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<li>Bondholders on alert as a whistleblower complaint gives Elon's case the substance he lacked as he tries break his agreement to buy Twitter</li>
<li>But this doesn't win Elon's case—he has to prove deliberate fraud, which is far from clear</li>
<li>It's much easier for Twitter to prove Elon's biggest complaint is buyers' remorse—which isn't sufficient grounds to terminate the deal.</li>
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Bondholders on alert as a whistleblower complaint gives Elon's case the substance he lacked as he tries break his agreement to buy Twitter
But this doesn't win Elon's case—he has to prove deliberate fraud, which is far from clear
It's much easier for Twitter to prove Elon's biggest complaint is buyers' remorse—which isn't sufficient grounds to terminate the deal.


Twitter V. Elon V Twitter: Elon Finally Hits A Vein

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Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duolingo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33531:1" rel="noopener">Duolingo (DUOL US)</a>  reported solid 2QFY22 results and hosted annual Duocon 2022 event in August. Management raised full-year revenue guidance, but the stock remained range bound. </li>
<li>We model total revenues growing +45% y/y to $365M in FY22 and +42% y/y to $517M in FY23, up vs. our prior estimates and projections. </li>
<li>2QFY22 results beat all key estimates, driven by accelerating user growth and strength across the entire business. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duolingo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33531:1" rel="noopener">Duolingo (DUOL US)</a>  remains our top mid-cap pick in the EdTech industry.</li>
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Duolingo (DUOL US)  reported solid 2QFY22 results and hosted annual Duocon 2022 event in August. Management raised full-year revenue guidance, but the stock remained range bound. 
We model total revenues growing +45% y/y to $365M in FY22 and +42% y/y to $517M in FY23, up vs. our prior estimates and projections. 
2QFY22 results beat all key estimates, driven by accelerating user growth and strength across the entire business. Duolingo (DUOL US)  remains our top mid-cap pick in the EdTech industry.


Duolingo. User Growth And Cash Flow Metrics Remain Robust. Management Raised FY22 Guidance

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

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<li>Roblox initially fell 17% on earnings, but ended the week up 8%... why? Third party data is driving stock price action.</li>
<li>Reacceleration of DAUs, engagement, and bookings is beginning to play out...bullish ST.</li>
<li>LT EBITDA margins are anyone's guess right now, which makes the coming 9/9 Analyst Day an important catalyst to frame up the size and margin impact of TAM extensions.</li>
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Roblox initially fell 17% on earnings, but ended the week up 8%... why? Third party data is driving stock price action.
Reacceleration of DAUs, engagement, and bookings is beginning to play out...bullish ST.
LT EBITDA margins are anyone's guess right now, which makes the coming 9/9 Analyst Day an important catalyst to frame up the size and margin impact of TAM extensions.


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

Baptista Research

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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.

<ul><li>Twitter has been in the news for a number of wrong reasons off late.</li><li>The total revenue for the quarter increased by 22% and the total revenue for the year by 37%, respectively, to reach $1.57 billion and $5.08 billion. mDAU increased by 1 million sequentially and by 13% year over year to 217 million, which were in line with its predictions.</li></ul>

Twitter has been in the news for a number of wrong reasons off late.The total revenue for the quarter increased by 22% and the total revenue for the year by 37%, respectively, to reach $1.57 billion and $5.08 billion. mDAU increased by 1 million sequentially and by 13% year over year to 217 million, which were in line with its predictions.

Twitter Inc.: The Data Breach & Other Major Risks

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<li>Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.</li>
<li>Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.</li>
<li>At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. </li>
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Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.
Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.
At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. 


Facebook 2Q22: Network Effects Are Yesterday’s News, AI Is the Future

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