11.12.2019 - By Seeking Alpha
We continue our special November series. Mike shares his long thesis for Varian Medical Systems, an industry leader in oncology treatment devices that has a lot of attractive business aspects, though it's valuation is also challenging. Daniel tries to probe the thesis for any gaps, but the moat here seems quite strong.Topics Covered5:00 minute mark - Introduction to Varian Medical Systems and the business case12:40 - How much does it matter that there are two revenue lines in the income statement? Oncology vs. Proton and Product vs. Service19:30 - Any reason to think they are transforming more to a service business? 24:30 - Market and customer relationship strategy... moat around business.31:00 - Is a throughput based model something to be concerned about?36:00 - Valuation53:30 - The under the radar aspect of VAR.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices