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“Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves.” ~ Peter Lynch
“The trick is not to learn to trust your gut feelings, but rather to discipline yourself to ignore them.” ~ Peter Lynch
“Never invest in a company without understanding its finances. The biggest losses in stocks come from companies with poor balance sheets.” ~ Peter Lynch
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🖥️ $MSFT Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud shows the highest segment operating-margin and best immediate monetization of cloud/tech services (Intelligent Cloud operating income ÷ revenue ≈ 41.5% in Q3/FY25)
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🖥️ $AMZN with AWS remains the largest single cloud profit engine by absolute dollars (AWS Q3 2025 revenue $33.0B and operating income $11.434B; AWS margin ≈ 34.6%) — very profitable but slightly lower margin than Microsoft’s cloud. s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files…
🖥️ $GOOGL Google Cloud is growing fastest in percent terms but still lags on margin (Q3 2025 revenue $15.16B, operating income $3.594B; margin ≈ 23.7%). Alphabet’s overall cash-generation is very strong due to advertising, giving Google flexibility to invest heavily in AI/data centers. s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/fil…
🖥️ On cash-flow: Alphabet reported very large trailing-12-month free cash flow (~$73.6B TTM), Amazon’s FCF TTM is materially smaller (~$14.8B TTM) driven by very large capex (PP&E purchases), and Microsoft reported a strong quarterly free cash flow of ~$20.3B (Q3/FY25). These cash-flow profiles shape each company’s ability to fund expansion, buy back stock, or margin-smooth heavy capex cycles.
Which company most successfully monetizes tech services (high margins)?
🖥️ short answer: $MSFT Microsoft — on a per-dollar basis Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud monetizes most successfully, delivering the highest operating margin among the three cloud offerings (≈ 41.5% for the Intelligent Cloud segment vs AWS ≈ 34.6% and Google Cloud ≈ 23.7% in Q3 2025). That margin advantage comes from Microsoft’s blend of high-margin enterprise software (Microsoft 365, server products, Dynamics) + Azure infrastructure — producing better incremental economics.
🗽 If you want best per-dollar margin and cash conversion from cloud/tech, favor Microsoft. $MSFT
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🗽 If you want largest absolute cloud profit pool and dominant cloud infrastructure, AWS is the leader. AWS profits are huge in absolute dollars and growing. $AMAZ
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🗽 If you value fastest percentage growth and huge corporate FCF to underwrite long-term AI investments, Alphabet / Google is notable — Cloud climb is fast but margins are lower. $GOOGL
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🖥️ $MSFT Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud shows the highest segment operating-margin and best immediate monetization of cloud/tech services (Intelligent Cloud operating income ÷ revenue ≈ 41.5% in Q3/FY25)
microsoft.com/en-us/investor…
🖥️ $AMZN with AWS remains the largest single cloud profit engine by absolute dollars (AWS Q3 2025 revenue $33.0B and operating income $11.434B; AWS margin ≈ 34.6%) — very profitable but slightly lower margin than Microsoft’s cloud. s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files…
🖥️ $GOOGL Google Cloud is growing fastest in percent terms but still lags on margin (Q3 2025 revenue $15.16B, operating income $3.594B; margin ≈ 23.7%). Alphabet’s overall cash-generation is very strong due to advertising, giving Google flexibility to invest heavily in AI/data centers. s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/fil…
🖥️ On cash-flow: Alphabet reported very large trailing-12-month free cash flow (~$73.6B TTM), Amazon’s FCF TTM is materially smaller (~$14.8B TTM) driven by very large capex (PP&E purchases), and Microsoft reported a strong quarterly free cash flow of ~$20.3B (Q3/FY25). These cash-flow profiles shape each company’s ability to fund expansion, buy back stock, or margin-smooth heavy capex cycles.
Which company most successfully monetizes tech services (high margins)?
🖥️ short answer: $MSFT Microsoft — on a per-dollar basis Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud monetizes most successfully, delivering the highest operating margin among the three cloud offerings (≈ 41.5% for the Intelligent Cloud segment vs AWS ≈ 34.6% and Google Cloud ≈ 23.7% in Q3 2025). That margin advantage comes from Microsoft’s blend of high-margin enterprise software (Microsoft 365, server products, Dynamics) + Azure infrastructure — producing better incremental economics.
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The Energy Demand Gap: A Huge Underestimation
Global energy consumption by data centers is approximately 415 TWh per year (i.e., approximately 1.5% of global consumption).
In contrast, energy consumption by data centers in the United States currently accounts for ~176 TWh (4.4% of total domestic demand). This means that the US consumes four times more energy for data centers than the rest of the world (1.5% worldwide vs. 4.4% in the US).
The US economy has already progressed along the path of evolutionary development: the so-called 3rd industrial revolution, referred to as the technological revolution. Some even claim that the US, as the only developed country in the world, is in the midst of the 4th industrial revolution, which is expected to be a trend of artificial intelligence with all its economic consequences.
Conclusion?
At a time when the energy demand for data centers in developed countries will be four times higher due to AI, the world needs to find a solution.
Take a look for full raport of $AMAT
$AMAT
R&D titan / key drivers of revenue growth
/ Capital Allocation Strategy
I attended on Q3
Q3 2025 ROIC => 27 %
Q3 2024 ROIC => 32.30%
Q3 2025 Net Margin => 24.36%
Q3 2024 Net Margin => 25.18
(driven by higher CapEx)
ROIC (above 25%) and net margin still remains strong.
This positions $AMAT for long-term growth, but watch China demand dips. Investors: Stock up 15% YTD—buy on AI surge? Share thoughts! Follow for more tech updates. Sources: Applied Materials reports, industry analyses.
Reason 2: Protecting against supply chain risks. With US-China tensions, export curbs, and potential crises, domestic factories reduce bottlenecks. CHIPS Act incentives help, boosting resilience amid tariffs and global uncertainties.
Reason 1: AI chip demand is skyrocketing worldwide. $AMAT's tools enable next-gen chips for data centers and AI hardware. As AI adoption surges, supply must keep up—projections show 20-30% growth in semiconductor needs by 2030.
AMAT plans $200M+ investment in a new Arizona facility, adding to $400M+ spent on US infrastructure in the last 5 years. Sites include Chandler AZ, Austin TX, and more. CEO Gary Dickerson: We're at the heart of the AI roadmap with tech like backside power delivery.
🚨 Big move in semiconductors: Applied Materials ( $AMAT ) is building new factories in the US! Why? Exploding global demand for AI chips. This could supercharge the AI boom. Details ahead.
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$TSLA expansion and dominance in the electric automotive industry continue to outpace traditional giants like Ford, Volvo, and BMW in net income growth over the last 10 years.
Beyond EVs, @Tesla is gearing up for autonomous robotaxis, with plans to ramp up to 500 units in Austin and 1,000 in the Bay Area by the end of 2025, pending regulatory approvals.
The company is also preparing to enter the emerging humanoid robotics sector with Optimus Gen 3, shifting to pure visual data training for advanced capabilities like cooking and household tasks—production scaling is underway for broader deployment.
If you're an investor seeking exposure to innovations in robotics, this is definitely an opportunity with many growth possibilities—if Tesla successfully enters the humanoid robots market and introduces autonomous taxis, its valuation could even double.
Here's a chart illustrating Tesla's lead in EV sales growth, a key driver of its net income surge:
Curious how $IIPR stacks up against your favorite REITs? Drop a ticker below — I’ll run the same total-return vs valuation review (P/FFO, AFFO metrics, debt profile) and post a custom chart for us to debate. Let’s get tactical.
Take a look for more financial information: stockanalysis.com/stocks/iip…
Lower borrowing costs, cap rate compression, and yield-seeking flows can conspire to drive both fundamentals and valuation multiples higher.
What could drive outsized upside if rates fall further. In that scenario:
1.) $IIPR’s FFO (and AFFO) may grow organically — especially if it can refinance debt more cheaply.
2.) Investors may re-rate the multiple upward — narrowing the gap between IIPR and peer REITs.
3.) Dividends provide a cushion while the re-rating plays out.
As interest rates drop, REITs often shine due to lower borrowing costs and rising property values.
Take $IIPR: Its Price-to-FFO ratio hovers around 7x, well below the REIT average of 13-14x and peers like PLD (~20x) or O (~14x).
Key REIT valuation metrics? Focus on P/FFO for cash flow insight, adjusted FFO to exclude one-offs, and payout ratios (70-80% ideal) for dividend sustainability. Opportunity in cannabis industrial space? Seems likely—DYOR!
To bring this to life, here’s an illustrative chart of cumulative total returns (price + dividends) over time, comparing a hypothetical REIT like IIPR vs. peer industrial / specialty REITs (or an index):
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Nailing those top 3% can crush S&P 500 returns.
Just 3.44% of companies generated all net wealth in the US stock market since 1926 — ~97% contributed zero.
This proves the immense value of stock picking. See the chart for how top performers dominate! ( $AAPL $TSLA $META $NVDA)
This is wild:
ALL net wealth in the US stock market since 1926 has been generated by just 3.44% of companies.
To put this differently, ~97% of all stocks have barely contributed to long-term shareholder wealth creation.
The top 1.88% of companies reflect 90% of total gains.
Interestingly, just 0.26% of firms have created HALF of all wealth.
This highlights the extreme concentration of stock market returns in top-performing companies.
Market wealth is heavily skewed toward a very small minority of companies.
