Curo Group (CURO) announces a strong 1Q
Curo Group (ticker: CURO) announced a strong first quarter after the close. Revenue of $290MM was up 48% and beat analyst estimates of $274MM. Adjusted earnings of $.15 also beat expectations by $.03. Like Enova International (ticker: ENVA), Curo is regrowing the loan book after a lack of economic activity caused by Covid shutdowns reduced … Read more
Depth Check – Coursera (COUR) – Chegg’s Problems Still Aren’t an Issue for Coursera
Two quarters ago, terrible results from education company, Chegg (ticker: CHGG) caused a huge drop in Coursera (ticker: COUR) stock. We wrote about the fact that these companies are in two different businesses, and that Chegg is regarded as a “cheating site”. At the time, Chegg complained that fewer people were entering college and those … Read more
The Depth Report As We Predicted, the Real Estate Market is Starting to Turn – and Here’s What’s Happening to Credit Quality
Overview: Two months ago, we did a webinar with DKI Board Member, Howard Freedland, and his business partner, Sophie Schneeberger of Echo Fine Properties. We warned that higher interest rates would lead to higher mortgage rates, and that would lead to a softening of the real estate market. We suggested that people who were going … Read more
The Depth Report – The New Inflation Number is Huge – And is Understated
Overview: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics just announced the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 8.5%, the highest number in just over 40 years. Some government officials are pointing to the core number excluding food and energy (for people who don’t use either?) of “just” 6.5% which is the highest number in just under … Read more
The Depth Report Bitcoin 2022 – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Abandon Fiat Currency
I spent most of last week at the Bitcoin2022 conference in Miami. A few notes on the experience: First, the amount of enthusiasm, energy, capital, and intellectual horsepower behind Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, and the developing applications of these technologies is incredible. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, there are enormous … Read more