TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>New data from Deloitte shows US streaming subscription churn is 35% and over 50% for younger demographics. Whoa!</li>
<li>Competition for attention and competition for the wallet are causes, a combination of the volume of streaming services combined with social media, gaming, and UGC....many of which are free. </li>
<li>The LT takeaway is streaming services likely have to rely on free-ad supported tiers to retain customers. Higher customer acquisition costs and lower multiple ad revenues not good for streamers.</li>
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New data from Deloitte shows US streaming subscription churn is 35% and over 50% for younger demographics. Whoa!
Competition for attention and competition for the wallet are causes, a combination of the volume of streaming services combined with social media, gaming, and UGC....many of which are free. 
The LT takeaway is streaming services likely have to rely on free-ad supported tiers to retain customers. Higher customer acquisition costs and lower multiple ad revenues not good for streamers.


Stock Market News, Outlooks, and Top Picks, Cappuccino Finance

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Equity Bottom-Up

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>It really has been road bump after road bump for the market lately. Omicron late last year. Then, Federal Reserve changed their mind about interest rates to fight inflation</li><li>After a steep sell-off, particularly in growth stocks, some strong earnings reports and great economic data (eg, high GDP growth) started to bring the market to life</li><li>So, this new volatility caused by Russia-Ukraine tensions offers another opportunity to grab some value stocks!</li></ul>

It really has been road bump after road bump for the market lately. Omicron late last year. Then, Federal Reserve changed their mind about interest rates to fight inflationAfter a steep sell-off, particularly in growth stocks, some strong earnings reports and great economic data (eg, high GDP growth) started to bring the market to lifeSo, this new volatility caused by Russia-Ukraine tensions offers another opportunity to grab some value stocks!

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>In the past week, it was announced that Tving, a leading local OTT service provider in Korea, received 250 billion won in investment, valuing it at about 2 trillion won.</li>
<li>Previous to this investment, Tving was last valued at 350 billion won in July 2021. In other words, Tving's value surged by nearly 6x in the past seven months. </li>
<li>Our NAV per share of CJ ENM suggests a target price of 185,824 won, representing a 43% upside from current levels. </li>
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In the past week, it was announced that Tving, a leading local OTT service provider in Korea, received 250 billion won in investment, valuing it at about 2 trillion won.
Previous to this investment, Tving was last valued at 350 billion won in July 2021. In other words, Tving's value surged by nearly 6x in the past seven months. 
Our NAV per share of CJ ENM suggests a target price of 185,824 won, representing a 43% upside from current levels. 


Tving: Value Surges by Nearly 6x to 2 Trillion Won in 7 Months - Impact on CJ ENM

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<li>Roblox was crushed on 4Q21 earnings, owing to a weak guidance for January due to tough Covid comps.</li>
<li>We think the selloff is overdone given the still strong user growth and the "of course" normalization that was due to occur after incredible growth for the past two years.</li>
<li>Once growth normalizes midyear, the platform narrative will resume as reaccelerating core growth and 2023 advertising growth comes into view. A likely double from here.</li>
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Roblox was crushed on 4Q21 earnings, owing to a weak guidance for January due to tough Covid comps.
We think the selloff is overdone given the still strong user growth and the "of course" normalization that was due to occur after incredible growth for the past two years.
Once growth normalizes midyear, the platform narrative will resume as reaccelerating core growth and 2023 advertising growth comes into view. A likely double from here.


Roblox 4Q21: Metaverse or Optical Illusion?

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<li>Incredible quarter for Parks, with sustainably higher levels of profitability in the cards due to Disney's pricing power.</li>
<li>Streaming is still worrisome, growth driven by bundling and Hotstar+ subs which we don't value as worth much to Disney.</li>
<li>SoTP gets us to ~$155 at best, which is where the stock trades post earnings. Not great risk reward here.</li>
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Incredible quarter for Parks, with sustainably higher levels of profitability in the cards due to Disney's pricing power.
Streaming is still worrisome, growth driven by bundling and Hotstar+ subs which we don't value as worth much to Disney.
SoTP gets us to ~$155 at best, which is where the stock trades post earnings. Not great risk reward here.


Disney 1Q2022: Knockin It Out of the Park

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Streaming's New Hamster Wheel

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Aaron Gabin

Top Picks for Value Stocks - Feb 2022

It really has been road bump after road bump for the market lately. Omicron late last year. Then, Federal Reserve changed their mind about interest...

Cappuccino Finance

Tving: Value Surges by Nearly 6x to 2 Trillion Won in 7 Months - Impact on CJ ENM

Tving, a leading local OTT service provider in Korea, received 250 billion won in investment, valuing it at about 2 trillion won. up from its...

Douglas Kim

Roblox 4Q21: Metaverse or Optical Illusion?

2-3% MoM billings growth in January was the (negative) headline, but continued strong DAU growth and Hours Engaged are proof that the underlying...

Aaron Gabin

Disney 1Q2022: Knockin It Out of the Park

Despite a fantastic Parks quarter, which we think offers sustainably higher profits, the higher competitive intensity in streaming means the SoTP...

Aaron Gabin

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