While traveling to Japan, I used their services multiple times, and paid good money for them. So picture this: It’s September 2025, I’m in Japan, sitting in a Shinkansen — the Japanese bullet train — and this thing is flying through mountains a...

If you voted for Ferrari Group in the community and thought this analysis was going to be about red and fast sports cars, I might have to disappoint you. This analysis isn’t about the iconic luxury brand Ferrari. Apart from the name, which is j...

Alphabet is one of those companies that’s so big, so omnipresent, most investors stop asking questions.But beneath the surface lies a fascinating contradiction: a company built on anti-advertising principles that became the world’s adver...

Diploma PLC is a fascinating serial acquirer from the U.K., focusing on three key markets; controls, seals and life sciences. The company has been a real compounder in recent years and grew revenues at a 15% CAGR for the past 15 years. Percenta...

In this analysis, we’re going to talk about my largest position at the moment: Prosus. By investing in Prosus, you’re essentially buying Chinese tech giant Tencent at a discount, and (for now) you’re getting all the other parts of Prosus thrown...

You could argue about some industries or companies being boring or not. Most of the time, it’s a matter of personal preference. For this analysis, I have to make you feel relieved: a very boring company is ready to be analyzed.“Why shoul...

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Everyone likes to buy bargains. In the stock market, but definitely also in our daily lives. Today, we’re delving into British investment company 3i, which specializes in private equity and infrastructure. How does this rhyme with the first sen...

Edenred is a French employee benefits platform offering meal vouchers, fuel cards, and corporate payment tools. It operates a capital-light B2B2C model with recurring revenue, strong network effects, and a dominant 40% market share in a consoli...

If you think about the semiconductor industry, companies like ASML, Nvidia and TSMC probably come to mind. All unique powerhouses with key roles in the global economy. I can imagine you’re getting bored with hearing the same stories about the s...

Wise has historically grown revenues at over 20% annually, is already profitable, and remains founder-led. With a long runway ahead and plenty of legacy players to disrupt, the story looks compelling… But is everything really as good as it seem...

Copart is a business that is known by a select group of investors. Mainly the ones interested in searching for 100-baggers might be familiar with the company. With a share price increase of around 31,000%, Copart has already checked that ‘100-b...

Few companies have haunted my investing mind like Costco. When I first researched it three years ago, I was impressed, but did not invest due to its high valuation. Since then, the stock has doubled. Ouch. A classic error of omission. But what ...

As many of our loyal TDI members know by now, I’ve got a soft spot for luxury businesses. Not necessarily because of the value they add to society (that’s up for debate), but more for what goes on behind the scenes: the psychology, the anti-mar...

Microsoft is everywhere: from the software on your laptop to the cloud behind your favorite app. In this analysis, we break down the full empire: from LinkedIn and Office to Azure, GitHub, and Microsoft Gaming. But not every part of this tech g...

Microsoft is everywhere: from the software on your laptop to the cloud behind your favorite app. In this analysis, we break down the full empire: from LinkedIn and Office to Azure, GitHub, and Microsoft Gaming. But not every part of this tech g...

Is Ulta the beauty or the beast? Maybe the better question is this: is Ulta Beauty a stock for the quality investor or the value investor? Ulta is often pitched by both camps. But do those pitches actually make sense? In this analysis, you’ll f...

Portillo’s is a small, Chicago-based restaurant chain with fewer than 100 locations, yet it generates more revenue per restaurant than Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and even McDonald’s. How is that possible?In this episode, I’m joined by Brett...

Texas Instruments is the quiet giant of the chip world, dominating analog and embedded semiconductors while steering clear of the brutal competition in the memory and logic chip space. As an Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM), TI...

Today we’re turning our eyes to a special situation: Pluxee. Pluxee is an employee benefits company that acts as the middleman between employers, employees, and merchants. In February 2024 Pluxee was spun-off from Sodexo. As Joel G...

 What makes a company truly unique? Is it the product, the business model, or the way it captures its customers? Games Workshop might just be one of the most fascinating case studies in all three.Describing Games Workshop simply as ...

 In this analysis, we’re going to explore a dirty but clean business. That’s strange, isn’t it? This business is both causing huge emissions, but it also helps to keep Poland astray from waste. We are diving into Mo-Bruk, a Polish company ...

Kinsale has been making waves in investment circles, often praised for its technological edge. But that raises a few questions: Why hasn’t any competitor built a similar platform? And just how crucial is founder and CEO Michael Kehoe to Kinsale...

The energy drink market is one of the most explosive and competitive segments in the beverage industry. With brands like Red Bull and Monster leading the charge, new players are constantly trying to break in, some succeed, while most become mon...