Best Idea Visa Is a Free Cash Flow Cow

Image Shown: Visa Inc is a tremendous free cash flow generator and is very shareholder friendly. Management distributes cash back to investors primarily through sizable share repurchases and to a lesser extent, through dividend increases. Image Source: Visa Inc – Third Quarter of Fiscal 2022 IR Earnings Presentation By Calum Turcan Visa Inc (V) reported third quarter earnings for fiscal 2022 (period ended June 30, 2022) that beat both consensus top- and bottom-line estimates. Visa is included in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio as we view its capital appreciation upside potential quite favorably. Our recently updated fair value estimate for Visa stands at $226 per share with room for upside as the high end of our fair value estimate range … Read more

Global Payments Buying EVO Payments as Fintech Industry Consolidates

Image Shown: Global Payments Inc is in the process of acquiring EVO Payments Inc. Image Source: Global Payments Inc – Second Quarter of 2022 IR Earnings Presentation By Callum Turcan Global Payments Inc (GPN) announced it would acquire EVO Payments Inc (EVOP) for $34 per share through an all-cash deal worth ~$4.0 billion by enterprise value. As its name would suggest, Global Payments provides payment technology and software solutions to customers in over 100 countries. By acquiring EVO Payments, which focuses on providing payment technology and services to small and medium-sized businesses in over 50 markets worldwide, Global Payments will extend its reach into new markets (including Chile, Germany, Greece, and Poland) while enhancing its presence in existing markets (including … Read more

Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio Holding PayPal Can Thrive in a Post-eBay World

Image Source: PayPal Holdings Inc – IR Presentation By Callum Turcan We continue to like Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio holding PayPal Holdings (PYPL) as a way to gain exposure to the very attractive payment processing and financial technology industry, complementing our top-weighted Visa Inc (V) holding. Our fair value estimate stands at $125 per share of PYPL, and we love its ability to generate shareholder value (indicated by PayPal’s Very Attractive Economic Castle rating). The company does not pay out a common dividend at this time, however; if PayPal did, it could be a significant one given its strong free cash flows. From 2016-2018, PayPal’s annual free cash flows averaged $3.0 billion as the firm is very capex-lite (relatively speaking, … Read more