Amazon Looks to Space
View original at nasdaq.comAmazon Looks to Space In this episode of Motley Fool Money, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss: Amazon’s reported interest in Globalstar.RH and housing trends.Best investing books for beginners…
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The housing market challenges weigh on RH, with people not moving to new homes or tapping home equity for furniture purchases due to interest rates, but 4% year-over-year revenue growth in this environment isn't terrible
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60% confidenceA single customer, likely Apple, accounts for 63% of Globalstar's 2025 revenue, and Apple owns 20% of Globalstar and 85% of its capacity
60% confidenceRH's aggressive investment strategy using debt and sale-leaseback creates a binary outcome - success leads to great returns given $2B market cap, but failure puts company in tough financial position
60% confidenceAmazon needs to scale its satellite build-out faster, with plans for 3,200 satellites versus StarLink's 10,000+ active satellites and Amazon's current 200
60% confidenceAmazon's space investments could provide competitive advantage for AWS by removing geographical constraints and allowing data movement without public Internet, which Microsoft and Alphabet cannot offer
60% confidenceAmazon's space business is extremely early stage, like watching pitcher warmup before the game even starts
60% confidenceAcquiring Globalstar's spectrum licenses would speed up Amazon's timeline because spectrum licensing requires years of navigating regulation across 120+ countries and cannot be expedited with money alone
60% confidenceRH expects Q1 2026 sales decline followed by modestly positive full-year guidance
60% confidenceRH's struggles are 70% market-related and 30% company-specific issues
60% confidenceRH aims for $5.8 billion in revenue in 2030, up 70% from 2025 levels, with operating margins around 20% which could generate $1 billion in operating income
60% confidenceRH's problems are closer to 50/50 split between market and company issues, with management continuing to invest heavily despite weak current results
60% confidenceRH management has cried wolf too many times by routinely giving guidance that things will be bad but will pick up in a couple quarters, and investors aren't buying it anymore
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| Apple Podcasts · ownership stake | 20 percent |
| SpaceX · satellite count | 10000 satellites |