Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

International Business Machines / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>IBM has delivered a positive return of nearly 20% over the past two years, but that has little to do with actual business performance.</li>
<li>In addition to sluggish growth, IBM's declining profitability remains a problem.Issues related to the company's high debt load, low dividend coverage and an addiction to acquisitions have not gone away.</li>
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Being an IBM (NYSE:IBM) shareholder hasn't been easy over the years as the market continues to make new highs, while IBM still trades at levels from 2010.

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IBM has delivered a positive return of nearly 20% over the past two years, but that has little to do with actual business performance.
In addition to sluggish growth, IBM's declining profitability remains a problem.Issues related to the company's high debt load, low dividend coverage and an addiction to acquisitions have not gone away.

Being an IBM (NYSE:IBM) shareholder hasn't been easy over the years as the market continues to make new highs, while IBM still trades at levels from 2010.




IBM: Don't Be Fooled By Recent Share Price Performance

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<li>After losing nearly a third of its value, Amazon looks more attractive than a year ago.</li>
<li>Investors should be mindful of recency bias when evaluating Amazon's share price attractiveness.</li>
<li>The unique business model also poses some risks that should be considered regardless of one's investment horizon.</li>
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After losing nearly a third of its value, Amazon looks more attractive than a year ago.
Investors should be mindful of recency bias when evaluating Amazon's share price attractiveness.
The unique business model also poses some risks that should be considered regardless of one's investment horizon.


Amazon: Having A Long-Term View Doesn't Mean You Should Disregard Immediate Risks

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<li>Following the massive drop in Adobe's share price, more investors are looking favourably at the business.</li>
<li>In my view, capital allocation decisions within the company raise some red flags that are hard to overlook.</li>
<li>As a long-term shareholder, I still have a hard time rating Adobe as a buy.</li>
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Following the massive drop in Adobe's share price, more investors are looking favourably at the business.
In my view, capital allocation decisions within the company raise some red flags that are hard to overlook.
As a long-term shareholder, I still have a hard time rating Adobe as a buy.


Adobe Is A High Quality Business With Capital Allocation Problems

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Equity Capital Markets

Beijing Beisen Cloud Computing / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China-Based HCM technology unicorn <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. </li>
<li>We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. </li>
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China-Based HCM technology unicorn Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. 

Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. 
We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. 


Beisen IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis

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<li>Oracle's strategy is being acknowledged by one of its major peers - Salesforce.</li>
<li>Oracle does not appear among the top three cloud infrastructure players, but it doesn't need to.</li>
<li>Oracle is expected to deliver another strong quarter, investors should remain focused on the long-term positioning of the business.</li>
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Oracle's strategy is being acknowledged by one of its major peers - Salesforce.
Oracle does not appear among the top three cloud infrastructure players, but it doesn't need to.
Oracle is expected to deliver another strong quarter, investors should remain focused on the long-term positioning of the business.


United States

Oracle Corporation supplies software for enterprise information management. The Company offers databases and relational servers, application development and decision support tools, and enterprise business applications. Oracle's software runs on network computers, personal digital assistants, set-top devices, PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and massively parallel computers.

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