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The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) on Decifer

Decifer ranks SCHW number 19 of 277 tracked names on durable business quality.

Why it ranks here

  • It earns solid returns on the money it puts to work, around 9% and those returns have been improving and it turns most of its profit into real cash.
  • Revenue is expected to grow about 13% a year, profits grew 56% over the past year, and growth is speeding up, not slowing down.
  • It keeps a high share of every sale as profit.
  • 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.
  • As one of 2 credible retail market access suppliers with profits up 56% and revenue expected to grow 13% a year, it fits a funded thesis only partly recognized, with momentum of 17 out of 35 and price above trend.

The current read

The evidence on SCHW lines up on the supportive side: the intelligence feed flags this name as connected to what is moving markets now. The independent signals we track are telling the same story.

Themes

  • Electronification of Capital Markets: Trading in equities, options, fixed income and rates is moving structurally onto electronic venues, driving volume and data-monetization growth for exchanges and platform brokers.

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