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Lou Whiteman

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

there's, I think, a much broader exposure to non-essential spending.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

Whereas you have Walmart, right?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

They have about 60% of their U.S.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

sales come from grocery sales and household staples.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

One other example, you think of a premium operator like Costco, you know, they make most of their profits from their membership-based model.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

That's given them pretty predictable cash flows as well during past volatile periods and not

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Market Just Got a Huge Warning Sign

saying necessarily go out and buy Walmart and Costco, but I do think it's important to understand where the resilient businesses are and how those cyclical elements trickle down overall.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

And that's the thing.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

It's funny because we're all guilty of it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

We all like scoreboards, right?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

So we look at what the stock is doing and say, bad quarter, bad company, good quarter, good company.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

And sometimes, usually, it's not that simple.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

Tyler, yeah, it looked good in a vacuum.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

It looked good in a dustbin.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

It looked good in a Swiffer.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

This was a good quarter.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

But everything is relative.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

Valuation is returning to earth, but arguably not yet on earth.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

And when you trade at a premium, you...