Earnings Call Insights: Visa Inc. (V) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Ryan McInerney highlighted “strong financial results with net revenue up 15% year-over-year to $10.9 billion and EPS up 15%. Payments volume grew 8% year-over-year in constant dollars to nearly $4 trillion and process transactions grew 9% year-over-year, totaling $69 billion, demonstrating resilient consumer spending.” McInerney det...
Earnings Call Insights: Visa Inc. (V) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Ryan McInerney highlighted “strong financial results with net revenue up 15% year-over-year to $10.9 billion and EPS up 15%. Payments volume grew 8% year-over-year in constant dollars to nearly $4 trillion and process transactions grew 9% year-over-year, totaling $69 billion, demonstrating resilient consumer spending.” McInerney detailed advancements across Visa’s technology stack, citing enhancements in “Tap to Pay, Visa Flex Credential and Tokens,” and noting that “Tap To Pay penetration has now crossed the 80% mark of all face-to-face transactions with the U.S. at nearly 70%.” The CEO described progress in tokenization: “We have more than 17.5 billion tokens globally, over 3x the number of physical cards... We continue to make progress on the tokenization of e-commerce transactions to our ultimate goal of fully replacing card-centric pan technology.” McInerney called out stablecoin initiatives, stating, “we added stablecoin card issuance in 9 additional countries in Q1 to surpass 50 countries worldwide,” and “total stablecoin settlement has reached an annualized run rate of $4.6 billion globally.” Commercial and money movement solutions revenue posted constant dollar growth of 20%, with Visa Direct transactions up 23%. Value-added services revenue grew 28%, now representing around half of the company’s overall revenue growth in the quarter. CFO Christopher Suh stated, “Fiscal first quarter net revenue was up 15% year-over-year with the outperformance largely driven by stronger-than-expected value-added services revenue, lower-than-expected incentives and stronger-than-expected commercial and money movement solutions revenue.” Outlook Christopher Suh reported, “For the full year, we have no material changes in our expectations for our adjusted and nominal net revenue growth. We still expect our full year adjusted net revenue growth to be in the low double digits, reflecting an anticipated weaker vol...
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$MSFT—The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MSFT) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose inform...
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$MSFT—The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MSFT) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Microsoft reported its financial results for Q2 2026 on January 28, 2026. Although many of the Company’s metrics were positive, Seeking Alpha reported on January 29, 2026, that Microsoft shares plunged almost 10% due to capacity restraints related to AI. According to the article, “’Approximately 45% of our commercial RPO balance is from OpenAI,’ said Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood during Wednesday’s earnings call. ‘The significant remaining balance grew 28% and reflects ongoing broad customer demand across the portfolio.’” If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate. We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm’s website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at [email protected]. The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and rules of ethics. Contacts The Schall Law Firm Brian Schall, Esq. 310-301-3335 [email protected] www.schallfirm.com
The tech company is coming off a strong quarter, as demand remains robust. One of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence (AI) market that's benefiting from strong demand for semiconductor chips is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 0.80%). The company is the go-to manufacturer for chips, and when there's an influx of demand, its sales take off. Business has been booming for Taiwan...
The tech company is coming off a strong quarter, as demand remains robust. One of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence (AI) market that's benefiting from strong demand for semiconductor chips is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 0.80%). The company is the go-to manufacturer for chips, and when there's an influx of demand, its sales take off. Business has been booming for Taiwan Semiconductor, which is evident in the company's recent quarterly results. The stock has been a hot buy and a top option for AI investors looking to profit from the growth related to next-gen technologies. Recently, however, it hit a new all-time high, and it has now risen by 50% in just the past 12 months; is it too late to invest in the tech company? Taiwan Semiconductor's bottom line rose by 35% last quarter When it comes to contract chip manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor is hard to beat due to its lean operations. While its revenue growth rate of 21% may not have looked particularly impressive in its most recent quarter (which ended on Dec. 31, 2025), what stood out was its profit growth -- net income rose by a remarkable 35%. This is also now the eighth straight period in which the company's bottom line has increased on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor's strong and growing profit margins make it a promising business to invest in for the long haul, as rising earnings can make the stock seem less expensive over time. The stock's market cap may be rising, but its valuation remains attractive At around $1.7 trillion in market cap, Taiwan Semiconductor is among the most valuable companies in the world. But it's always important to take that into context and consider its overall earnings. And using the price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple can be a helpful way to gauge just that. Taiwan Semiconductor's forward P/E, which is based on analyst estimates for how the business will do in the year ahead, is around 26. That's a bit higher than the forward P/E of 22 that th...
Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images The Long Only strategy was roughly flat during the fourth quarter bringing our 2025 returns to 9.6%. While this is a respectable number on an absolute basis, it lagged the broader market. The elevated returns for the S&P this past year were largely concentrated amongst the largest companies who happen to have meaningful exposure to the AI trade. This dynamic is de...
Donny DBM/iStock via Getty Images The Long Only strategy was roughly flat during the fourth quarter bringing our 2025 returns to 9.6%. While this is a respectable number on an absolute basis, it lagged the broader market. The elevated returns for the S&P this past year were largely concentrated amongst the largest companies who happen to have meaningful exposure to the AI trade. This dynamic is demonstrated by the fact that the S&P 500, a dollar weighted index, generated a 17.7% return for the year while an equal weighted index (each company in the S&P 500 is given the same allocation) returned 11.2%. Since launching the strategy, I have had a positive mental tilt towards technology; our AI exposure currently sits at about 22% of the portfolio, split amongst GOOG, MSFT, and AMZN. This feels large to me. But when you realize that the Magnificent Seven 1 currently account for 34% of the S&P it means that I am overweight AI relative to the market as a whole. Merion RoadSmall Cap Fund IWM(Russell 2000) Barclay HedgeFund Index MRCM LongOnly Large Cap SPY(S&P 500) AnnualizedSince Inception 15.9% 9.7% 6.6% AnnualizedSince Inception 14.0% 14.0% Q4 2025 8.5% 2.1% 1.6% Q4 2025 (0.0%) 2.7% 2025 9.2% 12.7% 12.4% 2025 9.6% 17.7% 2024 17.4% 11.4% 9.4% 2024 32.4% 24.9% 2023 11.5% 16.4% 9.3% 2023 38.7% 25.7% 2022 (16.9%) (20.4%) (8.5%) 2022 (34.9%) (18.2%) 2021 42.5% 14.5% 10.0% 2021 20.4% 28.7% 2020 29.5% 20.0% 11.0% 2020 54.3% 18.3% 2019 17.9% 25.4% 10.6% 2019 25.2% 31.2% 2018 15.7% (11.1%) (5.2%) 2018 (6.0%) (4.6%) 2017 35.7% 14.6% 10.3% Dec 18 - Dec 31 0.1% (0.5%) 2016 (Jul-Dec) 1.3% 18.7% 5.4% Click to enlarge Note: All returns are net of management and performance fees. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Returns for the Merion Road Small Cap Fund for the period prior to fund launch (01/13/22) reflect a basket of SMAs. Click to enlarge I feel comfortable where we are at. I do not closet benchmark the index and I do not manage the portfolio to monthly or year...
The tech company is coming off a strong quarter, as demand remains robust. One of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence (AI) market that's benefiting from strong demand for semiconductor chips is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 0.86%). The company is the go-to manufacturer for chips, and when there's an influx of demand, its sales take off. Business has been booming for Taiwan...
The tech company is coming off a strong quarter, as demand remains robust. One of the biggest players in the artificial intelligence (AI) market that's benefiting from strong demand for semiconductor chips is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 0.86%). The company is the go-to manufacturer for chips, and when there's an influx of demand, its sales take off. Business has been booming for Taiwan Semiconductor, which is evident in the company's recent quarterly results. The stock has been a hot buy and a top option for AI investors looking to profit from the growth related to next-gen technologies. Recently, however, it hit a new all-time high, and it has now risen by 50% in just the past 12 months; is it too late to invest in the tech company? Taiwan Semiconductor's bottom line rose by 35% last quarter When it comes to contract chip manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor is hard to beat due to its lean operations. While its revenue growth rate of 21% may not have looked particularly impressive in its most recent quarter (which ended on Dec. 31, 2025), what stood out was its profit growth -- net income rose by a remarkable 35%. This is also now the eighth straight period in which the company's bottom line has increased on a year-over-year basis. Taiwan Semiconductor's strong and growing profit margins make it a promising business to invest in for the long haul, as rising earnings can make the stock seem less expensive over time. The stock's market cap may be rising, but its valuation remains attractive At around $1.7 trillion in market cap, Taiwan Semiconductor is among the most valuable companies in the world. But it's always important to take that into context and consider its overall earnings. And using the price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple can be a helpful way to gauge just that. Taiwan Semiconductor's forward P/E, which is based on analyst estimates for how the business will do in the year ahead, is around 26. That's a bit higher than the forward P/E of 22 that th...
中共中央政治局召開會議 中共總書記習近平主持 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】中共中央政治局召開會議,中共總書記習近平主持。 會議對全國人大常委會、國務院、全國政協、最高人民法院、最高人民檢察院等5...
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