Silba Stories

original story⁠SIPEF is a Belgian-listed plantation group that grows, harvests, and mills crude palm oil across roughly 85,000 hectares in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.SIPEF produced a record $125m in net profit last year. It holds net cash of $88m. It trades at 5x EV/EBIT.Here's the catch: 97% of gross profit comes from crude palm oil, and a $10/tonne price move swings after-tax earnings by $3.1m.The bull case isn't that palm stays high. It's that SIPEF has quietly built enough owned advantage, young estates, tight mills, EU-grade traceability, to survive when the commodity stops flattering everyone.We unpack whether that's real or a well-executed ride up the cycle.---To find out more stories and professional-grade research, go to https://silba.ai

original story Wiwynn builds the physical backbone for Meta and Microsoft, doubling revenue in just nine months. Yet operating cash flow sits deeply in the red. This is the "ODM Direct" paradox: explosive growth meets single-digit margins. Is it a compounder, or just high-speed logistics for the giants?---To find out more stories and professional-grade research, go to https://silba.ai

original story⁠A Belgian startup solved tape's fundamental problem in 1994 and created an entire profession.Today, 5,000 LSM operators worldwide know EVS equipment by muscle memory.Every trained operator represents lock-in. Every workflow built around EVS constitutes a moat.But switching costs only matter until the equipment refresh cycle resets them.The company pushed through 6-9% price increases whilst order intake grew 23%.Mission-critical reliability when 100 million people watch isn't negotiable.Yet.---To find out more stories and professional-grade research, go to https://silba.ai

original story While low-altitude ski hills melt away, Compagnie des Alpes has quietly assembled a portfolio of high-mountain monopolies and award-winning regional parksSki lifts print 52% EBITDA margins in winter, parks take over in summer, and fixed costs work twice as hard.Behind the scenery sit 15-year average concessions decided by town councils, not markets.The story explores how climate, politics and seasonality collide in a business that feels safer than leisure, but never quite as certain as infrastructure.---To find out more stories or professional-grade research, go to https://silba.ai