The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network
Presented by The Investors Podcast Network, The Intrinsic Value Podcast focuses on breaking down businesses, estimating their intrinsic value per share, and deciding whether to add them to a long-term stock portfolio. Each week, the show covers topics from assessing Google's monopoly power to valuing sports franchises. The podcast aims to help listeners get smarter about business, valuation, and investing.
Episodes
TIVP092 (Video): Domino's Pizza (DPZ): Is the Royalty Engine Still Running? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Domino's Pizza, the world’s biggest pizza franchisor built on a royalty-driven, asset-light business model. They walk through Domino's shift toward franchising and away from Company-owned stores, and what that means for the company's future revenue mix and cash generation. Along the way, they dig into whether Domino's royalty engine can ke
TIVP091 (Video): Google, Reddit, Amazon – Are Our Biggest Winners Still a Buy? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley
After looking at companies that tanked in recent months in the last episode, Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley now take a look at the best-performing stocks of the pitches of the last two years. Google, Amazon, and Reddit are companies that generated great returns for the Intrinsic Value Portfolio, but there were also companies on the watchlist that turned into multibaggers in the past year.
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TIVP090 (Video): Adobe, Lululemon, PayPal – Are our Biggest Losers a Buy Now? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a trip down memory lane and look back at the pitches of the last year and a half – especially the ones that didn’t work out as hoped. Many companies that were seen as best-in-class businesses not too long ago experienced massive drawdowns in the last year. Some of them were covered on this show, and others even made it into the portfolio.
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TIVP089 (Video): Exor NV (EXO): The Massive Discount Continues To Widen w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Exor, the Dutch holding company controlled by Italy's Agnelli family and best known for its long-standing stake in Ferrari. They walk through Exor's ownership of Ferrari, and what they like about Lingotto, Exor’s investing management company. Along the way, they dig into what could cause the current valuation gap to close or widen.
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TIVP088 (Video): Intuit (INTU): The S&P 500's Biggest Loser w/ Shawn O'Malley & Kyle Grieve
Shawn O'Malley and Kyle Grieve explore Intuit (ticker: INTU).
In this episode, you'll learn what narratives have underpinned the company’s more than 60% selloff, as Intuit claims the undesirable title of “worst performer in the S&P 500” this year. But is this a bargain price for a high-quality SaaS business, or a value trap? That’s the key question that Shawn & Kyle discuss, plus so much more!
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TIVP087 (Video): DLocal (DLO): Multibagger Potential with Decade-Long Runway w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the first Uruguayan unicorn and the emerging markets payment provider for companies like Amazon, Uber, Spotify, Netflix, and many more. DLocal is trading at attractive multiples while growing payment volumes at over 70% and printing cash due to high operating leverage and a high-margin business model. That cash is given
TIVP086 (Video): Perimeter Solutions (PRM): A Niche Monopoly, One Acquisition at a Time w/ Kyle Grieve and Shawn O'Malley
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Perimeter Solutions, a niche industrial conglomerate built by Transdigm's legendary founder Nick Howley using the same playbook that turned Transdigm into a multi-decade compounder. They break down how the company operates two very different segments, from wildfire retardants and airbase logistics to specialty chemicals and precision medic
TIVP085 (Video): Fairfax Financial (FFO.TO): The Berkshire Of The North w/ Kyle Grieve and Shawn O'Malley
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Fairfax Financial, the insurance conglomerate that Prem Watsa built from a near-bankrupt trucking insurer into a compounding machine often compared to Berkshire Hathaway. They break down Fairfax's insurance and non-insurance segments, its use of float, and the capital allocation moves, from acquisitions to buybacks, that have driven decade
TIVP084 (Video): Pinduoduo (PDD): Is PDD the Best Buy in China? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD), the Chinese retail giant that has overtaken local competitors like Alibaba and JD.com and expanded internationally with Temu, which has become the most-downloaded e-commerce app in the world. They discuss how to think about the lack of disclosures and what the margin decline and growth deceleration mean for the busine
TIVP083 (Video): SpaceX (SPCX): Is It Really Worth $2 Trillion Dollars? w/ Kyle Grieve and Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze SpaceX's blockbuster 2026 IPO, dissecting the company's three segments: Space, Connectivity, and AI. They’ll also look at its history, moats, capital allocation, debt, and incentive structure. They’ll stress-test SpaceX's aggressive $28.5 trillion total addressable market claim and walk through the key risks facing the business, from key-man dependence to reg
TIVP082 (Video): Kaspi Stock ($KSPI): Beating the Market with an E-Commerce Monopoly? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O'Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Kaspi.kz (NASDAQ: KSPI), the Kazakhstani super-app that combines payments, e-commerce, and fintech into a single platform that most of the country uses every day. They unpack how the business actually makes its money across its three segments, why its dominance at home has been so hard for competitors to challenge, and how a company this prof
TIVP081 (Video): Restoration Hardware (RH): Building a Luxury Empire From Scratch w/ Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke explore Restoration Hardware (ticker: RH).
In this episode, you'll learn how RH was able to reinvent itself as a high-end furniture retailer, using opulent galleries, high-end dining, private yachts, and a membership model based on Amazon Prime and Costco.
RH is an incredibly bold and unique business, not afraid to use unconventional viral marketing efforts to d
TIVP080 (Video): Auto1 Stock (AG1): Is this the Amazon for Cars? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Auto1 Group (ETR: AG1), the Berlin-based used-car platform. What trips most investors up about Auto1 is that it's two different businesses in one – a capital-light merchant marketplace on one side, a capital-heavy consumer retail bet on the other – and the asset-heavy model that everyone points to as the risk is arguably the same thing that k
TIVP079 (Video): American Tower (AMT): The Wide Moat Business Your Phone Can't Live Without w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze American Tower, the global cell tower business that powers the wireless networks we rely on every day. They unpack how leasing tower space to carriers creates durable recurring revenue, why its stacked competitive advantages form one of the widest moats in the market, and how a steadily growing debt load complicates the picture.
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TIVP078 (Video): Copa Holdings (CPA): Is Buffett right about Airline Stocks? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Copa Holdings — the Panama-based hub-and-spoke airline whose investment case now turns on two of the most debated questions in the stock today: whether Copa is a structural exception to the airline curse — protected by a geography no rival can copy and a cost base only a handful of carriers in the world can match — or whether even the best ai
TIVP077 (Video): QXO (QXO): Can One of the World's Best Consolidators Strike Lightning Again? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze QXO, the ambitious building-products distribution company led by serial industry consolidator Brad Jacobs, a man who has turned multiple boring industries into extraordinary wealth-creation machines throughout his career. Tune in as they debate whether Brad Jacobs' unparalleled track record as a capital allocator is enough to justify investing in a business
TIVP076 (Video): Grab Holdings (GRAB): Why Uber Surrendered Southeast Asia w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke explore Grab Holdings (ticker: GRAB).
In this episode, you'll learn how Grab was able to quickly grow across eight countries in Southeast Asia, and what local adaptations they made to outmaneuver Uber, which eventually ceded its entire market share to Grab.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:34) How Grab was able to outcompete Uber
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TIVP075 (Video): WIX: The Most Asymmetric AI Bet? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Wix.com — the Israeli website-building platform whose investment case now turns on two of the most debated questions in the stock today: whether the generative-AI wave that lets anyone spin up a site from a text prompt is the end of Wix or whether Wix is too sticky, and whether the Base 44 acquisition — Wix's bet on AI-powered app generation
TIVP074 (Video): Lifco AB (LIFCO-B.ST): The Serial Acquirer Building an Unstoppable Compounding Engine w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze LIFCO, one of the world's leading industrial serial acquirers operating through three distinct divisions spanning dental supplies, demolition equipment, and niche systems solutions across Europe.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:57) The fascinating history of LIFCO
(00:07:13) How Carl Bennett built the DNA that still guides LIFCO's acqu
TIVP073 (Video): NVR (NVR): What's Next for One of History's Greatest Compounders? w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze NVR, Inc., a homebuilder that has achieved incredible returns through disciplined capital allocation and aggressive share buybacks. They’ll explore NVR's differentiated business model, which helps minimize capital intensity and risk, and examine how this strategy has enabled superior returns on capital. They’ll navigate how to think of NVR
TIVP072 (Video): Sea Limited (SE): Can Sea Limited 10x Again? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Sea Limited — the largest Southeast Asian marketplace whose investment case now turns on two of the most debated questions in the stock today: whether Shopee's dominance across Southeast Asia can hold up against TikTok Shop without margins being structurally capped near current levels, and whether Sea's expansion into Brazil, head-to-head wit
TIVP071 (Video): Formula One Group (FWONA): The Only Sports Franchise Worth Owning w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Formula One Group, a business that commands nearly a billion global fans, generates billions in revenue from only 24 live events, and boasts free cash flow margins nearly any business would envy. They’ll trace the company’s growth history, untangle its complex capital structure, and assess its current debt situation.
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TIVP070 (Video): Microsoft (MSFT): Is Microsoft a Misunderstood AI Opportunity? w/ Shawn O'Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Microsoft — the $3 trillion incumbent whose entire investment thesis now hinges on two of the most contested questions in technology: whether AI will reinforce or quietly dismantle the software franchises that built the company, and whether the OpenAI partnership is the strategic masterstroke it appeared to be in 2023, or a relationship that
TIVP069 (Video): OTC Markets (OTCM): A Picks and Shovels Play in Modern Capital Markets w/ Kyle Grieve & Shawn O'Malley
Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze OTC Markets Group, a hidden infrastructure company that collects tolls on over 12,000 securities while operating with fewer than 130 employees. They explore why OTCM is the only viable option for small companies and international firms seeking access to the US market, and how this quasi-monopoly has generated exceptional returns without debt or excessive dilu
TIVP68 (Video): CoStar Group (CSGP): The Real Estate Empire Making a $5 Billion Bet w/ Shawn O'Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke explore CoStar Group (ticker: CSGP), the dominant provider of commercial real estate data and analytics, and assess whether the company's massive $5 billion bet on Homes.com can successfully crack the residential real estate market dominated by Zillow, or whether this ambitious expansion will destroy shareholder value.
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TIVP067: Portfolio Review: Thoughts on Airbnb, Reddit, Adobe, and co. w/ Daniel Mahncke, Shawn O'Malley, & Kyle Grieve
Daniel Mahncke, Shawn O'Malley, and Kyle Grieve take a closer look at the Intrinsic Value Portfolio and some of the high-priority watchlist companies.
The episode covers high-conviction portfolio holdings such as Airbnb, Universal Music Group, Reddit, and Exor, as well as watchlist companies like FICO, Trade Desk, and Nintendo. They also cover companies that might need to leave the portfolio tod
Special Announcement: The Intrinsic Value Podcast Update
This week, Shawn and Daniel won't be releasing an episode as usual, but they will be back next Sunday with a new co-host joining them to help break down companies for The Intrinsic Value Portfolio. Plus, Shawn & Daniel are moving over to the main podcast feed for The Investor's Podcast.
You can still find all of their weekly stock breakdowns here on Sundays, but if you head over to The Investor'
TIVP066: Valuing Constellation Software's Spinoffs: Topicus, Lumine and co. w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into four companies operating in the shadow of one of the greatest compounders of the last two decades — Constellation Software. Some investors believe that Topicus, Lumine, Sygnity, and Asseco Poland represent the best way to own the CSI model today, while others argue that the spinoffs lack the institutional depth and deal flow of the mother sh
TIVP065: Spotify (SPOT): Investing in Music in the Age of AI w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke explore Spotify Inc. (ticker: SPOT), the world's largest audio streaming platform, and assess whether the company can sustain its growth and improve margins against fierce competition from YouTube, Apple, and Amazon, or whether it will remain trapped as a low-margin intermediary in the music industry. Spotify saved the recorded music industry from piracy and built
TIVP064: Kelly Partners Group: The Constellation Software of Accounting? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley take a deep dive into Kelly Partners — a fast-growing Australian chartered accounting network with over 25,000 SME clients and founder Brett Kelly's relentless ambition to build Australia's first global accounting firm.
Join Daniel and Shawn as they assess whether Kelly Partners has a sustainable moat, an attractive valuation, and whether it deserves a spot in por
TIVP063: Figma Inc. (FIG): Recovering From An 80% Post-IPO Decline w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down the emerging design giant Figma Inc. (ticker: FIG) and discuss whether the company can expand further into other enterprise design software verticals against Adobe.
In this episode, you’ll learn how Figma burst onto the scene after three long years of toiling in the background, why Figma’s stock has crash 80% since IPO, and whether Figma’s stock is attr
TIVP062: Duolingo (DUOL): Generational Opportunity or fad? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Duolingo — the leading language learning app with over 50 million daily active users and the chaotic green owl as a mascot. Since its IPO in 2021, Duolingo has expanded beyond language instruction to include math, music, and chess. The vision is to create the world's largest learning platform.
Some people believe Duolingo will succeed and b
TIVP061: Lyft Inc. (LYFT): The Key to Winning the AV Wars? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down the ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. (ticker: LYFT) and discuss whether the company can regain ground against Uber, or whether it’s always destined to be #2. While Lyft has clawed back some market share, finally attained profitability, and is now growing internationally, Shawn finds Lyft most interesting as a potential acquisition target for a company like
TIVP060: Constellation Software (CSU): Historic Drawdown, Historic Buying Opportunity w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Constellation Software — the popular Canadian compounder that has turned buying “boring” vertical market software into one of the most effective capital-allocation machines in public markets.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:33 - How Mark Leonard founded Constellation
00:08:43 - What principles drive Mark Leonard
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TIVP059: Netflix (NFLX): The King of Streaming w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Netflix (ticker: NFLX) and discuss whether the company has finally won the streaming wars. While growth looked challenged back in 2022, Netflix has proven resilient in the face of competition and economic slowdowns by leaning into advertising and password crackdowns, with much room left to run internationally.
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TIVP058.5 The Intrinsic Value Community (Mini Episode): The Power of a Trusted Peer Group w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley answer some of the most common questions about The Intrinsic Value Community. What exactly is it, who is it for, and how does it differ from simply listening to the podcast or reading the free newsletter? In this short episode, they explain why the Community was built, who the members are, and how it helps investors improve idea generation, decision-making, and lo
TIVP058: Hermes: The Most Prestigious Luxury Brand in the World w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Hermès — the family-controlled luxury house that has turned craftsmanship and scarcity into a compounding machine.
Join Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley as they assess whether Hermès can remain the pinnacle of luxury and whether it deserves a spot in The Intrinsic Value Portfolio.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
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TIVP057: Doximity (DOCS): A Profitable Social Media Platform For Doctors w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Doximity (ticker: DOCS), known as “the LinkedIn for doctors,” with a suite of productivity apps supporting physicians’ workflows, too. Incredibly, 80% of physicians in the U.S. are on Doximity, giving them fertile real estate to monetize those eyeballs with high-margin advertising opportunities for pharma companies.
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TIVP056: Meta (META): Is Meta Undervalued Again? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Meta — the world’s most powerful attention engine, spanning Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and still driven primarily by advertising. They break down how Meta’s “Family of Apps” keeps compounding through better AI-driven content discovery and ad targeting, while new surfaces like Reels, Threads, and WhatsApp monetization expand
TIVP055: Churchill Downs, Inc. (CHDN): Investing in the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Churchill Downs, Inc. (ticker: CHDN), a gaming company that is uniquely tied to the world of horse racing.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:48 - What makes the Kentucky Derby such a cherished event and a masterclass on luxury hospitality
00:05:30 - Why Churchill Downs is so much more than just a gambling company
00:07:54 - What
TIVP054: Mercado Libre: More than just "the Amazon of Latin America" w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Mercado Libre, the dominant e-commerce and fintech platform in Latin America. What started as an eBay-like marketplace has evolved into a fully integrated ecosystem spanning online retail, logistics, digital payments, lending, and advertising, with leading positions across Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.
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TIVP053: Exor NV (EXO): Too Good To Be True? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Exor NV (ticker: EXO), a unique holding company that has acted as a vehicle for the family wealth of Fiat’s founder, but now poses a compelling arbitrage opportunity, with Exor’s stock trading at nearly a 60% discount to its net asset value.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:55 – How Ferrari became Exor’s largest investment
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TIVP052: Chapters Group: 100-Bagger in the Making? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel and Shawn take a deep dive into Chapters Group — one of Europe’s most rapidly evolving serial acquirers of mission-critical software and services. They explore where the group’s growth is coming from, how the company allocates capital, and whether Chapters Group’s valuation is justifiable.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:06:56 – How Chapters Group was founded
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TIVP051: Snap Inc. (SNAP): Why Hasn’t Snapchat Become a Social Media Titan? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn and Daniel break down Snap Inc., a camera-based social media platform with nearly one billion monthly users.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:08:25 – Why Snapchat, being a founder-led company, is less than ideal in this case
00:09:15 – Why Snapchat is unlikely to be acquired any time soon
00:17:49 – How Snapchat almost didn’t become a hit, and what made it suddenly s
TIVP050: Portfolio Review: Performance and New Positions w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel and Shawn review the Intrinsic Value Portfolio after nearly one year of searching for the best opportunities in the market. In this episode, they break down the portfolio’s current performance, share updates on existing holdings, and revisit watchlist companies that may now deserve a spot — either because they’ve become cheaper or their outlook has changed.
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TIVP049: DoorDash (DASH): Can It Keep Delivering Returns? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn and Daniel break down DoorDash (ticker: DASH), America’s dominant meal-delivery company that’s rapidly expanding into all forms of local commerce.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - How DoorDash came out of nowhere to become America’s leading meal-delivery service, usurping Uber Eats and Grubhub
00:07:57 - What opportunity DoorDash’s founders saw and the story of
TIVP048: S&P Global (SPGI): The Company behind the Market w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel and Shawn dive into S&P Global – the data and benchmark giant that is best-known for the S&P 500 index.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:02 - About S&P’s Rating Business
00:03:56 - What businesses S&P Global operates
00:04:32 - About S&P’s Market Intelligence Business
00:07:54 - About S&P Global’s founding story
00:38:52 - About S&P’s Index Business
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TIVP047: Booking Holdings (BKNG): Does Booking.yeah = Value.yeah? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Booking Holdings (ticker: BKNG), the world’s largest travel company.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:24:07 - What are the subtle differences between Expedia, Booking, and Airbnb
00:26:18 - How Booking.com established a foothold in Europe despite Expedia’s dominance in North America
00:55:59 - What Alphabet could do to seriously di
TIVP046: TransDigm (TDG): A Conglomerate of Monopolies w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into TransDigm — the aerospace supplier that turned “boring parts” into a compounding machine. Built around proprietary, often sole-source components installed across nearly every commercial and military aircraft in service, TransDigm monetizes decades of aftermarket demand through premium pricing and enviable margins.
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TIVP045: Robinhood Markets Inc. (HOOD): The World’s Most Innovative Financial Company? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn & Daniel discuss how Robinhood transformed investing with commission-free trading, overcame controversies, and now aims to become a full-service financial platform through Robinhood Gold.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - How Robinhood disrupted the entire brokerage industry
00:32:05 - How Robinhood can offer commission-free trading
00:05:34 - Why Robinhood Go
TIVP044: Salesforce (CRM): Agentforce or AI-Native? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Salesforce — the company that practically invented modern enterprise software and is now trying to reinvent it again through AI. From its origins as the pioneer of the Software-as-a-Service model in the late 1990s, Salesforce has grown into the world’s #1 CRM provider, powering customer relationships for over 90% of the Fortune 500.
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TIVP043: MSCI (MSCI): The Financial Giant Enabling Passive Investing w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down MSCI Inc. (MSCI), the global leader in financial market indexes that power the passive investing revolution. They explore how MSCI built its dominant, utility-like business model, its compounding potential, and whether the stock remains attractively priced.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:08 How indexes produced by MSCI help to
TIVP042: Copart (CPRT): The 100-Bagger Junk Yard w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Copart, the salvage auction company that’s quietly become one of the best-performing stocks of the last three decades. From a single junkyard in California in the 1980s, Copart has grown into a global online marketplace that sells more than three million vehicles a year. With sellers ranging from major insurers and rental fleets to car dealers and financ
TIVP041: Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO): Scoring The World’s Biggest Credit Scorer w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Fair Isaac Corporation (ticker: FICO), a company whose algorithms are essential to computing credit scores, which are used in everything in the U.S., from applying for a mortgage, credit cards, apartments, to even job applications and more. FICO has incredible market penetration and earnings leverage, as almost all of its price increases trickle down to
TIVP040: Manchester United (MANU): Valuing a Football Empire w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Manchester United, the legendary football club that’s grown from a 19th-century railway team into one of the most recognized sports brands on the planet. With revenue pillars in commercial sponsorships, broadcasting rights, and matchday income, plus a fanbase that spans every continent, United is often described as one of the biggest franchises in global
TIVP039: Universal Music Group (UMG): Owning The World’s Music Catalog w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Universal Music Group (ticker: UMG), a company that controls a royalty stream on roughly ⅓ of the world’s music in an oligopolistic industry also dominated by Sony and Warner Music Group. Universal has incredibly high-quality earnings, with a very stable business and excess returns on capital — a recipe that is very appealing to investors at the right p
TIVP038: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B): From Buffett to Abel w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Berkshire Hathaway, the billion-dollar conglomerate built by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger that’s grown from a struggling textile mill into one of the most valuable companies in the world. With core pillars in insurance, railroads, and energy, plus a $250 billion equity portfolio anchored by Apple, Berkshire is often seen as the ultimate compounding
TIVP037: Match Group (MTCH): Is Finding Love a Good Investment? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Match Group (ticker: MTCH), a company that operates as part of a duopoly in online dating, owning a number of dating platforms, including Tinder, Match.com, Hinge, OkCupid, and more, with specialized platforms appealing to certain demographics and dating niches. During the Pandemic, the company was a popular growth stock, but as the number of paying use
TIVP036: Dell (DELL): Overlooked AI Growth Story? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Dell Technologies, the legacy PC giant that’s quietly become one of the largest suppliers of AI infrastructure in the world. Once seen as a low-growth hardware player, Dell now sits at the heart of the data center buildout — shipping billions of dollars worth of GPU-powered servers to customers like xAI, Meta, and Microsoft. With a growing AI backlog, en
TIVP035: Ferrari (RACE): High-Speed Compounder w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Ferrari (ticker: RACE), a company whose stock is arguably just as impressive as its high-performance and ultra-luxury vehicles. By global automotive standards, Ferrari hardly has any sales volumes, selling about 14,000 cars a year, yet these vehicles come with such premium price tags that the company can reasonably command a $90 billion market valuation
TIVP034: Crocs (CROX): Fashion Icon or Value Trap? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Crocs, the footwear company that turned a ridiculed foam clog into a global fashion phenomenon. After a post-IPO collapse and years of overextension, Crocs has staged one of the most impressive brand comebacks in recent retail history — now fueled by strong margins, loyal customers, and bold international expansion. But there are still some challenges an
TIVP033: Lululemon (LULU): Still the King of Athleisure? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahnke break down Lululemon (ticker: LULU), an iconic brand famous for pioneering the now ubiquitous athleisure industry. Lululemon has a fiercely loyal customer base, with industry-leading rates of repeat customers, sales per square foot of retail space, and very little need for discounting, if any.
In this episode, you’ll learn about why the market has soured on this p
TIVP032: Remitly (RELY): Future Multibagger or Stablecoin Casualty? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel & Shawn dive into Remitly, the digital remittance platform aiming to disrupt a $2 trillion global market. After years of prioritizing customer acquisition and corridor expansion over profits, Remitly is now approaching a critical inflection point, one where scale, margin leverage, and cash generation could unlock a new phase of investor confidence. But there are risks as well: crypto-native
TIVP031: The Trade Desk (TTD): Heir to the Programmatic Advertising Throne? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahnke
Shawn and Daniel break down The Trade Desk (ticker: TTD), a pure-play bet on the future of digital advertising, focusing specifically on supporting ad buyers who want to get the most value per impression across the so-called “Open Internet.” The Trade Desk has compounded its stock at 43% a year since its IPO almost a decade ago, and in that same period, it has grown revenues at an incredible rate
TIVP030: PayPal (PYPL): Value Trap or Multibagger? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into PayPal’s post-pandemic reset, tracing the fintech pioneer’s slide from market darling to value-story candidate. Once lifted by lockdown spending and eBay tailwinds, PayPal has seen its growth stall, its take-rate decline, and investors seem to have given up on it. In this episode, Shawn and Daniel unpack whether new CEO Alex Chriss’s “profitable growth”
TIVP029: Roku (ROKU): Forgotten Streaming Giant w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahnke break down Roku (ticker: ROKU), an aggregator of digital content in the world of TV streaming, with a footprint in nearly 90 million households. Roku is the gateway to streaming, and its devices have famously turned any TV into a Smart TV, but now Roku does much more than that.
In this episode, you’ll learn why the market has soured on Roku, how much its honeypot
TIVP028: Estée Lauder (EL): Michael Burry’s Big Bet w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a closer look at Estée Lauder’s turbulent turnaround, tracing the beauty giant’s fall from pandemic favorite to contrarian play. After years of strong growth, the company was hit by an inventory pileup, the collapse of China’s daigou shopping channel, and a broader slowdown in its most important market. In this episode, they explore whether the “Beauty Reimag
TIVP027: LVMH (MC): Investing in True Luxury w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down LVMH (ticker: MC), an iconic luxury goods empire with brands ranging from Louis Vuitton to Moët, Dior, Chandon, Hennessy, Tiffany, Bulgari, and Tag Heur, among others. It’s a powerful conglomerate built by one of the world’s richest men, Bernard Arnault, known as the “wolf in cashmere” for his ruthless consolidation of power in the luxury industry.
In
TIVP026: The Intrinsic Value Portfolio: Mid-Year Review w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel and Shawn step back for a mid-year review of the Intrinsic Value Portfolio, revisiting each holding to test the strength of their original theses and weigh what’s changed. From ride-hailing to beauty retail, this episode covers the full lineup: why Uber’s cross-sell flywheel and Waymo partnership reinforce its moat; how Alphabet’s latest earnings measure up against the growing threat of AI-
TIVP025: Smith & Wesson (SWBI): Deep Value — Locked and Loaded w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahnke break down Smith & Wesson (ticker: SWBI), an iconic firearms manufacturer with 170+ years of history. Smith & Wesson is no compounder, though. It’s an okay business, at best, but Shawn and Daniel want to determine whether this often-overlooked stock is cheaply priced.
In this episode, you’ll learn how Smith & Wesson has navigated the volatile sales cycle in firear
TIVP024: TSMC (TSM): The Most Important Business in the World? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley turn their focus to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ticker: TSM) — the quiet engine powering nearly every device we touch and the global AI boom. Pioneering the pure-play foundry model, TSMC went from a government-backed experiment in the late 1980s to controlling more than 90 % of the world’s leading-edge chip production, fabricating Apple’s A- and M-
TIVP023: Nubank (NU): Banking on Latin America w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Nubank (ticker: NU), a leading fintech company providing credit card, banking, and insurance services to millions across Latin America, with nearly 60% of Brazil’s adult population using one of the company’s products. Nubank’s success is a true David vs.Goliath story, overcoming a powerful banking oligopoly in Brazil to provide more accessible and lower
TIVP022: Amazon (AMZN): Is It Prime Time for Investors? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley break down Amazon (ticker: AMZN), one of the most transformative companies of the modern era — a business that started as an online bookstore and ended up reshaping global commerce, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure. From innovating retail logistics to building the backbone of the internet through AWS, Amazon has changed the way the world shops and inter
TIVP021: Shopify (SHOP): The Battle For The Future of E-Commerce w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Shopify (ticker: SHOP), a leading e-commerce platform company enabling e-commerce merchants across the world to seamlessly manage nearly every part of their business in one place. Shopify has been locked in a power struggle with Amazon, as the two present distinct visions for the future of e-commerce: Amazon tries to pull merchants to its marketplace an
TIVP020: Visa (V): Is Visa still the Card to Hold? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley break down Visa (ticker: V), the global payments powerhouse that acts as the invisible engine behind billions of transactions every day. Visa doesn’t issue cards, lend money, or handle customer accounts — instead, it operates the network that connects banks, merchants, and consumers in over 200 countries.
Whether you’re tapping your card for a coffee, shopping on
TIVP019: Adobe (ADBE): Designing a Creative Empire w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Adobe (ticker: ADBE), a leading software company providing end-to-end solutions for creative professionals, from design and creation to marketing and performance measurement. Through apps like Photoshop and After Effects, Adobe offers an industry-leading suite of productivity tools for creatives, including freelancers designers, Hollywood design studios
TIVP018: Mercedes-Benz (MBG): Can Benz Reinvent the Car? w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley break down Mercedes-Benz (ticker: MBG), one of the world’s most iconic automakers known for luxury, engineering, and performance. From the invention of the automobile to perfecting the engineering craft, Mercedes has shaped the way the world moves — and it wants to continue to do so, now with a stronger focus on EVs and in-car technology.
In this episode, you’l
TIVP017: Comfort Systems (FIX): Blue-Collar Compounder w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahnke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahnke break down Comfort Systems (ticker: FIX), a specialty contracting company providing installation and maintenance services for the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing needs of schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, restaurants, data centers, manufacturing facilities, and a range of other customers. Comfort Systems is something of a serial acquirer, snapping up regional
TIVP016: Uber (UBER): Cash Burner To Compounder? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Uber (ticker: UBER), a ubiquitous tech giant that has changed how the world travels. Uber became profitable annually for the first time in 2023, and as its user growth accelerates, the company appears to be achieving modest economies of scale, making it an increasingly attractive business.
In this episode, you’ll learn how Uber has scaled across the wo
TIVP015: Nike (NKE): Just Buy It? w/ Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley
Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley break down Nike (ticker: NKE), the global leader in athletic footwear and apparel. With a legacy built on innovation, iconic athlete endorsements, and a brand that resonates across generations, Nike has long been a dominant force in the sportswear industry. But after years of consistent success, the company is now navigating through one of its toughest stretches i
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