Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, How Buffett Holds: The Incredible Importance of the “Contrasting Trajectories” of Long-Term Winners and Losers 4 years, 1 month ago
Very thought provoking article. So many people talk about Buffett but rarely in this sort of way. How he operates is really so different from orthodoxy.
This point about rebalancing versus just letting […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Keywords Studios: A good business with a leading niche in a terrific industry – but perhaps too expensive to buy (for now) 4 years, 2 months ago
Vetle,
This is a really great article.
A few thoughts from me. I actually looked at Keywords a couple of times over the past five or so years – obviously it was a mistake not to invest. The big thing that […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Burford Capital Limited LSE (AIM): BUR 4 years, 4 months ago
Stephen,
I agree that others think Petersen has merit – that’s clear. And my own opinion (with the big caveat that I’m not a New York qualified lawyer and more generally have no expertise in that area of law, […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Burford Capital Limited LSE (AIM): BUR 4 years, 4 months ago
To continue where I left off before accidentally hitting submit…
So a lot of that is pretty subjective. It could be a great stock. But not one I’d feel comfortable in I don’t think.
Thanks again for the […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Burford Capital Limited LSE (AIM): BUR 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi Stephen
Good article, and also a brave one given the controversy around the stock.
I’ll give my perspective here. And be totally up front with you. This is not a stock that attracts me in the least. Of […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, “Farmer Mac” A.K.A. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM): The Freddie Mac of Farms and Ranches Has a P/E Below 9 and an ROE Above Most Banks 4 years, 10 months ago
Thanks, Geoff. That’s a very useful response. I’ve now done a bit more reading into the 1980s crisis, the structure of the agricultural lending market, and the history of Farmer Mac and tend to think this is quite […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, “Farmer Mac” A.K.A. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM): The Freddie Mac of Farms and Ranches Has a P/E Below 9 and an ROE Above Most Banks 4 years, 10 months ago
This is a very interesting article Geoff. Thanks. You set a very high bar for what it means for a stock to be overlooked.
Just reading around this I found a couple of Buffett quotes that are interesting. The […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Bonal (BONL): An Extremely Tiny, Extremely Illiquid Stock that Earns a Lot But Doesn’t Grow at All 4 years, 11 months ago
Geoff,
Excellent article, very interesting. Bonal does look like a surprisingly good business.
That said, I’m not surprised that a really niche manufacturing business supplying instruments of this type has g […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, OTC Markets Group (OTCM): A Far Above Average Quality Company at a Fair Enough Price 5 years, 5 months ago
So, OTC Markets released its Q3 results last week. There wasn’t anything in the release that would change my analysis dramatically (if at all), but there were a few points that I thought it was worth drawing […]
Philip Hutchinson wrote a new post 5 years, 5 months ago
Geoff and Andrew did a podcast last week where they discussed all of Geoff’s picks when he wrote the Singular Diligence newsletter. One of those stocks was Progressive (ticker PGR). Progressive is primarily a […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, OTC Markets Group (OTCM): A Far Above Average Quality Company at a Fair Enough Price 5 years, 5 months ago
Ben,
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you found the article interesting.
I think the question you ask is a really difficult one. I feel exactly the same myself. It’s hard to look at that chart and not think […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, How Big Can Amazon Get? 5 years, 6 months ago
Geoff,
Great article. I think the Costco comparison is really really helpful in analyzing Amazon. I’ve looked quite hard at Costco (including the history of how the Costco / warehouse club model developed) and […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Gamestop (GME): A Risky Stock that Just Might be the Cheapest Billion Dollar Stock in Today's Market 5 years, 10 months ago
Thanks, Trey. Yes, that is helpful. What I’m really wary of in these situations is how quickly a downturn in trading can make a company insolvent due to marginal stores going from cash generative to cash […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Gamestop (GME): A Risky Stock that Just Might be the Cheapest Billion Dollar Stock in Today's Market 5 years, 11 months ago
Vetle,
Another excellent writeup. What’s the lease position at GameStop? Are their properties leased (I assume they are, in the main) and if so do you know what sort of leases they are? Long term, short term, […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, NACCO (NC) 5 years, 11 months ago
Thanks, Geoff. That all makes sense. I agree that the company would be unwise to get into debt, given the customer concentration and the risks to the durability of some of these mines.
I do think NACCO is […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, NACCO (NC) 5 years, 11 months ago
Geoff, Trey
I’ve just got round to reading the transcript of the call you discuss above, and the earnings release.
I agree that it was largely positive from a shareholder point of view. The CEO seemed more […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Entercom Communcations (ETM): The Second Largest Radio Station Owner in the U.S. Trades at a Lower EV/EBITDA Than its Debt Laden Peers 5 years, 11 months ago
Hi Vetle,
Thanks for this really interesting write-up.
Looking at the merger document, you can see how legacy Entercom has performed much better than legacy CBS Radio, which does suggest that under Entercom […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Computer Services Inc., "CSI" (CSVI) 5 years, 11 months ago
First, thanks to Jayden for a really great and very interesting article.
This is a company I like the look of a lot. Provided I can get comfortable with the competitive positioning, this is very much the kind […]
Philip Hutchinson commented on the post, Facebook – making implicit assumptions explicit 6 years ago
Geoff,
Thanks. Yes, I agree that capital allocation is the critical issue. So if you compare Facebook to a company like Moody’s (which is actually one of my biggest positions), or S&P Global, or even MSCI, all […]
Philip Hutchinson wrote a new post 6 years ago
Obviously, Facebook has been in the news a lot recently. And Geoff has written a couple of articles that touch on the company directly and indirectly. Also, I’ve been reading up on the company recently and thought […]