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Manchester United: Valuing a Football Empire
October 5, 2025 | If you’re as much of a football fan as I am, I know you’ll enjoy this newsletter. If you think football is called “soccer” and have never watched a Manchester United game, well, you might still be interested in my comparison of European and U.S. football, as well as why NFL teams tend to dominate the Forbes list in terms of valuation.
Universal Music Group: Cashing In On Music Rights
September 28, 2025 | Every time a Peloton instructor cues up Bad Bunny, a TikTok teen lip‑syncs Olivia Rodrigo, or a Netflix trailer taps into ‘70s music nostalgia, one constant happens in the background: Universal Music Group gets paid.
Berkshire Hathaway: Valuing Buffett’s Legacy
September 21, 2025 | Today you’ll finally get to know the business behind the philosophy. And if you already know Berkshire inside and out, well… you might want to stay for some anecdotes.
Match Group: Is Finding Love a Good Investment?
September 14, 2025 | Swiping right is a pop‑culture catchphrase, but it’s also a business generating billions of dollars in profit. Match Group (MTCH), owner of Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and a handful of other dating apps, is my pitch to Daniel this week, given its leading share of an online-dating duopoly rivaled only by Bumble. The question I wanted to know, though, is whether helping people find love is actually a good business?
Dell: Overlooked AI Growth Story?
September 7, 2025 | Dell has been around for a long time, over forty years, and it’s one of the rare hardware names that not only survived but actually emerged bigger than ever.
Ferrari: High-Speed Compounder
August 31, 2025 | Enzo Ferrari insisted his company would “always deliver one car fewer than the market demands.” That single sentence explains almost everything about a business that sells barely 14,000 automobiles a year, yet enjoys gross margins north of 50%, trades for a price-to-earnings ratio that would make most software founders blush, and has turned every dollar invested at its 2015 IPO into nearly ten today.
Crocs: Fashion Icon or Value Trap?
August 24, 2025 | Today’s company? Let’s just say its designs are far more polarizing. I’m talking about Crocs. But hear me out. If you liked Lululemon’s margin profile and returns on capital, then let me tell you, Crocs is right there.
Lululemon: Still the King of Athleisure?
August 17, 2025 | Despite its incredible fundamentals, Lulu’s stock is depressed, trading down sharply from a valuation of 65x earnings just 18 months ago(!) Consider us intrigued.
Remitly: Remittance Giant or Crypto Casualty?
August 10, 2025 | Now, a company that is more familiar to most of us is Uber. Perhaps it’s a stretch, but I’ll make the argument that Remitly and Uber have some interesting similarities. And if you're wondering what a remittance company could possibly have in common with a ride-hailing platform, I’d advise you to stick around for this deep dive.
TransDigm: A Conglomerate of Monopolies
November 16, 2025 | The aerospace industry is a notoriously difficult place to build a great business. Cyclical demand, high capital intensity, and constant regulatory scrutiny make it a graveyard for compounding returns. But not for everyone. Hidden inside this complex ecosystem is one of the most remarkable compounders in market history — TransDigm.
Robinhood: The Amazon Prime of Gen Z’s Finances?
November 9, 2025 | Robinhood has earned a bad name in some people’s view, and it has deserved much of the criticism it’s gotten, but I actually think its name is very fitting: the company has arguably done as much as any fintech to “take from the rich, and give to the poor,” living up to the ideals of Robin Hood (the fictional character), namely by bringing commissions on stock trading down to zero for millions of retail investors.
Salesforce: Agentforce vs. AI
November 2, 2025 | If you work at a large American company, there’s a good chance you use this company’s software every day. If you’re not in the corporate world, there’s an equally good chance you have no idea what this company does.
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