International quality stocks command a scarcity premium
The guest argued that while international markets trade at lower aggregate multiples, the highest-quality international companies do not offer a valuation discount and often trade at a scarcity premium.
The argument
The guest explained that international indices are cheaper overall because they are weighted toward structurally lower-multiple sectors. However, top-tier global quality companies, such as ASML, trade at premium valuations relative to peers because high-quality assets are rarer outside the US.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓ASML and similar international quality leaders maintaining valuation premiums relative to US peers
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Lack of broad-market valuation discount when buying premium international names
Hear it yourself
"I also observe that ASML has traded at a premium to its closest peers in The US. So just because it's non US doesn't mean it's cheaper. In fact, often, I would say there's maybe even a scarcity premium for the highest quality companies outside The US, so, they aren't cheaper."
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