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MBI is the abbreviation for “Mostly Borrowed Ideas”. Why “Mostly Borrowed Ideas?” As a generalist, I do not have a background in any particular sector. I enjoy navigating across industries, businesses, and countries to learn, understand, and connect the dots. In any case, most ideas and innovations are incremental in nature. Very few of us are smart enough to come up with truly original or groundbreaking ideas. I am Abdullah Al-Rezwan. I was born and brought up in Bangladesh. I went to University of Dhaka for my undergrad and majored in Finance. After working three and half years in Equity Research (Sell-side) covering Financial Sector in Bangladesh, I left Bangladesh to pursue my MBA in the US. I graduated within top 10% of the class from Cornell University's two-year MBA program and worked on the buy-side following my graduation. During my time at Cornell, I won two stock pitch competitions and also became finalists in four other competitions. I thoroughly enjoyed my stint as a generalist in the US large cap team at Madison Investments and covered a wide range of companies from UnitedHealth to Amazon and Boeing before US immigration reality paused my career in investment management. As my work authorization expired, I moved to Canada in January, 2021. Then in early 2022, I was able to return to the US.

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<ul><li>Revenue: Digital Media net new ARR $470 Mn ($50 mn higher than guide).</li><li>Gross Margin: Digital Media gross margin remains steady at ~96%, but Digital Experience posted its highest ever gross margin of 67.3% in 2Q'23.</li><li>Cost Structure: 2Q'23 GAAP operating margin was 33.7%, down from 34.9% in 2Q'22.</li></ul>

Revenue: Digital Media net new ARR $470 Mn ($50 mn higher than guide).Gross Margin: Digital Media gross margin remains steady at ~96%, but Digital Experience posted its highest ever gross margin of 67.3% in 2Q'23.Cost Structure: 2Q'23 GAAP operating margin was 33.7%, down from 34.9% in 2Q'22.

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<ul><li>Adobe's Q1 fiscal year 2025 financial results have demonstrated a robust performance, with the company reporting a record $5.71 billion in revenue, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.</li><li>The company also achieved a notable growth in its GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share, which rose by 13% year-over-year.</li><li>Adobe's results underscore the essential role its products play in the global digital economy, reaffirming its fiscal '25 targets in light of the strong quarterly performance.</li></ul>

Adobe's Q1 fiscal year 2025 financial results have demonstrated a robust performance, with the company reporting a record $5.71 billion in revenue, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.The company also achieved a notable growth in its GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share, which rose by 13% year-over-year.Adobe's results underscore the essential role its products play in the global digital economy, reaffirming its fiscal '25 targets in light of the strong quarterly performance.

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>Adobe announced 1QFY25 financial results: total revenue was up by 11% YoY in constant currency to US$5.71bn, and non-GAAP net income grew by 9% YoY to US$2.22bn, both in line with consensus estimates.</li><li>The company also reaffirms FY25 financial targets and initiates total revenue guidance of US$5.77- 5.82bn (+9-10% YoY) for 2QFY25, which is also in line with consensus estimate.</li><li>Adobe disclosed that the AI-first standalone and add-on applications (e.g. Acrobat AI Assistant &amp; Firefly App) achieved over US$125mn ARR as of end1QFY25; and expects the ARR to double by the end of FY25 (c.1% of total revenue). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Adobe announced 1QFY25 financial results: total revenue was up by 11% YoY in constant currency to US$5.71bn, and non-GAAP net income grew by 9% YoY to US$2.22bn, both in line with consensus estimates.The company also reaffirms FY25 financial targets and initiates total revenue guidance of US$5.77- 5.82bn (+9-10% YoY) for 2QFY25, which is also in line with consensus estimate.Adobe disclosed that the AI-first standalone and add-on applications (e.g. Acrobat AI Assistant &amp; Firefly App) achieved over US$125mn ARR as of end1QFY25; and expects the ARR to double by the end of FY25 (c.1% of total revenue). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Adobe (ADBE US) - Inline 1QFY25 Results; AI Standalone Products ARR to Double by End-FY25

<ul><li>Adobe's recent earnings release reflects a period of consistent growth and innovation, demonstrating both strengths and challenges.</li><li>For the fiscal year 2024, Adobe achieved record revenue of $21.51 billion, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.</li><li>This growth was fueled by robust performance across its business segments, most notably within its Digital Media and Digital Experience divisions.</li></ul>

Adobe's recent earnings release reflects a period of consistent growth and innovation, demonstrating both strengths and challenges.For the fiscal year 2024, Adobe achieved record revenue of $21.51 billion, marking an 11% year-over-year increase.This growth was fueled by robust performance across its business segments, most notably within its Digital Media and Digital Experience divisions.

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<ul><li>Adobe reported 4QFY24 results: total revenue grew by 11% YoY to US$5.61bn, in line with consensus estimate (US$5.54bn); non-GAAP net income was up by 9% YoY to US$2.13bn, vs. consensus estimate of US$2.08bn.</li><li>Digital Media net new ARR was up 2% YoY to US$578mn in 4QFY24 (+9% YoY in 3QFY24), which raises investor concern on the deceleration trend and the slow pace of monetization of AI applications.</li><li>That said, the company plans to accelerate the monetization of its AI applications by introducing higher-priced and highervalued AI services offerings in FY25. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Adobe reported 4QFY24 results: total revenue grew by 11% YoY to US$5.61bn, in line with consensus estimate (US$5.54bn); non-GAAP net income was up by 9% YoY to US$2.13bn, vs. consensus estimate of US$2.08bn.Digital Media net new ARR was up 2% YoY to US$578mn in 4QFY24 (+9% YoY in 3QFY24), which raises investor concern on the deceleration trend and the slow pace of monetization of AI applications.That said, the company plans to accelerate the monetization of its AI applications by introducing higher-priced and highervalued AI services offerings in FY25. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Adobe (ADBE US) - AI Adoption on Track, but Slow Pace of Monetization Impacts Sentiment

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Adobe Systems Incorporated develops, markets, and supports computer software products and technologies.  The Company's products allow users to express and use information across all print and electronic media.  Adobe offers a line of application software products, type products, and content for creating, distributing, and managing information.

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Adobe 2Q'23 Update

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Adobe's Q1 fiscal year 2025 financial results have demonstrated a robust performance, with the company reporting a record $5.71 billion in...

Baptista Research

Adobe (ADBE US) - Inline 1QFY25 Results; AI Standalone Products ARR to Double by End-FY25

We slightly lower our FY25-27E earnings forecast by 0-1% and fine-tune our target price to US$629.0 based on 32x FY25E non-GAAP PE (previous:...

CMB International

Adobe Inc.: Strategic Product Tiering & Monetization As A Pivotal Factor Driving Growth! - Major Drivers

Adobe's recent earnings release reflects a period of consistent growth and innovation, demonstrating both strengths and challenges. For the fiscal...

Baptista Research

Adobe (ADBE US) - AI Adoption on Track, but Slow Pace of Monetization Impacts Sentiment

We slightly lower our FY25-26E non-GAAP net income forecast by 2%, and trim our target price to US$634.5 based on 32x FY25E non-GAAP PE (previous:...

CMB International

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