Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier (GBX 21.17%) used strong cost management to easily top expectations and raise profitability guidance for the year.Investors are relieved, sending shares of Greenbrier up 20% as of 12:30 p.m. ET. Making the most of a tough environmentIt is a tough operating environment for railroads, with volumes down due to economic uncertainty and the impact of tariffs. In times like this, you don't normally see railroad companies making big capital expenditures, and shares of supplier Green ...

Core Insights - Sezzle (SEZL) has shown consistent margin expansion, with operating margin increasing from 29.4% in Q1 2024 to 47.6% in the latest quarter, indicating a focus on sustainable profitability [1][8] - The decline in operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues from 68.6% in Q4 2024 to 52.4% in Q1 2025 highlights improved operational efficiency, aided by the partnership with WebBank [2][8] - Non-transaction-related operating expenses also decreased significantly, from 34.5% in Q1 2024 to 25.6% in Q1 2025, showcasing effective cost management [3] Financial Performance - Gross merchandise volume growth and increased user engagement, with purchase frequency rising from 4.5 to 6.1 times, have contributed to a higher net income margin, which stood at 34.5% in the latest quarter, up 870 basis points from the previous quarter [4] - Management has raised the revenue growth outlook for 2025 to 60-65% and net income expectations to $120 million, reflecting a positive trajectory [5][8] Market Position - SEZL's stock has surged 260.8% over the past six months, outperforming competitors like Global Blue Group (declined 2.2%) and Mastercard (gained 8.6%), while the industry overall gained 5.3% [6][8] - The forward price-to-earnings ratio for SEZL is 44.61, which is higher than Global Blue Group's 17.5 and Mastercard's 32.6, indicating a premium valuation compared to peers [10] Earnings Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SEZL's earnings for 2025 is $3.26 per share, representing a 77.2% increase from the previous year [13]

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*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 27, 2025. The video was published on June 29, 2025. Hims & Hers' (HIMS -3.91%) management team laid out projections for where they believe revenue and profit will be in 2030. ...

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos leaves Aman Venice hotel, on the second day of the wedding festivities of Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025.Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unloaded more than 3.3 million shares of his company in a sale valued at roughly $736.7 million, according to a financial filing on Tuesday.The stock sale is part of a previously arranged trading plan adopted by Bezos in March. Under that arrangement, Bezos plans to sell up to 25 million shares of Amazon over a peri ...

[Music] I'm Sid. I'm one of the co-founders of Aliv and this is the new lean startup. We've been seeing a fundamental shift in how successful companies are being built.More and more companies are getting smaller, rounds are getting delayed, and profitability is being attained earlier than ever in their lifetime. A lot of this is being driven mainly by the advent of AI tooling. These companies are generating millions of ARR with teams smaller than most startups engineering departments.The age of bloated team ...