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Ali Mogharabi
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IAC Reported Mixed 4Q Results; Further Reinvestment in ANGI Homeservices Expected; Raising FVE

IAC’s fourth-quarter results beat our expectations and consensus on revenue but came in a bit short on operating income as sales and marketing expenses increased more than expected. Management’s full-year operating income and EBITDA guidance was below our expectations as the firm plans to increase investments in ANGI Homeservices, which we think will pay off in the long run. We do think that a network effect economic moat source for this business, similar to Match, is possible. We raised our fai...
Underlying
IAC/InterActiveCorp.

IAC/InterActiveCorp is a media and Internet company. The company has majority ownership of both Match Group, Inc. (Match Group or MTCH), which includes Tinder, Match, PlentyOfFish and OkCupid, and ANGI Homeservices Inc. (ANGI Homeservices or ANGI), which includes HomeAdvisor, Angie's List and Handy, and also operates Vimeo, Dotdash and The Daily Beast, among many other online businesses. The company's operating segments are MTCH, ANGI, Vimeo, Dotdash and Applications, which are also reportable segments, and within its Emerging & Other reportable segment, Ask Media Group, BlueCrew, The Daily Beast, College Humor Media and IAC Films.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Ali Mogharabi

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