Kevin Smith

Netflix completes a blockbuster year

Its subscriber base grew by 16% in 2024, and now exceeds the 300 million mark. In three years, since 2021, Netflix has gained 79 million subscribers, and seen its sales rise from $30 billion to $39 billion.

January 22, 2025 at 04:29 am EST

ABC of financial analysis: The value of dividends

John Davison Rockefeller once famously declared that receiving dividends was the only thing that really gave him pleasure in life.

January 20, 2025 at 10:37 am EST

LVMH back ahead of Novo Nordisk on the stock market

The 4% drop in Novo Nordisk's share price during the session, combined with the stability of LVMH's share price after its 9% surge yesterday, led the luxury group to regain its scepter as Europe's leading capitalization. At 2:36 pm, Novo weighed the equivalent of $341.3 billion after touching DKK 557.10. LVMH, for its part, was worth $358 billion at the same time, based on a share price of 64 EUR.

January 17, 2025 at 09:57 am EST

ABC of financial analysis: The six categories of listed companies

Like any buyer in any market, an investor needs to know how to identify the type of commodity being offered. In this case, shares - in other words, the piecemeal ownership of publicly traded companies.

January 15, 2025 at 04:53 am EST

Redcare Pharmacy: Europe's leading online pharmacy secures its position

A heavy sword of Damocles hangs over European pharmacies.

January 14, 2025 at 10:07 am EST

Sika: Adjusting expectations

Even in sectors deemed cyclical or difficult, there are always "outsiders" who surprise with the quality of their management and the performance of their results. The Swiss building materials specialist has long been one of these.

January 13, 2025 at 05:42 am EST

Emerging markets and their difficult monetary equation

In the past, developing countries preferred to borrow in US dollars, to finance their imports and major infrastructure projects, which were generally entrusted to Western groups.

January 10, 2025 at 05:21 am EST

Danone, the market is not yet paying to see

Danone's stock has slightly outperformed the Stoxx Europe 600 in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a sign that investors have bought into the turnaround. Now's a good time to ask whether this will continue.

January 08, 2025 at 10:29 am EST

Cal-Maine Foods, speculative fever flares up

Note to self: speculative fever among investors is one of the most common symptoms of bird flu.

January 08, 2025 at 04:50 am EST

The Hershey Company: In turmoil

The chocolate maker's share price is melting like snow in the sun. As a multiple of profits, the company's valuation has remained unchanged for several months, and is still at record lows.

January 07, 2025 at 04:32 am EST

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. reshuffles the deck

It's not just in Europe that carmakers are sounding the alarm against the fearsome Chinese competition that is looming on the horizon.

December 20, 2024 at 04:58 am EST

What role will Renault play in the merger between Honda and Nissan?

The possible merger between Honda and Nissan, revealed by the Nikkei newspaper, marks a decisive turning point in the reorganization of the Japanese automotive industry, under pressure from giants such as Tesla and Chinese manufacturers. But this initiative is not limited to domestic issues. For Renault, Nissan's key shareholder, it could open up new strategic perspectives.

December 18, 2024 at 05:45 am EST

WSP Global Inc: Impressive track record, unanswered questions

Having become a world leader, has the Canadian engineering services firm reached the end of its road?

December 17, 2024 at 04:18 am EST

Nintendo Co. Ltd: A leap of faith

Some foreign investors took a stake in the company during the pandemic, betting on the imminent evolution of the Japanese video game giant's business model.

December 16, 2024 at 05:13 am EST

Speculative bubble: Some news from the front

The signals have been piling up for a long time. But as the old saying goes, you've got to keep on dancing as long as the music keeps on playing.

December 13, 2024 at 04:46 am EST

MarketWise, Inc. misses the boat

Three years after its IPO via a SPAC and the acquisition of a high-profile hedge fund, the publishing group specializing in financial newsletters has lost 95% of its market value.

December 10, 2024 at 10:34 am EST

ABC of financial analysis: Market capitalization vs. enterprise value

In a market, every commodity has a price. The stock market - the market for listed companies - is no exception.

December 09, 2024 at 10:01 am EST

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company: New horizons or optical effect?

The separation of Hewlett-Packard into two entities, Consumer Electronics and Enterprise Services, has not been a resounding success for the latter. The year 2024 could, however, mark the beginning of the long-awaited rethinking.

December 09, 2024 at 09:49 am EST

Computer Modelling Group also intends to clone Constellation Software

Fans of Mark Leonard's group may now have something new to sink their teeth into.

December 04, 2024 at 05:09 am EST

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. on a slippery slope for Uniqlo

Geopolitics is a regular factor in the activities of listed companies. Over the next few months, it could be a harsh reminder for the Japanese group that owns Uniqlo.

December 03, 2024 at 05:15 am EST

Rémy Cointreau: A long-term perspective

A further blow for the spirits group: in the first half of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, sales were down by a further 16% on the disappointing first half of the previous year, and operating profit fell by a similar 13%.

December 02, 2024 at 05:39 am EST