In today's episode, Stig Brodersen is talking stocks with Tobias Carlisle and Shawn O’Malley. Tobias is pitching VeriSign, a business that prints money with high certainty year after year. Stig’s pick is the serial acquirer LIFCO, a wonderful company priced for perfection that he is on his watch list. Shawn’s stock of choice is the compounder, Ulta Beauty.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
03:19 - Why Toby is bullish on VeriSign (Ticker on NASDAQ: VRSN)
07:29 - The bear case of VeriSign, including the threat of AI
26:40 - Stig’s bull case is for Lifco (Ticker on the Swedish Stock Exchange: Lifco-B)
42:35 - The bear case for Lifco, including what it implies to be priced for perfection.
1:07:45 - Why Shawn has invested in Ulta Beauty (Ticker on NASDAQ: ULTA)
1:26:46 - The bear case for Ulta includes competitive pressure from Sephora and the CEO stepping down.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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