Comcast’s 1Q20 earnings report and conference call exposed sharp differences of how the COVID crisis is impacting the company’s three business segments. Already positive trends in the core cable business are getting a boost. NBC Universal and Sky, however, are in the direct path of the virus with little visibility for the pace or timing […]
Facebook (FB) reported 1Q20 sales slightly better than recently reduced expectations, and earnings in line with lowered estimates. Sales and earnings estimates fell roughly 6% and 11% respectively throughout March as analysts grappled with quantifying the challenges FB faced from the COVID crisis. Advertisers pulled back sharply in the final three weeks of March, but […]
Northlake’s investment thesis on IBM centers upon the gradual transition to faster revenue growth as cloud services become a greater part of IBM’s revenue mix. Prior to the COVID crisis, we got an unexpected boost from a CEO transition that elevated the head of company’s cloud efforts. The economic shutdown clearly will impact IBM as […]
Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL) reported 1Q20 earnings that indicated better than expected results in January and February before the economic shutdown, offset by a sharp but not quite as bad as expected slowdown in March. The company commented that advertising trends at Search and YouTube have stabilized in April with signs of green shoots. Emerging businesses like […]
Northlake’s Market Cap model shifted from mid cap to large cap, primarily reflecting the history of large caps holding up better during bear markets. The Style model is sticking with growth which makes sense given growth companies are less sensitive to the cyclical impact of recessions. We swapped remaining client positions in mid cap to […]
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