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Danger Zone

April 26, 20191Comments

What’s A Few Billion Among Friends?

Underwriters lowering Uber's anticipated IPO valuation from a rumored $100 billion to $80-$90 billion means investors are not buying the pitch as well as hoped.
by Sam McBride
April 22, 20190Comments

Uber’s IPO Valuation Makes No Sense

In almost every respect, Uber looks even more dangerous than Lyft (LYFT), which is already down from its overvalued IPO price.
by Sam McBride
April 22, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Upcoming IPO Is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Uber’s IPO Valuation Makes No Sense.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
April 15, 20190Comments

How EV/EBITDA Misleads Investors

EV/EBITDA has many flaws that can make it misleading, such as ignoring real costs and liabilities and not accounting for differences in business models.
by Sam McBride
April 15, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Popular Valuation Metric Is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: How EV/EBITDA Misleads Investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
April 8, 20190Comments

Poor Governance Could Ruin This Food Giant

When boards of directors allow managers to measure performance with the wrong metrics, they can ruin businesses and shareholder value.
by Andrew Gallagher
April 8, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Consumer Packaged Goods Firm Is in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Sam McBride sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Poor Governance Could Ruin This Food Giant.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
April 1, 20190Comments

No Real Earnings Growth in 2018 – Just Lower Taxes

The disconnect between real economic earnings and rising equity markets puts those who chase misleading earnings to danger.
by Sam McBride
April 1, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why Those Chasing Earnings Growth Are in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: No Real 2018 Earnings Growth – Just Lower Taxes.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
March 27, 20190Comments

The Fundamentals Don’t Matter for This IPO

Despite all the red flags, the rise of passive investing forces too many institutions to unconditionally buy a big IPO like Lyft.
by Sam McBride
Danger Zone
March 25, 20191Comments

Management Doubles Down on a Failed Business Model

This company remains committed to a failed business model even in the face of slowing revenue growth and mounting losses.
by Sam McBride
March 25, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Broken Business Model Is Back in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Sam McBride sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Doubling Down on a Failed Business Model.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
March 18, 20190Comments

Danger Zone: Incentivizing Executives with Adjusted EBITDA

Both of these companies highlight their adjusted EBITDA growth while economic earnings reveal growing losses.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
March 18, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Profitability Metric Is in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Kyle Guske II sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
March 12, 20190Comments

Steer Clear of Lyft’s IPO

Growing losses, low barriers to entry, poor corporate governance, and an unrealistically high valuation should diminish Lyft's IPO hype.
by Sam McBride
March 12, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why This Upcoming IPO Is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Steer Clear of Lyft’s IPO.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
March 7, 20194Comments

Loss of Licensed Content Is an Underrated Crisis for Netflix

As legacy media companies pull content, Netflix could lose much of its value to consumers just as the competition heats up.
by Sam McBride
Danger Zone
March 4, 20190Comments

Danger Zone: Traditional Value Investors

Unfortunately, much of what passes for value investing today relies on accounting book value and other metrics whose utility has atrophied significantly over the years.
by Sam McBride
March 4, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why Traditional Value Investing Is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Danger Zone: Traditional Value Investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
February 25, 20192Comments

Danger Zone: Finding Danger in the Footnotes

From the first week and a half of filing season, we’re highlighting two of the firms with economic earnings going the opposite direction of reported profits.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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