Comparison of Stagnant vs. Turnaround Stocks
📌 The speaker contrasts two stock types: one profitable but with stagnant growth (<5% annually), and one loss-making but projected to become profitable (turnaround stock).
📉 Examples of stagnant growth stocks (Unilever, HMSP, Bank Mandiri) showed declining Earnings Per Share (EPS) trends from 2018 to 2021, resulting in significant price drops (e.g., HMSP down 70% in 3 years).
📈 Conversely, turnaround stocks (BRPT, ARTO, FREN) showed massive price appreciation, even if they were initially loss-making, because investors focus on future potential.

Analysis of Turnaround Stocks (Future Expectations)
🚀 BRPT (Barito Pacific) transitioned from a loss of Rp 80 billion in 2015 to a profit of Rp 1.8 trillion in 2016, causing its stock price to surge 10 times.
🏦 ARTO (Bank Jago) showed its losses shrinking between 2018 and 2021, leading to a stock price increase of nearly 2000% in three years, achieving a Top 10 market cap status.
📡 FREN (Friendcom) is expected to become profitable as it plans to acquire over 50% of Moratel (which made Rp 900 billion profit in 2020), allowing Moratel's profits to be accounted for in FREN's books.

Investment Philosophy and Market View
🔮 The stock market is a "forward-looking machine" driven by expectations, meaning financial statements only reveal about 20% of the story (the past).
🛑 Relying solely on established blue-chip stocks is risky; for instance, Unilever, HMSP, and BMRI saw price drops between 10% and 70% over the last five years, suggesting timing (the "cycle") is critical.
✅ Investors should prioritize profitable stocks showing growth higher than industry peers and the national economy, or seek compelling turnaround stories for potentially higher short-term momentum.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Financial reports tell the past; stock movement anticipates the future based on perceived execution against expectations.
➡️ Do not become fanatical or overly attached to any single stock; treat stocks as tradable assets, unlike romantic relationships.
➡️ For profitable companies, ensure their growth rate is accelerating and outperforming competitors within the same industry.
➡️ Turnaround stocks, while riskier, can offer "more explosive" price movements if the transition to profitability is successful.

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