Top 2020 Healthcare Medical Device Stock Idea (Ticker: SMLR)

I wanted to share this idea below as the stock is starting to wake up as we move towards JP Morgan.

SMLR is my top idea for 2020 and my largest holding.  A very good writeup from shareholder NYC hedge-fund GCI Partners is attached here and I have permission to forward it.

I think SMLR shares offer a unique opportunity for two reasons:

1)  SMLR has an incredible business model (98% recurring revs, 90% GM, very low penetration rates, no capex needs, huge incremental margins, big FCF).  The company is firing on all cylinders right now (recent 3Q results saw accelerating growth of +60% yoy and profits up +110%) and there is ample evidence from leading indicators that indicated business trends should remain outstanding

2)  Despite SMLR printing consistently strong results, the shares didn’t move much in 2019 and have been more or less range bound, despite the market for fast growth healthcare names and high quality business models having been exceptionally strong.  I believe this is mainly due to the fact the CEO had a stroke in June, and the resulting fear and lack of communication scared away some shareholders and kept potential new ones away.  I believe this dynamic is set to reverse and that in 2020 the shares can benefit from simple catch-up off 2019 results and continued strength in 2020 #s.  There was no cc for 2Q (results were notable), but there was a cc for 3Q in Nov and next wk the CEO will actually attend the big JP Morgan Healthcare conference (w packed 3-day meeting schedule), so there is a major inflection in communications in place right now- which while I don’t usually care so much about, I think makes a big difference in this case given the circumstances.

After a period of consolidation, I feel like the shares are ready to break-out and then through 2020 make consistently new highs if SMLR contuse to execute and beat the estimates as they have been.

The GCI Partners writeup is attached, and fleshes out a lot of the themes I have discussed above while also giving good color on different strains of independent research and leading indicators at the customer level, the hiring level and in the cash flow statement along with some impressive valuation analysis.  It’s definitely a worthwhile read.  Let me know if you would like an introduction to the company- I am not the IR rep, but I have a solid relationship w the CEO.

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Wall Street closes lower on Fed disappointment

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave no hints of new stimulus measures to offset the effects of the worsening European debt crisis.
Though the Fed did leave the door open to further easing next year, as it has done after recent meetings, it gave no indication it was any more inclined to provide new economic stimulus.
The Fed left monetary policy on hold and said financial market turbulence posed threats to economic growth. It also characterized the U.S. economy as expanding moderately despite an apparent slowing in global growth, though it added that unemployment remains elevated and housing activity depressed.
The Fed “gave the economy a very slight upgrade, but it sort of took the wind out of domestic equities, probably because some were hoping that they would hint at another -like program,” said Robert Phipps, a director at Per Stirling Capital Management in Austin, Texas.

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LeBron James to hold minority interest in Liverpool Football Club

Looks like Lebron James is making a wise investment in sports.

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LeBron has said for years that he wants to become a global icon on the order of Michael Jordan. And while reaching that level of fame will probably always depend most on whether or not he becomes an NBA champion several times over, business decisions like this one (and, in a more minor sense, the web cartoon series he premiered Wednesday) position him to reach out to an unprecedented number of fans. In return, he will likely help give Liverpool a larger profile among budding fans of European football in America.

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