Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Event-Driven

Sprint shares now trade at a 27% discount to the value implied in their T Mobile merger agreement. With federal regulatory approvals secured, that seems steep but it more likely reflects a potential re-pricing of the deal. Unfortunately for Sprint shareholders, including Softbank, the original business agreement lapsed 29 October even as Sprint financial results have worsened and an undefined regulatory liability hangs the company. We think the combination is enough to push T Mobile and parent Deutsche Telekom to push for a lower price especially as a lack of buyers, time and willingness to stand alone leave Sprint and Softbank with few alternatives. As a result, even at that 27% discount, we would be cautious on Sprint shares.

Sprint shares now trade at a 27% discount to the value implied in their T Mobile merger agreement. With federal regulatory approvals secured, that seems steep but it more likely reflects a potential re-pricing of the deal. Unfortunately for Sprint shareholders, including Softbank, the original business agreement lapsed 29 October even as Sprint financial results have worsened and an undefined regulatory liability hangs the company. We think the combination is enough to push T Mobile and parent Deutsche Telekom to push for a lower price especially as a lack of buyers, time and willingness to stand alone leave Sprint and Softbank with few alternatives. As a result, even at that 27% discount, we would be cautious on Sprint shares.  

Sprint/T Mobile Merger: Don't Be Surprised If This Deal Is Re-Priced

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

The S&amp;P 500 continues its march higher, however the troops have been unable to keep up with the generals and with this is an ounce of concern. Sending the generals into battle often ends up with no more leaders. Our view of the markets is to deploy a barbell approach of growth and safety. While growth continues to outperform, it does so without the small-caps. Meanwhile utilities and staples continue to march just behind the growth areas of the market, and have been unable to reach new RS highs since the December decline. In this report we detail our investment thesis and outlook for U.S. equities, highlighting our favorite sectors and bottoms up ideas.

The S&amp;P 500 continues its march higher, however the troops have been unable to keep up with the generals and with this is an ounce of concern. Sending the generals into battle often ends up with no more leaders. Our view of the markets is to deploy a barbell approach of growth and safety. While growth continues to outperform, it does so without the small-caps. Meanwhile utilities and staples continue to march just behind the growth areas of the market, and have been unable to reach new RS highs since the December decline. In this report we detail our investment thesis and outlook for U.S. equities, highlighting our favorite sectors and bottoms up ideas.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Growth And Safety Are The Plays To Stay With

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Last Week in Event SPACE: Nintendo, Panalpina, Versum, Hanergy, Descente, Hopewell

M&A Reporting, CTFN

Jonathan Spitzer

M&A Reporting

CTFN

Bringing the marketplace leading coverage of mergers, events, and major corporate actions, CTFN has a team of seasoned reporters from Los Angeles to London, publishing news that advances stories that matter to event-driven investors and deal professionals.

Three federal appeals court judges will hear the Department of Justice's appeal of the ruling that permitted AT&amp;T's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner to proceed.  The panel comprised of Judges Judith Rogers, Robert Wilkins, and David Sentelle - will hear arguments from the DOJ that the merger will result in higher prices for consumers and was illegal under antitrust laws.

Three federal appeals court judges will hear the Department of Justice's appeal of the ruling that permitted AT&amp;T's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner to proceed.  The panel comprised of Judges Judith Rogers, Robert Wilkins, and David Sentelle - will hear arguments from the DOJ that the merger will result in higher prices for consumers and was illegal under antitrust laws.

Experts Opine on Panel for Time Warner/AT&T Appeal

Differentiated global TMT & Internet Research

New Street Research Insights

New Street Research

Research is provided by our team of experienced analysts. Our work is idea driven, based on independence of thought, sector expertise, and firmly focused on fundamentals and valuation of telecoms and internet names globally. New Street is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Singapore and Australia. 

New Street Research is an independent, partner-owned, research firm specialising in equity and debt research. Our equity research embraces the following sectors:

Pan European Telecom Services and Cable
US Telecoms, Cable, Satellite and Towers
Global Emerging Market Telecoms
Japan Telecoms
Asian Internet
Pan European Healthcare
US Healthcare
Japanese Healthcare

We also provide debt research on:
Pan European Telecom Services and Cable

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

A quick tour of news flow in the Asian telco space in the past week. <h2>China: China Tower IPO, SOE reform and 5G</h2>China Tower IPO: The massive <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27037" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27037:1">China Tower Corp (1409417D HK)</a> IPO is upon us and if reports are to be believed the IPO is looking to raise $8.8bn by selling a 25% stake and valuing the company at US$35bn (with a greenshoe of 15%). It looks like the IPO will open on July 23rd with pricing on 1 August. We have written on this before (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-tower-ipo-a-low-return-entity-created-to-boost-telco-returns" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:21790">China Tower IPO - A Low Return Entity Created to Boost</a>…

A quick tour of news flow in the Asian telco space in the past week. China: China Tower IPO, SOE reform and 5GChina Tower IPO: The massive China Tower Corp (1409417D HK) IPO is upon us and if reports are to be believed the IPO is looking to raise $8.8bn by selling a 25% stake and valuing the company at US$35bn (with a greenshoe of 15%). It looks like the IPO will open on July 23rd with pricing on 1 August. We have written on this before (see China Tower IPO - A Low Return Entity Created to Boost…

This Week in Asian Telcos: China Tower IPO the Key Event to Watch Out For

United States

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. broadcasts various channels of audio from its satellites. The Company provides its services throughout the continental United States for a monthly subscription fee. Sirius delivers various streams of commercial-free music in every genre, as well as streams of  news, sports, weather, talk, comedy, and public radio.

News Corporation operates in the publishing industry. The Company provides publications consisting of newspapers, magazines, books and promotional inserts.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. produces live concerts and sells tickets to those events over the Internet. The Company also offers ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums and theaters.

The Walt Disney Company is an entertainment company that conducts operations in media networks, studio entertainment, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, and interactive media. The Company produces motion pictures, television programs, and musical recordings, as well as books and magazines.

Omnicom Group Inc. provides advertising, marketing and corporate communications services. The Company's agencies, which operate in major markets around the world, provide a comprehensive range of services including traditional media advertising; customer relationship management ("CRM"); public relations; and specialty communications.

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Braves operates as a media company. The Company offers media, communications, and entertainment businesses. Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Braves conducts business in the United States.

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. is a professional sports company that owns and operates sports franchises.

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS US)

The New York Times Company operates media businesses.  The Company publishes daily newspapers and operates Internet websites.  The newspapers and websites distribute news and entertainment.

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. is an organization of advertising agencies and marketing service companies.  The Company operates globally in the sectors of advertising, independent media buying, direct marketing, healthcare communications, interactive consulting services, marketing research, promotions, experiential marketing, public relations, and sports marketing.

Liberty Global plc owns interests in broadband, distribution, and content companies operating outside the continental United States, principally in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

REA Group Limited provides online property listings, web development and internet related technology services to the real estate industry along with providing advertising services to Australian companies.  The Company also offers online real estate search services to the Australian public.

Publicis Groupe SA offers advertising services.  The Company develops advertising campaigns and sells advertising on billboards and urban furniture, in newspapers and magazines, on radio, and in movie theaters.  Publicis offers direct marketing, customer relationship marketing, sales promotion, public relations and human resources services, and operates retail drugstores.

Informa PLC provides business information on a worldwide basis.  The Company provides information in the finance and insurance, maritime transport and trade, law and tax, telecom and media, commodities and energy, and biomedical and pharmaceutical global markets.  Informa provides its information through newspapers, magazines, electronic media, books, and journals.

Pearson plc provides education products and services to institutions, governments and individual learners in over 80 countries. The Company's major revenue markets are North America, 'Core' including the UK, Italy and Australia and 'Growth' including Brazil, China and South Africa. It also owns the Financial Times, 50% of the Economist and 47% of Penguin Random House.

TOHO CO., LTD. produces and distributes motion pictures for cinema, television, and video.  The Company also sells character merchandise based on their media productions, distributes foreign films, operates musical theaters, and produces musical shows. In addition, Toho manages movie theaters in urban areas.

DENTSU INC. mainly provides comprehensive advertising services.  The Company also provides marketing and event planning & promotion services.  Dentsu has associated companies in the US, Europe, and Asia.

TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM HOLDINGS, INC. is a media company that broadcasts television and radio programs nationally.  The Company offers a variety of TV programs & film production, visual & music software production, and cable television programming.  Tokyo Broadcasting System provides digital satellite broadcasting services and also operates real estate business.

Compagnie du Cambodge is an investment holding company that invests in companies active in agriculture, industry, real estate and finance.  The Company owns and operates plantations in Malaysia and forests in Cameroon.

JC Decaux SA offers advertising services.  The Company sells advertising on street furniture such as bus shelters, free standing panels, columns, and automatic toilets, billboards, and posters on buses, trains, and subways, and at railroad stations and airports.

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA produces, sells, brokers and distributes entry tickets for concerts, theater productions, artistic, sporting and similar events. The Company operates an online booking system that allows event promoters to sell their tickets over a variety of distribution channels. CTS also sells tickets directly over the Internet and a call center and offers system support services.

Comcast Corporation provides media and television broadcasting services. The Company offers video streaming, television programming, high-speed internet, cable television, and communication services. Comcast serves customers worldwide.

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CTFN

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