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Asian Paints reported an 8% growth in decorative volumes for Q3, slowing from the 11% pace in the prior quarter, and saw its EBITDA margin expand to 20.1% on lower raw‑material costs. The company retained its FY‑26 guidance of 8‑10% volume growth and an 18‑20% EBITDA margin, emphasizing cost efficiencies, new product launches, and a push into waterproofing and home‑decor. Weak demand, an extended monsoon and heightened competition have dampened sentiment, prompting brokerages to trim earnings forecasts and cut target prices. Despite these headwinds, the firm expects market‑share gains in premium segments.
dividendology_yt 🚨 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently released their latest Form 13F. With Buffett retiring at the end of 2025, this document reveals the LAST moves Buffett made before he stepped down. I spent hours reviewing it, and found 10 key takeaways for...
The Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF (XPAY) receives a Hold rating because its deep‑in‑the‑money FLEX‑option strategy creates structural NAV drag and an unsustainable ~20 % distribution yield. To maintain that yield, the underlying SPY would need to grow at roughly...
How to trade it: → Candle closes above prior session high — look long on the first pullback to that level. Old resistance becomes new support. → Candle closes below prior session low — look short on the retest. Old support becomes...
Stop watching every candle. Only ONE matters... Not the first candle. Not the biggest candle. The candle that CLOSES above or below the prior session high or low. That's the candle that changes everything. Here's why most traders get this wrong: They see price...
Westpac’s Melbourne‑Institute Leading Index barely moved in January, posting a six‑month annualised gain of just +0.02% versus +0.44% in December. The slowdown reflects weakening consumer sentiment and a dip in dwelling approvals, while modest commodity price gains provided limited support....
No, Kip, not pumping and dumping $PANW. Just no or limited investment process, opinions full of hubris, memorized sound bytes, no company spreadsheets/models, no timestamps - which "works" when the tide is coming in but not when the tide is going...
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION has defied expectations for a rapid and significant slowdown in response to lower prices: https://t.co/fMfoyip69Z
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its Guidance on the Australian Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facility Resolution Regime, accompanied by a Response to Consultation that outlines stakeholder feedback. The Guidance clarifies how the RBA may exercise its crisis‑resolution...
If you "loved the chart" and chased $PANW at $221, you now only have to be up +47% (from here) to get back to breakeven #bags https://t.co/UStQewrZkp
The rules of classical charting principles have been lost to the younger generations. This is a right angled broadening pattern. According to E&M, 5th edition, page 149, the pattern has bearish implications regardless of which boundary is horizontal $XLF Don't shoot the...
The episode reviews the Acquirer’s Multiple® Large‑Cap screen, highlighting that capital‑intensive cyclicals, discounted financials, and legacy industrials are trading far below the cash they generate. Energy giants like Equinor and Petrobras, financials such as Synchrony and BNY Mellon, and steel producer...
Japan plans to invest $36 billion in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects 🇯🇵 🤝 🇺🇸 The most significant piece is a 9.2GW gas-fired power plant in Ohio. The investment will be led by SoftBank https://t.co/5io8koo0jd
Jack in the Box reported a 6.7% decline in system same‑store sales for Q1 2026, with restaurant‑level margins compressing to 16.1% from 23.2%. The company completed the Del Taco divestiture, used proceeds to prepay $105 million of debt and lowered its net‑debt/adjusted‑EBITDA leverage...
Nextdoor reported Q4 2025 revenue of $69 million, a 7% YoY increase and the highest quarterly revenue in its history. Adjusted EBITDA reached $8 million, delivering an 11% margin and marking the company’s strongest profitability quarter. Self‑serve advertising grew 32% YoY, now...
Omnicom Group announced a post‑IPG acquisition restructuring aimed at delivering $1.5 billion of run‑rate synergies, doubling its original target, with $900 million expected in 2026. The company retained a $23.1 billion revenue base, achieving roughly 4% organic growth while planning to divest $2.5 billion...
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) posted record 2025 results, with revenue rising 11% to an all‑time high and adjusted EBITDA climbing 22% to $1.45 billion. Fourth‑quarter leasing revenue surged 17%, led by a 26% jump in office leasing, while free cash flow...
Gladstone Commercial Corp reported a strong Q4 2025, highlighted by $260 million of industrial acquisitions at an 8.88% cap rate and a rise in industrial rent share to 69% of annualized straight‑line rent. The company expanded its syndicated credit facility to...
Nordson Corp reported a record first‑quarter revenue of $669 million, a 9% year‑over‑year increase driven by 7% organic growth, especially in its Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) segment. Adjusted earnings per share rose 15% to $2.37, beating guidance, while EBITDA reached $203 million...
Herbalife Nutrition reported Q4 2025 net sales of $1.3 billion, a 6.3% year‑over‑year increase, and full‑year sales just over $5 billion, surpassing guidance. Strong growth in India—up nearly 15% after a GST rate cut—offset declines in China, while adjusted EBITDA reached $156 million...
American Water reported adjusted earnings of $5.64 per share for 2025, an 8.9% increase year‑over‑year, and affirmed 2026 EPS guidance of $6.02‑$6.12. The utility deployed roughly $3.2 billion in capital projects, emphasizing pipe replacement, treatment upgrades, PFAS remediation, lead line removal...
Western Midstream Partners highlighted a disciplined capital strategy, cutting 2026 capex to $150 million—a 40% drop from 2025—and targeting under $75 million in 2027‑28. The company underscored that roughly 95% of 2026 revenue is shielded by minimum volume commitments, delivering predictable cash...
LCI Industries reported a strong fiscal fourth‑quarter, posting $933 million in net sales, a 16% year‑over‑year increase, and a GAAP net income of $19 million, more than double the prior year. OEM sales surged 18% to $737 million, driven by double‑digit growth in...
The Cheesecake Factory reported Q4 2025 revenue of $961.6 million, including $17.3 million from gift‑card breakage, and adjusted diluted EPS of $1, meeting the top end of its outlook. Comparable sales fell 2.2% at the flagship Cheesecake Factory and 4% at North...
Seven Hills Realty Trust reported Q4 2025 distributable earnings of $0.28 per share, reflecting a $0.03 dilution from its December rights offering that raised $61.5 million. The loan portfolio expanded 13% to $724.5 million across 24 floating‑rate first‑mortgage loans, maintaining a 7.92%...
TrueBlue Inc. reported Q4 2025 revenue of $418 million, an 8% increase that hit the top of its outlook range, driven by 5% organic growth and a 3‑point boost from the HSB acquisition. Gross margin slipped to 21.5% from 26.6% as...
Community Health Systems reported a 2.1% year‑over‑year increase in same‑store net revenue for Q4 2025, driven by rate growth and higher acuity, while adjusted EBITDA reached $395 million with a 12.7% margin. The company continued its aggressive deleveraging, cutting net leverage...
Travel + Leisure Co (TNL) posted Q4 2025 revenue of $1.03 billion, a 4% year‑over‑year increase, and adjusted EBITDA of $272 million, up 8% with expanding margins. Full‑year EPS rose 10% to $6.34 and free cash flow grew 16% to $516 million, supporting...
Inspire Medical Systems reported a strong fourth‑quarter, with revenue rising 12% to $269 million and full‑year sales up 14% to $912 million, driven by existing and new center growth. The company set 2026 revenue guidance between $950 million and $1 billion, reflecting a 4%‑10%...
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakh President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev are returning to Washington for the inaugural Trump‑administered Board of Peace, joining Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and possibly Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev. The gathering will focus on Gaza’s reconstruction while offering a...
Mister Car Wash reported Q3 2025 revenue of $263 million, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, and adjusted EBITDA of $87 million, up 10% to a record 32.9% margin. Membership growth drove the results, with the Unlimited Wash Club reaching 2.2 million members and the...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum reported record 6.4 million tons shipped in FY 2025, raising U.S. market share to about 17 percent. Volume growth was offset by a $114 million LIFO expense that pushed the non‑GAAP gross profit margin to 28.8 percent, just below the 29‑31 percent...
Openlane Inc. posted Q4 2025 revenue of $494 million, up 9% year‑over‑year, and adjusted EBITDA of $76 million, a 5% increase. Dealer‑to‑dealer volumes accelerated above 20% in the quarter, while GMV rose 8% to $7.1 billion. The company repurchased more than half of...
Analog Devices reported Q1 2026 revenue of $3.16 billion, a 30% year‑over‑year increase and near the top of its guidance range. Industrial sales accounted for 47% of revenue, rising 38% YoY, while communications surged 63% YoY on strong data‑center demand. Gross...
MFA Financial reported Q4 2025 GAAP net income of $54.3 million ($0.42 per share) and a full‑year economic return of roughly 9%. The REIT acquired $1.9 billion of loans and securities, notably expanding its Agency MBS book by 50% to $3.3 billion and adding...
The Bocconi Institute proposes six pragmatic reforms to close Europe’s “scale‑up gap” and boost venture‑capital financing for innovative firms. Using Dealroom data on 64,500 EU start‑ups, the report shows that VC investment in scale‑ups is under 10% of U.S. levels...
Jackson Financial Inc. reported a strong fourth‑quarter 2025, posting adjusted operating earnings of $455 million and a 12% year‑over‑year earnings increase. Retail annuity sales hit a record $20 billion, while full‑year free capital generation rose to nearly $1.4 billion, supporting a $862 million capital...
Booking Holdings reported a 9% year‑over‑year increase in room nights to 285 million in Q4 2025, pushing gross bookings and revenue up 16% (11% on a constant‑currency basis). Adjusted EBITDA rose 19% to $2.2 billion and adjusted EPS grew 17% to $48.8,...
ICMA has published an open‑access guide to South Africa’s repurchase (repo) market, the ninth edition in its global series of market‑specific manuals. The guide outlines the market’s structure, collateral types, counterparties, infrastructure, and the legal‑regulatory framework. Funding came from Strate’s...
Clearwater Paper reported $1.6 billion in net sales for 2025, a 12% year‑over‑year increase driven by the full‑year operation of the Augusta mill and higher shipments. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $107 million, up $71 million from the prior year, reflecting aggressive cost cuts...
Avis Budget Group reported full‑year adjusted EBITDA of $748 million, missing its $900 million target by about $150 million, with the shortfall confined to the Americas segment. The company recorded a $500 million impairment on its electric‑vehicle fleet and generated $180 million in cash by...
Kadant reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $286 million, an 11% increase driven primarily by acquisitions and a stronger aftermarket parts mix that now represents 71% of total sales. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to $58 million, maintaining a 20.3% margin, while adjusted...
Nutrien reported adjusted EBITDA of $6.05 billion for 2025, a 13% increase, driven by record fertilizer sales of 27.5 million tonnes and disciplined cost management. Potash automation reached 49%, keeping controllable cash costs at $58 per tonne, while nitrogen volumes rose to...
Kalshi, a CFTC‑approved designated contract market, operates a quote‑driven prediction platform where makers post offers and takers accept them. An analysis of over 300,000 contracts shows that prices generally track event probabilities but suffer a pronounced favourite‑longshot bias, with cheap...
Blue Owl Capital Corp completed a $400 million loan sale at 99.7% of book value within a $1.4 billion syndicated asset transaction, confirming the fairness of its NAV marks. The firm repurchased $148 million of stock at a 14% discount to NAV, the...
Solstice Advanced Materials, newly independent after its October 2025 spin‑off from Honeywell, posted full‑year 2025 net sales of $3.9 billion, up 3% YoY (6% excluding opportunistic nuclear sales). Fourth‑quarter revenue rose 8% to $987 million, but adjusted EBITDA fell 20% to $189 million...
Global Payments reported Q4 2020 results that beat expectations, delivering double‑digit earnings‑per‑share growth and a 210‑basis‑point increase in operating margin. Adjusted net revenue reached $6.75 billion, a modest 5% decline year‑over‑year, while technology‑enabled services now represent 60% of the business. The...
OGE Energy Corp reported 2025 consolidated earnings per share of $2.32, hitting the top of its guidance range, and set 2026 EPS guidance at $2.43 with a 5‑7% long‑term growth target. Net income rose to $471 million, while the company announced...
HF Sinclair reported record adjusted EBITDA of $564 million in Q4 2025 and $2.3 billion for the full year, driven by higher refinery margins and EPA RINs waivers. The company achieved an all‑time throughput of 652,000 bpd while cutting operating costs to $7.67 per...
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reported 4% net room growth in 2025, adding a record 72,000 rooms and expanding its development pipeline to nearly 260,000 rooms across 2,200 hotels. Adjusted EBITDA rose 4% to $718 million and adjusted diluted EPS increased 6%...
