Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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Nov 12, 2019

Asset Light, Free-Cash-Flow Generating Powerhouse Bookings Holding (Priceline) Remains One of Our Favorite Ideas
Image shown: Booking Holdings' equity has been a strong performer the past few years.Booking Holdings fills an important void in our Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio as it provides exposure to the broader global economy, while albeit cyclical, continues to hold up despite myriad threats. Bookings Holdings’ asset-light business model translates to tremendous free cash flow generation, and its balance sheet is net-cash rich, two considerations that provide a very strong foundation for our estimate of its intrinsic value, which stands at ~$2,150 (shares are trading at ~$1,900 at the time of this writing). The company does not pay a dividend.

Nov 3, 2019

Our Reports on Stocks in the Internet Content and Catalog Retail Industry
Image Source: Robert Scoble. We've optimized our technology coverage.

Oct 25, 2019

Amazon Contends with Rising Operating Expenses and Shrinking Gross Margins
Image Shown: Shares of Amazon Inc have stumbled so far in 2019 as the headwinds from rising tariffs, largely a product of the US-China trade war, combined with a competitive cloud computing landscape put downward pressure on its profitability levels. Amazon reported third quarter 2019 earnings after the market close on Thursday October 24 that underwhelmed investor expectations and saw shares plummet after-hours. However, shares of AMZN recovered somewhat throughout the trading session on Friday October 25. We don’t include Amazon in our Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio due in part to its high levels of operating leverage. Small changes in one’s valuation assumptions generally cause large swings in the intrinsic value estimates of a company like Amazon. We like Amazon’s long-term free cash flow generating potential, and our fair value estimate stands at $2,000 per share, but we are still staying away from the company for now. Amazon would have to be heavily discounted relative to the low end of our fair value estimate range (which stands at $1,500 per share as of this writing) before we could get interested in the name as a potential newsletter portfolio addition.

Oct 12, 2019

ICYMI: Interview with Valuentum's President Brian M. Nelson, CFA
Catch up with Valuentum's President Brian M. Nelson, CFA in a recent interview with dividend growth investor Arne Magnus Lorentzen Ulland of the blog stockles.

Aug 8, 2019

Booking Holdings Pops, Still Underpriced
Image Source: Valuentum’s forecasts for Booking Holdings’ free cash flow.Booking Holdings, formerly Priceline, reported solid second-quarter 2019 results. We continue to believe this Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio holding is undervalued. Our fair value estimate stands at ~$2,130+.

Jul 26, 2019

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending July 26
Let's take a look at companies that raised/lowered their dividend this week.

May 14, 2019

Markets Swooning, Expect Extreme Volatility, Finger on Put-Option Trigger
Image shown: We notified members December 26 that we had moved  the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio to a "fully invested" position, from a 30% and 20% cash "weighting" at the high end of the range, respectively.

Apr 9, 2019

Top Research and Ideas You May Have Missed
Is Quant Value Giving Intrinsic Value Investors a Bad Name? Surely, you don't believe Warren Buffett's "style" is out of favor?

Mar 29, 2019

ATTN: Advisors and Planners -- Disruption Is Looming
"With the commoditization of investment advice and intense competition from robos and other more cost-efficient solutions, growth-minded advisors want to create bespoke experiences for clients." -- WealthManagement.com

Mar 29, 2019

8 Announcements and Top Research You May Have Missed
8 Announcements. This article was sent to members via email March 27.