Articles
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A bubble in quality
This month we discuss the market performance and valuation of quality companies including the recent underperformance of high-quality businesses despite their solid financials and dividend growth. We further explore the complexities of market indices and valuation metrics.
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A bubble in quality
This month we discuss the market performance and valuation of quality companies including the recent underperformance of high-quality businesses despite their solid financials and dividend growth. We further explore the complexities of market indices and valuation metrics.
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Q3 results roundup and AI update
The latest company results have strengthened our conviction in the portfolio and provide us a welcome opportunity to update investors. Recent months have told a brutal story of bifurcation: AI-focussed companies, banks, and capital goods sectors thrived while many quality companies suffered significant share price declines, often exceeding 20%. The reported results, however, have defied the market noise.
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Q3 results roundup and AI update
The latest company results have strengthened our conviction in the portfolio and provide us a welcome opportunity to update investors. Recent months have told a brutal story of bifurcation: AI-focussed companies, banks, and capital goods sectors thrived while many quality companies suffered significant share price declines, often exceeding 20%. The reported results, however, have defied the market noise.
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Moats in the sale
Every stock market cycle is unique, but with generative-AI euphoria in full swing it is hard to ignore the parallels at play today with previous technology capital investment booms – not least the TMT boom of the late 1990s. Here we discuss in detail how three of our current investments are harnessing AI technology for product development.
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Moats in the sale
Every stock market cycle is unique, but with generative-AI euphoria in full swing it is hard to ignore the parallels at play today with previous technology capital investment booms – not least the TMT boom of the late 1990s. Here we discuss in detail how three of our current investments are harnessing AI technology for product development.
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Getting more than you pay for
A measure of corporate health is revenue growth. Though imperfect, for relatively stable businesses it is a reasonable indicator of progress. In headline, revenue growth is looking good for the portfolio in absolute terms, compared to the broader market and in the context of the current mixed macroeconomic environment.
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Getting more than you pay for
A measure of corporate health is revenue growth. Though imperfect, for relatively stable businesses it is a reasonable indicator of progress. In headline, revenue growth is looking good for the portfolio in absolute terms, compared to the broader market and in the context of the current mixed macroeconomic environment.
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An interesting juncture
Notwithstanding a challenging year for relative performance, fundamentals and valuations remain good. We think this is a very interesting juncture for out approach, and this month we highlight several excellent, high-return, market-leading companies within the portfolio that are currently trading on unusually attractive free cash flow yields.
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An interesting juncture
Notwithstanding a challenging year for relative performance, fundamentals and valuations remain good. We think this is a very interesting juncture for out approach, and this month we highlight several excellent, high-return, market-leading companies within the portfolio that are currently trading on unusually attractive free cash flow yields.
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The disconnect
Despite headlines highlighting booming AI data centre investments and record US stock market highs, the broader economy shows mixed signals with stagnant revenue growth and economic challenges outside tech sectors. This report analyses the disconnect between market valuations and underlying economic realities.
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The disconnect
Despite headlines highlighting booming AI data centre investments and record US stock market highs, the broader economy shows mixed signals with stagnant revenue growth and economic challenges outside tech sectors. This report analyses the disconnect between market valuations and underlying economic realities.