Friday, July 31, 2026

Meta: 2Q26 Business Update

Meta's 2Q26 revenue rose 27%, but capex, depreciation and nascent cloud and AI ambitions raise margin and return risks as it maximizes 2026–27 compute capacity.

META $1.8T

Speedwell Memos Jul 31 3 clicks

Jul 31 AMZN $2.7T

Amazon 2Q'26: AWS Gets the Love

MBI Deep Dives 2 clicks

Jul 31 OTCM $645M

[OTCM] Listings for the rest of us

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This Stock Just Got Cheaper on Better Numbers

A debt-free American manufacturer now trades at roughly 7x annualized Q2 EBITDA, with $7.35 per share in net cash and a tender floor 18.5%…

RGR $699M

The Value Road Jul 30 5 clicks

Meta 2Q'26: Not Amazing, Not Bad, and Still Compelling

Meta’s Q2 2026 revenue beat was offset by one-off costs and softer guidance, while generative ad ranking lifted conversions and Family of…

META $1.8T

MBI Deep Dives Jul 30 3 clicks

[scuttleslops] ODFL, AMD, INTC, CDNS, URI, VRSK, KNSL, WSO

Old Dominion Freight Line grew Q2 revenue 10.4% and EPS 32.3% as pricing offset lower tonnage, while excess network capacity sets up…

ODFL $38B

scuttleblurb Jul 30 2 clicks

Entravision: Another Whale Has Emerged

Entravision’s Q1 filings contain a new footnote disclosure pointing to a potential second large advertiser beyond its Hong Kong customer,…

EVC $634M

The Value Road Jul 28 12 clicks

Google’s AI Return on Investment

Alphabet’s $132 billion AI capex produced an estimated 49% post-tax incremental ROIC once only in-service assets are counted, versus a…

GOOGL $4.2T

Bristlemoon Capital Jul 28 4 clicks

DoorDash: The Infrastructure of Local Commerce

DoorDash built a last-mile logistics network around restaurant delivery, then extended it to groceries, convenience, and other local…

DASH $83B

MBI Deep Dives Jul 28 4 clicks

Under the Hood - Adobe Inc. ($ADBE)

Adobe generates 96% of revenue from subscriptions and converts over 40% into free cash flow, but generative AI tests whether Creative…

ADBE $90B

Bearhold Research Jul 27 3 clicks

Under the Hood - Tractor Supply ($TSCO)

Tractor Supply’s 2,602-store rural retail network supported 30+ years of growth.

TSCO $17B

Bearhold Research Jul 23 2 clicks

$PRKS: SeaWorld, an 8% cash yield, and a possible 80% short squeeze | Hawkins Entrekin

United Parks trades at 8x EBITDA with an 8%+ unlevered cash yield, aggressive buybacks and roughly 80% effective short interest, while…

PRKS $1.5B

Yet Another Value Podcast Jul 20 3 clicks

Boston Scientific Has to Keep Buying the Future

Boston Scientific built its interventional-medicine portfolio through acquisitions, but early-2000s growth became heavily dependent on the…

BSX $61B

scuttleblurb Jul 20 3 clicks

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Cadeler A/S

Cadeler (CDLR) is the world’s largest pure-play owner-operator of wind turbine installation vessels, listed in Oslo and on the NYSE.

CDLR $2.1B

Value Investors Club Apr 27 4 clicks

Insureco w/ Potential Strat Alts Announcement Soon + 100% Upside on Buyout ($TIPT)

Tiptree ($TIPT) is positioned around a potential Fortegra sale announcement; Fortegra generates substantially all revenue.

TIPT $641M

Multibagger Monitor Feb 25 8 clicks

Unpacking eDreams' Capital Markets Day

EDreams nears 7.25 million Prime members and €180 million of Cash EBITDA, marking its shift from an online travel agency to a…

EDDRF $521M

310 Value’s Newsletter Feb 6 2 clicks

China Yuchai: Deep Value Meets Growth (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai (CYD) trades at 2x EBITDA and 0.3x book as data-center backup-power demand, buybacks, and net cash support an earnings…

CYD $1.1B

Maius Partners Feb 5 3 clicks

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

ICBC’s chairman describes embedding Chinese Communist Party leadership, anti-corruption campaigns and Xi Jinping Thought into governance at…

IDCBF $416B

John Hempton's Newsletter Nov 16 1 click

The Strategic Value of eDreams

EDreams’ Prime travel subscription model makes the €3.6 billion European OTA a potential Uber, Airbnb or Amazon acquisition target.

EDDRF $521M

310 Value’s Newsletter Oct 28 3 clicks

Thinking aloud about Google remedies

Justice Department remedies could bar Google from using location data it cannot share, weakening targeted ads and traffic routing despite…

GOOGL $4.2T

John Hempton's Newsletter Oct 9 5 clicks

Inflecting Drone Company w/ Near-Term (+300% vs. -30%) Binary Event ($RCAT)

Red Cat’s Teal Drones is one of two remaining candidates for a $600 million to $1 billion-plus U.S.

RCAT $896M

Multibagger Monitor Jul 10 4 clicks

Sarepta Risk and the FDA

Sarepta’s Exondys 51 approval despite a 12-patient trial frames FDA regulatory risk and a call to remove Commissioner Robert Califf.

SRPT $1.9B

John Hempton's Newsletter Oct 31 3 clicks