Many investors continue to question the potential return on capital spending from the AI-exposed players and wonder whether the capital spending and inventory landscape are reasonable for the average stock to deliver margin expansion. There have been huge moves in inventory and capital spending in the last few years, and we think these should be
At the start of each quarter, we provide a detailed summary of the just completed quarter with the goal of helping investors make better investment decisions, in addition to providing insights that will facilitate investor communications, client conversations, and quarterly letters. Furthermore, our quarterly report seeks to identify emerging risk management concerns and give investment
Many investors continue to question the potential return on capital spending from the AI-exposed players and wonder whether the capital spending and inventory landscape are reasonable for the average stock to deliver margin expansion. There have been huge moves in inventory and capital spending in the last few years, and we think these should be
US GDP Is Slowing The spike in the VIX and the market sell-off this past week is not surprising in our view. While many were calling for a tactical bounce in risk-taking, we have learned that making short-term market calls is a fool’s game. Our primary concern for the market is that we see a
We were asked several times this week about the sell-off in the market, when the market could bottom, and what might work in a recovery. As we wrote last week, we really want to get bullish, because nothing is better than being a contrarian bull now that seemingly everyone is cautious again. However, we think
Buybacks in aggregate have been a waste of capital: There is ample evidence that management teams of most companies should be questioning the value of large share buybacks. On average, among mega-/large-cap stocks they were not rewarded, as share reductions over a 12-month period of 0.5% to 2.05% resulted in similar subsequent volatility-adjusted performance compared
Buybacks in aggregate have been a waste of capital: There is ample evidence that management teams of most companies should be questioning the value of large share buybacks. On average, among mega-/large-cap stocks they were not rewarded, as share reductions over a 12-month period of 0.5% to 2.05% resulted in similar subsequent volatility-adjusted performance compared
We want to get bullish on the market. Why? Because the best set-up is one where you are a contrarian bull, and you are ultimately proven to be right. We had that feeling in our year-ahead outlook in January 2023, and again, to a lesser extent, in January 2024. This year, in January 2025 (see
We track the number of stocks that are greater than $100 billion market cap. over time. There were 102 at the end of February, but 94 as of last night’s close given the sell-off this month (the S&P500 is down 5.7% month-to-date). Many investors are looking to find value in this sell-off–likely looking to buy
We track the number of stocks that are greater than $100 billion market cap. over time. There were 102 at the end of February, but 94 as of last night’s close given the sell-off this month (the S&P500 is down 5.7% month-to-date). Many investors are looking to find value in this sell-off–likely looking to buy
