Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) on Decifer

Decifer ranks GOOGL number 211 of 277 tracked names on durable business quality.

Why it ranks here

• It earns strong returns on the money it puts to work, around 22%.
• Revenue is expected to grow about 22% a year, profits grew 34% over the past year, and growth is speeding up, not slowing down.
• It keeps a high share of every sale as profit, and that has stayed steady over the years, a sign of real pricing power.
• It is riding an active market tailwind and has the balance sheet to fund its growth.
• It is not watering down its owners with new shares and it returns cash to shareholders.
• Our durability check found pressure on this name, which costs it a few points.
• Returns around 22% and profits up 34% mark a quality business, but it fills no needed role in our worldview and momentum sits at 4 out of 35.

The current read

The evidence on GOOGL lines up on the supportive side: the intelligence feed flags this name as connected to what is moving markets now. One signal disagrees: the longer-term story is intact, but price is not rewarding it: semiconductor stocks are down 7.6% this week. The drop is large enough to signal near-term caution, worth watching but not the weight of the evidence.

Themes

• Software, Cloud & AI Platforms: Alphabet Inc. operates in internet content & information. That places it inside the Software, Cloud & AI Platforms story.

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