Shares of digital advertising specialist The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) tumbled on Friday morning after the company reported its first-quarter results late Thursday. The sell-off added to what has already been a brutal stretch for the growth stock, which is now down more than 40% year to date. So is the steep pullback finally a chance to get into a name once viewed as a high-quality way to play the ...
Shares of digital advertising specialist The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) tumbled on Friday morning after the company reported its first-quarter results late Thursday. The sell-off added to what has already been a brutal stretch for the growth stock, which is now down more than 40% year to date. So is the steep pullback finally a chance to get into a name once viewed as a high-quality way to play the shift of advertising dollars to the open internet? Or is the stock's recent beating justified? Despite the stock's meaningful decline this year, I'll be staying on the sidelines -- at least for now. Continue reading
HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images PVH Corp. ( PVH ), the owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, has been performing well since their latest earnings release in late March. Despite the strong macroeconomic headwinds, including historically weak consumer confidence and an unfavorable tariff environment, PVH's share price increased by more than 30%. The aim of my article today is t...
HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images PVH Corp. ( PVH ), the owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, has been performing well since their latest earnings release in late March. Despite the strong macroeconomic headwinds, including historically weak consumer confidence and an unfavorable tariff environment, PVH's share price increased by more than 30%. The aim of my article today is to present you with a few pros and cons of whether it is still worth buying the stock after this run-up or not. My discussions will concentrate on sales and profitability, share buybacks, and valuation. Sales and profitability Despite the strong macroeconomic headwinds, including poor consumer sentiment, PVH managed to deliver top-line growth in the mid-single digits. At the same time, however, the bottom line came in at -$158.3 million. So let us dive deeper into what was driving the sales growth and what was driving the loss. Results (PVH Corp) When it comes to the bottom line result, the key driver of the loss was the huge increase in income tax expense, as a result of a $480 million goodwill and other intangible assets impairment. In the 10-K , the firm explicitly mentions that this was a result of an increase in discount rates. While it always looks unappealing that a firm is generating a net loss, I am not very much concerned about it now, as it was a non-cash charge, and it is temporary in nature and not likely to keep negatively impacting the operations going forward. Statement of operations (PVH Corp) Let us now break down the revenue. I find it attractive that all geographic segments in the most recent quarter posted growth compared to the year-ago quarter. EMEA - the largest region by revenue - grew at a rate of roughly 8%. The smallest region - APAC - grew at the lowest rate at 0.3%, but still in the positive territory. Also, revenue from each brand grew, with Tommy Hilfiger growing at 6.6% while Calvin Klein grew at 3.3%. In my view, this is attractive because t...
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Units of Sunoco LP ( SUN ) have been a strong performer over the past year, gaining 18% alongside its distribution. The MLP has a solid balance sheet and stable fee-driven revenue growth, which support gradual distribution increases, while past M&A has been well-timed and soundly integrated into results. The recent volatility in petroleum markets has ...
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Units of Sunoco LP ( SUN ) have been a strong performer over the past year, gaining 18% alongside its distribution. The MLP has a solid balance sheet and stable fee-driven revenue growth, which support gradual distribution increases, while past M&A has been well-timed and soundly integrated into results. The recent volatility in petroleum markets has also offered incremental margin opportunity, and this was apparent in solid Q1 results. I last covered Sunoco in February , rating the stock a “buy” given its long runway of distribution growth, and since then, units are up a solid 8%. With updated financials and a much-changed macro environment, now is a good time to revisit SUN. Seeking Alpha In the first quarter , Sunoco earned $2.85, which blew past estimates by $1.13. Revenue more than doubled to $10.7 billion, reflecting the acquisition of Parkland last year, which distorts year-over-year financial comparisons. EBITDA was $867 million, and results benefited from a one-time $102 million gain on the sale of inventory as SUN profited from the surge in prices. Importantly, the Parkland integration is on track and set to deliver $125 million of in-year cost savings with run-rate synergies of at least $250 million. Sunoco Drilling deeper into results, in its fuel distribution segment, Sunoco generated $538 million of EBITDA. Volumes were 3.8 billion gallons, and margins hit $0.17 per gallon. This more than doubled last year’s $220 million, but it was flattered by the one-time inventory sale of $92 million. Its $0.17 margin was up from $0.115 last year, and periods of market volatility generally create greater margin opportunity. With ongoing supply disruptions, I expect a favorable margin environment to persist at least into Q3 before migrating to a more normal mid-to-lower teens environment. I do believe the risks are skewed to margins staying wider for longer. Pipeline EBITDA was $179 million with 1.3 mbd of throughput. T...
Gold, Debt And The Inevitable Global Housing Market Crash Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Maybe the most prominent economic discussion circulating today is the fear that the vast majority of people have been priced out of housing markets for the rest of their lives, regardless of the country they live. Gen Z and even Gen Alpha teens are already planning for a future in which buying a h...
Gold, Debt And The Inevitable Global Housing Market Crash Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Maybe the most prominent economic discussion circulating today is the fear that the vast majority of people have been priced out of housing markets for the rest of their lives, regardless of the country they live. Gen Z and even Gen Alpha teens are already planning for a future in which buying a home is impossible. Those that are buying are aiming for cost efficiency and they are buying alone (prioritizing savings and home ownership over marriage). This is a subject for another article but it represents a reversal in traditional consumer behavior; a sea change that needs to be examined because it reflects greater underlying social and economic struggles. This struggle is not only happening in the US; all across the western world from Australia to Canada to most of Europe people are facing the worst home price inflation in decades and they’re scrambling to find ways to adapt. That said, just as in physics, there are rules of motion that still apply to markets regardless of government or central bank intervention. What goes up must inevitably come down. There’s been an interesting development in the past year, specifically on the sellers side of the housing equation, and it signals big changes in the near term. Because of the pandemic, the relocation panic, Covid stimulus and corporate buyers, prices were juiced across the board and the average cost of a home skyrocketed by 50% or more from 2019 to 2024. A large portion of this buying involved people trying to escape draconian blue state mandates, but there were a lot of speculators trying to play the market and make a quick buck in the expectation that prices would continue rising. Instead, demand has crashed and there are limited buyers to meet the supply. Google searches for “can’t sell my house” hit an all time high last month surpassing the peak of the crash of 2008. Housing sales have dropped by 32% from 2020 to...
China’s leading economic planning agency called for stronger coordination and top-level planning in artificial intelligence development. The country’s AI technologies are advancing rapidly and increasingly integrating with the real economy,National Development and Reform Commission Director Zheng Shanjie said in a statement Saturday posted on the agency’s Wechat account. Continued efforts are need...
China’s leading economic planning agency called for stronger coordination and top-level planning in artificial intelligence development. The country’s AI technologies are advancing rapidly and increasingly integrating with the real economy,National Development and Reform Commission Director Zheng Shanjie said in a statement Saturday posted on the agency’s Wechat account. Continued efforts are needed to address critical technological bottlenecks, Zheng said during his visit to the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He also touted expanding the use of AI in scientific research as well as strengthening safety and governance frameworks to support orderly development.
Lean hog futures were mixed to close the week, with contracts down 75 cents to 67 cents higher across the board. June was $2.65 lower this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.77 on Friday afternoon, up $3.07 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index...
Lean hog futures were mixed to close the week, with contracts down 75 cents to 67 cents higher across the board. June was $2.65 lower this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.77 on Friday afternoon, up $3.07 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index...