Data #1
Zillow: Strong Growth Despite Market Leader
Why does this data matter?
Zillow remains the dominant online real estate platform, but it's notable that it continues to see solid Y/Y growth in traffic. January U.S. visits were up 6% Y/Y, one of the strongest showings among real estate platforms. It is growing again despite being the ONLY real estate platform seeing growth in every month last year.
Competitive edge – Smaller platforms like Redfin, Opendoor, and Offerpad continue to decline.
Zillow’s brand power – The company remains the go-to source for homebuyers and renters.
Potential revenue expansion – Higher traffic could fuel Zillow’s advertising and mortgage businesses.
Data #2
Block: Margin Expansion Story in 2024 - Growth in 2025?
Why does this data matter?
Block (Square) went from nearly 0% profit margins in 2019-2020 to 34% in 2024, driven by cost efficiencies and scaled monetization across Cash App and Square. This type of margin expansion is rare. If Block sustains this profitability and furthers its growth (see our latest X post) it changes the long-term earnings power narrative. Investors will likely re-rate the stock higher if margins hold.
9% Y/Y EBITDA growth – Massive acceleration in profits.
Cash App is scaling fast– User engagement is translating into real margin leverage.
Proto - We are excited about their bitcoin mining optionality here as revenue are likely to hit in second half of 2024.
Data #3
Meta Announced Humanoid Robots: Scaling Beyond the Prototype Phase
Why does this data matter?
Meta announces humanoid robot ambitions. Pretty big news. Humanoid robots are evolving rapidly, with models now reaching human size (6ft tall). Leading designs like Tesla Optimus, Figure-02, and Phoenix are pushing towards commercial applications. Robotics is transitioning from concept to real-world adoption. We even just heard Meta suggest that they are building for this.
If you have listened to our “Where’s the World Headed” presentation then you know this is happening due to cost of robotics, and cost of compute coming down, all while human labor continues to march higher. The value of humanoid robots comes down to automation, efficiency, and capability expansion. Meaning this market can be hugggee!
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