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Jim Sinegal
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Mastercard's Growth Continues in First Quarter

Wide-moat Mastercard reported a 49% year-over-year increase in earnings per share, helped by a lower corporate tax rate, though operating expense growth actually outpaced a 31% increase in revenue (including the effects of acquisitions and changes in accounting rules) as the company continued to aggressively invest. Adjusted revenue growth, excluding these items, was 20%. We don’t plan to significantly change our fair value estimate. Mastercard generated just over $1 billion in cash flow from op...
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED

Mastercard is a technology company in the global payments industry. The company's solutions enabling consumers to use electronic forms of payment instead of cash and checks. The company provides a range of payment solutions and services using its brands, including Mastercard?, Maestro? and Cirrus?. The company is a multi-rail network that provides customers one partner to turn to for their domestic and cross-border payment needs. The company has additional payment capabilities that include automated clearing house transactions. The company also provides offerings such as cyber and intelligence products, information and analytics services, consulting, loyalty and reward programs and processing.

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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.

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