Articles by Mark Ashton SA

  • Posted on 10/18/19

    Marriott Vacations: Shares Offer Fantastic Value

    SummaryMarriott Vacations guidance largely confirmed Street views on its growth, margins, and FCF.$1.3-2.3 billion of cash generated through 2022 should create significant shareholder value.Multiple growth levers . . .

  • Posted on 10/7/19

    Dell: Clear Path To Value Creation

    SummaryDell continues to maintain leadership in its core areas and is aggressively expanding into new ones.The company has tempered its long-term growth targets a bit and . . .

  • Posted on 10/4/19

    CACI: A Positive Shift In The Business Model

    At its recent investor event, CACI International (CACI), an information solutions and services provider focused on government intelligence and defense, unveiled a clever new 2x2 approach . . .

  • Posted on 9/11/19

    HubSpot: Lengthening The Growth Runway

    HubSpot is a Software as a service (NASDAQ:SAAS) company focused on marketing, sales and services offerings to clients across different sizes in terms of revenue. Starting . . .

  • Posted on 8/28/19

    Hasbro: Acquisition Creates A Short Opportunity In Entertainment One Shares

    SummaryHasbro acquires Entertainment One for $4.0bn cash - equal to GBP5.60/share and a 31% premium to its 30-day VWAP.The deal could create as much as $130m . . .

  • Posted on 8/12/19

    IBM: Head In The Clouds, But Feet Firmly On The Ground

    SummaryIBM’s acquisition of Red Hat promises to deliver a company that can be a leader in the hybrid cloud sphere.The hybrid cloud market is valued at . . .

  • Posted on 8/9/19

    Penn National Gaming: A Catalyst-Rich Gaming Stock Trading At Depressed Valuations

    SummaryHealthy FCF yields of close to 20% per annum.Equity accretive share buybacks and deleveraging.Underappreciated opportunities in sports betting post PASPA repeal.Share price catalysts include share buyback, . . .

  • Posted on 7/30/19

    Wynn: Shipping Up To Boston

    SummaryWynn’s latest development, Encore Harbor Boston, will fully ramp in 3 years and should increase (adjusted) EBITDA by at least $225M by 2021.Various tailwinds will propel . . .