Liberty Media Restructures

Effective this past Monday, Liberty Media completed its restructuring into three tracking stocks.  For each share of Liberty Media (LMCA/LMCK), you received one share of Liberty Sirius (LSXMA/LSXMK), 0.10 shares of Liberty Braves (BATRA/BATRK), and 0.25 shares of new Liberty Media (LMCA/LMCK). Liberty Media is a collection of media and entertainment assets managed by John […]

Shifting to Neutral on Growth vs. Value

Northlake’s Style model flipped to neutral after a three month run favoring growth.  As a result, 50% of client positions in the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) have been with proceeds were reinvested in the Russell 1000 Value (IWD).  The Market Cap model continues to recommend large cap, so current client holdings in the S&P 500 […]

Stability in Models Despite Market Volatility

There are no changes to the recommendations from Northlake’s Market Cap and Style models for March.  The Market Cap model remains on a Large Cap signal and the Style model is still recommending Growth.  With no changes to the signals this month, Northlake client assets following the models will remain invested in the S&P 500 […]

ClubCorp Story Still Intact

ClubCorp (MYCC) shares were cut in half in the first 8 weeks of 2016 as investors grew concerned about the company’s exposure to Texas.  Approximately 30% of MYCC’s country clubs are in Texas with 8% in Houston.  A second part of the problem was an extremely negative research report issued by a broker that emphasized […]

Liberty Media Making Moves to Drive Value

Liberty Media (LMCA/LMCK) reported quarterly results last week and as usual the focus was on the company’s portfolio of assets.  Liberty trades in relation to its net asset value rather than its earnings and cash flow like most stocks. There were three interesting pieces of news from the press release and conference call.  First, Liberty […]

Liberty Global Clears The Air for Renewed Growth

Following a rough stretch that management described as a perfect storm, Liberty Global (LBTYK) had some good news today.  First, 4Q15 earnings met expectations with 4% adjusted revenue growth and 6% adjusted operating cash flow growth.  This marked the second consecutive quarter of accelerating growth after a below par 1H15, exactly as management had promised.  […]

Patience To Be Rewarded for Well Positioned CBS

After a year of negative operating income growth and falling earnings estimates, CBS is back on track.  The recently reported 4Q15 showed operating income growth of over 6% and for the first time in nearly two years, analysts maintained their earnings estimates.  2016 sets up very well for CBS with a stronger national TV adverting […]

Steady as She Goes At Comcast

Comcast continued its long string of good quarterly earnings reports with the highlight being the best cable TV subscriber growth in nine years.  Yes, for all the worry about cord cutting, Comcast added subscribers in 2015.  And growth in broadband subscribers, where Comcast and the cable industry maintain dominance with the fastest network continued unabated. […]

Activision Blizzard Hits a Bump in the Road

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) reported disappointing quarterly results with revenue, earnings, and guidance all worse than expected. The shortfall in the fourth quarter was driven by unfavorable foreign exchange rates and weakness in ATVI’s casual franchises on consoles, Skylanders and Guitar Hero. The underwhelming guidance for next year was mainly due to a delayed release […]

ESPN Concerns Trump Star Wars and Theme Parks For Now

Disney (DIS) reported excellent December quarter earnings driven the massive success of Star Wars.  Star Wars not only drove the studio but also boosted consumer product sales.  Theme parks also had a very strong quarter.  Despite a big beat to consensus EPS estimates, investors focused on slightly disappointing growth in affiliate fess earned by DIS’s […]