Crocs: Double-Digit Buyback Yield (Ticker: CROX)
Crocs has $2 billion of buyback authorization, more than a third of its market cap, as North American sales stabilize and HeyDude drags on…
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Where Are Google and Apple?
Meta’s Muse and rival AI agents are gaining consumer traction, while Apple and Google lack comparable public products and face pressure on…
Alsea: Durable Growth at 5.4x EBITDA (Ticker: ALSEA)
Alsea, Mexico’s Starbucks, Domino’s and Burger King franchise operator, trades at 5.4x EBITDA while funding remodels, Mexican expansion and…
Evolus: Aesthetic Spending Bounceback (Ticker: EOLS)
Evolus posted 21% quarterly revenue growth as U.S. facial-injectable spending bottoms, while making progress toward GAAP profitability.
Potential Winners And Losers From Nu Bank’s Aggressive Launch Into The United States (Ticker: NU)
Nu Bank’s U.S. launch pairs 4.5% APY and 2% cashback with fee-free USDC remittances, pressuring SoFi, Capital One and cross-border transfer…
MercadoLibre: Trajectory To Scale (Ticker: MELI)
MercadoLibre’s Q2 2026 revenue hit its fastest growth since 2022 as broader free shipping, cross-border inventory and Mercado Pago deepen…
Kraken Robotics: Doubling Down (Ticker: KRKN.F)
Kraken Robotics’ C$615 million Covelya acquisition roughly doubles its underwater defense content as mine-warfare risks drive naval…
Updating The Real Brokerage And Re/Max Numbers
Re/Max’s outstanding share count is revised after previously omitted shares under its holding-company structure, alongside updated Real…
The Real Brokerage: Transformation (Ticker: REAX)
Real Brokerage’s RE/MAX acquisition would triple its agent count, diversify revenue with franchise fees and expand share during a weak U.S.
Nintendo: Churning Recovery (Ticker: NTDOY)
Nintendo’s Switch 2 sold 23 million units in its first year, but software delays, memory-chip costs and yen weakness drove NTDOY from $25…
Remitly Global: Still Undervalued? (Ticker: RELY)
Remitly raised full-year guidance as it pursues digital remittance share gains, with debit cards targeting higher retention and per-user…
BBB Foods: A Proven Discount Grocery Model With Ample Runway Ahead (Ticker: TBBB)
BBB Foods, Mexico’s discount grocer, is building a hard-discount model with room to expand across Mexico and beyond.
Coupang: Normalization (Ticker: CPNG)
Coupang says customer demand is normalizing after its 2025 data leak, while Q1 vouchers and underutilized capacity pressure margins.
Half-Year Returns + Short Portfolio Update
Emerging Moats returned 30.57% since July 2024 versus 43.37% for the S&P 500, with Oscar Health accounting for half its gains and a…
Corporacion America Airports: Out Of The Ashes (Ticker: CAAP)
Corporacion America Airports has stayed operating-profitable through Argentina’s inflation and is diversifying airport assets beyond its…
Airbnb: Building Blocks (Ticker: ABNB)
Airbnb is expanding beyond lodging into services, experiences and hotels while using AI tools and buybacks to support growth and…
Wix: More Pain (Ticker: WIX)
Wix cut 2026 bookings guidance by $50 million and revenue by $25 million after layoffs and weaker agency-partner demand, deepening scrutiny…
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro Norte: World Cup Inflection? (Ticker: OMAB)
Grupo OMAB trades at 9 times EV/EBITDA after an 11% YTD decline, as Monterrey international traffic fell 2.9%; expansion, price hikes and…
