Datadog, Inc. ($DDOG) - Reporting earnings tomorrow (5/5) morning
You want a company that trades at high multiples? Can I interest you in P/S of 36.8 and a forward P/S of 18? How about a P/FCF of 151?
Here's what I'm looking for:
- Beat revenue guidance and raise full year guidance.
- GPM >80% for the first time ever in a quarter would be neato.
- As I noted the other day, their SG&A as a percent of revenue has decreased every year since 2017 while their R&D as a percent of revenue has increased every year since 2017. I love this. Keep this trend going. Build an incredible product and it will begin to sell itself.
Current position:
Total cost basis: 32nd highest in my portfolio
Time since first buy: 0.41 years
Number of purchases since: 1
Annualized return: (45.6%)
Annualized
$SPY return: (10.6%)
Annualized
$QQQ return: (27.7%)
Shopify Inc. ($SHOP) - Reporting earnings tomorrow (5/5) morning
Shopify is talked about to death.
Here's what I'm looking for:
- I'll peruse the financials but I won't be looking but more listening. Listening to management's comments, that is. I feel like the conference call has just as good a chance of moving the stock in Thursday's session as the financials do.
Current position:
Total cost basis: 72nd highest in my portfolio
Time since first buy: 0.41 years
Number of purchases since: 1
Annualized return: 42.0%
Annualized
$SPY return: 12.0%
Annualized
$QQQ return: 18.9%
MercadoLibre, Inc. ($MELI) - Reporting earnings tomorrow (5/5) afternoon
One of my highest conviction positions. They do it all and they do it incredibly well.
Here's what I'm looking for:
- Can they sustain the revenue growth they've seen since COVID began (73% in 2020 and 78% in 2021)?
- Can they bring margins back up (59% in 2017 vs 42.5% in 2021)?
- FCF plummeted as capex more than doubled in 2021. I'm not against it. Fulfillment services is a key cog in the wheel. Just curious to see if that trend continues in 2022. I would imagine it does.
- In terms of specific KPIs, I'd like to see growth of unique active users by >50%, gross merchandise volume by >33%, and total payment volume by >45%.
- Watching total payment transactions via MercadoPago closely as well.
- Will management comment on Shopee (Sea Limited $SE) becoming authorized to operate as payment institution in Brazil?
Current position:
Total cost basis: The highest in my portfolio
Time since first buy: 5.06 years
Number of purchases since: 6
Annualized return: 27.3%
Annualized
$SPY return: 11.1%
Annualized
$QQQ return: 15.3%