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Morningstar

Leading Independent Investment Research

Morningstar, Inc.

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Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 16 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $180 billion in assets under advisement or management as of June 30, 2015. We have operations in 27 countries.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Morningstar and PitchBook hosted the 10th annual Management Behind the Moat Conference in Chicago on Nov. 7 and 8, offering our institutional clients an opportunity to engage with the management of 49 public companies we think have structural competitive advantages, or economic moats, as well as two private companies worth watching. This report distills the highlights from company presentations. A roster of all companies that participated in the conference, including those that held one-on-one meetings with investors, can be found on Page 2 of the attached document.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/069/790/original/img%201.JPG?1542165661" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="69790"></figure>

Morningstar and PitchBook hosted the 10th annual Management Behind the Moat Conference in Chicago on Nov. 7 and 8, offering our institutional clients an opportunity to engage with the management of 49 public companies we think have structural competitive advantages, or economic moats, as well as two private companies worth watching. This report distills the highlights from company presentations. A roster of all companies that participated in the conference, including those that held one-on-one meetings with investors, can be found on Page 2 of the attached document.

Morningstar Management Behind the Moat 2018: Conference Highlights

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Rotation is alive and well. Once-dormant Sectors and Groups are helping propel the market to new highs. While Tech, the overachiever, continues to lead, we’re finally seeing the Energy  Sector contribute. And other economically sensitive Groups, like Casinos and Engineering &amp; Construction, are bullishly inflecting, confirming the risk-on message. Combined, this is (1) a positive sign for the market, and (2) actionable.In today’s report we highlight ideas within the following Groups: Engineering &amp; Construction, Semiconductors, and Auto Dealers.

Rotation is alive and well. Once-dormant Sectors and Groups are helping propel the market to new highs. While Tech, the overachiever, continues to lead, we’re finally seeing the Energy  Sector contribute. And other economically sensitive Groups, like Casinos and Engineering &amp; Construction, are bullishly inflecting, confirming the risk-on message. Combined, this is (1) a positive sign for the market, and (2) actionable.In today’s report we highlight ideas within the following Groups: Engineering &amp; Construction, Semiconductors, and Auto Dealers.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cyclicals Continue to Lead; Energy Is Bottoming.

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&amp;P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes checked, more important to us are the trends at the Sector and Group levels. And right now what we see confirms a risk-on environment confirmed by technical strength in manufacturing, biotechs, banks, energy, miners, semis, and foreign markets -- all buys.

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&amp;P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes checked, more important to us are the trends at the Sector and Group levels. And right now what we see confirms a risk-on environment confirmed by technical strength in manufacturing, biotechs, banks, energy, miners, semis, and foreign markets -- all buys.

U.S. Equities: Sector & Group-Level Trends Confirm Risk-On Environment

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Asbury Automotive Group's second quarter 2025 earnings report reveals a complex mix of positive performances and ongoing challenges.</li><li>The company's revenue reached $4.4 billion with a gross profit of $752 million, achieving a gross profit margin of 17.2%.</li><li>A key highlight from the quarter was the successful acquisition of Herb Chambers Automotive Group, valued at approximately $1.45 billion, which expanded Asbury's presence in the stable New England market.</li></ul>

Asbury Automotive Group's second quarter 2025 earnings report reveals a complex mix of positive performances and ongoing challenges.The company's revenue reached $4.4 billion with a gross profit of $752 million, achieving a gross profit margin of 17.2%.A key highlight from the quarter was the successful acquisition of Herb Chambers Automotive Group, valued at approximately $1.45 billion, which expanded Asbury's presence in the stable New England market.

Asbury Automotive Group: Technological Advancements with Tekion to Further Solidify Its Market Competitiveness!

<ul><li>Asbury Automotive Group's first quarter of 2025 financial performance showcased both strong aspects and potential challenges.</li><li>The company reported revenue of $4.1 billion, with a gross profit of $724 million, yielding a gross profit margin of 17.5%.</li><li>Despite facing tariff-related uncertainties, Asbury achieved an all-time record gross profit in its parts and service division, with a same-store gross profit increase of 5% and a 6% rise in same-store customer pay gross.</li></ul>

Asbury Automotive Group's first quarter of 2025 financial performance showcased both strong aspects and potential challenges.The company reported revenue of $4.1 billion, with a gross profit of $724 million, yielding a gross profit margin of 17.5%.Despite facing tariff-related uncertainties, Asbury achieved an all-time record gross profit in its parts and service division, with a same-store gross profit increase of 5% and a 6% rise in same-store customer pay gross.

Asbury Automotive Group Goes High-Tech: Inside the Bold Tekion Integration That’s Slashing Costs!

United States

Asbury Automotive Group Inc. is an automotive retailer operating franchises and dealership locations in the United States.  The Company offers new and used vehicles and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts, and service contracts.  Asbury's dealerships are primarily either luxury or mid-line import brands.

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Morningstar Management Behind the Moat 2018: Conference Highlights

Morningstar and PitchBook hosted the 10th annual Management Behind the Moat Conference in Chicago on Nov. 7 and 8, offering our institutional...

Morningstar, Inc.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cyclicals Continue to Lead; Energy Is Bottoming.

Rotation is alive and well. Once-dormant Sectors and Groups are helping propel the market to new highs. While Tech, the overachiever, continues to...

Vermilion Research

U.S. Equities: Sector & Group-Level Trends Confirm Risk-On Environment

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes...

Vermilion Research

Asbury Automotive Group: Technological Advancements with Tekion to Further Solidify Its Market Competitiveness!

Asbury Automotive Group's second quarter 2025 earnings report reveals a complex mix of positive performances and ongoing challenges. The company's...

Baptista Research

Asbury Automotive Group Goes High-Tech: Inside the Bold Tekion Integration That’s Slashing Costs!

Asbury Automotive Group's first quarter of 2025 financial performance showcased both strong aspects and potential challenges. The company reported...

Baptista Research

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