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Colin Plunkett
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Alliance's growth has been impressive, but we worry about approaching headwinds.

We were pleasantly surprised by narrow-moat Alliance Data Systems' finish to 2017. Specifically, during the fourth quarter, LoyaltyOne’s revenue and margins bounced back better than we had anticipated. It appears ADS’ Air Miles business is recovering from last year’s Canada debacle. However, BrandLoyalty is still struggling. Regardless, this is a smaller segment and it doesn’t change our long-term view of Alliance Data Systems, which depends more on performance within credit services. For the fo...
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