Michael Mauboussin: The Math of Value and Growth

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Michael Mauboussin recently wrote a paper titled – The Math of Value and Growth in which he discusses how valuations change as assumptions about growth, return on incremental invested capital, and the discount rate vary. These changes are discussed in terms of P/E multiples and discounted cash flow models which … Read More

Why Warren Buffett Is Cautious

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During his recent interview with Tobias, John Huber, Managing Partner at Saber Capital Management discussed why Warren Buffett is being so cautious right now. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: Can I talk to you about a few of the positions that you’ve written about publicly? So Markel and Berkshire. John … Read More

One Stock Superinvestors Are Buying Or Holding (16)

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As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in superinvestors who hold the same stocks that appear in our Acquirer’s Multiple Stock Screeners, based on their latest 13F’s. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth … Read More

Concentrate And Let Your Winners Run

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During his recent interview with Tobias, John Huber, Managing Partner at Saber Capital Management discussed the importance of running a concentrated portfolio, and letting your winners run. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: And when you find them, how much are you looking to allocate to any given company as a … Read More

Aswath Damodaran: Is Your Urge To Remain The Only ‘Sane’ Investor Costing You Outsized Returns

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In his latest piece titled – A Viral Market Update IX: A Do-it-Yourself S&P 500 Valuation, Aswath Damodaran discusses the disconnect between US Equities, which are climbing back towards pre-crisis levels, and an economy where  consumer confidence and spending are plummeting, the ranks of the unemployed rising, and professional economists are … Read More

Tweedy Browne: Top Buys, Top Sells (Q1 2020)

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One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More

The Importance Of Slack In Life And Investing

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During their recent episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle discussed The Importance Of Slack In Life And Investing. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Jake Taylor: All right, so hat tip first of all to Baker Street Partners for sending this paper over to me … Read More

(Ep.70) The Acquirers Podcast: John Huber – Business Analyst, Concentrated High-Quality In A Modern Buffett Partnership

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In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with John Huber, Managing Partner at Saber Capital Management, an investment fund modeled after the original Buffett partnerships. Saber’s strategy is to make very carefully selected investments in undervalued stocks of great businesses. During the interview John provided some great insights … Read More

The Difference Between Growth And Value

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During their recent episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle discussed The Difference Between Growth And Value. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Tobias Carlisle: In the course of doing that last little bit of research that I did, my state of value address, part of … Read More