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Recent Articles
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Maybe Jim Cramer Was Overmatched
Sep 17, 2020
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Image Source: EpicTop10.com.
Have you ever wondered why so many trust the TV for financial advice or stock tips? You guessed it: It comes back to "brain science" or the concept of familiarity. When we see a celebrity or our favorite stock guru on the television, it arouses our emotions and connects us with the idea, making the experience more memorable. The brain tends to treat our favorite newscaster or celebrity as a trusted, familiar friend, and therefore we translate those feelings into expertise and a "valid" endorsement.
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Brain Teaser - Reflexive versus Reflective
Sep 16, 2020
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Image: Amy Leonard.
Valuation multiples tend to trigger the reflexive side of our brain, and we process the multiples through anchoring, in most cases. On the other hand, enterprise valuation, or the process required to answer the second set of questions in this article correctly, shows that our reflexive process can be quite incorrect at times. In fact, cognitive biases such as anchoring can completely trip us up into missing out on truly undervalued companies while baiting us into value traps.
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Our Thoughts on Nvidia Acquiring Arm
Sep 16, 2020
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Image Source: Nvidia Corporation – Nvidia to Acquire Arm IR Presentation.
On September 13, Nvidia Corp announced it would acquire Arm Limited (a semiconductor company with a heavy focus on smartphones and gaming devices) from SoftBank Group Bank Corp. and SoftBank’s Vision Fund through a transaction valued at approximately $40 billion. That deal will see Nvidia pay SoftBank and the Vision Fund $12.0 billion in cash (including $2.0 billion payable at signing), $21.5 billion in Nvidia stock (equal to 44.3 million shares at the time of the announcement, though that figure could change as it depends on NVDA’s average closing price over the last 30 trading days), and the deal has an earn-out component that could see Nvidia pay an additional $5.0 billion in cash or stock if certain financial hurdles are met. Furthermore, Nvidia will issue $1.5 billion in equity to Arm’s employees if the deal closes.
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News Brief: FDX, CBRL, ADBE, XOM
Sep 16, 2020
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Image Source: Exxon Mobil.
The dichotomy in the global economy remains. Restaurants such as Cracker Barrel continue to struggle mightily while those tied to e-commerce proliferation such as FedEx are thriving. Those with strong recurring revenue business models such as Adobe continue to do well, and we remain bearish on the outlook for the energy sector and point to the increased likelihood of Exxon Mobil cutting its payout.
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Microsoft Boosts Its Dividend and Announces a New Strategic Partnership
Sep 15, 2020
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Image Shown: Shares of Microsoft Corporation are up significantly year-to-date as of this writing, and we see room for further capital appreciation upside. Shares of Microsoft are included as a holding in both our Best Ideas Newsletter and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolios.
On September 15, Best Ideas Newsletter and Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio holding Microsoft announced a ~10% sequential increase in its quarterly per share dividend, boosting its payout up to $0.56 per share or $2.24 per share on an annualized basis. As of this writing, shares of MSFT now yield ~1.1% on a forward-looking basis. Furthermore, Microsoft noted its 2020 Annual Shareholders Meeting would be held on December 2 and would be conducted through a virtual format.
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