Nobody is writing letters anymore. But reading them is great. (Buffett’s berkshire letters #1)

I recently started to read Buffett’s Chairman’s letters of Berkshire.

We all look for quality businesses … at the same crowded places. I placed a bet on Qualitás elsewhere.

We are all looking for high quality businesses. Mostly this high quality is apparent (to everyone) only when the price has reached levels from where it is very much fun to look backwards. Many investors find high quality businesses within the ranks of well known companies and better known stocks (and ticker symbols). Maybe I have found something off the beaten path in less crowded markets …

Quicky #18 on Globaltrans (GLTR LI)

Russia is a market segment shun by investors. It’s also a vast country. What better way to transport bulk by rail? …

Quicky #17 on Shinoken (8909)

This is part #17 about a Japanese company active in the real estate business.

Germans buy stocks (again). Time to review Tick TS …

With Trade Republic, Germany has its own robinhood – though the app’s gamification /products /users and stimuli to gamble instead of investing at the financial markets is not as extreme as its American role model Robinhood. But, Germans start to invest again …

Quick update on Quadient (and a small buy)

After some news regarding Quadient I bought some shares recently.

As investors and consumers shun Tobacco I wonder if now the time is right to buy?

At least in the developed world, more and more people either stop smoking or never begin in the first place. The (relative) number of people smoking traditional cigarettes declines as it goes against the big secular health trend. Could this current situation set the stage for profitalbe investments for many years?

Quicky #16 on Tradelink (536 HK)

This part #16 is about Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited, which I found using a screen for ‘cheap’ Hong Kong stocks with a net cash position …

Quicky #15 on Teva

This is part #15 about Teva, the huge Israeli generics producer.

Quicky #14 on Koshidaka (2157 JP)

This is part #14 about Koshidaka Holdings, which business mostly consists of karaoke services in its domestic Japan market.

Hiding from the tax man, and what I like about Check Point

Investors want to minimise or defer tax payments for higher returns. This can happen at the personal investor level and at the company’s level …

Quicky on BBBY (Q3 2020)

Jan 7th, Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY US) reported its Q3 results for three months ending Nov 2020.

Quicky #13 on China Mobile (941 HK)

This is part #13 of quickies on new companies taking a look at the worlds biggest mobile service provider.

Do you use fair value or intrinsic value?

The two expressions intrinsic value and fair value are used interchangeably by most investors, certainly including myself so far! I believe we should use the two expressions more deliberately going forward and focus on the small differences. Here is why …

The world needs cheap high-quality generics. And investments! A hidden growing producer might do …

I instantly liked the company’s fundamentals, and its foreign ‘hidden’ character. It seems to fly very much under the radar when international investors are concerned. I generally believe this to be a real advantage and can be a strong investor’s edge.

Looking at the company more closely, I liked the vertically integrated business model. But I had to be careful, since I bought into a competitor some years ago. And that investment turned out …

I like this auto insurance company since it is Progressive

Traditional auto insurance companies are not the most desired investments currently. It’s all too easy to buy all these sexy new insurtechs around the corner (via your commission-free trading app). Advertising (or listing) your company as a tech company that could/would/should grow it’s revenue/users/losses by 10/20/50x is all the rage now. If that is what ‘investors’ want, that’s what they get …

Quicky #12 on NTT (JP 9432)

This is part #12 about Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. I hold NTT stocks (9432 JP) since FEb 2018. Now is a good time to review my small legacy position in NTT since …

Oriental Watch still has a huge pile of excess cash

Oriental Watch completed its conditional share buy back offer and reported H1 results.

Thoughts on my rising Pandora position

I trimmed my position in Pandora during this year after a strong rebound of the share price. It continued to perform very strongly and it is again time to decide about my rising Pandora position. The share price has just crossed my last fair value estimate …

Quicky #11 on Quadient (QDT), fka Neopost (NEO)

This is part #11 in my series on new companies. Since I bought some share of Neopost, now Quadient, in late Sept 2016 as a turnaround speculation, I guess it is time to take a closer look …

Tencent Music continues to deliver Superior Value to Users but Politics is a risk! (Q3 2020)

TME reported Q3 2020 results on Nov 10th. Key operational metrics are good. But Chinese politics is targeting the tech sector and its monopolies …

I looked at the Banking Industry and I invested in this Asian company!

This is part six and at the same time the last piece of my series on banks, for the time being. In this post I will do a quick recap of the series and take a look at my learnings.

More important for you: I analysed a company I had on my to-do-list for some time now …

Update on SoftBank after Q2 2020 results

SoftBank Group (9984 JP) reported Q2 results, for the period ending Sept 30, 2020.

Pandora Q3 2020: faces big risks from new lockdowns but turnaround is well underway

On Nov 3rd, Pandora reported solid Q3 results. New lockdowns represent a risk, especially taking into account the importance of seasonal business within Christmas time.

Quicky #10 on Aareal Bank

This is part five of my mini series on banks and part #10 within my series of Quickies on new companies.