Investor Summary
Fund Strategy
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 31st March 2026
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| - | -2.3% | -2.3% |
| ANNUALIZED SINCE INCEPTION | QUARTERLY | YTD |
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| - | -2.3% | -2.3% |
JB Global Capital declined 2.3% in Q1 2026, outperforming the S&P 500's 4.3% decline despite concentrated positioning. The quarter was dominated by regulatory uncertainty around tariff policy affecting China-exposed positions and Middle East military conflict driving oil volatility. Alibaba, the fund's largest position at 50%, showed conflicting signals with strong 36% cloud growth but costly quick commerce price wars causing 43% EBITA decline in e-commerce. Management raised red flags around communication quality and negative free cash flow. The fund initiated positions in PayPal at $39.84, attracted by 15% free cash flow yield and margin expansion despite revenue headwinds, and Flowers Foods at $8.50, seeing 73% upside in the bread manufacturer through sum-of-parts analysis. Chinese regulatory intervention to end food delivery price wars provides a positive catalyst. The manager maintains patience and analytical discipline, focusing on resilient businesses with competitive moats while preparing for continued volatility given geopolitical instability and concentrated positioning.
JB Global Capital focuses on buying and holding resilient businesses with strong competitive positions, financial durability, and customer relationships at attractive valuations, maintaining a concentrated portfolio approach despite short-term volatility.
The manager expects continued volatility given concentrated positioning and geopolitical uncertainty. The focus remains on analytical discipline and holding resilient businesses in an unstable world, with a default posture of patience.
| Date | Letter | Tickers | Keywords | Pitches | Quick Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 2026 | 2026 Q1 | BABA, FLO, PYPL | China, Cloud, Concentration, E-Commerce, Food, payments, value |
BABA PYPL FLO |
JB Global Capital's concentrated portfolio declined 2.3% in Q1 2026, outperforming markets amid geopolitical volatility. Alibaba showed mixed signals with strong cloud growth offset by costly e-commerce price wars. New positions in PayPal and Flowers Foods offer compelling value at distressed prices. The manager maintains patience and discipline, focusing on resilient businesses despite ongoing uncertainty. |
| Jan 6 2026 | 2025 Q4 | AMZN, BABA, CLX, GOOGL, LULU, NKE, NVDA | AI, China, Concentration, consumer, technology, valuation, value |
BABA CLX |
JB Global delivered 67.5% annual returns despite Q4 decline driven by Alibaba weakness. Manager maintains concentrated value approach, avoiding overvalued AI stocks while adding Clorox during operational crisis. Portfolio reflects conviction in quality businesses at reasonable prices, with 82% concentration in top three positions emphasizing long-term valuation discipline over short-term momentum. |
| Oct 1 2025 | 2025 Q3 | BABA, LULU | Athleisure, China, Concentration, E-Commerce, long-term, technology, value |
BABA US LULU US |
JB Global Capital delivered 38.4% Q3 returns through concentrated exposure to undervalued Chinese equities, particularly Alibaba's AI-cloud ecosystem play. The fund maintains 60% single-company concentration, reflecting long-term ownership philosophy over short-term trading. New Lululemon position adds premium athleisure exposure with strong brand moat. Shifting Chinese sentiment and dollar weakness provide positive catalysts despite geopolitical risks. |
| Jul 21 2025 | 2025 Q2 | BABA, NKE, SHOO | active, Concentration, Footwear, global, Trade Policy, value |
SHOO SHOO |
JB Global Capital's concentrated active strategy declined 3.4% in Q2 on Alibaba and Nike weakness. Added Steven Madden as complementary footwear play, citing attractive valuations and acquisition potential. Manager believes uneconomic tariff policies will reverse, benefiting global trade-dependent holdings. Expects continued volatility from concentration but maintains conviction in long-term outperformance through differentiated thinking. |
| Apr 4 2025 | 2025 Q1 | BABA, HSY, NKE | China, Cloud, Cocoa, contrarian, E-Commerce, GLP1, Reflexivity, tariffs |
BABA HSY NKE |
Contrarian fund delivered 41.4% Q1 returns through concentrated Chinese equity exposure, particularly Alibaba's 60% gain from narrative shift. Added Hershey and Nike during temporary headwinds from cocoa prices, GLP-1 drugs, and tariff uncertainty. Manager views Trump trade policies as creating unnecessary volatility while positioning in quality businesses with strong moats trading at attractive valuations during market dislocations. |
| Oct 2 2024 | 2024 Q3 | BABA, NVDA | AI, China, E-Commerce, rates, technology, value | BABA | JB Global Capital gained 35% in Q3 2024, outperforming benchmarks as Fed rate cuts enabled Chinese monetary stimulus. The manager sees a reflexive narrative shift for Chinese equities at historically attractive valuations. Portfolio concentrated in internet retail, financial services, and cloud computing, with Alibaba as a key AI-focused holding positioned for long-term growth despite near-term volatility from China exposure. |
| Jul 11 2024 | 2024 Q2 | AAPL, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, GOOGL, JD, META, MSFT, NVDA, PYPL, STNE, TCEHY | AI, Buybacks, China, payments, technology, value |
STNE PYPL |
JB Global Capital's concentrated value strategy delivered 7.31% Q2 returns despite Chinese equity headwinds. Sold StoneCo for 61% gains after valuation doubled, maintaining PayPal at historically low 14.86x earnings with aggressive buybacks. AI giants drive market performance while Chinese positions face consumer weakness and trade tensions. Expects continued volatility from concentrated emerging market exposure. |
| Apr 24 2024 | 2024 Q1 | - | China, Concentration, contrarian, emerging markets, value | - | JB Global Capital underperformed in Q1 2024 due to Chinese equity weakness and dollar strength, but manager maintains conviction in contrarian emerging markets value strategy. Portfolio concentrated in China and Brazil where geopolitical concerns have created significant valuation disconnects from business fundamentals. Expects continued volatility but believes long-term optimists are eventually proven right. |
| Jan 2 2024 | 2023 Q4 | BABA, GOOGL, STNE | AI, Brazil, China, Cloud, contrarian, E-Commerce, payments, value |
BABA STNE GOOGL |
JB Global Capital returned 18.4% in 2023 through contrarian investing in quality businesses during negative sentiment. Chinese equity weakness offset strong Brazilian fintech gains. Alibaba trades at deep discount with 66% market value in cash, while StoneCo benefited from falling Brazilian rates. Portfolio concentrates in e-commerce, payments, and cloud computing across emerging markets. |
| Aug 14 2023 | 2023 Q2 | BABA, STNE | Brazil, China, Cloud, E-Commerce, emerging markets, payments, value |
BABA STNE |
JB Global Capital's concentrated emerging markets strategy faced Q2 headwinds with -2.60% returns amid China macro weakness and geopolitical tensions. Top holdings Alibaba and StoneCo showed mixed results - Alibaba struggled with revenue growth but generated strong cash flows, while StoneCo delivered exceptional 31% revenue growth and market share gains. Manager maintains long-term conviction despite near-term volatility. |
| Apr 4 2023 | 2023 Q1 | BABA, GOOGL, STNE | Brazil, China, Concentration, E-Commerce, emerging markets, long-term, technology, value | BABA | JB Global Capital outperformed in Q1 2023 with 11.8% returns driven by Alibaba's restructuring announcement. The concentrated emerging markets fund focuses on digitization beneficiaries in Brazil and China. Core thesis: buy quality companies cheaply and hold long-term as physical processes migrate to more efficient digital channels. |
| QUARTER | THEMES | TAGS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 |
E-commerceAlibaba faces costly quick commerce price war with Meituan and JD.com, with China e-commerce adjusted EBITA declining 43% year-over-year. Sales and marketing expenses jumped from 15.2% to 25.3% of consolidated revenue. Chinese regulators have reportedly intervened to end the food delivery price war, which should accelerate quick commerce profitability. |
Quick Commerce Price War Monetization Competition Regulation |
CloudAlibaba's Cloud business grew 36% year-over-year, accelerating from 29% last quarter. The company is moving towards aggressive monetization of its AI portfolio by shifting from open-source to a proprietary paid enterprise model for its high-end tools. Management guided $100 billion in combined cloud and AI revenue over the next five years. |
AI Monetization Enterprise Model Growth Acceleration Revenue Target Proprietary Tools | |
PaymentsPayPal generates $5.6 billion in annual free cash flow and earns returns on invested capital above 20%. The company deliberately shed low-margin PSP volume, causing transaction margin dollars to grow 8% and margin rate to expand 274 basis points to 47.7%. Venmo processes more than $250 billion in annual volume with monetization still well below its earnings power potential. |
Free Cash Flow Margin Expansion Venmo Monetization Returns | |
FoodFlowers Foods is a 107-year-old consumer staples company with packaged bread portfolio including Nature's Own, Wonder, and Dave's Killer Bread. The company expanded into better-for-you snacks through the $795M acquisition of Simple Mills in early 2025. The stock declined 72% from roughly $30 in late 2022 due to structural pressure in the bread category and intensifying private label competition. |
Packaged Bread Acquisition Private Label Consumer Staples Distribution | |
| 2025 Q4 |
AIManager views AI infrastructure as overvalued despite acknowledging structural advantages like network effects and platform economics. Compares current AI valuations to historical bubbles, arguing that obvious growth prospects are priced too aggressively for adequate returns. Prefers AI exposure through Alibaba at reasonable valuations rather than premium-priced US tech stocks. |
Valuation Infrastructure Bubble Technology Growth |
E-commerceMaintains conviction in Alibaba despite 25% quarterly decline driven by political headlines and margin pressure from quick commerce investments. Views the drawdown as sentiment-driven rather than fundamental deterioration. Monitoring cloud revenue growth, AI monetization, and e-commerce margin stabilization as key metrics. |
Alibaba China Cloud Quick Commerce Margins | |
Household ProductsInitiated position in Clorox during ERP implementation crisis at decade-low valuations. Views the operational disruption as temporary while the underlying business maintains strong competitive advantages and brand moats. Expects $75-100 million in annual cost savings once ERP stabilizes with 30-40% upside potential. |
Clorox ERP Crisis Valuation Recovery | |
CloudPositive on cloud infrastructure growth through Alibaba's rapidly expanding cloud division, which recorded 34% year-over-year revenue growth and nine consecutive quarters of triple-digit AI-related product revenue growth. Views cloud as a key driver for participating in AI thesis at reasonable valuations. |
Alibaba Growth AI Products Infrastructure Revenue | |
| 2025 Q3 |
ChinaThe fund has heavily overweighted Chinese equities throughout 2023 and 2024 when market sentiment drove valuations far below reasonable levels relative to underlying earnings power. Sentiment around Chinese equities, particularly tech stocks, appears to be shifting driven by the precipitous fall of the U.S. dollar and technological breakthroughs being reported by Chinese businesses. The manager believes capital markets have priced in many geopolitical risks, creating opportunities for long-term investors willing to bear China risk. |
Geopolitical Valuation Technology Sentiment Risk |
E-commerceAlibaba has entered a price war in the quick commerce space against rivals and has reportedly gained substantial market share from Meituan in a relatively short period. The company is leveraging multiple consumption scenarios combined with AI and cloud capabilities to drive engagement across its vast global ecosystem of over 1B users. Management sees opportunities to build a technology platform centered on AI + Cloud and create a comprehensive shopping and daily life services consumption platform. |
Quick Commerce Market Share Platform Ecosystem | |
AthleisureLululemon is credited with popularizing and shaping the modern athleisure market through high-quality, technically advanced fabrics with fashionable designs that transition seamlessly from workouts to everyday wear. The company has cultivated a loyal community around its products through complimentary yoga classes, running clubs, and local fitness events, positioning itself as a wellness lifestyle brand. Despite current market narrative challenges, the company maintains outstanding financial metrics with 58% gross margins versus 33% industry average. |
Lifestyle Community Premium Wellness Brand | |
CloudAlibaba's cloud market leadership and technological advantages position it well to build a defensible moat around its AI + Cloud strategy. The company sees historic opportunities to build a technology platform centered on AI + Cloud capabilities that can drive engagement across its global ecosystem. |
Leadership Technology Platform AI | |
| 2025 Q2 |
FootwearThe manager views footwear as an attractive investment category due to its dual nature as both practical necessity and fashion item. Footwear is deeply connected to the limbic system and comfort, making it difficult for new entrants to create superior products that cannot be copied. The manager added Steven Madden to complement Nike holdings. |
Footwear Fashion Consumer Brands Retail |
Trade PolicyThe manager believes current tariff rates are uneconomic and will eventually be reversed to more accommodative levels for optimal global trade functioning. They view globalization as a net positive that cannot be reversed without severely reducing quality of life for all participants. |
Tariffs Trade Globalization Policy Economics | |
| 2025 Q1 |
ChinaHigh exposure to Chinese equities purchased at bargain prices represents 68% of total portfolio. Alibaba shares increased 60% in Q1 due to reflexive shift in narrative for Chinese tech stocks. The manager views this as a contrarian opportunity with significant outperformance potential. |
Chinese Equities Alibaba Reflexivity Contrarian Tech Stocks |
Trade PolicyTrump administration's global trade war with allies and adversaries creates uncertainty. Tariff policies are contradictory and unclear, with goals that nullify each other. Communication regarding tariffs is factually incorrect, creating market volatility and wiping trillions off global markets. |
Tariffs Trade War Trump Administration Global Markets Policy Uncertainty | |
E-commerceAlibaba reported positive earnings surpassing expectations with normalized growth in core business and re-accelerating growth in international retail. The company benefits from investments in user experience and higher monetization through software services and payment processing fees. |
Alibaba Taobao Tmall International Retail Monetization | |
CloudAlibaba Cloud shows strong growth backed by triple-digit AI-related product revenue growth for six consecutive quarters. This indicates growing AI adoption in China and Alibaba's cloud leadership with 36% market share as of Q4 2024. |
Alibaba Cloud AI Products Market Share China AI Cloud Computing | |
CocoaCocoa prices have been distorted through supply shocks including disease outbreak in West Africa, bad weather conditions, and speculative activity in futures markets. These temporary factors pressure Hershey's forward earnings but the company has cost advantages to mitigate impact better than competitors. |
Supply Shocks West Africa Futures Market Hershey Cost Advantages | |
GLP1The popularization of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic artificially curb appetite, creating pressure on confectionery companies like Hershey. However, this narrative has been priced into the market and Hershey's long history demonstrates strategic capabilities to adapt to changing consumer habits. |
Weight Loss Drugs Ozempic Appetite Suppression Confectionery Consumer Habits | |
| 2024 Q3 |
ChinaThe fund believes they are witnessing a reflexive shift in narrative for Chinese equities that could start the next bull market. Chinese valuations are described as the most astonishing seen in an investment career, with blue chip companies trading at mid-single to low double digit P/Es despite strong fundamentals. The Chinese government has begun expansive monetary and fiscal reforms to combat economic crises. |
China Valuations Monetary Policy Narrative |
AIAlibaba is emerging as the top AI player in Asia and is the largest cloud computing player in the region. The company released over 100 open-source AI models and saw paying users on its AI platform increase over 200% quarter-over-quarter. Demand for cloud services and AI are interconnected and growing exponentially, with seemingly endless use cases for AI applications. |
AI Cloud Alibaba Growth Technology | |
RatesThe Federal Reserve's decision to begin lowering interest rates with a larger than expected cut in September signaled the start of a new cutting cycle alongside slowing inflation. This decision had far-reaching consequences, allowing the Chinese government to lower their interest rates without currency depreciation and begin expansive monetary and fiscal reforms. |
Interest Rates Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Liquidity | |
| 2024 Q2 |
PaymentsThe fund holds significant positions in payment processors including PayPal and StoneCo. PayPal is trading at historically low valuations despite maintaining 45% global market share and strong fundamentals. StoneCo was sold after achieving 61.4% returns as the risk/reward profile deteriorated with rising valuations. |
Digital Payments Fintech Payment Processing Brazil Valuation |
AIArtificial intelligence continues driving market performance with seven major AI companies contributing 24.39% of market gains since last year. These AI giants including Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, and Broadcom are capitalizing on the AI opportunity and carrying broader market performance. |
Technology Large Cap Market Leadership Growth | |
ChinaChinese equity exposure including Alibaba, JD.com, and Tencent has been a source of underperformance due to struggling consumer markets and geopolitical trade tensions. While Chinese equities began recovering in Q2, they remain challenged by economic malaise and export-dependent growth strategies. |
Emerging Markets Geopolitical Risk Consumer Trade Tensions | |
BuybacksPayPal's aggressive share repurchase program is highlighted as a key value driver, with $5.1B in buybacks reducing shares by 5% on a trailing basis. Management expects to spend at least $5B on share repurchases in 2024, returning substantial cash to shareholders at attractive valuations. |
Capital Allocation Shareholder Returns Value Creation | |
| 2024 Q1 |
ChinaManager sees tremendous value opportunities in China stemming from economic and geopolitical concerns that have overwhelmed underlying business realities. The Hang Seng Index hovers at 2006 levels despite China's real GDP growing from $2.7 trillion to $17.5 trillion over the same period. Portfolio has geographical concentration in China. |
Geopolitical Valuation GDP Growth Contrarian Hang Seng |
BrazilPortfolio has geographical concentration in Brazil as part of the emerging markets equity allocation. Manager is finding value opportunities across emerging markets including Brazil. |
Emerging Markets Geographic Concentration Value | |
ValueManager emphasizes finding tremendous value opportunities in emerging markets and focuses on intrinsic value estimation rather than stock price movements. Investment decisions are judged based on whether estimates of intrinsic business value change, not short-term price performance. |
Intrinsic Value Contrarian Business Fundamentals Long-term | |
| 2023 Q4 |
E-commerceAlibaba remains the world's largest third-party online and mobile commerce platform by GMV, with leading positions in retail e-commerce through Taobao and Tmall. The company has been expanding geographically into Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East while investing in value-added services. |
Marketplaces Online Retail Digital Commerce Platform Business |
PaymentsStoneCo is a leading fintech in Brazil's payments space, growing more than double the overall industry and successfully taking market share in the MSMB segment. The company offers solutions across in-store, online, and mobile channels with potential for creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem. |
FinTech Merchant Acquiring Financial Services Brazil | |
CloudAlphabet's Google Cloud Platform is the third largest cloud provider globally, while Alibaba's cloud business holds the largest market share in China at 39%. Both companies are investing heavily in cloud computing as a key growth driver. |
Cloud Computing Infrastructure Enterprise Software Data Centers | |
AIAlphabet has been investing in generative AI capabilities and machine learning expertise, while facing competitive pressures from Microsoft's ChatGPT. The company's data-collection capabilities across various ecosystems provide advantages in AI development. |
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Generative AI Technology | |
ChinaChinese equities have been a significant underperformer due to sluggish COVID recovery, deteriorating consumer confidence, and ongoing decoupling trends. The manager believes indiscriminate selling has created value opportunities in high-quality businesses trading below fair value. |
Chinese Equities Geopolitical Risk Value Opportunity Contrarian | |
ValueThe fund employs a contrarian approach, investing in high-quality durable businesses during periods of widespread negative sentiment. Alibaba trades at 9x trailing P/E with 66% of market value in cash and investments, representing significant value opportunity. |
Contrarian Investing Undervaluation Quality Business Fair Value | |
| 2023 Q2 |
E-commerceAlibaba Group, the fund's top holding, reported disappointing revenue growth of only 2% year-on-year due to weaker consumption spending in China and intense market competition. Despite revenue challenges, the company demonstrated strong profitability with 60% earnings growth and generated $25B in free cash flow. The manager remains optimistic about Alibaba's cloud computing leadership position and long-term digital transformation trends. |
Alibaba Revenue Competition Digital Consumption |
PaymentsStoneCo, the fund's second largest holding, delivered strong Q1 results with 31% revenue growth, nearly tripling industry growth and indicating significant market share gains. The company achieved remarkable profitability growth of 55.7% while maintaining EBITDA margins above 40%. StoneCo successfully resumed its credit business with a cautious approach and expanded in the micro-merchant segment through new banking products. |
StoneCo Market Share Credit Banking Micro-merchant | |
CloudAlibaba Cloud faced challenges with 2% year-on-year revenue decline attributed to weak macro conditions and a major customer departure due to data security regulations. However, the manager emphasizes Alibaba's position as China's largest cloud provider and fourth globally, expecting benefits from China's cloud market growth to $90B by 2025 and long-term digital transformation trends including AI adoption and automation. |
Alibaba Cloud Market Share Digital Transformation AI Automation | |
| 2023 Q1 |
E-commerceE-commerce will continue to gain share of total retail spend as the physical world moves toward digital channels for greater productivity and efficiency. This trend is driven by capitalism rewarding optimization with higher profits. |
Digital Retail Online Platforms Growth |
CloudCloud computing will continue to gain share of total IT spend as digitization increases the role of data. This represents a fundamental shift toward more efficient business processes that become standard once adopted. |
Computing Data IT Digital Infrastructure | |
PaymentsElectronic payments will continue to gain share as the preferred method of payment, representing the ongoing digitization of financial services and commerce infrastructure. |
Digital Electronic Financial Technology Infrastructure | |
StreamingOn-demand streaming will continue to gain share as the preferred method of consuming content, while content becomes more decentralized through internet platform businesses. |
Digital Content Media Platforms Entertainment |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Ticker | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 9, 2026 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | Internet Retail | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Neutral | New York Stock Exchange | AI, capital allocation, China, Cloud computing, e-commerce, Free Cash Flow, Management Quality, quick commerce | Login |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | Credit Services | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | digital payments, e-commerce, Fintech, Free Cash Flow, margin expansion, turnaround, Value, Venmo | Login |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | FLO | Flowers Foods Inc | Packaged Foods | Packaged Foods & Meats | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | asset value, Bread, consumer staples, Direct-Store-Delivery, duopoly, Packaged Foods, turnaround, Value | Login |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Fund Letters | Jack Beiro | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | Consumer Discretionary | Internet Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | AI, cashflow, cloud, ecommerce, valuation | Login |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Fund Letters | Jack Beiro | CLX | The Clorox Company | Consumer Staples | Household Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | brands, dividends, Staples, turnaround, valuation | Login |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jack Beiro | BABA US | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | AI, cash, China, cloud, Competition, e-commerce, growth, platform | Login |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jack Beiro | LULU US | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bull | NASDAQ | Apparel, Brand, buybacks, growth, Margins, ROIC, valuation | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | Jack Beiro | SHOO | Steven Madden, Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | Footwear | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition target, Footwear, Free Cash Flow, Succession, valuation | Login |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | SHOO | Steven Madden Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | Footwear | Bull | NASDAQ | acquisition target, brand portfolio, Consumer Discretionary, Defensive growth, fashion, Footwear, Free Cash Flow, international expansion, net cash, Value | Login |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | Artificial Intelligence, China, Cloud computing, e-commerce, growth, market leader, technology | Login |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | NKE | Nike Inc | Consumer Discretionary | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Bull | NYSE | athletic apparel, Brand Power, contrarian, Footwear, global leader, Marketing, Value | Login |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | HSY | The Hershey Company | Consumer Staples | Packaged Foods & Meats | Bull | NYSE | Brand Power, Confectionery, consumer staples, contrarian, dividend, economic moat, Value | Login |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holdings | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | Artificial Intelligence, Asia, China, Cloud computing, e-commerce, growth, Share Buybacks, technology | Login |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | STNE | StoneCo Ltd. | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Neutral | NASDAQ | Brazil, Emerging markets, exit, Fintech, Merchant Acquirer, NAV, payment processing, Value | Login |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc. | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | digital payments, e-commerce, FCF yield, Fintech, market leader, network effects, Share Buybacks, Value | Login |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | Communication Services | Interactive Media & Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Android, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud computing, Data Analytics, digital advertising, Mobile computing, network effects, Platform business, search engine, YouTube | Login |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | STNE | StoneCo Ltd | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Brazil, capital allocation, Credit, Fintech, Flywheel, Interest rates, market share, MSMB, operating leverage, Payments | Login |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | Artificial Intelligence, capital allocation, China, Cloud computing, contrarian, e-commerce, Logistics, market share, Payments, Value | Login |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | STNE | StoneCo Ltd. | Information Technology | Data Processing & Outsourced Services | Bull | NASDAQ | Banking Product, Brazil, Credit Business, Fintech, high margins, market share gains, Micro-merchants, Payments | Login |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | AI technologies, Automation, China, Cloud computing, Digital transformation, e-commerce, Free Cash Flow, market leader | Login |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Fund Letters | JB Global Capital | BABA | Alibaba Group Holding | Consumer Discretionary | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Bull | NYSE | China, conglomerate discount, e-commerce, IPO, Regulatory risk, restructuring, spin-off, Sum-of-Parts Valuation, technology | Login |
| TICKER | COMMENTARY |
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| BABA | As the largest position in the fund (50%) we need to discuss Alibaba's latest earnings, which left us genuinely conflicted. On the one hand, the earnings demonstrated the company's strength in Cloud, which grew 36% year-over-year, accelerating from 29% last quarter. However, Alibaba's foray into the quick commerce price war with Meituan and JD.com is proving to be extremely costly without any indication of financial return to date. China e-commerce adjusted EBITA declined 43% year-over-year, with sales and marketing expenses jumping from 15.2% to 25.3% of consolidated revenue. We actively traded Alibaba shares during the quarter, selling at ~$155 per share and repurchasing heavily under $130 per share. Alibaba remains our largest position in the fund to date. |
| PYPL | We initiated a significant position in PayPal at $39.84 per share. The company generates $5.6 billion in annual free cash flow, earns returns on invested capital above 20%, and yields roughly 15% on free cash flow at our purchase price. Much of the slowdown was intentional. Management deliberately shed low-margin PSP volume that had been inflating Braintree's top-line growth while contributing little to profitability. Transaction margin dollars grew 8% and the margin rate expanded 274 basis points to 47.7%. PayPal chose margin over volume. Our analysis across EPV, SOTP, and DCF methodologies converges on meaningful upside from current prices, with our base case suggesting intrinsic value meaningfully above $60 per share. |
| FLO | During Q1, we initiated a position in Flowers Foods at $8.50 per share. Flowers is a 107-year-old consumer staples company best known for its packaged bread portfolio, including Nature's Own, Wonder, and Dave's Killer Bread. The stock declined from roughly $30 in late 2022 to our purchase price—a 72% drawdown. Flowers is the second-largest packaged bread manufacturer in the U.S., behind Grupo Bimbo, forming a functional duopoly in a category with meaningful barriers to entry. Our sum-of-the-parts analysis yields approximately $3.10B in equity value, or $14.71 per share. This implies 73% upside from our entry price based on asset value alone. |
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