Month: June 2013
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Investing in Bradesco: building on its presence
Bradesco is the third-largest bank in Brazil. Unlike in most developed countries where small banks and credit unions are always present, in Brazil, the bank industry has a well-established oligopoly, where the 4 major banks have around 70% of the market share together. This oligopoly along with the high switching-cost in the banking industry gives…
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Santander Brasil: Decent Investment with potential mid-term upside
Santander Brazil is the fourth-largest bank in the country. Unlike in most developed countries where small banks and credit unions are always present, in Brazil, the bank industry has a well-established oligopoly, where the 4 major banks have around 70% of the market share together. This oligopoly, along with the high switching-cost in the bank…
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Ambev: Great Long-Term Investment. Cheers!
Ask any Brazilian what is their favorite beer and you are likely to get one of these three answers: Skol, Brahma or Antarctica. Since we are talking about Ambev in this post, you must be guessing Ambev owns Skol, which is the dominant beer brand in Brazil. That’s partly right. Ambev does own Skol. But…