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The big belief with Apollo Global Management is that you are backing an asset manager that leans heavily on fee based, credit focused investing, even when reported earnings swing around. The latest quarter showed revenue of US$4,739 million and a net loss of US$1,057 million. Management still bought back shares and affirmed a US$0.5625 dividend. That combination only really makes sense if you think the underlying origination engine and client demand for private credit remain intact despite the recent 1 year share price decline of 9.3%.
The launch of European Credit Company adds another capital intensive platform on top of already higher risk funding, since liabilities are entirely external borrowing rather than deposits. For short term catalysts, investors are likely to watch how quickly that more than €10 billion of lending capacity gets put to work and whether fee related income offsets the hit from weaker reported revenue. At the same time, a dividend that is not well covered by earnings and fresh insider selling in the past 3 months keep execution risk very real if deal flow or asset values disappoint.
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Two fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community cluster between US$146.25 and about US$159.43, so even a tiny sample already shows how far views on Apollo Global Management can stretch. Recent buybacks, the launch of European Credit Company, and the affirmed dividend provide concrete events to test those opinions against. Explore other community viewpoints before deciding how this mixed picture fits your own thesis.
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