have soared, with routes through the crucial Red Sea corridor severely disrupted.
This surge in expenses, a consequence of rerouting and enhanced security measures, threatens to reignite inflation just as stability seemed within reach.
MIT Says That AI Job Displacement Is Overhyped (At Least For Now)
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory released a new study that should provide some temporary relief to people panicking about AI taking their jobs.
The researchers found that the costs of building the custom solutions required to replace a role are much more expensive than keeping the human for most jobs.
Learn why they believe a gradual shift is far more likely.
Did The Pandemic Prevent A Retirement Crisis?
via A Wealth of Common Sense
Fears of a post-2008 financial crisis retirement meltdown may not be coming to fruition after all.
With financial markets rebounding stronger than expected, a significant rise in home prices, and older generations holding a whopping 65% of U.S. wealth, retirement looks a bit more secure than expected.
What role did the pandemic play in all of this?.
Oklahoma City > New York City?
Oklahoma City will soon be the home of the United States’ tallest building.
The planned “Legends Tower” will boast approximately 5 million square feet and feature 1,776 residential units in the surrounding mixed-use complex (how patriotic 🇺🇸).
Learn more about these hyper-ambitious plans.
What I’m reading
I get a lot of mail asking where I find all this good stuff. Here are a few of my favorite newsletters, all of which are free to subscribe to:
The newsletter that helps entrepreneurs learn how to build wealth.
1440 – All your news. None of the bias.
1440 scours 100+ sources so you don’t have to. Culture, science, sports, politics, business, and more—all in a five-minute read.
Discover new markets and ideas.
Stock ideas
Let’s check back in with Yellowbrick Road, which highlights 15 stocks every week. Here are three of my favourites from this past week.
Analysis provided by public.com. Remember to always DYOR.
Teladoc Health ($TDOC)
Bull Case:
- Expansion in Telehealth Services: Teladoc is set for growth with rising access fees and increased telehealth service adoption.
- Financial Recovery and Cost Management: Teladoc’s financial health is improving, with a significant rise in net operating cash flow and projected substantial free cash flow in 2023.
- Growth in Integrated Care Segment: The Integrated Care segment, particularly Chronic Care’s program enrollment, is expected to grow.
Bear Case:
- Intense Competition and Pricing Pressure: The virtual care space faces growing competition.
- High Dependence on Debt: Teladoc heavily relies on debt for growth, and in a high-interest-rate environment, this could lead to increased borrowing costs.
Schlumberger ($SLB)
Bull Case:
- Strong Earnings Growth: Schlumberger’s EPS increased significantly year-over-year, indicating strong operational performance.
- Geographical Revenue Growth: Schlumberger saw impressive revenue growth in key regions, such as a 25.2% increase in the Middle East & Asia and a 17.5% growth in Europe & Africa.
Bear Case:
- Elevated Valuation Multiple: Schlumberger’s price to book valuation at 3.66x is above the sector average.
- Volatile Oil Prices: Schlumberger’s performance is sensitive to volatile oil prices.
- Regional Revenue Variability: While some regions showed strong growth, North America’s revenue slightly missed estimates.
Unilever ($UL)
Bull Case:
- Global Moat: Unilever’s extensive reach across 190+ countries with over 400 brands provides a strong advantage.
- Margin Improvement: Commodity inflation challenges are easing.
- Attractive Dividend Yield: Unilever’s nearly 4% dividend yield appeals to income-seeking investors.
Bear Case:
- Market Share Loss: Unilever struggles to retain market in grocery segments, due to private label competition and price increases.
- Dividend Stagnation: Concerns arise as Unilever’s dividend has remained stagnant since 2020.
That’s it for this week.
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Wyatt
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