Investment Themes, Valuations and Big Ideas

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Japan is still a good opportunity for patient investors

09 September 2018

On: Macro, Investment Themes, Valuations and Big Ideas

Profit margins in Japan are quietly surging. This is a phenomenon that we certainly have been seeing in the US for years, and incrementally in Europe. But, the rate of change in Japan is in fact, far better than the other two. Better yet, as the Wall Street Journal points out, with Net Margins at just about 6%, they have room for further improvement as they still lag these other developed markets. Since Abenomics has begun, the productivity of working age population 25-54 year old has risen sha

By Jay Casey, President & Co-Founder

S&P 500 Sales & Earnings update

15 November 2016

On: Investment Themes, Valuations and Big Ideas, Stock Market Valuation

As Q3 Earnings season winds down, we provide a quick update on how the various sectors fared on Sales and EPS results. 91% of S&P 500 companies have already reported, so at this point we have a pretty good indication of how things are going to settle out. Overall, the quarter was pretty impressive with 55% of companies beating Sales estimates and 76% of companies beating Earnings estimates. The standouts on both Sales and Earnings were Technology and Financials, with 91% of Tech companies beati

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