Reinhardt Gert Coetzee
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๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ Markets have been all over the place this year โ€” swings triggered by tariff news, macro uncertainty, and headline risk. But from a market price/performance standpoint, we are back to where we started before the tariff drama kicked off. Itโ€™s another reminder of how important it is to tune out the noise and stay focused on the long game, I think anybody trying to time getting in and out of the market over the last few months would have had a very difficult -- and stressful time. With that in mind, letโ€™s break down how some of the big names in our portfolio performed this earnings season: ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ (META) $Meta kicked off 2025 with strong Q1 results: revenue rose 16% year-over-year to $42.31 billion, and net income jumped 35% to $16.64 billion, or $6.43 per share. The company now has 3.43 billion daily active users across all its apps. CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasised ongoing investments in AI. Despite macroeconomic concerns, including potential impacts from U.S. tariffs, Meta provided optimistic guidance for Q2. ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ (MSFT) $MSFT (Microsoft) reported fiscal Q3 2025 revenue of $70.1 billion, up 13% year-over-year, with earnings per share of $3.46, surpassing expectations. The Intelligent Cloud segment, including Azure, saw revenue growth of 20-22%. CEO Satya Nadella also highlighted the company's investments in AI infrastructure and the scaling of its cloud services. ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ $AAPL (Apple) Apple's fiscal Q2 2025 revenue reached $95.4 billion, a 5% increase year-over-year, with earnings per share of $1.65, up 8%. The Services segment achieved a new all-time high in revenue, contributing significantly to the company's performance. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ธ $TTD (Trade Desk Inc) The Trade Desk reported Q1 2025 revenue of $616 million, up 25% year-over-year, exceeding expectations. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.33, beating the forecasted $0.25. The company highlighted strong customer retention over 95% and the growing adoption of its AI-powered platform, Kokai, as key factors in its performance. Despite all the headlines โ€” tariffs, AI, economic worries โ€” the key takeaway is that companies in the portfolio are still reporting strong financial numbers. Best, Reinhardt
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