Tag: #equityvaluation

  • My notes on Tinna Rubber, a company that recycles tyres

    When you come across a growth story with powerful powerful (yes used the word twice!) tailwinds, you may be inclined to overpay for growth. But then you hit on too many red flags relating to quality of reported financials — then you pause, you think shall I leave it and go find another company or…

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  • Oriental Carbon and Chemicals – Indian company operating in an Oligopoly

    Image credits: tirehub.com OCCL makes Insoluble Sulphur, which is used as a vulcanizer in the manufacturing of tires. There are 4 companies – Eastman / Flexsys (US), Shikoku (Japan), Chinese Sunsine and OCCL – that make a major chunk of the IS in the world. High capital intensity and long IS approval cycles by tire…

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  • Vardhman Textiles – playing the commodity game

    image credits: moneylife.in In my quest to find honest, well run and moated undervalued securities, I chanced upon the Cotton Textiles sector. I quickly realized that most of the companies (more specifically companies that spin cotton yarn and make fabrics) in this sector are trading at high single digit / low double digit PE due…

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  • Costco Equity Valuation

    Costco Equity Valuation

    Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) has a solid business model with a predictable stream of subscription revenue, which constitutes 90% of the net profit. In the video (embedded below), I have projected out Costco’s financial statements and valued its equity. Although, Costco trades at a P/E of ~36 (amongst the highest in the retail business it…

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  • Value in Facebook

    Facebook earns close to 99% of its revenue by advertising. Marketers pay for ad products based on the number of impressions delivered or the number of clicks done by users. The business continues to impress me given that my friends, family and colleagues are so hooked to the platform and most of them (albeit to…

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