In addition to my World ETF core, I would like to invest in the following shares (partly via a savings plan) in the coming year.

How do you rate these shares?

Which of them would you also take or do you already have in your portfolio?

$CRWD (-0,22%) - Crowdstrike

$CRM (+0,06%) - Salesforce

$AVGO (-0,5%) - Broadcom

$ACN (+0,66%) - Accenture

$SOFI (+0,04%) - SoFi

$MELI (+1,12%) - Mercadolibre

$TSLA (+0,15%) - Tesla

$AXON (+0,34%) - Axon

$NU (+0,51%) - Nu Holdings (possibly)

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I sold my first individual shares and a small part of my Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings at a profit in order to build up an investment reserve.

My gut feeling tells me that I will be happy about this in Q1/2025. I sold Amazon at a 45% profit, Crowdstrike at 75%, Bitcoin at 100% and Ethereum at 35%.

What does your gut feeling say with a view to 2025 and a potentially more significant correction?

After the crowdstrike breakdown and the massive sell-off, I made an anticyclical move and have now $CRWD (-0,22%) and have now sold again at a tidy profit.

I have already $ZS (-0,55%) from the sector and see more potential here for the future.

Crowdstrike $CRWD (-0,22%) Q3 2024

Financial performance

• RevenueTotal revenue in the third quarter of financial year 2025 amounted to USD 1.01 billion, an increase of 29 % compared to USD 786.0 million in the third quarter of financial year 2024. Subscription revenue increased by 31 % to USD 962.7 million.
• Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)Grew by 27% to USD 4.02 billion as at October 31, 2024.

Balance sheet overview

• Cash and cash equivalentsUSD 4.26 billion as of October 31, 2024, providing solid financial flexibility.
• Total assetsUSD 7.78 billion.
• Total liabilitiesUSD 4.69 billion.

Details of the profit and loss account

• GAAP loss from operating activitiesUSD 55.7 million, compared to a profit of USD 3.2 million in the previous year.
• Non-GAAP income from operationsUSD 194.9 million, an increase from USD 175.7 million in the previous year.
• GAAP net lossUSD 16.8 million, compared to a profit of USD 26.7 million in the previous year.

Cash flow overview

• Net cash from operating activitiesUSD 326.1 million, an increase compared to USD 273.5 million in the previous year.
• Free cash flowUSD 230.6 million, a decrease compared to USD 239.0 million in the previous year.

Key figures and profitability metrics

• Subscription gross margin:
• GAAP: 78% for the third quarter in financial years 2025 and 2024.
• Non-GAAP: 80% for the third quarter in financial years 2025 and 2024.

Segment information

• Module adoption rates: Adoption rates increased to 66 % (five or more modules), 47 % (six or more), 31 % (seven or more) and 20 % (eight or more modules).

Competitive position

CrowdStrike has been recognized as a leader in several industry reports, including the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, underscoring its strong market position.

Management forecasts and comments

• Forecast Q4 FY25:
• Total revenue is expected to be between USD 1,028.7 million and USD 1,035.4 million.
• Non-GAAP net income per share is forecast to be between USD 0.84 and USD 0.86.

Risks and opportunities

• Risks:
• Challenges due to rapid growth.
• Competitive pressure in a highly competitive market.
• Possible impact of the security incident of July 19, 2024.
• Opportunities:
• Further expansion of market leadership through technological innovations.
• Rising customer demand for cybersecurity solutions.

Positive aspects

Strong sales growth and reaching the USD 1 billion quarterly mark.

High ARR growth rate of 27%, demonstrating solid customer retention and expansion.

Recognized as an industry leader in several key reports.

Ample cash and cash equivalents providing financial flexibility.

Positive non-GAAP income from operations.

Negative aspects

GAAP loss from operating activities and net loss.

Decrease in free cash flow compared to previous year.

Impact of the July 19, 2024 incident on the company.

High share-based remuneration burdening GAAP profitability.

Competitive pressure and market risks that could jeopardize future growth.

$CRWD (-0,22%) earnings tonight, what do you think?

Earnings next week

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$TWG

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$ICCM

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$CLGN

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Cantor Fitzgerald has increased the price target for the shares of CrowdStrike
$CRWD (-0,22%) pointing to an expected recovery in the second half of fiscal 2026. Analysts see growing demand for cybersecurity solutions, which should drive the company's growth. CrowdStrike remains a leading provider in the cloud security platform market.

Further information can be found in the article on Investing.com.

The news is based on what I personally consider to be reputable sources. However, I do not guarantee their accuracy. No investment advice. Follow me for more updates!

(Delayed) portfolio review October 2024 - A month with 5 share sales and one ETF sale

Even though October was just over two weeks ago, it feels like a different time. Germany still had an (unspeakable) traffic light government, in America the race for the White House was still open and a phone call between Scholz and Putin was unthinkable.

And even though November has been much more exciting on the stock market than October so far, October was a month of major changes from a personal perspective.

Apart from stock market investments, we are slowly starting to think about building a house. As a result, for the first time in a long time I made several sales in my portfolio and therefore also cleared out a little.

Previously this year, there were only 2 sales in my portfolio: at NVIDIA I took my stake out in February and since then have only let the profits run. In addition, in March I had Encavis after the takeover bid.

There were a total of 6 sales in October. For just under €7,000 I sold my China ETF which has recovered well over the last few months.

On the equity side, I have now sold most of the Corona Hype stocks and Match, Atlassian, Shopify and Block have been sold. In addition, I have also Pfizer sold. That was another €8,000, leaving only Sea from the Corona hype times, where I will remain invested for the time being, as it covers a completely different region geographically with Southeast Asia.

My savings quota will therefore be significantly reduced for the time being due to the upcoming house building project. From just under €1,500 to €2,000, it will only be €500-600 per month for the time being

Monthly view:

In total, October was +1,7%. This corresponds to price gains of ~5.000€.

The MSCI World (benchmark) was +0.9% and the S&P500 +1.5%

Winners & losers:

A look at the winners and losers is part of the usual picture:

On the winning side is, as so often NVIDIA is at the top with almost €3,000 in share price gains. It is followed by TSMC, Bitcoin, Alphabet and Palo Alto Networks with gains of €900-1,000 each.

On the loser side above all ASML made its contribution with price losses of almost €1,400. This was followed by Bechtle, Thermo Fisher, LVMH and Nike a broader mix of stocks that have not necessarily performed well recently. Nevertheless, all 5 loser stocks are still part of my savings plans.

The performance-neutral movements in October were just under €4,600. The sales proceeds are all still in cash accounts at the moment, so they have not yet flowed out of the assets. There will be a larger dip here at some point in the future.

Current year:

My performance in the current year is +27,5% and thus above my benchmark, the MSCI World with 23.7%.

In total, my portfolio currently stands at ~331.000€. This corresponds to an absolute growth of ~€79,000 in the current year 2023. ~53.000€ of this comes from price gains, ~3.000€ from dividends / interest and ~22.000€ from additional investments.

Dividend:

• Dividends in October were 32% above the previous year at ~€150
• TSMC is in the lead with a (gross) dividend of €30 every 3 months. TSMC has already raised the dividend for next year by 30% again
• In the current year, the dividends after 10 months are +25% over the first 9 months of 2023 at ~2.350€

Buys & sells:

• I bought in October for approx. 1.500€
• As always, my savings plans were executed:
• Blue chipsNovo Nordisk $NOVO B (+0,72%) LVMH $MC (+1,14%) Apple $AAPL (+0,17%) Home Depot $HD (+0,84%) Microsoft $MSFT (+0,12%) Nike $NKE (+0,35%) Starbucks $SBUX (-0,64%) Stryker $SYK (-0,33%) Texas Instruments $TXN (-0,46%)
• 
  GrowthCrowdstrike $CRWD (-0,22%) MercadoLibre $MELI (+1,12%)
• 
  ETFsMSCI World $XDWD (-0,09%) Nikkei 225 $XDJP (-0,7%) and the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth $GGRP (+0,22%)
• 
  Crypto: Bitcoin $BTC (-2%) and Ethereum $ETH (-0,88%)
• 
  Sales as mentioned, there were some in October with Match $MTCH (-0,59%) Pfizer $PFE (+0,18%) Block $SQ (+0,35%) Shopify $SHOP (-0,95%) Atlassian $TEAM Invesco MSCI China All-shares $MCHS (+0,69%)

Target 2024:

My goal for this year is to reach €300,000 in my portfolio. Due to the extremely positive market development in the current year, my portfolio already stands at ~€331,000 at the end of October.

As of mid-November and thanks to the Trump rally, my portfolio is currently approaching €350,000 and was even slightly above this level a few days ago. However, with a larger cash portion that will sooner or later flow into financing as equity.

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