One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is AU Optronics Corp (ADR) (NYSE:AUO). AU Optronics Corp. (AU Optronics) is a thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel provider. The company operates in two business segments: display business and solar business. Through its display business segment, the company designs, develops, manufactures, … Read More
Charles Munger – It Is Ridiculous That Investors Cling On To Failed Ideas
In 2003 Charles Munger gave a great talk to the students in the Economics Department at The University of California. While his talk focused on the strengths and weaknesses in teaching academic economics he also provided a number of great lessons for investors including the importance of being able to destroy your own wrong … Read More
Undervalued Avadel Pharmaceuticals FCF/EV Yield 21%, ROE 59% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:AVDL). Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (Avadel) is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products. The company’s products include Bloxiverz, Vazculep, Akovaz, Karbinal ER, AcipHex Sprinkle, Cefaclor and Flexichamber. A quick look at Avadel’s share price history over … Read More
Mohnish Pabrai – If Your Investment Thesis Requires You To Fire Up Excel, It Should Be A Big Red Flag
I just finished re-reading one of my favorite investing books, The Dhando Investor, by Mohnish Pabrai. One of my favorite parts of the book covers Pabrai’s methodology when it comes to putting together an investment thesis. His thesis is in accordance with Buffett and Munger’s age old adage of keeping … Read More
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – “Men Who Can Both Be Right And Sit Tight Are Uncommon.”
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a classic investing book that focuses on the character Larry Livingston, which is really a depiction of Jesse Livermore, one of the most highly regarded traders of all time. The book provides a first person account of Livingston’s journey which started in the stock … Read More
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Undervalued Gilead Sciences FCF/EV Yield 13%, ROE 57%, ROIC 40% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Gilead Sciences Inc (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes new medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Its products target a number of areas, such as HIV, liver diseases, cardiovascular and other … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads – Curated Links
Here’s a list of this week’s best investing reads: The Biggest Common Investment Errors (A Wealth of Common Sense) The Market Really Is Different This Time (Jason Zweig) Stock Picking vs. Portfolio Construction The Role of Checklists (Fundoo Professor) If This is 1929… (The Irrelevant Investor) Bull Trap? (The Felder Report) A Dozen Lessons about Business and Investing from Poker (25iq) Inverting the … Read More
Walter Schloss – The Key To Purchasing An Undervalued Stock Is Its Price COMPARED To Its Intrinsic Worth
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Walter Schloss. Schloss averaged a 16% total return after fees during five decades as a stand-alone investment manager, versus 10% for the S&P 500. Warren Buffet said the following about Schloss is his famous article, The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: “He … Read More
Undervalued LyondellBasell FCF/EV Yield 9%, ROE 55%, ROIC 30% – Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener is LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB). LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell) is a petrochemical producer operating in US and Europe. It produces polyethylene and propylene oxide used in various consumer and industrial end products. A quick look at LyondellBasell’s share price history over … Read More
Buffett Nears a Milestone He Doesn’t Want: $100 Billion in Cash
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is of course Warren Buffett. This week Bloomberg reported that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $100 Billion at the end of its second quarter. The question is, what he is going to do with it? Here’s an excerpt from … Read More
Seth Klarman – There Is Only One Valid Rule For Selling – Margin of Safety
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Seth Klarman. Klarman is a value investing legend who runs The Baupost Group, one of the largest hedge funds in the U.S. He also wrote one of the best books ever written on investing called Margin of Safety. In the book Klarman … Read More
Undervalued Express Scripts FCF/EV Yield 11%, Shareholder Yield 9% – Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener is Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX). Express Scripts Holding Co (Express) is a pharmacy benefit manager in the United States. It offers healthcare management and administration services such as managed care organizations, health insurers, workers’ compensation plans and government health programs. … Read More
Rich Pzena – There Are Many Factors Contributing To The Opportunities In Value Stocks Today
Pzena Investment Management recently released its Q2 2017 commentary saying: Improving fundamentals coupled with wide valuation spreads make for an attractive environment for deep value stocks. Self-help measures have been an important contributor to an improved profit picture. The article goes on to say: The strong value run of 2016 … Read More
Jeremy Grantham – The Market Appears Not To Care At All About The Past Or To Learn Much From It
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Jeremy Grantham at GMO. GMO recently released its Q2 2017 Commentary in which Grantham highlights that while many believe we are living in a new era of investing, behaviorally nothing has changed in 92 years. Here’s an excerpt from … Read More
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This Week’s Best Investing Reads – Curated Links
Here’s a list of this week’s best investing reads: A Millennial’s Rebuttal (The Irrelevant Investor) By This Measure The Current Stock Market Bubble Is Far Bigger Than The Dotcom Bubble (The Felder Report) a modest proposal (The Reformed Broker) The Crypto Currency Debate: Future of Money or Speculative Hype? (Musings On Markets) How Filter Bubbles Distort Reality: Everything You … Read More
Undervalued Net 1 UEPS, FCF/EV Yield 31%, ROE 16% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:UEPS). Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (UEPS) is a provider of payment solutions, transaction processing services and financial technology across multiple industries. The company develops and markets a transaction processing solution that encompasses its smart card-based … Read More
Howard Marks – Passive Investors Surrender The Possibility Of Outperforming
Howard Marks recently released his latest memo titled, There They Go Again…Again. As usual it’s full of a number of great investing insights. One which struck a chord with me was his thoughts on the debate over active versus passive investing and the huge shift towards passive. Marks warns passive … Read More
Undervalued Kirklands Inc, FCF/EV Yield 25% – Small & Micro Cap Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Small & Micro Cap Stock Screener is Kirkland’s, Inc (NASDAQ:KIRK). Kirkland’s, Inc. (Kirklands) is a specialty retailer of home decor and gifts in the United States. The Company’s merchandise categories include wall decor, art, mirrors, lamps, decorative accessories, accent furniture, textiles, fragrance and accessories, frames, housewares, … Read More