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Equity Bottom-Up

Walmart Inc. operates discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets. The Company offers merchandise such as apparel, house wares, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments, books, home improvement, shoes, jewelry, toddler, games, household essentials, pets, pharmaceutical products, party supplies, and automotive tools. Walmart serves customers worldwide.

<ul><li>In the past couple of weeks, big box retail stocks got hammered. The largest retailer Walmart missed EPS expectations by a large margin</li><li>The results certainly caught investors and analysts by surprise, and it seemed like their management was surprised too</li><li>Some item sales (grills, plants, and pool chemicals) were impacted by weather, and high inflation was causing consumers to buy cheaper goods</li></ul>

In the past couple of weeks, big box retail stocks got hammered. The largest retailer Walmart missed EPS expectations by a large marginThe results certainly caught investors and analysts by surprise, and it seemed like their management was surprised tooSome item sales (grills, plants, and pool chemicals) were impacted by weather, and high inflation was causing consumers to buy cheaper goods

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The Sherwin-Williams Company manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products.  The Company's products are sold to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers primarily in North and South America. Sherwin Williams also has additional operations in the Caribbean region, Europe and Asia.

<ul><li>Sherwin-Williams is a dominant leader in the paint and advanced coating market. They have been a superb investment for about 150 years at this point</li><li>Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental services</li><li>CrowdStrike was already growing at a rapid pace before the pandemic, and their revenue growth accelerated during the pandemic. CrowdStrike’s technology is best suited for this remote work environment</li></ul>

Sherwin-Williams is a dominant leader in the paint and advanced coating market. They have been a superb investment for about 150 years at this pointWaste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental servicesCrowdStrike was already growing at a rapid pace before the pandemic, and their revenue growth accelerated during the pandemic. CrowdStrike’s technology is best suited for this remote work environment

Amkor Technology, Inc. provides semiconductor packaging and test services.  The Company offers deep submicron wafer fabrication, wafer probe testing, integrated circuit packaging assembly and design, final testing, reliability testing, burn-in, and electrical characterization.

<ul><li>Amkor Technology manufactures and sells advanced semiconductor equipment.</li><li>They make semiconductor packaging and test services for leading semiconductor companies such as Intel, Samsung, AMD, and etc</li><li>The overall semiconductor industry has been growing, and Amkor’s revenue has been growing nicely as well.</li></ul>

Amkor Technology manufactures and sells advanced semiconductor equipment.They make semiconductor packaging and test services for leading semiconductor companies such as Intel, Samsung, AMD, and etcThe overall semiconductor industry has been growing, and Amkor’s revenue has been growing nicely as well.

British American Tobacco  / Equity Bottom-Up

British American Tobacco P.L.C. operates as a holding company for a group of companies that manufactures, markets, and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products including cigars and roll-your-own tobacco.

<ul><li>British American Tobacco is one of the leading tobacco companies in the world. They operate in 180 countries around the world, and have 12% of market share in the industry (2nd most)</li><li>Along with their biggest rival, Toronto-Dominion, Royal Bank of Canada is one of my favorite stocks. </li><li>Larger military budgets around the world means more revenue for defense contractors like Raytheon</li></ul>

British American Tobacco is one of the leading tobacco companies in the world. They operate in 180 countries around the world, and have 12% of market share in the industry (2nd most)Along with their biggest rival, Toronto-Dominion, Royal Bank of Canada is one of my favorite stocks. Larger military budgets around the world means more revenue for defense contractors like Raytheon

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<ul><li>It’s been a crazy past two years. Pandemic, world-wide lockdown, toilet paper shortage, people turning vaccines into a political matter, and etc</li><li>Now, Russia’s invasion added a whole new level of uncertainty on top of an already unstable world.</li><li>Oil price has been shooting up ever since rumors started about the invasion, and since the war broke out, it is literally skyrocketing.</li></ul>

It’s been a crazy past two years. Pandemic, world-wide lockdown, toilet paper shortage, people turning vaccines into a political matter, and etcNow, Russia’s invasion added a whole new level of uncertainty on top of an already unstable world.Oil price has been shooting up ever since rumors started about the invasion, and since the war broke out, it is literally skyrocketing.

Heightened Uncertainty Around The World - Mar 2022

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