What’s the point of reading a company’s earnings report? Can’t AI do that job? Patrick Badolato, PhD, CPA is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business where he teaches accounting and financial statement analysis. Badolato joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - How Walmart, Rent the Runway, and Peloton adjust earnings ... Show More
Jul 7
AI Expectations Hit a Fever Pitch
Every quarter recently, semiconductor stocks keep churning out incredible numbers. And every quarter, it seems as those companies somehow “miss expectations”. The most recent example was when Samsung Electronics reported a 1,900% increase in profits, the stock dropped so much it ... Show More
22m 38s
Jul 6
Are Index Funds Making the Market “Irrational”?
Matt, Rachel, and Jon talk about SK Hynix’s upcoming U.S. IPO, explaining what high-bandwidth memory is and which companies could potentially benefit from the company’s IPO proceeds. The Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing team then tackles two questions from the mailbag. The first ... Show More
27m 23s
Nov 2023
Prof G Markets: ByteDance’s Black Box, Target’s Inventory Turnaround, and the Resale Watch Market
Scott shares his thoughts on the latest revenue numbers from ByteDance, and whether or not we can trust any numbers coming from a private Chinese company. He also breaks down Target’s huge earnings beat, and discusses why luxury watches shouldn’t be treated as investments.
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41m 54s
Aug 2024
#221: Are We in An AI Bubble?
<p>Anne Marie and Mike break down Google’s $13 billion quarterly AI spend. Can the search king find a way to make its AI investment profitable? The market doesn’t seem to think so.</p><br><p>We then bring you an earnings round-up covering LVMH, Dexcom, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and ... Show More
52m 7s
Feb 2024
Presenting the income statement
<p>We continue our month of podcasts focused on financial statement presentation hot topics. <br/><br/>In this episode, host Heather Horn sits down with Pat Durbin, a deputy chief accountant in PwC’s National Office, and Felix Perez, a partner in PwC’s National Office specializin ... Show More
47m 8s
Feb 2024
Prof G Markets: Arm’s AI Rally, Lyft’s Earnings Mistake, and Airbnb’s Trading Premium
Scott breaks down why Airbnb’s stock fell despite strong earnings, and explains why he’s considering selling some of his largest holding. He then discusses Lyft’s earnings report typo and shares a similar personal story. Finally, he takes a look at Arm’s stock and questions wheth ... Show More
47m 41s
Apr 2024
MM149: Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet & Meta Earnings
<p>In this episode, we break down the latest US earnings from some of the biggest companies on Wall Street.</p><br><p>If you want to understand why Tesla rallied after posting dire numbers and Facebook dumped despite a 27% increase in revenue? Then listen to find out more!</p><br ... Show More
44m 20s
Aug 2023
Prof G Markets: NVIDIA’s Valuation and AI’s Negative Sum Game — with Aswath Damodaran
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott speaks with Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business, about his valuation for NVIDIA, tech’s rally this year, the implications of AI when every company has it, and opportunities in the markets right now. Follow As ... Show More
35m 4s