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A Compounder That's Ramping Up the Buyback
A big buyback announcement (14% of the shares) & recent insider buying; summary of the valuation and thoughts on the opportunistic mindset of its…
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A Gem of a Thrift Conversion
Recently converted thrift trades at 65% of book value, has lots of excess capital, pristine credit quality, is buying back meaningful amounts of its…
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CNK Buyback, Special Situation Review, and Some Thoughts on Theaters
A Lincoln Post with some quick thoughts on CNK's valuation, its new buyback announcement and a review of the Fairfax preferred shares.
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Investment Categories and Update on Holdings
Investor letter to Saber clients from last fall that outlines three types of investments in our portfolio, along with some updated comments on the…
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Portfolio Management Thoughts; Valuation S-Curve; and an Update on Investments
I review some thoughts on the valuations of some stocks we discussed last year, along with portfolio management tactics, thoughts on selling, and an…
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Special Situation Arbitrage Opportunity
A hidden series of securities on a very high-quality company that I believe have been mispriced, and a recent announcement provides clarity on when this…
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Buyback Machine and a Possible Liquidation
A company selling off assets and using the large net cash proceeds to buy back shares at a high FCF yield
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14% FCF Yield + Undervalued Real Estate
I have a contrarian view on the quality of this industry; surprisingly solid ROIC's & consistent FCF generation, plus real estate carried on books at…
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Value Hiding in Plain Sight, a Big Buyback Announcement, and a Quiet Compounder
Some updates on a few of our recent investments, including NRP, DR, and FCNCA, along with some thoughts on great management teams, bargains hiding in…
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Hospital Owner at a 14% FCF Yield
Owner of high quality assets (39% ROIC, 20 years of consistent FCF) that has recently changed its corporate strategy and capital allocation; now buying…
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Valuation Update on an Overcapitalized Bank with Buyback Potential
One of my favorite banks that has the opportunity and the excess capital to potentially buy back over 30% of its shares over the next couple years…
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NRP's Evolution and Future Distribution Potential
NRP is an example of outstanding shareholder stewardship. Nearing the end of simplification strategy that mgmt laid out in 2015 & successfully…
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