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Has Tencent Become a Private Equity Fund?

By Andrew Stotz

Tencent achieved its competitive advantage by creating a powerful ecosystem that spans across various industries such as gaming, social media, e-commerce, entertainment, and more. This ecosystem helped the company dominate the market.

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Is It Time to Dump Your Starbucks or Fill up Your Cup?

By Andrew Stotz

Starbucks had its worst day in trading since June 2022 %

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Nestlé, the M&A Leader, Even Acquired Starbucks (Sort Of)

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Nestle is…that it is the M&A leader, even acquired Starbucks (sort of)

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Let’s Understand Why Tesla Owner Elon Musk Is No Longer Laughing About BYD…

By Andrew Stotz

I estimate BYD’s value at RMB277 per share, implying an upside of 30% from today’s price. This is derived from my DCF-based valuation using a WACC of 9.7% and a terminal growth rate of 3%.

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Tesla – The Good Old Days Could Be Gone for a While

By Andrew Stotz

Our research shows that Tesla, Inc. is a SELL based on a target price of US$139, implying a downside of 31%. We derive our target price from a DCF-based valuation.

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Airbus Has Outperformed the S&P500 Since 2016

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Airbus is…that since 2016 it has outperformed the S&P500.

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Careers in Finance with Pichet Sithi-Amnuai

By Andrew Stotz

Pichet Sithi-Amnuai is the President of Bualuang Securities, the capital markets arm of Bangkok Bank. He is also the Chairman of the Association of Thai Securities Companies (ASCO), and the Vice chairman of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

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SAP’s Profitability Is Not as High as You Would Think

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about SAP is that its profitability is not as high as you would think.

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PepsiCo’s Profit Margin Is Half of Coke

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Pepsi is…that its profit margin is half of Coke.

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McDonald’s Is a True Global Operating Machine

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about McDonald’s is…you can not use Return on equity to assess profitability.

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