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Green Dot Corporation

GDOT

Financial Services

4d

Green Dot's Strategic Balance Sheet Repositioning for Profitability

Green Dot has begun repositioning a portion of its balance sheet to improve yields and profitability, with additional changes planned for the coming months.
The company sold part of its bond portfolio in early Q2 and is now reinvesting in floating rate securities yielding between 5% and 7%.
Management emphasized that these new securities are low-risk, highly liquid, and tied to SOFR, making them sensitive to overnight rate fluctuations.
The strategic shift aims to turn the balance sheet into a profit generator while maintaining a conservative risk profile.
This initiative is part of a broader effort to leverage the balance sheet for deposit growth and higher returns, moving beyond traditional fee revenue.
The company is also reviewing and potentially adjusting its investment policy in consultation with the Board to support these initiatives.

Repay Holdings Corporation

RPAY

Financial Services

4d

REPAY's Strategic Focus on Organic Growth and Capital Allocation Priorities

REPAY emphasized its focus on organic growth and investments, with a clear priority on managing CapEx as a percentage of revenue.
The company plans to use cash on hand to reduce its $220 million convertible notes due in February 2026, indicating a strategic debt management approach.
Management highlighted the potential for opportunistic share repurchases, with $38 million spent on buying back 7.9 million shares year-to-date.
REPAY remains open to strategic tuck-in M&A to accelerate growth, focusing on verticals like consumer payments and business payments.
The company aims to maintain a strong balance sheet with ample liquidity, including $413 million in total liquidity, to support its strategic initiatives.

Triumph Financial, Inc.

TFIN

Financial Services

4w

Financial Performance Summary

Credit quality improved materially with net charge-offs less than $1 million when normalized for USPS and acquired portfolio impacts.
EBITDA margin for the payments segment improved to approximately 14%, with a long-term goal of exceeding 40%.
Factoring invoice size was influenced by customer mix and market pressures, with a diverse portfolio including both small and large carriers.
Noninterest-bearing deposit growth was strong, driven by mortgage warehouse deposits and payments float.
The Greenscreens acquisition added roughly $10 million in contracted ARR with an expected drag of about $3 million per quarter on earnings due to amortization and expenses.
The second quarter 2025 results showed positive revenue growth, particularly in the transportation businesses.

Newmark Group, Inc.

NMRK

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted EBITDA rose 32.1% to $114 million, with an improved margin of 15%, up 139 basis points.
Adjusted EPS increased by 40.9% to $0.31 from $0.22, demonstrating strong operating leverage.
Capital Markets revenues surged 37.9%, reflecting a 135% increase in total debt volumes compared to 38% industry growth, and investment sales volumes rose 26% versus 11% industry growth.
Cash and cash equivalents ended at $195.8 million with net leverage of 1.4x; cash generated by the business was $133.9 million.
Introduced adjusted free cash flow metric showing $228 million for the 12 months ended June 2025, a 121.4% year-over-year improvement.
Leasing revenues increased 13.8%, led by double-digit growth in retail volumes and improving office activity in key gateway markets.
Management services, servicing and other revenues grew 13.6%, driven by 30% growth in Valuation and Advisory and improvements in servicing and asset management.
Newmark delivered strong revenue growth of 19.9% in Q2 2025, with total revenues reaching $759.1 million compared to $633.4 million a year earlier.
The company repurchased approximately 10.8 million shares for $125.5 million at $11.58 per share, reducing fully diluted weighted average share count by 1.2% to 252.6 million.

National Storage Affiliates Trust

NSA

Financial Services

1w

Financial Performance Summary

Core FFO per share for Q2 2025 was $0.55, down 11% year-over-year due to decreased same-store NOI and increased interest expense.
Expense growth was 4.6%, mainly from higher property taxes, marketing, repair and maintenance, and utilities, partially offset by lower personnel costs.
Net debt-to-EBITDA was 6.8x at quarter end, slightly improved from 6.9x in Q1.
Occupancy increased sequentially by 140 basis points in Q2 to 85%, further rising to 85.3% in July, narrowing the year-over-year occupancy gap.
RevPar improved for five consecutive months ending July, with the year-over-year decline narrowing from 4.2% in February to 1.6% in July.
Same-store NOI declined 6.1% year-over-year.
Same-store revenues declined 3%, driven by a 240 basis point drop in average occupancy and a 30 basis point decline in average revenue per square foot.

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

CNS

Financial Services

4w

Impact of Market Volatility and Geopolitical Uncertainty on Investment Strategies

The quarter was initially rattled by escalating trade tensions and geopolitical risks, causing market declines.
A pause on tariffs and policy clarity helped restore investor confidence, leading to a risk-on rally.
Despite broader market gains, the firm's asset classes underperformed equities and fixed income, reflecting strategic positioning.
The firm emphasizes the importance of diversification and valuation discipline during volatile periods.
Market environment remains dynamic, with ongoing geopolitical developments influencing asset allocation decisions.

SL Green Realty Corp.

SLG

Financial Services

4w

Rapid Profit Realization from 522 Mortgage Position

Realized nearly $90 million profit on a $130 million investment within less than a year, considered one of the best trades of the cycle.
The quick turnaround exceeded initial expectations, highlighting the effectiveness of the company's opportunistic investment strategy.

Agree Realty Corporation

ADC

Financial Services

2w

Financial Performance Summary

Agree Realty invested over $350 million in 110 properties during Q2 2025, including $328 million in acquisitions across 91 retail net lease assets with a weighted average cap rate of 7.1% and lease term of 12.2 years.
Core FFO per share was $1.05 for Q2, a 1.3% increase year-over-year, and AFFO per share was $1.06, a 1.7% increase year-over-year.
Liquidity stood at $2.3 billion with no material debt maturities until 2028 and pro forma net debt to recurring EBITDA at 3.1x, the lowest since Q4 2022.
The company declared monthly dividends of $0.256 per share for Q2, representing a 2.4% year-over-year increase and a payout ratio of 72% of AFFO per share.
The portfolio occupancy rebounded to 99.6% post re-tenanting of former Big Lots, with investment-grade exposure at 68%.

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

CBOE

Financial Services

2w

Strategic Focus on Core Business Optimization and Resource Allocation

Craig Donohue emphasizes ongoing efforts to optimize growth in core businesses and reallocate resources effectively.
The decision to exit the Japanese equities business reflects a disciplined approach to resource deployment.
Future inorganic growth will be pursued selectively, with a focus on strategic and financial rationale, leveraging a flexible balance sheet.