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Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Founded in 1869, Royal Bank of Canada (RY) is Canada's largest bank by assets (about $1 trillion) and one of the 15 largest global banks by market cap. The firm is well-diversified across businesses, geographies and client segments, serving 16 million customers worldwide in Canada, the U.S., and 35 other countries. Royal Bank of Canada provides its services via a network of approximately 1,350 branches and more than 4,600 ATMs. The company operates under five business segments: Personal & Commercial Banking (48% of earnings): provides personal (72% of segment revenue) and business banking services (22%), as well as auto financing and retail investment products. These offerings are provided through the company's branch locations, ATMs, online channels, mobile app, and [...]
Oracle (ORCL)
Founded by Larry Ellison in 1977, Oracle (ORCL) is one of the world's leading IT software companies. The business serves the needs of over 400,000 companies companies, both large and small, in about 175 countries around the globe. Historically, Oracle has dominated enterprise level database software with about 40% market share. In this business, corporate IT departments license Oracle's software to allow their in-house IT departments to store, retrieve, and manipulate all sorts of data. Approximately 66% of Oracle's revenue is derived from this legacy business. Oracle also has a fast growing cloud-based data business, which accounts for 16% of sales, as well as hardware and service (maintenance) businesses which account for 10% and 8% of revenue, respectively. [...]
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is one of the world’s largest industrial component manufacturers, operating over 500 facilities around the globe (roughly half of sales are in North America). The company has grown into an extremely diversified manufacturer of specialized industrial and consumer equipment and consumables with a presence in many different end markets – automotive, construction, manufacturing, food & beverage, and more. Illinois Tool Works consists of hundreds of businesses it has acquired over the years. It runs a unique decentralized operating structure that empowers acquired businesses to maintain most of their culture and operations while taking advantage of ITW’s resources to better serve their customers’ needs. The company's 85 subsidiaries operate through seven [...]
Starwood Property Trust (STWD)
Starwood Property Trust (STWD) was founded in 2009 and is America's largest commercial mortgage REIT. The firm invests across the real estate capital structure and focuses primarily on originating, acquiring, financing, and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe. Starwood Property Trust is externally managed by Starwood Capital Group, which has over $50 billion in assets under management and more than 25 years of commercial real estate experience. The commercial mortgage REIT, or CmREIT, has three business segments: Real Estate Lending (48% of earnings): Starwood offers real estate borrowers financing in the form of first mortgages, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans, B-notes and preferred equity. The company possesses the [...]