TIVP076 (Video): Grab Holdings (GRAB): Why Uber Surrendered Southeast Asia w/ Daniel Mahncke & Shawn O’Malley

About this episode

Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke discuss how Grab Holdings outcompeted Uber in Southeast Asia and the implications for investors.

Shawn O'Malley and Daniel Mahncke explore Grab Holdings (ticker: GRAB). In this episode, you'll learn how Grab was able to quickly grow across eight countries in Southeast Asia, and what local adaptations they made to outmaneuver Uber, which eventually ceded its entire market share to Grab. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:34) How Grab was able to outcompete Uber (00:11:18) What unique advantages Grab has been able to take advantage of in Southeast Asia (00:13:36) Why Grab’s lending business fits so naturally into its flywheel (00:59:13) What are the biggest risks facing the company (00:43:03) Why Grab’s profit margins are inflecting so dramatically, and where they could land (01:04:12) What makes Southeast Asia such an appealing market to invest in long-term (01:12:20) How to think about Grab’s intrinsic value and attractiveness as an investment (01:15:13) Whether Shawn and Daniel decide to add Grab to the Intrinsic Value Portfolio Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES The Investors Podcast Network is excited to debut a new community known as The Intrinsic Value Mastermind for…

People in this episode

Host: Shawn O'Malley

Guest: Daniel Mahncke

Topics covered

• Grab Holdings
• Uber
• Southeast Asia market
• business competition
• investment strategies
• profit margins
• intrinsic value

Keywords

• Grab Holdings
• Uber
• Southeast Asia
• investment
• business strategy
• profit margins
• market share
• lending business
• intrinsic value

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grab Holdings, Uber

Places: Southeast Asia

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