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I know very little and like to learn in public. DMs open.

Berlin, Germany
Joined October 2010
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My portfolio is one big bet on man's inability to change
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Visa is growing cross-border payments faster than Mastercard for two quarters in a row $V $MA
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$MA with steady volume growth against slowing cross-border
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$V with higher yields on higher volumes
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$OTIS grew service sales via low-margin modernizations Modernizations (like new equipments) should lead to high-margin maintenance & repair contracts in the future
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$OTIS core business of maintenance & repairs remains lackluster and plagued with customer satisfaction issues. Management appears evasive and uninspiring. Definitely, the company with the lowest quality "culture" in my core portfolio...
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$PM is the ultimate subscription business against AI
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A few thoughts on $EVO's Q3 2026 Good news and bad. And, lastly, 3 ugly takes: 1. Regulated markets are riskier than unregulated ones 2. Asia is a market share story 3. Good games are not enough anymore
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$EVO vs $HACK "Number one rule of iGaming. Nobody… I don’t care if you’re Warren Buffett or if you’re Jimmy Buffett. Nobody knows if a studio is gonna go up, down, sideways, or in circles. Least of all shareholders. It’s all a fugazi."
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$EVO bear case in one image "Ice Fishing is probably the largest game in online history, and it's the third time Evolution created such a great game." – CEO Carlesund
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Ready for $EVO Q3
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GOOD - North America, Latam & Africa: double-digit growth - RNG: double-digit growth beyond bounds BAD - Asia & Europe - Brazil: accounts for "well below half of LatAm" → a €20m/q impact could reverse ALL of $EVO's YoY global growth - Lower margins (even adjusted for one-offs)
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$EVO is expanding again 🥲
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My areas of interest at tomorrow's $EVO Q3 results: SALES - Live: growth vs decline, game shows vs table games - CT & Ice Fishing: cannibalization vs net growth - RNG: further growth - Asia & Europe: managed stagnation - North America: double-digit USD growth - Latam: prospects
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OPERATIONS - Headcount: ex-Americas studio downsizing - Release schedule of Hasbro games in the US - Brazil: market outlook, local studio status, replacement supply plans - $EVO's marketing stance re: Pragmatic's celebrity push
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FINANCES - Profitability from $EVO's struggling higher-margin core sources (Europe & Asia) vs. growing lower-margin peripheries (Americas & Africa) - Buybacks: pace, timeline & valuation
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$PM Q3 results ‣ Cigarettes: consistent profit growth (2/3rds of EPS) ‣ IQOS: temporary slow-down (1/3rd of EPS) ‣ Zyn: persistent disappointment (~0% of EPS)
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Over 2 years, $PM boosted its gross profit per cigarette by 22%
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