December 15, 2025
Earnings Smackdown: Snowflake, MongoDB, Salesforce, and the Rise of Discount Retail
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Want to go deeper on real companies with simple, long-term investing guidance? Subscribe to the Value Spotlight Newsletter , where Dave and Andrew share stock ideas, valuations, and lessons from real businesses straight to your inbox. In this episode, Dave and Andrew break down the latest earnings from top SaaS and discount retail companies—Snowflake, MongoDB, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Dollar Tree, and Five Below. They dig into cloud migration trends, SaaS valuation metrics like the Rule of 40, stock-based compensation, and the impact of economic shifts on discount retailers. Key Topics Covered: Snowflake, MongoDB, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Dollar Tree, Five Below earnings Cloud migration and SaaS business models Rule of 40 and SaaS valuation Discount retailers’ performance in the current economy How to avoid chasing hot industries Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: episode overview and earnings call focus 00:00:48 – SaaS breakdown: Snowflake, MongoDB, CrowdStrike, Salesforce 00:01:21 – Snowflake’s earnings and cloud migration 00:03:24 – Data growth and Snowflake’s niche 00:04:27 – Stock performance and IPO context 00:06:01 – Salesforce: revenue, margins, CRPO 00:07:04 – Rule of 40 explained 00:08:00 – Salesforce’s AI products 00:09:51 – Acquisitions to profitability 00:12:03 – Management credibility and strategy 00:13:45 – Stock-based compensation 00:15:01 – MongoDB’s cloud shift and AI 00:18:35 – Growth, profitability, sector momentum 00:20:07 – CrowdStrike earnings and ARR 00:22:03 – CrowdStrike’s modules and platform 00:24:37 – Retail: Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Five Below 00:26:09 – Discount retailer performance 00:29:41 – Dollar General, tariffs 00:31:35 – Five Below’s growth and strategy 00:36:01 – Comparing sectors and metrics 00:41:05 – Avoiding hot industry chasing 00:41:58 – Closing thoughts and sign-off Resources Mentioned: The Value Spotlight Newsletter: https://einvestingforbeginners.com/value-spotlight-newsletter/ Have questions or want your story featured? Email the show at newsletter@einvestingforbeginners.com or comment below. Your feedback shapes the podcast! Remember, invest with a margin of safety—emphasis on the safety. Have a great week, and we’ll talk to you next time. Timestamps are generated by artificial intelligence, and are not 100% accurate depending on the platform used for listening. Today’s show is sponsored by: Go to SHOPIFY.COM/beginners to start selling with Shopify today. https://www.shopify.com/beginners Download the Plynk app today to start building your investing confidence: https://plynkinvest.app.link/IFB Go to auraframes.com and use promo code BEGINNERS at checkout to get $35 off https://auraframes.com/ Get your free quote and see how much you could save at SelectQuote.com/beginners Interested in how your company sponsor the show? Reach us at equity@einvestingforbeginners.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | Tunein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices