Activision Blizzard (ATVI) beat expectations for 1Q20 earnings and raised guidance for the remainder of 2020 from $2.35 to $2.60. Last quarter, Northlake noted that ATVI 2020 EPS could climb into the $2.50-$2.70 range as benefits from the well-timed restructuring efforts begin to pay off. Consensus estimates for 2020 have now climbed to $2.74, with […]
Shares of ViacomCBS (VIAC) performed poorly prior to the economic shutdown and COVID-19 crisis and have fallen further. The stock is now about 50% lower than its mid-February level even after rallying 70% from its March low. Of all the investments Northlake has owned over the past couple of years, VIAC has performed the worst […]
Few companies are more directly impacted by the economic shutdown related to the COVID-19 crisis than Disney (DIS). The company’s theme parks are closed. Movies theaters are shut denying Disney the ability to launch the massive blockbusters from its Marvel, Pixar, Disney, and Star Wars franchises. Sports are not being played, crippling viewership and ad […]
Nexstar Media Group (NXST) shares responded well to the company’s 1Q20 earnings report as investors gained a better understanding of the stability of the company’s free cash flow. Shares in NXST were pummeled in the initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis despite a much less cyclical financial profile than the company had in Great Financial […]
Apple reported better than expected 2Q20 earnings albeit after the company announced new guidance as COVID disruption closed the company’s stores in China, the U.S. and the rest of the world. The company did not provide its usual detailed guidance for the quarter ahead but did provide some big picture comments. iPhones and wearables will […]
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 […]
Nexstar Media Group reported excellent 4Q19 results and raised its guidance for 2020/2021 average annual free cash flow by 15%. In a normal market this news would have been greeted by a sharp rise in the stock price, arguably up 5-10% or more. Alas, Nexstar reported right into the teeth of the market sell-off on […]
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