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Q3: A few things we learned

@EQUITYMATES|5 December, 2022

Octahedron Capital publish this slide deck every quarter, outlining what they learnt from the latest earnings season. It includes charts, key stats and quotes from earnings calls – and will always throw up interesting stats and thought provoking quotes from earnings season that we missed.

The pack starts with a few charts showing how far software and internet company valuations have fallen, now below their long term average.

Octahedron have pulled out quotes from Walmart, Best Buy, Nordstrom and CarMax that show inflation is starting to bite and American retailers are seeing a slowing in demand. But surprisingly, luxury is remaining strong. Burberry and Lululemon both said retail demand was holding up.

It is no surprise that digital advertising is slowing down. Octahedron have pulled out quotes from Snap, Apple, Spotify, Meta and Alphabet that all say as much.

If you are looking at investing in individual companies in some of the fastest growing industries – digital advertising, gaming & content, payments & fintech, eCommerce and software – you’ll learn something from this deck.


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