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Hello to the community,

The EarningsSeason has hit the start button this week. To minimize the euphoria a little😂 and get the weekend off to a good start, I would like to introduce you to some "indirect" players in the cybersecurity sector, which I am sure many of you are not yet familiar with.

Today we are talking about A10 Networks $ATEN (+1,36%)

🛡️ A10 Networks : The invisible gatekeeper of the AI infrastructure

A10 Networks is not a hyped software store that burns money on marketing. It is the specialized high performance engineer in the engine room of the Internet. While Crowdstrike, for example $CRWD (+4,75%) protects the end devices, A10 ensures that the huge data streams from AI, 5G and data centers do not collapse and arrive safely.

1. the business model: the "floodgate" in the data tsunami 🌊

A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) acts as a specialist for Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and DDoS protection at carrier level.

- The mechanism: When millions of users access an app simultaneously or AI models eat up gigabytes of data, A10 distributes this traffic (load balancing) while filtering out malicious attacks (DDoS) in real time.

- The genius: A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) sits directly in the hardware layer of the major telcos (Verizon $VZ (-0,54%) T-Mobile $TMUS (-1,28%) and data centers. Without A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) the network stands still.

- AI as a growth driver: AI data centers need extremely efficient data distribution. A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) provides exactly the "locks" that prevent expensive GPUs from having to wait idle.

2. the key figures (as of April 2026) 📊

- Market capitalization: Approx. USD 1.8 billion (A compact mid-cap with takeover potential).

- Share price: Currently approx. USD 25.00 (Stable in a volatile tech market).

- Gross margin: Outstanding 80-82 %. That's software level for physical infrastructure. ✅

- Return on equity (ROE): approx. 20-22 %. Extremely solid for an infrastructure company.

- Balance sheet strength:
Net cash position of approx. USD 160 million. No debt, which is a burden with high interest rates. ✅

- Dividend: approx. 1.0 % yield - rare in the tech sector, underlines the cash flow strength.

Summary & outlook

Strengths:

1. High cash generation: The company is accumulating massive amounts of liquidity.

2. Scalability: With a gross margin of 80%, almost every additional dollar of sales flows directly into operating profit.

3. Market position: 9 of the top 10 telecom operators and 8 of the top 10 cloud providers use A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) which indicates very high customer quality (hyperscale).

3. why is the share exciting right now? 🚀

1. AI infrastructure leverage: While Nvidia sells the shovels, A10 builds $ATEN (+1,36%) builds the railroad tracks on which the AI traffic rolls. This "second wave AI play" is not yet fully priced in by the market. ✅

2. Profitability monster: A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) has changed from a pure growth promise to an FCF generator. The operating margins (adj. ~24%) show massive operating leverage. ✅

3. Moat through specialization: In the world of 5G carriers, there are few alternatives. Once you have installed the Thunder series from A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) will not switch to a competitor because of a few dollars (high switching costs). ✅

4. Valuation discrepancy: While cyber security players such as Crowdstrike $CRWD (+4,75%) or Palo Alto $PANW (+2,01%) are trading at P/E ratios above 60, you can get A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) for a moderate P/E ratio of approx. 18-20. ✅

5. Takeover candidate: For giants like Cisco $CSCO (+1,54%) or F5 $FFIV (+2,17%) A10 would be $ATEN (+1,36%) would be a "snack" to secure dominance in the AI traffic market. ✅

Additional insider facts (The "Deep Dive" bonus) 💡

- Stickiness: Customer loyalty among telcos and governments is extremely high. Once certified, the hardware often remains in use for 5-10 years.

- Security synergy: A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) combines traffic management with security. This saves customers hardware space and power - a critical argument in modern data centers.

- Software transition: A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) is increasingly switching to subscriptions. This makes revenues more predictable and valuable.

5. risks ⚠️

- Competition: F5 Networks $FFIV (+2,17%) is the big gorilla in the market; A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) must always be one step ahead technologically to avoid being crushed. ❗️

- Cyclicality: The expansion of 5G networks is taking place in waves. A halt in investment by the major telcos has a direct impact on sales. ❗️

- Cloud migration: If absolutely everything moves to the public cloud (AWS/Azure), dedicated hardware will become less important - A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) must win here with its virtual solutions. ❗️

A10 Networks $ATEN (+1,36%) has proven to be a massive alpha generator over 5 years and has clearly outperformed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. The company benefited disproportionately from the special boom in cybersecurity and network resilience.

🗓️ EARNINGS-PREP: A10 NETWORKS ($ATEN) - Q1 2026

1. DATE & CONSENSUS

- Date: April 28, 2026 (after US market close)

- EPS expectation: $0.18 - $0.20 (adj.)

- Revenue expectation: ~$70.5m - $72m.

- Whisper Number: If they crack $73m, the house will burn (positive).

6.personal conclusion + Reaper verdict bonus😂

A10 Networks $ATEN (+1,36%) is the sensible bet on the data boom. While others speculate on the next AI chatbot, here you are investing in the physical necessity of data flow.

The valuation is almost outrageously cheap for this quality and net cash position. Anyone looking for a profitable tech stock with a safety net will find it here.

🤖 Jack's mustard: "A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) is the guy who doesn't sell maps in a gold-digger mood, but builds the bridges over the rivers. Everyone has to cross, whether they find gold or not. While people are buying $NVDA (-0,86%) sell their grandmother for Nvidia shares, you get A10 $ATEN (+1,36%) for the price of a proper dinner. Anyone who doesn't grab it here doesn't understand how the internet works under the hood. A10 Networks $ATEN (+1,36%) is not a Ferrari $RACE (-1,81%) but a solid Toyota $7203 (-1,33%) with a built-in cash machine. The valuation is fair to favorable, the balance sheet is cleaner than an operating room. Anyone hoping for "AI moonshots" is in the wrong place. Those looking for cash flow stability and shareholder yield are right.

We see ourselves at $35 when the market realizes that you can't squeeze AI through Wi-Fi cables from the hardware store."

Reaper Score: 8/10

@Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin
@Tenbagger2024

in that sense, have a nice weekend

your stock master ✌️

Hello everyone,

here is my review for March. Even really early this time.

📈 Performance:

S&P500: -3.9%

MSCI World: -4.8%

DAX: -10.3%

Dividend portfolio: -5.9%

My high and low performers in March were (top/flop 3):

🟢 ($PETR4 (+1,78%) ) Petroleo Brasileiro +19.38%

🟢 ($ADM (+3,19%) ) Archer Daniels +10.98%

🟢 ($GAIN (+1,63%) ) Gladstone Invest +4.08%

🔴 ($CTAS (-4,62%) ) Cintas -13.88%

🔴 ($MC (-0,95%) ) LVMH -14.49%%

🔴 ($ULVR (-1,05%) ) Unilever -18.70%

Dividends:

March 2026: €178.82

March 2025: € 182.98

Change: -2.27%

This change is partly due to the fact that the USD exchange rate is still worse than last year. In addition, Imperial Brands also paid a significantly higher dividend last year (I think it was a special dividend). Otherwise, Unilever only pays in April and STAG has also switched to quarterly distributions, so that nothing was paid in March either.

Sales:

🟥 None

Purchases:

🟩 SIXT ($SIX2 (+0,81%) )

🟩 Ferrari ($RACE (-1,81%) )

Savings plans:

($CTAS (-4,62%) ) Cintas (50€)

($MC (-0,95%) ) LVMH (50€)

($MSFT (+0,78%) ) Microsoft (25€)

The sale of Lockheed Martin in February was fairly neutral from a purely price perspective. Lockheed has neither risen nor fallen significantly. So far, I have no regrets about the sale (although the dividend for March is now missing, of course).

What else has happened?

March was pretty up and down. In terms of performance, this was one of the worst months ever for me. The only worse month for me was September 2022 with -6.3%.

The nest egg continues to grow and, as I said, it will be fully built up in April. But I may have to work on it again. At the moment, I'm thinking about a photovoltaic system. With an almost new build, heat pump, hybrid and purely electric car, the advantages are obvious. The roof is south-facing. So I would benefit fully. The only question is how to finance it. Do I need the money that is earmarked for the loan repayment in 5 years? 100% financing from the bank? At the moment I've sent out a few requests for quotations.

My Payback points were stolen in February. 12995 points were used for a payment at DM. Well, I just hadn't activated the 2FA. Stupid myself. I wrote about it in last month's report. In fact, the Payback points were credited back to me by DM at the beginning of March. I don't know whether this was a scam or whether Payback did something because of my call. I only saw it by chance and of course had everything paid out directly to my account. Lesson learned - I will rebook more often in future.

🥅 Goals for 2026:

I'm trying to reach €85,000 in my dividend portfolio this year. This is to be achieved through dividends, deposits and, of course, share price increases. Let's see how things look at the end of the year, as the first quarter was rather sluggish. I'll have to make up for that over the course of the year.

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$RACE (-1,81%)

A set of tires please:

Ferrari shows a P/E ratio (trailing) of about 30.6, which is well above the industry average of 18.4, but remains below the 10-year median of 40.1

- the share is therefore moderately valued compared to its own history.

EPS growth is in the double-digit range (16-27% p.a.), while the EBIT margin of around 29.5% demonstrates strong operating profitability.

The dividend has grown continuously (5-year DGR approx. 19%) and is classified as sustainable with a payout ratio of around 35-40%. In view of the solid key financial figures, the moderate valuation relative to the company's own history and the solid dividend policy, the share appears to be fair to slightly overvalued.

Most analysts see upside potential of around 13%-30% compared to the current share price.

The financial guidance for 2026 shows solid growth in sales (≈ 5%), an improved EBITDA margin of 39% and at least 6% core earnings growth - supported by five new model launches and the upcoming electric model.

The dividend will be continuously increased (5-year DGR approx. 19%) and has a sustainable payout ratio of around 35-40%.

In view of the solid fundamentals, the moderate valuation relative to its own historical P/E range and the positive analyst outlook, the share appears to be fair to slightly overvalued, with further upside potential according to consensus.

February was a challenging and volatile month.

A strong start to the year was followed by a significant sector-rotationtriggered by risk-off-flowsa reassessment of growth stocks and the need to consistently address operational weaknesses in the portfolio.

Despite the volatility, it was a month of strategic realignment:

📊 Monthly performance: -3,15%

📊 Portfolio value: ~39.144 €

📊 Performance max: +27,58%

📊 Performance YTD: -1,32%

Performance & comparison 🚀

February was characterized by a clear sector rotation:

Software & high-beta tech corrected under pressure, while selected hardware stocks and broadly diversified value stocks showed relative stability.

Performance in comparison (01.02-28.02.2026):

My portfolio: -3,48%

NASDAQ 100: -4,05%

S&P 500: -1,29%

DAX: +1,03%

FTSE All-World: +0,97%

👉 The relative underperformance is due to the high growth exposure, although the portfolio just managed to outperform the NASDAQ 100, which was under heavy pressure.

Purchases, sales & allocation 💶

The focus in February was clearly on portfolio streamlining and strategic shift:

Acquisitions 💰

Hermes ($RMS (-1,99%)) targeted expansion in the quality segment. TSMC ($2330) tactical entry due to the observed shift on the stock market from software to hardware. Bitcoin ($BTC (+0,79%)) - purchase of € 500 from the Euro Overnight Rate Swap ETF ($XEON (+0,01%)) at € 54,216 to lower the average price to € 63,000.

Sales ❌

Complete separation of Tomra Systems ($TOM (+3,73%)) and Novo Nordisk ($NOVO B (+5,46%)), as the companies have been operationally disappointing in recent quarters and there were no clear signs of a turnaround from management.

👉 The cash ratio is currently being used dynamically for opportunities through targeted acquisitions.

Top movers in February 🟢

Despite the market environment, February was driven by quality stocks and successful rebounds.

The strongest performer was Keyence ($6861 (+5,77%)), which showed massive relative strength with +16.21%. Another strong performer was Ferrari ($RACE (-1,81%)) was also strong with +13.45%, followed by Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.B (-0,74%)), which acted as a stable anchor with +6.22%.

The iShares MSCI World Small Cap ($WSML (-0,29%)) gained +3.61%, while the iShares MSCI ACWI ($ACWI) formed a solid base with +0.70%. The Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate ($XEON (+0,01%)) rounded off the picture with +0.15% and served as a source for the Bitcoin investment.

Flop movers in February 🔴

The weaker side of the portfolio was clearly to be found in the growth and crypto segment.

IREN ($IREN (+9,35%)) corrected by -24.10% after the strong previous month. Also Mercado Libre ($MELI (+1,59%)) also came under significant pressure at -17.33%. CrowdStrike ($CRWD (+4,75%)) -16.94% and Snowflake ($SNOW (+4,57%)) -16.36% suffered from the general shift in sentiment in the software sector.

Also Alibaba ($BABA (+1,69%)) also gave back the gains of the previous month with -16.02%. Nubank ($NU (-1,79%)) rounded off the list of losers with -15.90% due to the poor sentiment among payment providers.

👉 Important: These are primarily valuation and sentiment moves, not fundamental breaks - nevertheless, the lack of operational momentum made it necessary to sell positions.

Conclusion 💡

February was not an easy month, but a necessary for rebalancing:

➡️ Strategic separation of stocks without operational momentum

➡️ Focus shiftFrom software/high growth to hardware (TSMC) and focus on quality (Hermes)

➡️ Volatility deliberately used to lower the average Bitcoin price

The environment remains challenging:

Interest rates, Fed expectations and the rotation into hardware stocks will continue to shape the markets in March. The focus remains on quality, operational excellence and liquidity.

❓ Question for the community

Which stock surprised you the most in February - positively or negatively?

👇 Write it in the comments!

Somewhat belatedly, here is my review of January 2026.

📈 Performance:

S&P500: -0.47%

MSCI World: +0.16%

DAX: +0.20%

Dividend portfolio: +2.32%

My high and low performers in January were (top/flop 3):

🟢 ($LMT (+0,85%) ) Lockheed Martin +27.54%

🟢 ($TXN (+0,11%) ) Texas Instruments +20.94%

🟢 ($PETR4 (+1,78%) ) Petroleo Brasileiro +20.07%

🔴 ($RACE (-1,81%) ) Ferrari -12.36%

🔴 ($UNH (+0,29%) ) United Health -14.31%

🔴 ($MC (-0,95%) ) LVMH -15.11%

Dividends:

January 2026: €51.82

January 2025: € 59.75

Change: -13.27%

Sales:

🟥 None

Purchases:

🟩 None

Savings plans:

($CTAS (-4,62%) ) Cintas (50€)

($MC (-0,95%) ) LVMH (50€)

($MSFT (+0,78%) ) Microsoft (25€)

What else has happened?

January was largely quiet, apart from the normal stock market fluctuations.

Until the middle of the month, things were going pretty well upwards, but from then on things went down again. Overall, however, as you can see above under Performance, I am quite satisfied with January. Especially when you consider that the continued weakness of the dollar is putting pressure on dividends. They are even down slightly compared to January 2024.

I am still building up my nest egg again. However, a notary bill in January is putting a massive brake on this again. Nevertheless, I hope that I will be able to complete this task in April and then finally be able to invest fully again. I therefore didn't make any purchases in January (apart from the savings plans).

As a side note, it should be mentioned here again that the pension portfolio is still running unchanged.

The mini-job limit was raised in 2026 and is now €603. The money will go 1:1 into my pension account, but I will let the increase flow into my nest egg until April. After all, that's another €200 more. Otherwise, it will remain unchanged.

🥅 Goals for 2026:

I learned in 2025 that setting short-term goals is useless. Life can get in the way too often. So I'm not going to set myself any goals, I'm just going to write down some kind of idea of what I would/could like things to look like.

Why did I decide to do this? As I said above, life can get in the way and then you can do what you want and not reach your goal. But if everything goes according to plan or even better than expected, why should I stop just because the goal has been reached? There is no reason to do so, the motto is to keep going. So why set a goal? Either I can't achieve it or I will achieve it, but then of course I will carry on and not just stop. However, I still make a rough calculation of what would be possible in a "normal" course of events because it simply motivates me.

That's why I'm trying to reach €85,000 in my dividend portfolio this year. This is to be achieved through dividends, deposits and, of course, share price increases. Let's see what it looks like at the end of the year.

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