DON'T BUY
Smaller cap company. The financial technology was originally launched as a lender. Now it is in bitcoin and wallets. Still no earnings. Challenge is that it trades 28x EBITDA, no return of equity, no cashflow. Has had good price momentum in the past but too volatile.
DON'T BUY
Falls into the middle of valuation and valuation among comparables. Long way down from growth to value. If they cannot show growth in line with valuations, then it can go down quite a lot. Fallen too far.
PARTIAL BUY
Has a position based on valuation and yield. 2.8% yield that is safe. Lots of room to increase that. Balance sheet is okay, good return on equity. Has been in a downtrend with weaker price momentum. Has been volatile lately and lost its leader status. Valuation is compelling.
SHORT
Short position. Valuation and volatility are concerns. Balance sheet shows a lot of debt. Pays a yield but they do not have good cashflow. Would not look at it. 52% debt to enterprise value.
PARTIAL BUY
Value and momentum is middle of the pack. Stable stock. The small yield is negligible. Not in any type of stress. Good return on equity. Should benefit from a reopening type move in industrial stocks. Can find cheaper industrial stocks that he prefers.
DON'T BUY
The stock was one of the high flyers with other electric vehicle makers in Q1. Went public via SPAC. SPAC companies are often not great businesses in early days. There are no earnings. Stock price momentum has been weak. No earnings. Volatile.
SHORT
Shorted it on poor price momentum and valuation. It is expensive. When interest rates move higher, they are hurt as a bond proxy. Still not cheap enough. 1.8x book value. Has good yield approaching 5%. Balance sheet is okay compared to other utilities but it is expensive.
SHORT
Seems to have infinite lives. Knows how to secure funds but not how to make money. Scores bottom of the pack for momentum, value and volatility. Will continue to raise money but will probably not make money.
RISKY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. They have been growing their top-line quickly over the last quarters. Net profit margins are improving. Although debt is quite elevated, they have cash balances and equity positions that are decent. Valuation is cheap and future growth estimates are good.A smaller size so could see higher volatility. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The company continues to show solid and stable growth. Cash flow is strong and they are able to grow by acquisitions. It will probably not grow as quickly as before and it does have sizable debt. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The company has an excellent management team with a history of good growth. Growth remains good and the balance sheet is good. Can own this throughout an energy cycle. More gas focused. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

COMMENT

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. We are probably approaching the peak of tax selling. With today’s sell-off, there could be some additional selling. Seasonality is pointing to some weaker performance. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free