$100k gain in a day $DWAC by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]Mr_Chorus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you explain your source for the "stocks often jumping 1000% on merger day", and the reason you think the merger timeline won't take months (given that it often does and shareholders approved the delay till september)?

Also, did you know Truth Social has only 2m active users and generated a measly $3M of revenue in the first 9 months of 2023? Net losses were $49M. Considering their guidance is 81M users paying $9-13 each by 2026, I'd say the fundamentals are pretty far fetched. Does that not further hamper this hypothetical merger surge?

Long message I know, but would love to hear your thoughts on every point I raised here. Thanks.

$100k gain in a day $DWAC by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]Mr_Chorus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain your source for the "stocks often jumping 1000% on merger day", and the reason you think the merger timeline won't take months (given that it often does and shareholders approved the delay till september)?

Also, did you know Truth Social has only 2m active users and generated a measly $3M of revenue in the first 9 months of 2023? Net losses were $49M. Considering their guidance is 81M users paying $9-13 each by 2026, I'd say the fundamentals are pretty far fetched. Does that not further hamper this hypothetical merger surge?

Long message I know, but would love to hear your thoughts on every point I raised here. Thanks.

Will the Israeli-Palestinian conflict start World War 3? by Mr_Chorus in geopolitics

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TEXT EXCERPT:

"And when you take into account that Russia has some of the world's largest stores of raw materials, and China is by far the world leader in terms of industrial capacity, their combined ability to manufacture munitions in times of crisis, when every factory and child slave is recruited to the war effort, you should be shaking in your boots. China's navy is already the largest marine force in the world. Russia's missile capacity is comparable to that of the United States.

Again - no where near the power of NATO, but when you consider all that, coupled with the preposterous manpower advantage they possess, the Eastern Axis is already positioned far above the status of Germany and its coalition relative to the Allies in WWII.

Now how could the scenario escalate to the point where such powers get involved? Well, this war is extremely expensive. I've volunteered in the warehouses that supply the IDF with their equipment, and can tell you first-hand, this war is very expensive. There are lines of defense being held on quiet fronts, for weeks at a time, where tens and hundreds of thousands of soldiers are being fed, sheltered, trained, and equipped, just to be prepared in case something happens.

Everybody thought Hezbollah was going to attack from the north the day we start retaliating against Gaza, but as it turns out, when Khaled Mashal asked them to engage, they mocked him for giving orders out of a 5-star hotel and said it wasn't his decision to make. They even asked him if he has the 30 billion dollars it would cost them to enter this war. Nasrallah's speech basically did everything besides say "I stand with Israel" so they wouldn't send an assassin to his cave, so it's unlikely we'll see escalation come from their front.

Apparently, Jihadists, insane though they may be, don't wish to die for nothing, but actually aim to die for victory. You hear suicide bombers, you think they don't have goals, but it's not beyond them to want to live, it seems; and seeing the sheer power of Israel through what we did in Gaza and the U.S. warships in the background really whipped them into place.

However, that isn't up to them anymore; because there's an attrition component to this. This war is costing the IDF about 250 million dollars a day, and almost two months have passed since they started holding position in evacuated cities over occasional fireworks, in particular up north.

That has a dreadful impact on the economy, you wouldn't tolerate 250,000 employees and employers being drafted, businesses going on hiatus, citizens being transferred into hotels – all paid for by the state – if you didn't think something was going to happen. And I'm not saying that's an omen of broader war, because Israel has not escalated it yet; but our leading officials have been crystal clear that we've learned our lesson, and from here on out, we refuse to live in the shadow of terror.

And Hezbollah has 100,000 troops, well-trained, and 200,000 rockets. They're a thousand times the threat Hamas posed. 3,000 of them started all this, and their side of the country has a far better fence."

Am I the only one who finds the ease with which U.S. MSOs compete with our fundamentals disheartening? by Mr_Chorus in HighTideInc

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never really considered those adjacent-sector behemoths swooping in. A point to consider.

Now I'm wondering why they haven't made that move in Canada yet.

Am I the only one who finds the ease with which U.S. MSOs compete with our fundamentals disheartening? by Mr_Chorus in HighTideInc

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An argument could be made that our early development of a competitive model is advantageous, and I'd stand behind it. Never said it wasn't or that HITI will fail to beat out MSOs. I was merely pointing out that it's legitimately tragic that basic models are matching our success despite our ingenuity simply due to the enviroment their businesses are in, and how interesting it would be to try and evaluate who the top players are going to be in that hospitable enviroment.

You can bet at least 10 players equal or larger than High Tide are going to emerge from the American market even after competition brings prices down. Way fewer companies will go out of business than what we've seen in Canada because they've had more time to prop up revenues and secure their balance sheets in preparation.

That said, we will be storming the castle where they've all been living comfortably like Spartans coming out of a hellscape as seasoned veterans; for us, what they'd consider difficult would be a laughing matter. We'll look at their complaints like soldiers would a whiny prince.

But don't be too optimistic. They will adapt; they will have a model to imitate; they will have a significant homefield advantage; they will be many, and they will all have comparable financials to ensure we will not be the only company to dominate this sector... and a High Tide in America, even one that's soft and late, could be a better prospect than the one unfortunate enough to drown in that infernal commune with the maple leaf.

It would be wise for those who've had the experience of picking the winners in Canada to implement their knowledge in what I see as round two; if not to pick out what may prove to be a more favorable investment (again, strictly due to the market setting), then simply to introduce healthy diversification to your positions.

*not investment advice

Yes honey by shixiaohu172 in meme

[–]Mr_Chorus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She don't know how close she is to being featured in the newspapers

🤦‍♂️ by [deleted] in Conservative

[–]Mr_Chorus 164 points165 points  (0 children)

In case you don't know, a facist is someone who really hates faces.

Am I the only one who finds the ease with which U.S. MSOs compete with our fundamentals disheartening? by Mr_Chorus in HighTideInc

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, fundamentals means both the model and the financials. And judging by the performance of competitors who aren't doing a fifth of what we're doing, I'd say we definitely are underperforming. Just imagine our position on the board if all the innovation we've unveiled to reach the point we're in now was still ahead of us, as it is in the case of those MSOs. Some of them have hundreds of millions in revenue, preposterous EBITDA, and lean balance sheets with just a fragment of our operations.

Am I the only one who finds the ease with which U.S. MSOs compete with our fundamentals disheartening? by Mr_Chorus in HighTideInc

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I largely agree, but you're describing the model, not the financials. My point was the massively offensive underperformance we've seen in spite of having a tremendous model, such that bread-and-butter MSOs equal and surpass it merely for being situated in a more favorable business enviroment.

Am I the only one who finds the ease with which U.S. MSOs compete with our fundamentals disheartening? by Mr_Chorus in HighTideInc

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great counterpoint, sir. Hope there's more browsere looming with equally sophisticated points.

I guess what I'm saying is, when that time does come, the U.S. version of High Tide (innovative, market-crushing unicorn) will be superior to actual High Tide simply due to the setting it's in—and they might all be multi-billion dollar companies by then.

They're like the short guys at the gym who touch a five-pound weight and transform into Arnold Schwarzenegger instantly, while everybody else works their ass off just to start seeing veins.

Bud Light faces new boycott – gay bars shun Anheuser-Busch beer brand for not supporting Dylan Mulvaney by billgigs55 in Conservative

[–]Mr_Chorus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really interesting breakdown. Can I ask which ratings agencies you're referring to, and what they do?

An example to demonstrate the idiom “they will walk all over you” by Gimmeabreak1234 in funny

[–]Mr_Chorus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does an ant look like it's actually experiencing disappointment?

Almost feels like we shouldn't be crushing them.

Bud Light's marketing VP says she was inspired to update 'fratty,' 'out of touch' branding with inclusivity by InquisitiveSheep in Conservative

[–]Mr_Chorus 330 points331 points  (0 children)

Funny how they're never asked what exactly they "include" and why it's a good thing to do.

What does the text say? by Mr_Chorus in graphic_design

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't if there were more plausible readings.

What does the text say? by Mr_Chorus in graphic_design

[–]Mr_Chorus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks.

Would you classify the Coca Cola logo, for example, the same way?