Dotcom on Steroids | GQG Partners
Today’s market, particularly in the tech sector, exhibits dotcom-era overvaluation, with lofty multiples, slower earnings growth, and a weaker macroeconomic backdrop, in our view We believe today’s technology sector no longer represents forward-looking quality due to decelerating revenue growth, collapsing free cash flow, and increasing competition We see better investment opportunities outside the tech sector, offering similar potential returns at lower risk and aligning with the goals of compounding capital with strategic downside risk management Since the 2008 financial crisis, the US technology sector has been the standout investment trade, defying the concerns of value investors over steep valuations. While many initially underestimated the business quality, growth runway, and long-term earnings power of big tech, these companies—led by visionary founders—evolved into monopolistic giants, delivering fast growth and robust profit margins. In a growth-starved, zero-interest-rate wor
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the US technology sector has been the standout investment trade, defying the concerns of value investors over steep valuations. While many initially underestimated the business quality, growth runway, and long-term earnings power of big tech, these companies—led by visionary founders—evolved into monopolistic giants, delivering fast growth and robust profit margins. In a growth-starved, zero-interest-rate world that continuously drove capital toward secular growing compounders, this was the perfect setup for massive outperformance. Today, we believe the…
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