Why Amazon’s AWS Revenue Slowdown is Good for Long-Term Returns: Understanding the Impact on AMZN, MSFT, and GOOG
Aaron Chan Aaron Chan

Why Amazon’s AWS Revenue Slowdown is Good for Long-Term Returns: Understanding the Impact on AMZN, MSFT, and GOOG

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently reported AWS revenue growth of 12%, a far cry from its growth rates 2-3 years ago and its historic growth rates. In this post, we will walk through why we believe the short-term slowdown in the cloud computing industry is a positive indicator for future revenue growth and profitability for the cloud computing industry, especially Amazon but also Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG).

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Insights on Restoration Hardware’s Massive Stock Buyback
Aaron Chan Aaron Chan

Insights on Restoration Hardware’s Massive Stock Buyback

Let's dive into the buzz around RH (NYSE: RH), a portfolio company better known as Restoration Hardware, a leading high-end furniture store that has recently made headlines by repurchasing nearly 3.7 million shares in June and July. With a track record of savvy capital allocation, RH's massive buyback spree is worth exploring. In this post, we will unpack their distinctive approach to stock buybacks, compare their strategy with other market leaders, and consider the implications of their latest big move.

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What Michael Jordan and Ted Sarandos Teach us About Executive Compensation
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What Michael Jordan and Ted Sarandos Teach us About Executive Compensation

My wife and I watched the new movie "Air" on Amazon Prime Video (highly recommended) which tells the story of how Nike landed Michael Jordan as a client and beat out Adidas and Converse. The final clause that Michael's mother, Deloris, demanded of Nike was that Michael receive a royalty on all Jordan-branded products in Nike's portfolio. This deal ultimately created a massive win-win for both Nike and Michael Jordan, and it catapulted MJ into the owner's box of the sport he dominated - an outcome that should be celebrated. He added much more value to the NBA and to Nike than he extracted - well beyond his playing years - and he got to participate in that significant value creation. It's capitalism at its best.

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Cogent Communications - Sprint Wireline Acquisition Closed
Aaron Chan Aaron Chan

Cogent Communications - Sprint Wireline Acquisition Closed

“When we put all these pieces together with the fact that Cogent has not issued equity, in fact, has bought back equity since being public, we should be in a position to be producing better than $9 a share of free cash, up from the $2 a share that we're producing today.”

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