The Latest from FA Alpha Daily

• Tue

  Company Specific

  March 25, 2022

  KKR has earned a reputation as a high earner, but does the stock deliver?

  Tue

  Today’s FA Alpha Daily will zero in on KKR & Co, one of the most prominent private equity firms, and how it was able to amass wealth with the carried interest loophole.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  March 24, 2022

  The pandemic gave this e-signature company a chance for recovery

  Thu

  The pandemic lockdowns made it difficult for people to sign contracts. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will feature how e-signature company DocuSign (DOCU) capitalized on this, and its true performance under Uniform Accounting.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  March 23, 2022

  Cohu’s testing services are worth their weight in gold, but credit markets don’t see the value

  Wed

  Similar to oil prices, semiconductors have become very important to the global economy. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will key in on Cohu, Inc. (COHU), one of the industry leaders in testing the wafers that make chips, and how credit agencies are missing this tailwind.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  March 22, 2022

  Ziff Davis helps companies spend the right half of their marketing

  Tue

  Today’s FA Alpha Daily will talk about Ziff Davis’ (ZD) profitability with its strategy of creating targeted ads to relevant interest groups by focusing solely on its media franchises.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  March 21, 2022

  The yield curve is a useful tool in gauging recessions, if the right one is used

  Mon

  Many analysts turn to the two-year and 10-year Treasury yield spread as a warning sign for an upcoming recession.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  March 18, 2022

  Tiger Global made its name on technology stocks…can they recover from the latest technology slump?

  Fri

  In recent years, we have seen a convergence of financial institutions and the roles they play as market makers. With this shift, legacy financial institutions such as hedge funds and asset managers began to add to their traditional roles.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  March 17, 2022

  The pandemic was a lifeline for Mattel, but it may be running out

  Thu

  Mattel’s (MAT) past eight years have proven to be tough. At the beginning of 2014, its stock was $45. Today, it’s trading about 50% lower, and during the worst of the pandemic, it had fallen more than 75%.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  March 16, 2022

  Rising oil prices might spell the triumphant return of U.S. shale

  Wed

  Anyone with a car or just an ear to the ground has noticed oil prices rocketing higher in the past several weeks. As we discussed on Monday, this sharp increase in oil price could create potential headwinds for the economy were prices to remain elevated over the next few months.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  March 15, 2022

  Improving its community has helped Afya achieve high profitability

  Tue

  Much of our development as a society has occurred due to a couple of primary factors. The first, and perhaps more visible, has been the improvement in quality of life due to healthcare. Increases in the average life expectancy have allowed for more productive and enjoyable lives.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  March 14, 2022

  Here is the number to watch in anticipation of the next crash

  Mon

  Last week, the U.S. and the U.K. announced another pivotal step in the effort to pressure Russia to halt its war in Ukraine. They announced a ban on imports of Russian oil and Russian-finished petroleum goods.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  March 11, 2022

  The restless billionaire is active again…do his actions lead to profits?

  Fri

  Activist investor, Carl Icahn, recently had an HBO Documentary released about his life and pursues to change McDonald’s. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will look into Icahn Capital’s investments in asset-intensive turnarounds. FA Alpha Daily: Friday Portfolio Analysis Powered by Valens Research One of the most prominent activist investors of the past forty years has been […]

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  March 10, 2022

  Whirlpool is ready to ride strong capex tailwinds to profitability

  Thu

  Here at Valens, we have talked regularly about the idea of the capex spending boom

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  March 9, 2022

  Rating agencies are blindly writing off how Signify changes the healthcare model

  Wed

  The United States is one of the most medically advanced countries in the world. And yet, inefficiency and inequality define how most Americans view the industry.

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  March 8, 2022

  Novavax had a critical inflection while developing a COVID vaccine

  Tue

  There are very few industries out there where one product can make a company worth billions of dollars.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  March 7, 2022

  While tech markets struggle, this industry is primed for further growth

  Mon

  The S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite, and Russell 3000 indices fell more than 10% from all-time highs.

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• Fri

  Portfolio Analysis

  March 4, 2022

  Oil prices have seen a drastic price shock…will the energy sector follow suit?

  Fri

  Oil prices have breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 with rising inflation, catalyzed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will talk about the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), which tracks the most prominent companies in the energy sector.

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• Thu

  Uniform Accounting Analysis

  March 3, 2022

  CarMax is riding the strong tailwinds of the At-Home Revolution

  Thu

  Demand for used cars was perfectly set-up with the pandemic, At-Home Revolution, and shortages of new cars all coming together over the past two years. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will talk about the largest used car retailer in the U.S., CarMax (KMX), and how the market is already priced for CarMax’s tailwinds.

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• Wed

  Credit Outlook

  March 2, 2022

  This SaaS company has a strong business and lots of cash… what have the rating agencies been scared of?

  Wed

  With huge disruption in the technology sector in the past few years, credit and equity investors need to look for stability. Today’s FA Alpha Daily will talk about the true fundamental credit risk of Upland Software, Inc. (UPLD), whose steady performance is set to surprise rating agencies

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• Tue

  Company Specific

  March 1, 2022

  D.R. Horton built on its prior success during the At-Home Revolution

  Tue

  Today's FA Alpha focuses on D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) from the FA Alpha 50 screen, which has been able to perfectly position itself after the Great Depression and the pandemic to realize large returns.

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• Mon

  Monday Macro

  February 28, 2022

  This fundamental metric is telling us the market still has legs

  Mon

  When investing against other portfolio managers in the market, the first step is gauging how they are positioned. On today’s FA Alpha, we will be talking about sentiment among investors.

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