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Investing In The Tradition of Graham, Buffett, Klarman Year V, Volume III March 2012 When asked how he became so successful, Buffett answered: We read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year. Top Ideas In This Report
Ambassadors Group (NYSE: EPAX) 68 Corning (NYSE: GLW) .... 84 Xerox (NYSE: XRX) 144 Also Inside
Editors Commentary .. 4 Rapuano on Ambassadors Group .. 6 Interview with John Lambert . 7 Portfolios with Signal Value 12 20 Superinvestor Holdings .. 68 Screening Superinvestor Stocks.. 148 Favorite Value Screens 158 This Months Top Web Links .. 167 About The Manual of Ideas
Our goal is to bring you investment ideas that are compelling on the basis of value versus price. In our quest for value, we analyze the top holdings of top fund managers. We also use a proprietary methodology to identify stocks that are not widely followed by institutional investors. Our research team has extensive experience in industry and security analysis, equity valuation, and investment management. We bring a buy side mindset to the idea generation process, cutting across industries and market capitalization ranges in our search for compelling equity investment opportunities.
THE SUPERI NVESTOR I SSUE
Screening for bargains owned by superinvestors Latest top holdings of 50+ top investors 20 companies profiled by MOI research team Proprietary selection of Top Three candidates for investment Plus: Lisa Rapuanos guest write-up on Ambassadors Group Plus: Exclusive interview with John Lambert Plus: Favorite stock screens for value investors Superinvestor companies mentioned in this issue include AbitibiBowater, Alliant Techsystems, Ambassadors Group, Ameriprise Financial, Annaly Capital, Apache, Assured Guaranty, Axis Capital, Baker Hughes, Bank of America, Best Buy, BofI Holding, Boston Scientific, BP, C&J Energy, Canadian Natural Resources, Capital One, Chevron, CIGNA, Citigroup, Cliffs Natural, CNinsure, Commercial Metals, ConocoPhillips, Corning, Covidien, Cowen, CVR Energy, Dell, Delphi Automotive, Delta Air Lines, DeVry, DIRECTV, Enstar Group, Everest Re, Flagstone Re, Flextronics, Gannett, General Motors, Genworth Financial, GeoMet, Goodyear Tire, Google, Greenlight Re, Halliburton, Hanesbrands, Hartford Financial, HCA, Health Mgmt Associates, Hewlett-Packard, HollyFrontier, Ingram Micro, JPMorgan Chase, Katy Industries, KKR & Co., Kronos Worldwide, MEMC Electronic Materials, Meritor, Navistar, Newcastle Investment, Newfield Exploration, Oracle, Owens Illinois, Patterson-UTI Energy, PDL BioPharma, PennyMac Mortgage, PHH, Popular, Quad Graphics, R.R. Donnelley, RenaissanceRe, Republic Airways, Sanofi-Aventis, Seagate Technology, SK Telecom, SLM Corp., Spectrum Brands, Staples, Symetra Financial, Take-Two Interactive Software, Targacept, Telecom Argentina, Teva Pharma, Torchmark, TOTAL, TravelCenters, TRW Automotive, United Continental, Universal Stainless, US Airways, Valassis Comms, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Valero Energy, Validus, Virgin Media, Warner Chilcott, WellPoint, Xerium Technologies, Xerox, YPF, and more. (analyzed companies are underlined)
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Table of Contents
EDITORIAL COMMENTARY ..........................................................................4 GUEST WRITE-UP: LISA RAPUANO ON AMBASSADORS GROUP..........6 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN LAMBERT........................................7 ONLINE ONLY: THREE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS .................................. 10 50+ PORTFOLIOS WITH SIGNAL VALUE .............................................. 12 AKRE CAPITAL (CHUCK AKRE) ................................................................................................ 13 ALTAI CAPITAL (TOBY SYMONDS) ........................................................................................... 14 ANCIENT ART / TETON (QUINCY LEE) ...................................................................................... 15 APPALOOSA (DAVID TEPPER) ................................................................................................. 16 ATLANTIC INVESTMENT (ALEXANDER ROEPERS) ...................................................................... 17 BARES CAPITAL (BRIAN BARES).............................................................................................. 18 BAUPOST (SETH KLARMAN) .................................................................................................... 19 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY (WARREN BUFFETT) ........................................................................... 20 BP CAPITAL (BOONE PICKENS)............................................................................................... 21 BRAVE WARRIOR (GLENN GREENBERG) .................................................................................. 22 BREEDEN CAPITAL (RICHARD BREEDEN) ................................................................................. 23 CENTAUR VALUE (ZEKE ASHTON) ........................................................................................... 24 CENTERBRIDGE (JEFFREY ARONSON AND MARK GALLOGLY) .................................................... 25 CHILDRENS INVESTMENT (CHRIS HOHN) ................................................................................. 26 CHOU ASSOCIATES (FRANCIS CHOU) ...................................................................................... 27 EAGLE CAPITAL (BOYKIN CURRY) ........................................................................................... 28 EAGLE VALUE (MERYL WITMER) ............................................................................................. 29 EDINBURGH PARTNERS (SANDY NAIRN) .................................................................................. 30 ESL INVESTMENTS (EDDIE LAMPERT) ..................................................................................... 31 FAIRFAX (PREM WATSA) ........................................................................................................ 32 FAIRHOLME (BRUCE BERKOWITZ) ........................................................................................... 33 FORCE CAPITAL (ROBERT JAFFE) ........................................................................................... 34 GATES CAPITAL (JEFF GATES) ............................................................................................... 35 GLENVIEW (LARRY ROBBINS) ................................................................................................. 36 GOLDENTREE (STEVE TANANBAUM) ....................................................................................... 37 GREENHAVEN (ED WACHENHEIM) ........................................................................................... 38 GREENLIGHT (DAVID EINHORN) .............................................................................................. 39 H PARTNERS (REHAN JAFFER) ............................................................................................... 40 HARBINGER (PHIL FALCONE) .................................................................................................. 41 HAWKSHAW (KIAN GHAZI) ...................................................................................................... 42 HOUND PARTNERS (JONATHAN AUERBACH) ............................................................................ 43 ICAHN ENTITIES (CARL ICAHN) ................................................................................................ 44 INTERNATIONAL VALUE ADVISERS (CHARLES DE VAULX) .......................................................... 45 JOHO CAPITAL (ROBERT KARR) .............................................................................................. 46 LANE FIVE (LISA RAPUANO) .................................................................................................... 47 LEUCADIA (IAN CUMMING AND JOE STEINBERG) ....................................................................... 48 LONE PINE (STEVE MANDEL) .................................................................................................. 49 MARKEL GAYNER (TOM GAYNER) ........................................................................................... 50 MHR (MARK RACHESKY) ....................................................................................................... 51 MSD CAPITAL (GLENN FUHRMAN AND JOHN PHELAN) .............................................................. 52 PABRAI FUNDS (MOHNISH PABRAI) ......................................................................................... 53 PAULSON & CO. (JOHN PAULSON) .......................................................................................... 54 PENNANT (ALAN FOURNIER) ................................................................................................... 55
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(WILBUR ROSS) ........................................................................................... 67 PROFILING 20 SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS ......................................... 68 AMBASSADORS GROUP (EPAX) LANE FIVE ^ ...................................................................... 68 BAKER HUGHES (BHI) GREENHAVEN ^ ............................................................................... 72 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC (BSX) APPALOOSA ^^ ........................................................................ 76 CANADIAN NATURAL (CNQ) BP CAPITAL , PERSHING SQUARE ^, WINTERGREEN .......... 80 CORNING (GLW) CENTURY ^^, DODGE & COX ^^, SEQUOIA ^^ ....................................... 84 COVIDIEN (COV) FPA CRESCENT ^, HEARTLAND ^ ............................................................. 88 CVR ENERGY (CVI) APPALOOSA -, ICAHN ^^ .................................................................... 92 DELL (DELL) ANCIENT ART ^^, FAIRFAX -, GREENLIGHT ^^, IVA -, WEITZ - ................... 96 DEVRY (DV) ARIEL ^, FPA ^^, LANE FIVE ................................................................... 100 FLIR SYSTEMS (FLIR) WEITZ ^ ........................................................................................ 104 GOOGLE (GOOG) BRAVE WARRIOR ^, LONE PINE ^, PENNANT ^, SCOUT ^^, TIGER ^ .... 108 MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (WFR) ALTAI ^, THIRD POINT ^^.................................... 112 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION (NFX) EAGLE CAPITAL ^, FPA ^, OAKMARK ^ ............................ 116 ORACLE (ORCL) APPALOOSA ^^, EAGLE ^^, GLENVIEW ^^, MARKEL ^, WEITZ ^^ ....... 120 SPECTRUM BRANDS (SPB) HARBINGER ^ ......................................................................... 124 STAPLES (SPLS) FORCE ^^, IVA ^, OLSTEIN ^^, PZENA ^ ............................................ 128 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE (TTWO) GLENVIEW ^, ICAHN .................................................. 132 TRIPADVISOR (TRIP) PENNANT ^^, SCOUT ^^ ................................................................ 136 VIRGIN MEDIA (VMED) EDINBURGH ^^ ............................................................................ 140 XEROX (XRX) CENTAUR -, GLENVIEW ^, GREENLIGHT ^^, OLSTEIN ^ ............................. 144 SCREENING ~850 HOLDINGS OF 50+ SUPERINVESTORS .................. 148 TOP 100, BY MARKET VALUE ................................................................................................ 148 TOP 100, BY THIS FY EPS YIELD (CONSENSUS ESTIMATES) ................................................... 150 TOP 100, BY NEXT FY EPS YIELD (CONSENSUS ESTIMATES) .................................................. 152 TOP 100, BY TRAILING GROSS PROFIT TO ENTERPRISE VALUE ............................................... 154 TOP 100, BY TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE TO MARKET VALUE........................................................ 156 FAVORITE SCREENS FOR VALUE INVESTORS.................................... 158 MAGIC FORMULA, BASED ON TRAILING OPERATING INCOME ................................................. 158 MAGIC FORMULA, BASED ON THIS YEARS EPS ESTIMATES ................................................. 159 MAGIC FORMULA, BASED ON NEXT YEARS EPS ESTIMATES ................................................ 160 CONTRARIAN: BIGGEST YTD LOSERS (DELEVERAGED & PROFITABLE) ..................................... 161 VALUE WITH CATALYST: CHEAP REPURCHASERS OF STOCK ................................................... 162 PROFITABLE DIVIDEND PAYORS WITH DECENT BALANCE SHEETS............................................ 163 DEEP VALUE: LOTS OF REVENUE, LOW ENTERPRISE VALUE ................................................... 164 DEEP VALUE: NEGLECTED GROSS PROFITEERS .................................................................... 165 ACTIVIST TARGETS: POTENTIAL SALES, LIQUIDATIONS OR RECAPS ......................................... 166 THIS MONTHS TOP 10 WEB LINKS ....................................................... 167
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 4 of 169 Editorial Commentary With the February 15 th institutional investor holdings SEC filing deadline behind us, we are pleased to bring you a new Superinvestor Issue of The Manual of Ideas. Weve screened hundreds of superinvestor companies, analyzed twenty of them, and found three ideas that deserve closer consideration: Ambassadors Group (Nasdaq: EPAX, $5.50 per share; MV $97 million)
Ambassadors has a long-term record of impressive growth and returns on capital. Recent profitability has been pressured by revenue declines and high opex. The company has a strong balance sheet and should benefit from a recovery, assuming enrollment eventually returns to the 40,000-50,000 level that prevailed prior to the recession. Improving economic conditions in 2012 will not be fully reflected in travel bookings until 2013. It is worth noting that Ambassadors was slow to bounce back after the 2001 recession. Similar dynamics may be at work currently due to the long lead time required to generate travel bookings. The current valuation appears to give little credit to recovery potential over the next two to three years. Lisa Rapuano of Lane Five, a large shareholder of Ambassadors, kindly agreed to write up her investment thesis for the benefit of our members (see page 6). Corning (NYSE: GLW, $13.50 per share; MV $20 billion)
Corning, which makes specialty glass for LCD displays and other products, has been hurt by steeper-than-expected price declines in the display and solar panel markets. Display accounts for 40% of revenue, while the 50%-owned equity affiliate Dow Corning sells into the solar panel market. According to management, price declines will reset the profitability of both Display Technologies and Dow Corning to lower levels. Still, analysts expect Corning to earn $1.39 and $1.52 per share in 2012 and 2013, respectively, rendering the shares quite attractive, especially in light of Cornings very strong balance sheet. $0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 Feb 12 Feb 11 Feb 10 Feb 09 Feb 08 Feb 07 Feb 06 Feb 05 Feb 04 Feb 03 $0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Feb 12 Feb 11 Feb 10 Feb 09 Feb 08 Feb 07 Feb 06 Feb 05 Feb 04 Feb 03
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Xerox is one of the cheapest large IT services companies, trading at under 8x estimated EPS of $1.12 in 2012. The company has been allocating capital in a shareholder-friendly way, spending an expected ~$1 billion on repurchases this year. Xerox also appears to have cost-cutting opportunities in the legacy ACS business, which was acquired for $6 billion in 2010. As a result, EPS growth is likely to outpace low to mid single digit revenue growth over the next few years. We wish Xerox had a stronger balance sheet but acknowledge that buying back shares is most likely a better use of capital than deleveraging the balance sheet.
VALUEx Zurich/Klosters took place from February 1-3 and was once again a huge success. It was wonderful to see many of our members there and to meet some new value investors from around the world. I hope youll consider applying to attend next years event (check back at www.valuex.ch in a few months). I take this opportunity to thank my friend and co-organizer Guy Spier for making the event a great experience for all participants. VALUEx Zurich/Klosters simply couldnt exist without Guys charisma and hospitality.
Well be in Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting this May, and we invite you to join us for drinks and conversation. Space at our private gathering is very limited, so please email Oliver Mihaljevic today at [email protected] if you plan on traveling to Omaha. We look forward to seeing you there! While in town, we also look forward to attending John Schwartz and Whitney Tilsons star-studded Value Investing Congress, to be held on May 6-7. Visit www.ValueInvestingCongress.com/manualofideas before March 15 to get $1,300 off (we earn no commission but are simply passing the best deal on to you). Sincerely,
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 6 of 169 Guest Write-up: Lisa Rapuano on Ambassadors Group Ambassadors Group runs high-end student travel under the People to People and Discovery brand names. This business used to be terrific, showing high teens enrollment growth, high 20%-range revenue growth and triple digit returns on invested capital from the early 2000s through its peak in 2007. However, the fundamentals have declined precipitously since then. This decline began in 2009, when the company saw a dramatic downturn in the number of students travelled during the financial crisis and recession. Unlike most other travel and education related companies, however, there has been no rebound in sales, and the number of enrolled travelers continues to contract. For 2011, the company should end the year with travelers down ~10%,and down over 54% from the 2007 peak. During this time, the company has increased its selling and marketing expenses related to the travel business by about 5% and general and administrative spending related to the travel business is down only 13% from the peak. This is obviously very poor performance when what was a triple-digit return business is likely to earn only about 3% on equity and capital in the year we just completed. Despite the disappointing results for the last four enrollment years, we think the business could be revived to at least some level of its former level of performance, and at $5.50 today, it trades at a ridiculously compelling valuation. At todays price of ~$5.62, the company has a market capitalization of ~$98 million. Cash at year end was ~$58.6 million, plus student deposits or $27.4 million, which we treat as debt, puts the enterprise value at ~$70 million. This company has historically generated outsized free cash flow due to high margins and low capital expenditure needs. Since the students put down significant deposits ahead of their travel dates, the company holds a large amount of float. Working capital can be very volatile. In most years it is a benefit to cash but in 2011 we expect working capital to use cash because of lower student deposits and the companys choice to prepay a lot of future travel expenses. In 2010, however, working capital was positive. So lets leave working capital aside for this exercise. The companys pre-working capital free cash flow yield to EV is as follows: 2011: 9.9% 2010: 25.7% 2009: 66.7% The company is trading at 5.1x the amount of cash it generated just a year ago. We rarely see these sorts of free cash flow multiples for any type of business. Clearly, the market is pricing the stock as if these cash flow numbers will never be repeated, but we think that with the right strategy free cash flow can return to previous levels. We are not advocating a particular approach at this time, but we see multiple ways that costs can be cut, money-losing programs can be closed, program itineraries and possibly pricing can be revamped to meet customer needs more appropriately, assets can be sold or optimized, and marketing and sales can be made more efficient. In December we asked the Board to consider these issues and come back to us with proposals, and we intend to continue this conversation. The core People to People Student Ambassadors program is less awful than the aggregate business appears to be, and we think there are opportunities to isolate that value while lowering or eliminating losses in the non-core programs. In addition, we think there are costs that are redundant, marketing approaches that are outdated and expensive, overcapacity of real estate that can be optimized and possibly sellable assets that are not core to the student travel operation. Overall we think EPAX is worth at least $10 if it is run in a low growth, asset optimized manner that returns capital to shareholders and possibly as much as $20 if the business can be reinvigorated and repositioned to begin growing again.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 7 of 169 Exclusive Interview with John Lambert We recently had the pleasure of interviewing John Lambert, an investment manager at London-based GAM. Before joining GAM in 2007, John spent six years as a pan-European investment analyst at Gartmore. Prior to that, he worked as a UK equity analyst at M&G and a commodity trader at Cargill. John holds a First Class BA (Hons) in Economics with Russian from Exeter University and is a CFA Charterholder. He lives in London. The Manual of Ideas: How did you get interested in investing? Describe your path as an investor and what attracted you to your current role at GAM. John Lambert: I first got interested in investing on a personal level during the late 1990s when market gyrations were providing the retail investor with plenty of opportunities to make, and lose, money. I certainly didnt take it very seriously to start with, but the more I learned about investing the more I felt it was the ideal job for me, so I decided to make a slight change of direction to my career, which was in commodities at the time. It has taken a long time to really find a coherent investment style that I feel comfortable with, having worked for several years just as a European sector analyst in industrial goods and services. This was followed for a while by running a small pot of hedge fund assets investing in that same sector, before moving to GAM. Here the brief is far broader, helping to manage long-only UK and global funds with a distinct contrarian and deep value approach. Our time horizon is multi-year, which I feel much more comfortable with than the daily pressure of the hedge fund world. It represented a huge step up, given the relatively narrow area of expertise and experience as a sector analyst, so the learning curve was necessarily very steep. The principal attraction of this, at the time and still today, was the opportunity to expand my investment horizons substantially and blend company-specific work with a much broader understanding of how markets and economies work and interact. MOI: When it comes to stock selection, what are the key criteria you look for in potential investments? Lambert: In general, we look for investments in areas that for one reason or other are seeing particularly depressed sentiment or are simply out of favor. Within this framework, we also like stocks with a particularly strong internal dynamic, meaning they are to a greater-than-normal extent in control of their own destiny. This usually leads us to recovery or turnaround situations where the company is undertaking a number of different actions to rehabilitate itself following a period of often dramatic underperformance. As a result they are often perceived as low-quality businesses. Moreover, we like to see a strong sense of change within the business, obvious examples of which would be the divisional structure of the company, the balance sheet and senior management. Unsurprisingly, these situations can offer considerable upside should the company execute the turnaround successfully. In the simplest terms you could say we look to exploit mean reversion. MOI: How do you assess the quality and incentives of management? Lambert: When considering management, we find humility and conservatism to be important qualities. A strong track record of achievement in directly comparable areas is obviously also nice to have. More often than not, we are In light of the underlying cash generation potential and asset value of [BP], we feel it is significantly undervalued at the current price.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 8 of 169 seeing new management teams in companies where the previous incumbents have failed operationally or strategically, and hence assessing the abilities and direction of the new team becomes a critical task. There are no hard and fast rules, but we would be wary of those appearing overly confident or those for whom the share price appears to be more important than the business. MOI: How do you generate investment ideas? Lambert: The principal method of idea generation is through the use of very long-term performance charts, which help to identify areas of currently depressed sentiment and hence probable low valuations. Ideas also come through more quantitative screening, subscription to quality newsletters like the MOI and general reading. It is best described as eclectic, and there are no hard criteria for qualification as a potential idea or inclusion in the portfolio. MOI: What are your favorite hunting grounds for investments in the current environment? Do you see value in Japan and, if so, how do you approach that market? Lambert: One of the attractions of our approach is that there will always be areas that are out of favor, that offer value, and there will always be companies that are experiencing a period of underperformance that has the potential to be reversed. Hence we find opportunities in a wide range of industries and geographies at any one time, since ideas are much more often than not generated at a stock-specific level. We do see value in Japan at the moment, and see high quality companies that are very cheaply priced in comparison with Western equivalents. Valuations have descended to levels comparable with or below Western markets, balance sheets are strong and corporates are being forced to undertake restructuring and business reorganizations more actively than ever before. Nevertheless, Western investors remain largely apathetic to this and hence the region appears to us to offer significant value. We dont approach the market differently to any other, and if anything our investment style is even more weighted to a bottom-up approach. We still attempt to find companies that are either significantly below their intrinsic value, have strong turnaround potential or ideally both together. MOI: Would you outline the summary thesis behind one or two of your best ideas at this time? Lambert: Two such ideas at present would be BP (London/NYSE: BP) and Cable & Wireless Worldwide (London: CWC), both in the UK. At BP, we feel the company has clearly had a cathartic shock following the Gulf of Mexico incident, which has led to new management and hopefully in time a new culture as well. This has had the benefit of allowing new management a much freer hand in terms of the strategic direction of the group. In light of the underlying cash generation potential and asset value of the company, we feel it is significantly undervalued at the current price. For Cable & Wireless Worldwide, this is a classic example of what we look for. Essentially the company has been mismanaged for a decade, and with old management finally cleared out, we feel a new start is in the cards. The companys assets appear materially undervalued at the current highly depressed [Cable & Wireless] assets appear materially undervalued at the current highly depressed share price, in particular their UK network, their subsea network internationally, their high-growth hosting business and substantial tax assets, to name just a few. We believe a much sharper focus on cash flow, and operational performance, will reveal the value of these assets in time.
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Watch our interview with Ciccio Azzollini, CEO of Cattolica Partecipazioni at http://youtu.be/Kp0-QIqfqWI Watch our interview with value investment manager Massimo Fuggetta at http://youtu.be/Kc93t3N48oc Watch our interview with Jonathan Mills and Simon Denison-Smith, investment managers of the London- based Metropolis Valuefund, http://youtu.be/RCfxtmxlfco If you have never before logged into the online Members Area, click here to set up your member profile or type the following into your browser: http://members.manualofideas.com/ ?xgi=4HCgDaXOxu6DMn
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50+ Portfolios With Signal Value Revealing the Top Ideas of Top Investors
Signal value as opposed to noise. We present the holdings of some of the worlds top investors. We look for investors who have amassed impressive track records over long periods of time. We choose these investors carefully to avoid the noise inherent in most 13F-HR filings. The following analysis is based on Schedules 13F-HR (institutional holdings report) filed with the SEC for the most recent quarter, as well as Schedules 13G or 13D and Forms 3 or 4 filed subsequent to the end of the quarter. MOI Signal Rank answers the question, What are this investors top ten ideas right now? Rather than simply presenting each investors largest holdings as of the recently filed quarter end, the MOIs proprietary methodology ranks the companies in each investors portfolio based on the investors current level of conviction in each holding, as judged by the MOI. Our proprietary methodology takes into account a number of variables, including the size of a position in an investors portfolio, the size of a position relative to the market value of the corresponding company, the most recent quarterly change in the number of shares owned, and the change in the stock price of a position since the most recent quarterly filing date. For example, an investor might have the most conviction in a position that is only the tenth-largest position in such investors portfolio. This might be the case if an investor invests in a small company, resulting in a holding that is simply too small to rank highly based on size alone. On the other hand, such a holding might represent 19.9% of the shares outstanding of the subject company, suggesting a high level of conviction. Our estimate of the conviction level would rise further if the subject company has a 20% poison-pill threshold, thereby suggesting that the investor has bought as much of the subject company as is practically feasible. Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Chuck Akre, Akre Capital Zeke Ashton, Centaur Capital Jonathan Auerbach, Hound Partners Brian Bares, Bares Capital Bruce Berkowitz, Fairholme Richard Breeden, Breeden Capital Tom Brown, Second Curve Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Francis Chou, Chou Associates Chase Coleman, Tiger Global James Crichton, Scout Ian Cumming and Joe Steinberg, Leucadia Boykin Curry, Eagle Charles de Vaulx, Intl Value Advisors David Einhorn, Greenlight Phil Falcone, Harbinger Alan Fournier, Pennant Glenn Fuhrman and John Phelan, MSD Capital Jeffrey Gates, Gates Capital Tom Gayner, Markel Gayner Kian Ghazi, Hawkshaw Ed Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, Sageview Glenn Greenberg, Brave Warrior Mason Hawkins, Southeastern Lance Helfert and Paul Orfalea, West Coast Chris Hohn, Childrens Investment Fund Carl Icahn, Icahn Robert Jaffe, Force Capital Rehan Jaffer, H Partners Robert Karr, Joho Capital Seth Klarman, Baupost Eddie Lampert, ESL Investments Quincy Lee, Teton Capital Dan Loeb, Third Point Steve Mandel, Lone Pine Sandy Nairn, Edinburgh Partners Mohnish Pabrai, Pabrai Funds John Paulson, Paulson & Co. Boone Pickens, BP Capital Mark Rachesky, MHR Lisa Rapuano, Lane Five Larry Robbins, Glenview Alexander Roepers, Atlantic Investment Wilbur Ross, WL Ross Toby Symonds, Altai Capital David Tepper, Appaloosa Steve Tananbaum, GoldenTree Jeffrey Ubben, ValueAct Ed Wachenheim, Deephaven Prem Watsa, Fairfax Wally Weitz, Weitz Funds David Winters, Wintergreen Meryl Witmer, Eagle Value
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Akre Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Ross Stores / ROST 11,878 51.95 9% 1,501 >100% <1% 12% 18x 16x 8.2x 2 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 135 2% 1% 8% 26x 25x 1.6x 3 Dollar Tree / DLTR 10,335 86.83 4% 734 2% <1% 10% 22x 18x 8.1x 4 American Tower / AMT 24,875 63.29 5% 1,387 1% <1% 13% 77x 41x n/m 5 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 192 2% <1% 12% 18x 15x >9.9x 6 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 >100% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x 7 Enstar Group / ESGR 1,403 97.01 -1% 492 5% 3% 7% 9x 8x 1.3x 8 Primo Water / PRMW 69 2.91 -4% 477 >100% 2% 0% n/m 11x 1.4x 9 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 806 0% <1% 4% 17x 16x 2.6x 10 OReilly Automotive / ORLY 10,709 83.45 4% 550 2% <1% 7% 19x 16x 5.1x
Top Holdings of Akre Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 American Tower / AMT 24,875 63.29 5% 1,387 1% <1% 13% 77x 41x n/m 2 Ross Stores / ROST 11,878 51.95 9% 1,501 >100% <1% 12% 18x 16x 8.2x 3 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 192 2% <1% 12% 18x 15x >9.9x 4 Dollar Tree / DLTR 10,335 86.83 4% 734 2% <1% 10% 22x 18x 8.1x 5 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 135 2% 1% 8% 26x 25x 1.6x 6 Enstar Group / ESGR 1,403 97.01 -1% 492 5% 3% 7% 9x 8x 1.3x 7 OReilly Automotive / ORLY 10,709 83.45 4% 550 2% <1% 7% 19x 16x 5.1x 8 Lamar Advertising / LAMR 2,956 31.80 16% 1,282 -11% 1% 6% >99x >99x n/m 9 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 >100% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x 10 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 806 0% <1% 4% 17x 16x 2.6x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Exxon Mobil / XOM Middleburg Financial / MBRG
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $654 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 83% Median market value $9.3 billion Average market value $46 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 2.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 56% Financial 40% Technology 2% Other 2%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Altai Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 3,566 51% 2% 17% n/m n/m 1.3x 2 MEMC Electronic / WFR 1,242 5.39 37% 6,138 50% 3% 12% 18x 19x .7x 3 Energy XXI / EXXI 2,877 37.60 18% 1,134 10% 1% 15% 10x 8x 2.4x 4 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 6,313 40% 5% 4% n/m n/m .1x 5 ReachLocal / RLOC 250 8.51 38% 1,075 63% 4% 3% n/m n/m 7.7x 6 IntraLinks / IL 354 6.52 4% 1,666 -20% 3% 4% 15x 14x n/m 7 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 1,180 -34% 2% 4% n/m n/m n/m 8 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 2,420 -29% 4% 40% 84x 64x n/m
Top Holdings of Altai Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 2,420 -29% 4% 40% 84x 64x n/m 2 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 3,566 51% 2% 17% n/m n/m 1.3x 3 Energy XXI / EXXI 2,877 37.60 18% 1,134 10% 1% 15% 10x 8x 2.4x 4 MEMC Electronic / WFR 1,242 5.39 37% 6,138 50% 3% 12% 18x 19x .7x 5 IntraLinks / IL 354 6.52 4% 1,666 -20% 3% 4% 15x 14x n/m 6 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 1,180 -34% 2% 4% n/m n/m n/m 7 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 6,313 40% 5% 4% n/m n/m .1x 8 ReachLocal / RLOC 250 8.51 38% 1,075 63% 4% 3% n/m n/m 7.7x 9 iSoftStone / ISS 561 10.10 15% 418 -90% <1% 1% 18x 13x 2.8x 10 RealD / RLD 648 11.90 50% 68 -90% <1% 0% 25x 28x 3.7x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Blue Coat Systems / BCSI Eastman Kodak / EK
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $284 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $715 million Average market value $1.2 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 19x Median P / tangible book 2.6x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 49% Energy 33% Technology 16% Other 2%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Teton Capital / Ancient Art Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 342 new <1% 7% 19x 15x 8.4x 2 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 50 new <1% 11% 12x 10x 5.4x 3 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 40 23% <1% 11% 14x 12x 4.0x 4 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 406 7% <1% 9% n/a n/a n/m 5 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 641 new <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x 6 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 79 new <1% 2% n/m >99x n/m 7 BofI Holding / BOFI 190 16.66 3% 569 0% 5% 4% 8x 8x 1.1x 8 Teekay Corp. / TK 1,809 26.33 -1% 334 49% <1% 4% n/m n/m 1.8x 9 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 295 new <1% 3% n/m n/m n/m 10 Credit Acceptance / CACC 2,379 92.67 13% 130 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 4.4x
Top Holdings of Teton Capital / Ancient Art By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 50 new <1% 11% 12x 10x 5.4x 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 40 23% <1% 11% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 645 -22% <1% 9% 11x 10x 6.1x 4 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 406 7% <1% 9% n/a n/a n/m 5 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 342 new <1% 7% 19x 15x 8.4x 6 Credit Acceptance / CACC 2,379 92.67 13% 130 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 4.4x 7 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 384 -20% <1% 5% 16x 13x n/m 8 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 641 new <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x 9 Liberty Global / LBTYA 13,172 48.55 18% 214 0% <1% 5% n/m 32x n/m 10 BofI Holding / BOFI 190 16.66 3% 569 0% 5% 4% 8x 8x 1.1x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Apple / AAPL Bank of America / BAC Charter Comms / CHTR Chemtura / CHMT Dell / DELL Level 3 Comms / LVLT Penn National Gaming / PENN Aon / AON Bancorp / TBBK Clear Channel / CCO NXP Semiconductors / NXPI
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $213 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 74% Median market value $4.4 billion Average market value $46 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 37% Services 28% Financial 15% Other 19%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Appaloosa Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 182 >100% <1% 10% 12x 10x 5.4x 2 Boston Scientific / BSX 8,785 5.93 11% 7,798 new <1% 5% 14x 12x n/m 3 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,219 new <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x 4 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 11,119 0% <1% 11% n/a n/a .3x 5 Dean Foods / DF 1,964 10.69 -5% 6,179 -22% 3% 8% 15x 12x n/m 6 Calumet Specialty / CLMT 1,147 22.26 10% 1,289 -3% 3% 3% 19x 11x 2.5x 7 Goodyear Tire / GT 3,392 13.88 -2% 6,057 -45% 2% 10% 7x 6x >9.9x 8 Hartford Financial / HIG 8,806 19.90 22% 1,275 -5% <1% 3% 6x 5x .4x 8 Hartford Financial / HIG 8,806 19.90 22% 1,275 -5% <1% 3% 6x 5x .4x 10 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 229 new <1% 1% 8x 7x 9.0x
Top Holdings of Appaloosa By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 CVR Energy / CVI 2,346 27.10 45% 5,005 -21% 6% 16% 7x 8x 2.3x 2 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 11,119 0% <1% 11% n/a n/a .3x 3 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 182 >100% <1% 10% 12x 10x 5.4x 4 Goodyear Tire / GT 3,392 13.88 -2% 6,057 -45% 2% 10% 7x 6x >9.9x 5 Dean Foods / DF 1,964 10.69 -5% 6,179 -22% 3% 8% 15x 12x n/m 6 Boston Scientific / BSX 8,785 5.93 11% 7,798 new <1% 5% 14x 12x n/m 7 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,219 new <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x 8 Calumet Specialty / CLMT 1,147 22.26 10% 1,289 -3% 3% 3% 19x 11x 2.5x 9 US Airways / LCC 1,435 8.85 75% 3,238 -65% 2% 3% 4x 4x n/m 10 Mueller Water / MWA 468 2.99 23% 9,442 -11% 6% 3% n/m 43x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Boston Scientific / BSX Delphi Automotive / DLPH Oracle / ORCL AMR Corp. (AMR) Applied Materials / AMAT BP / BP Citigroup / C Dana Holding / DAN Delta Air Lines / DAL E*Trade Financial / ETFC Google / GOOG HollyFrontier / HFC KB Home / KBH KLA-Tencor / KLAC Lam Research / LRCX Micron Technology / MU Mosaic Company / MOS Navistar / NAV Owens Corning / OC Pulte Homes / PHM Ryland Group / RYL SuperMedia / SPMD Temple-Inland / TIN Teradyne / TER Tesoro / TSO Western Refining / WNR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $864 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 74% Median market value $6.1 billion Average market value $35 billion Median P/E (this FY) 11x Median P/E (next FY) 10x Median P / tangible book 2.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Energy 22% Financial 17% Technology 17% Other 44%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Atlantic Investment Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Joy Global / JOY 8,970 83.75 12% 2,230 new 2% 15% 11x 10x 7.9x 2 Energizer Holdings / ENR 5,021 76.13 -2% 2,248 23% 3% 14% 12x 11x n/m 3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,614 33% 3% 15% 15x 13x 5.6x 4 Kennametal / KMT 3,508 43.98 20% 3,300 new 4% 12% 11x 10x 3.7x 5 Owens Illinois / OI 3,992 24.28 25% 8,240 3% 5% 17% 9x 8x n/m 6 Harman International / HAR 3,499 49.85 31% 590 new <1% 2% 17x 13x 2.7x 7 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 600 new <1% 3% 14x 13x n/m 8 Crown Holdings / CCK 5,669 37.50 12% 748 4% <1% 2% 12x 11x n/m 9 Crane Co. / CR 2,831 48.68 4% 369 30% <1% 1% 13x 11x >9.9x 10 TRW Automotive / TRW 5,120 41.38 27% 300 71% <1% 1% 6x 7x 9.2x
Top Holdings of Atlantic Investment Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Owens Illinois / OI 3,992 24.28 25% 8,240 3% 5% 17% 9x 8x n/m 2 Joy Global / JOY 8,970 83.75 12% 2,230 new 2% 15% 11x 10x 7.9x 3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,614 33% 3% 15% 15x 13x 5.6x 4 Energizer Holdings / ENR 5,021 76.13 -2% 2,248 23% 3% 14% 12x 11x n/m 5 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 2,535 -16% 3% 13% 11x 9x n/m 6 Kennametal / KMT 3,508 43.98 20% 3,300 new 4% 12% 11x 10x 3.7x 7 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 600 new <1% 3% 14x 13x n/m 8 Harman International / HAR 3,499 49.85 31% 590 new <1% 2% 17x 13x 2.7x 9 Crown Holdings / CCK 5,669 37.50 12% 748 4% <1% 2% 12x 11x n/m 10 Solutia / SOA 3,419 27.97 62% 760 1% <1% 2% 13x 11x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Harman International / HAR Joy Global / JOY Kennametal / KMT Rockwood Holdings / ROC Curtiss-Wright Corp. / CW Jarden Corp. / JAH McKesson / MCK Nalco Holding / NLC Newell Rubbermaid / NWL Stanley Black Decker / SWK Timken / TKR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $1.2 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 96% Median maret value $5.0 billion Average market value $6.5 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 5.6x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Capital Goods 43% Basic Materials 38% Technology 14% Other 5%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 18 of 169 Bares Capital (Brian Bares) Brian Bares started his investment firm, Bares Capital Management, in 2000, focusing initially on micro-cap public companies. The firm launched a small-cap institutional strategy in 2001 and now manages assets in two value-oriented strategies. Bares Capital Management is quite unique in the institutional asset management world, as it has adhered to a disciplined business strategy, limiting the growth of assets under management to benefit investment performance. Bares is author of The Small-Cap Advantage: How Top Endowments and Foundations Turn Small Stocks into Big Returns. *
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Bares Capital Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 2,783 1% 15% 15% 9x n/a 1.8x 2 Utah Medical / UTMD 109 29.95 11% 413 1% 11% 3% 15x 13x n/m 3 Female Health / FHCO 147 5.25 16% 4,140 3% 15% 5% n/a n/a 8.6x 4 Dolan Media / DM 324 10.58 24% 3,013 15% 10% 8% 26x 18x n/m 5 Tandy Leather / TLF 52 5.10 5% 1,647 0% 16% 2% n/a n/a 1.6x 6 Winmark / WINA 305 61.28 7% 849 0% 17% 12% n/a n/a >9.9x 7 Interactive Intell. / ININ 520 27.53 20% 2,240 1% 12% 15% 32x 25x 5.6x 8 American Public Ed. / APEI 725 40.65 -6% 413 12% 2% 4% 20x 17x 6.0x 9 Colfax / CFX 2,843 33.57 18% 482 15% <1% 4% 21x 16x >9.9x 10 Hallmark Financial / HALL 132 6.84 -2% 1,907 0% 10% 3% n/m >99x .9x
Top Holdings of Bares Capital Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 2,783 1% 15% 15% 9x n/a 1.8x 2 Interactive Intell. / ININ 520 27.53 20% 2,240 1% 12% 15% 32x 25x 5.6x 3 Winmark / WINA 305 61.28 7% 849 0% 17% 12% n/a n/a >9.9x 4 Dolan Media / DM 324 10.58 24% 3,013 15% 10% 8% 26x 18x n/m 5 Female Health / FHCO 147 5.25 16% 4,140 3% 15% 5% n/a n/a 8.6x 6 American Public Ed. / APEI 725 40.65 -6% 413 12% 2% 4% 20x 17x 6.0x 7 Stratasys / SSYS 766 36.15 19% 460 16% 2% 4% 30x 26x 5.8x 8 Colfax / CFX 2,843 33.57 18% 482 15% <1% 4% 21x 16x >9.9x 9 Stamps.com / STMP 455 30.29 16% 457 -42% 3% 3% 23x 18x 4.9x 10 Hallmark Financial / HALL 132 6.84 -2% 1,907 0% 10% 3% n/m >99x .9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Kinder Morgan Mgmt / KMR Travelzoo / TZOO American Dental / ADPI BIDZ.com / BIDZ Level 3 Comms / LVLT OneBeacon Insurance / OB Winthrop Realty / FUR
Portfolio Metrics ** Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $418 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 73% Median market value $964 million Average market value $18 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 2.3x * Email [email protected] to request a free copy of Brians book.
** Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 32% Technology 24% Services 22% Other 23%
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New Positions Sold Out Positions Targacept / TRGT BreitBurn Energy / BBEP
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $3.4 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 88% Median market value $1.2 billion Average market value $24 billion Median P/E (this FY) 11x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A predominant portion of assets managed by Seth Klarman may be invested in non-equity securities and is therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Technology 40% Health Care 18% Energy 16% Other 26%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 20 of 169 Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett) Warren Buffett has built an unparalleled investment track record over several decades, becoming widely regarded as the best investor of all time. Buffett has embraced a long term-oriented investment approach with an emphasis on investing in companies with durable competitive advantage, high returns on capital employed, and shareholder-friendly management. Berkshire has hired Todd Combs and Ted Weschler to help Buffett manage the portfolio and succeed him eventually.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Berkshire Hathaway Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 IBM / IBM 226,790 192.42 5% 63,906 11% 5% 18% 13x 12x n/m 2 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 383,704 6% 7% 17% 9x 8x 1.8x 3 Procter & Gamble / PG 175,951 63.88 -4% 76,766 0% 3% 7% 16x 15x n/m 4 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 200,000 0% 9% 20% 17x 15x >9.9x 5 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 1,728 0% 22% 1% 18x 23x 5.0x 6 American Express / AXP 60,176 51.81 10% 151,611 0% 13% 11% 12x 11x 3.2x 7 Moodys / MCO 8,534 38.44 14% 28,415 0% 13% 2% 15x 13x n/m 8 USG / USG 1,473 13.99 38% 17,072 0% 16% 0% n/m n/m 9.4x 9 DIRECTV / DTV 32,111 45.51 6% 20,348 >100% 3% 1% 13x 10x n/m 10 ConocoPhillips / COP 95,929 72.25 -1% 29,101 0% 2% 3% 9x 8x 1.6x
Top Holdings of Berkshire Hathaway By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 200,000 0% 9% 20% 17x 15x >9.9x 2 IBM / IBM 226,790 192.42 5% 63,906 11% 5% 18% 13x 12x n/m 3 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 383,704 6% 7% 17% 9x 8x 1.8x 4 American Express / AXP 60,176 51.81 10% 151,611 0% 13% 11% 12x 11x 3.2x 5 Procter & Gamble / PG 175,951 63.88 -4% 76,766 0% 3% 7% 16x 15x n/m 6 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 87,035 -3% 5% 5% 17x 15x n/m 7 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 39,037 0% 1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x 8 ConocoPhillips / COP 95,929 72.25 -1% 29,101 0% 2% 3% 9x 8x 1.6x 9 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 69,039 0% 4% 3% 11x 10x 2.8x 10 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 29,018 -23% 1% 3% 13x 12x 6.5x
New Positions Sold Out Positions DaVita / DVA Liberty Media / LMCA Exxon Mobil / XOM
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $69 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 90% Median market value $56 billion Average market value $83 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of Berkshires asset value may be attributed to holdings that are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Financial 33% Consumer Non-Cyclical 32% Technology 18% Other 17%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of BP Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 1,096 0% <1% 10% n/m n/m 1.3x 2 Chesapeake Energy / CHK 14,590 22.13 -1% 570 0% <1% 9% 8x 11x 1.1x 3 BP / BP 147,159 46.35 8% 402 0% <1% 13% 7x 7x 1.9x 4 Transocean / RIG 16,462 50.21 31% 163 new <1% 6% 34x 17x 1.3x 5 Weatherford / WFT 13,610 17.79 22% 515 0% <1% 6% 21x 12x 2.8x 6 Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV 35,035 82.66 22% 179 0% <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.7x 7 Golar LNG / GLNG 3,527 43.95 -1% 49 new <1% 1% 46x 22x 6.0x 8 SandRidge Energy / SD 3,107 7.46 -9% 1,181 0% <1% 6% n/m >99x 1.8x 9 Dawson Geophysical / DWSN 293 36.94 -7% 245 0% 3% 6% 18x 12x 1.5x 10 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 94 0% <1% 5% 10x 9x 2.6x
Top Holdings of BP Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 BP / BP 147,159 46.35 8% 402 0% <1% 13% 7x 7x 1.9x 2 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 1,096 0% <1% 10% n/m n/m 1.3x 3 Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV 35,035 82.66 22% 179 0% <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.7x 4 Chesapeake Energy / CHK 14,590 22.13 -1% 570 0% <1% 9% 8x 11x 1.1x 5 Weatherford / WFT 13,610 17.79 22% 515 0% <1% 6% 21x 12x 2.8x 6 Dawson Geophysical / DWSN 293 36.94 -7% 245 0% 3% 6% 18x 12x 1.5x 7 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 140 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x 8 SandRidge Energy / SD 3,107 7.46 -9% 1,181 0% <1% 6% n/m >99x 1.8x 9 Transocean / RIG 16,462 50.21 31% 163 new <1% 6% 34x 17x 1.3x 10 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 94 0% <1% 5% 10x 9x 2.6x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Golar LNG / GLNG Transocean / RIG EOG Resources / EOG
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $148 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 77% Median market value $28 billion Average market value $56 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of assets managed by Boone Pickens may be invested outside of BP Capital and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Energy 99% Transportation 1%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 22 of 169 Brave Warrior (Glenn Greenberg) Brave Warrior, formerly called Chieftain Capital Management, was founded in 1984 by Glenn Greenberg and John Shapiro. The firm runs a concentrated portfolio focused on companies with high returns on capital and sustainable competitive advantage. Brave Warriors long-term performance record is believed to feature mid teens annualized investment returns.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Brave Warrior Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 299 3% <1% 14% 14x 12x 4.0x 2 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 4,360 13% 1% 16% n/a n/a n/m 3 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 4,923 4% <1% 10% 18x 15x n/m 4 VistaPrint / VPRT 1,448 39.23 28% 2,086 new 6% 6% 22x 19x >9.9x 5 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 2,959 3% <1% 7% 11x 10x 2.8x 6 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,028 new <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x 7 Adobe Systems / ADBE 15,905 32.21 14% 1,422 new <1% 4% 13x 12x >9.9x 8 Primerica / PRI 1,601 24.68 6% 1,684 23% 3% 3% 9x 9x 1.2x 9 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 274 7% <1% 2% 19x 16x >9.9x 10 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 2,157 -10% <1% 8% 16x 14x 4.1x
Top Holdings of Brave Warrior By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 4,360 13% 1% 16% n/a n/a n/m 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 299 3% <1% 14% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Fiserv / FISV 9,047 64.23 9% 2,375 -7% 2% 12% 13x 11x n/m 4 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 4,923 4% <1% 10% 18x 15x n/m 5 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 2,157 -10% <1% 8% 16x 14x 4.1x 6 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 2,959 3% <1% 7% 11x 10x 2.8x 7 VistaPrint / VPRT 1,448 39.23 28% 2,086 new 6% 6% 22x 19x >9.9x 8 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 1,508 -41% <1% 6% 14x 12x n/m 9 Lab Corp. of America / LH 8,922 90.03 5% 784 -6% <1% 5% 14x 13x n/m 10 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 164 -40% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Adobe Systems / ADBE Globe Specialty / GSM Oracle / ORCL VistaPrint / VPRT Wells Fargo / WFC
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $1.3 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 88% Median market value $16 billion Average market value $53 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.6x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 31% Financial 23% Health Care 21% Other 25%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Breeden Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Zale / ZLC 93 2.90 -24% 5,935 0% 18% 2% n/m n/m 1.3x 2 Stanley Black Decker / SWK 12,681 75.08 11% 807 16% <1% 9% 13x 11x n/m 3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,026 6% 2% 17% 15x 13x 5.6x 4 Helmerich & Payne / HP 6,365 59.27 2% 1,562 0% 1% 13% 12x 10x 1.8x 5 American Science / ASEI 687 77.02 13% 388 >100% 4% 4% 26x 24x 2.6x 6 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 354 new <1% 3% 11x 9x n/m 7 Alliant Techsystems / ATK 1,924 58.27 2% 397 0% 1% 3% 7x 8x n/m 8 Iron Mountain / IRM 5,656 30.47 -1% 1,633 -13% <1% 7% 25x 23x n/m 9 H&R Block / HRB 4,921 16.80 3% 7,166 -8% 2% 17% 11x 10x >9.9x 10 Airgas / ARG 6,008 78.68 1% 733 -27% <1% 8% 19x 17x >9.9x
Top Holdings of Breeden Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 H&R Block / HRB 4,921 16.80 3% 7,166 -8% 2% 17% 11x 10x >9.9x 2 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,026 6% 2% 17% 15x 13x 5.6x 3 Helmerich & Payne / HP 6,365 59.27 2% 1,562 0% 1% 13% 12x 10x 1.8x 4 Stanley Black Decker / SWK 12,681 75.08 11% 807 16% <1% 9% 13x 11x n/m 5 Airgas / ARG 6,008 78.68 1% 733 -27% <1% 8% 19x 17x >9.9x 6 Steris / STE 1,807 31.35 5% 1,771 -65% 3% 8% 14x 14x 4.0x 7 Iron Mountain / IRM 5,656 30.47 -1% 1,633 -13% <1% 7% 25x 23x n/m 8 Dun & Bradstreet / DNB 3,829 78.77 5% 594 -40% 1% 7% 12x 11x n/m 9 American Science / ASEI 687 77.02 13% 388 >100% 4% 4% 26x 24x 2.6x 10 Alliant Techsystems / ATK 1,924 58.27 2% 397 0% 1% 3% 7x 8x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Ashland / ASH Aon / AON EMCOR Group / EME
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $694 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 94% Median market value $5.0 billion Average market value $5.2 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 3.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 27% Capital Goods 20% Energy 13% Other 39%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 24 of 169 Centaur Value (Zeke Ashton) Zeke Ashton is founder and managing partner of Centaur Capital, a Dallas-based investment firm. Centaur Capital serves as advisor to the Centaur family of private partnerships using a value-oriented long/short equity strategy. Centaur is also the sub-advisor to the Tilson Dividend Fund, a mutual fund utilizing an income-oriented value investing strategy.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Centaur Value Fund 1, 2 Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Millipore / MIL 504 8.06 15% 550 >100% <1% 6% n/a n/a .9x 2 Ancestry.com / ACOM 1,364 30.96 35% 235 42% <1% 9% 25x 20x n/m 3 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 120 0% <1% 9% 14x 12x 6.8x 4 Medtronic / MDT 41,929 39.73 4% 90 >100% <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x 5 Diamond Offshore / DO 8,725 62.76 14% 60 50% <1% 5% 15x 12x 2.0x 6 IDT Corp. / IDT 199 8.74 -7% 150 88% <1% 2% 58x 11x 3.8x 7 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 7 21% <1% 4% 12x 10x 5.4x 8 Aspen Insurance / AHL 2,002 28.33 7% 125 0% <1% 4% 10x 9x .6x 9 Activision Blizzard / ATVI 14,103 12.33 0% 420 -14% <1% 7% 13x 11x 5.1x 10 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 450 -18% <1% 4% 7x 6x >9.9x 1 Excludes holdings of Tilson Dividend Fund, which is also managed by Zeke Ashton. 2 Includes shares underlying LEAPs and other option positions.
Top Holdings of Centaur Value Fund By Dollar Value 1, 2 Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 460 -8% <1% 10% 8x 9x >9.9x 2 Ancestry.com / ACOM 1,364 30.96 35% 235 42% <1% 9% 25x 20x n/m 3 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 120 0% <1% 9% 14x 12x 6.8x 4 Activision Blizzard / ATVI 14,103 12.33 0% 420 -14% <1% 7% 13x 11x 5.1x 5 Millipore / MIL 504 8.06 15% 550 >100% <1% 6% n/a n/a .9x 6 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 215 -54% <1% 5% 11x 10x 3.5x 7 Interactive Brokers / IBKR 711 15.61 4% 248 -10% <1% 5% 12x 10x 1.2x 8 Diamond Offshore / DO 8,725 62.76 14% 60 50% <1% 5% 15x 12x 2.0x 9 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 7 21% <1% 4% 12x 10x 5.4x 10 Medtronic / MDT 41,929 39.73 4% 90 >100% <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x 1 Excludes holdings of Tilson Dividend Fund, which is also managed by Zeke Ashton. 2 Includes shares underlying LEAPs and other option positions.
New Positions Sold Out Positions Genie Energy / GNE (spun off from IDT) Medtronic / MDT Millipore / MIL Alleghany / Y Big Lots / BIG Biglari Holdings / BH Gap / GPS Himax Tech / HIMX P.F. Changs / PFCB Transatlantic Petro / TAT Western Digital / WDC
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $80 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 64% Median market value $1.7 billion Average market value $25 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 63% Financial 18% Health Care 12% Other 7%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 25 of 169 Centerbridge (Jeffrey Aronson and Mark Gallogly) Centerbridge, founded in 2006, engages in private and public equity as well as distressed debt investing. Prior to founding Centerbridge, Jeffrey Aronson headed distressed debt investing at Angelo, Gordon & Co., while Mark Gallogly ran a telecom and media buyout fund at Blackstone Group. For additional background, see http://bit.ly/pSlbTF and http://bit.ly/qpJ26Z
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Centerbridge Partners Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 12,116 new 4% 28% 8x 7x 9.0x 2 Visteon Corp. / VC 2,650 51.44 3% 2,107 >100% 4% 8% 13x 12x 2.6x 3 Starwood Hotels / HOT 10,874 55.67 16% 1,550 >100% <1% 7% 24x 21x >9.9x 4 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 10,768 0% 11% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x 5 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 9,397 0% 5% 30% 30x 18x 1.0x 6 Quad Graphics / QUAD 695 14.83 3% 2,229 0% 5% 3% 6x 7x 2.2x 7 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,242 6% <1% 2% 7x 7x n/m 8 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,956 0% 4% 2% n/m n/m .4x 9 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 45 0% <1% 0% 19x 15x 8.4x
Top Holdings of Centerbridge Partners By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 9,397 0% 5% 30% 30x 18x 1.0x 2 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 12,116 new 4% 28% 8x 7x 9.0x 3 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 10,768 0% 11% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x 4 Visteon Corp. / VC 2,650 51.44 3% 2,107 >100% 4% 8% 13x 12x 2.6x 5 Starwood Hotels / HOT 10,874 55.67 16% 1,550 >100% <1% 7% 24x 21x >9.9x 6 Quad Graphics / QUAD 695 14.83 3% 2,229 0% 5% 3% 6x 7x 2.2x 7 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,242 6% <1% 2% 7x 7x n/m 8 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,956 0% 4% 2% n/m n/m .4x 9 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,508 -41% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x 10 Walter Investment / WAC 599 21.50 5% 162 -91% <1% 0% n/m 10x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Delphi Automotive / DLPH None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $1.3 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $3.2 billion Average market value $9.6 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 55% Consumer Cyclical 33% Services 12%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 26 of 169 Childrens Investment (Chris Hohn) Chris Hohn is the founder of London-based The Childrens Investment Fund Management. TCI runs a concentrated portfolio that has historically been heavily weighted in industrials. Hohn has acquired a reputation as an aggressive shareholder activist, most notably forcing the resignation of the CEO of Deutsche Boerse after he refused to abandon a proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange. Hohn also agitated for a sale of ABN Amro, ultimately pushing it into the hands of RBS.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Childrens Investment Fund Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,301 0% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x 2 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 51,557 -4% 2% 47% 14x 11x >9.9x 3 Viacom / VIA 29,330 54.25 2% 4,283 -25% <1% 11% n/a n/a n/m 4 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 16,797 -12% <1% 33% 14x 12x >9.9x 5 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 673 -48% <1% 2% 8x 8x >9.9x 6 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,641 -39% <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x 7 Union Pacific / UNP 53,590 111.63 5% 926 -74% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.9x
Top Holdings of Childrens Investment Fund By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 51,557 -4% 2% 47% 14x 11x >9.9x 2 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 16,797 -12% <1% 33% 14x 12x >9.9x 3 Viacom / VIA 29,330 54.25 2% 4,283 -25% <1% 11% n/a n/a n/m 4 Union Pacific / UNP 53,590 111.63 5% 926 -74% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.9x 5 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,641 -39% <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x 6 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 673 -48% <1% 2% 8x 8x >9.9x 7 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,301 0% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Kansas City Southern / KSU
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $2.1 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $39 billion Average market value $51 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 90% Transportation 5% Financial 3% Other 2%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 27 of 169 Chou Associates (Francis Chou) Francis Chou arrived in Canada from India in 1976. Over the years, he worked for Bell Canada, Gardiner Watson, and Fairfax Financial. The roots of Chou Associates date back to 1986. Today, Chou manages several investment funds and has been repeatedly ranked one of the top investment managers in Canada. He follows a deep value-oriented investment style.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Chou Associates Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Watson Pharma / WPI 7,374 57.99 -4% 635 0% <1% 8% 12x 10x n/m 2 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 0% <1% 8% 17x 15x 2.0x 3 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 8,950 40% <1% 17% 11x 7x .6x 4 JPMorgan Chase / JPM 142,909 37.61 13% 1,279 0% <1% 11% 8x 7x 1.2x 5 Overstock.com / OSTK 162 6.96 -11% 2,310 0% 10% 4% n/m n/m >9.9x 6 Primus Telecom / PTGI 181 13.24 5% 451 new 3% 1% n/a n/a n/m 7 RadioShack / RSH 759 7.60 -22% 1,294 29% 1% 2% 8x 10x 1.0x 8 Sanofi-Aventis / SNY 100,338 37.23 2% 410 0% <1% 3% 8x 6x n/m 9 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 998 0% <1% 7% 9x 8x 1.8x 10 Qiao Xing Mobile / QXM 71 1.25 28% 1,584 >100% 3% 0% n/a n/a .2x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Primus Telecom / PTGI CryptoLogic / CRYP Gannett / GCI MannKind / MNKD
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $437 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 78% Median market value $7.1 billion Average market value $38 billion Median P/E (this FY) 10x Median P/E (next FY) 8x Median P / tangible book 1.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of assets managed by Francis Chou may be invested in Canadian and other securities, which are not shown in the chart or tables.
Financial 53% Services 24% Health Care 13% Other 10%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 28 of 169 Eagle Capital (Boykin Curry) Ravenel Boykin Curry IV manages New York-based Eagle Capital Management, which started as a family investment partnership and has grown to more than $5 billion in assets invested in equities. Curry has a long term-oriented investment approach and looks for out-of-favor companies that trade at a significant discount to intrinsic value.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Eagle Capital Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 8,035 4% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x 2 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 11,258 6% 3% 5% 14x 12x n/m 3 Ecolab / ECL 18,384 61.20 6% 7,966 9% 3% 5% 24x 20x >9.9x 4 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 9,589 4% <1% 6% 14x 13x 4.5x 5 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 20,596 4% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x 6 Praxair / PX 32,122 107.16 0% 4,197 3% 1% 4% 18x 16x >9.9x 7 UnitedHealth / UNH 55,718 53.32 5% 8,018 5% <1% 4% 11x 10x 2.0x 8 3M / MMM 61,072 87.14 7% 4,881 7% <1% 4% 14x 13x 8.9x 9 W.R. Berkley / WRB 4,980 36.21 5% 10,733 4% 8% 4% 14x 13x 1.3x 10 Alleghany / Y 2,621 306.00 7% 7 >100% <1% 0% 33x 27x 1.0x
Top Holdings of Eagle Capital Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 20,596 4% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x 2 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 9,589 4% <1% 6% 14x 13x 4.5x 3 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 11,258 6% 3% 5% 14x 12x n/m 4 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 8,035 4% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x 5 Ecolab / ECL 18,384 61.20 6% 7,966 9% 3% 5% 24x 20x >9.9x 6 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 17,933 -19% <1% 5% 18x 15x n/m 7 Praxair / PX 32,122 107.16 0% 4,197 3% 1% 4% 18x 16x >9.9x 8 UnitedHealth / UNH 55,718 53.32 5% 8,018 5% <1% 4% 11x 10x 2.0x 9 3M / MMM 61,072 87.14 7% 4,881 7% <1% 4% 14x 13x 8.9x 10 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 21,095 -11% <1% 4% 14x 11x >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Charles Schwab / SCHW Oracle / ORCL American Public Ed. / APEI CNA Financial / CNA Exxon Mobil / XOM Intel / INTC Molex / MOLX Nalco Holding / NLC
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $10 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 49% Median market value $26 billion Average market value $67 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 2.5x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 24% Services 23% Consumer Non- Cyclical 20% Other 33%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 29 of 169 Eagle Value (Meryl Witmer) Meryl Witmer manages New York City-based Eagle Value Partners with her husband Chuck and participates in the annual Barrons Roundtable. She is a value-oriented equity investor and runs a concentrated portfolio.
Top Holdings of Eagle Value By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Macquarie Infrastr. / MIC 1,331 28.73 3% 373 0% <1% 16% 10x 14x n/m 2 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 194 3% <1% 16% 14x 13x n/m 3 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 221 -23% <1% 15% 84x 64x n/m 4 Packaging Corp. / PKG 2,888 29.04 15% 223 0% <1% 10% 15x 13x 3.2x 5 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 367 0% <1% 9% >99x 89x 1.8x 6 Innophos / IPHS 1,053 48.69 0% 117 0% <1% 8% 13x 12x 3.6x 7 Globe Specialty / GSM 1,063 14.16 6% 375 1% <1% 8% 16x 12x 2.4x 8 Rock-Tenn / RKT 4,803 68.04 18% 48 0% <1% 5% 13x 9x 6.2x 9 Spansion / CODE 779 13.07 58% 164 0% <1% 3% 14x 9x 4.4x 10 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 58 new <1% 3% 8x 7x 9.0x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Delphi Automotive / DLPH AbitibiBowater / ABH Capital One / COF
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $67 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 92% Median market value $1.5 billion Average market value $3.8 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 3.2x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Basic Materials 53% Services 20% Transportation 17% Other 10%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 30 of 169 Edinburgh Partners (Sandy Nairn) Sandy Nairn follows a value-oriented investment style. He developed his approach during a ten-year apprenticeship under famed investor Sir John Templeton.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Edinburgh Partners Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Applied Materials / AMAT 16,761 12.95 21% 16,498 4% 1% 9% 17x 11x 2.3x 2 General Dynamics / GD 25,035 70.30 6% 1,393 -16% <1% 4% 10x 9x n/m 3 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 17,626 -12% <1% 14% 11x 10x 3.5x 4 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 3,249 -12% 2% 8% 12x 11x 5.2x 5 D.R. Horton / DHI 4,541 14.33 14% 19,577 -13% 6% 12% 29x 18x 1.7x 6 Illinois Tool Works / ITW 26,919 55.71 19% 5,421 -3% 1% 12% 13x 12x >9.9x 7 Petroleo Brasileiro / PBR 186,029 29.57 19% 11,176 -5% <1% 14% 9x 8x 1.5x 8 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 9,853 -9% <1% 12% 11x 10x 6.1x 9 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 8,111 -40% <1% 9% 11x 10x 4.5x 10 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 19 new <1% 0% 14x 13x 4.5x
Top Holdings of Edinburgh Partners By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 17,626 -12% <1% 14% 11x 10x 3.5x 2 Petroleo Brasileiro / PBR 186,029 29.57 19% 11,176 -5% <1% 14% 9x 8x 1.5x 3 Illinois Tool Works / ITW 26,919 55.71 19% 5,421 -3% 1% 12% 13x 12x >9.9x 4 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 9,853 -9% <1% 12% 11x 10x 6.1x 5 D.R. Horton / DHI 4,541 14.33 14% 19,577 -13% 6% 12% 29x 18x 1.7x 6 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 8,111 -40% <1% 9% 11x 10x 4.5x 7 Applied Materials / AMAT 16,761 12.95 21% 16,498 4% 1% 9% 17x 11x 2.3x 8 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 3,249 -12% 2% 8% 12x 11x 5.2x 9 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 14,469 -10% <1% 5% 11x 7x .6x 10 General Dynamics / GD 25,035 70.30 6% 1,393 -16% <1% 4% 10x 9x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Virgin Media / VMED Wal-Mart / WMT SK Telecom / SKM
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $2.4 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 99% Median market value $26 billion Average market value $77 billion Median P/E (this FY) 11x Median P/E (next FY) 10x Median P / tangible book 2.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 45% Capital Goods 28% Energy 14% Other 14%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 31 of 169 ESL Investments (Eddie Lampert) Eddie Lampert, founder and managing member of ESL Investments, is a value investor who started out working under Bob Rubin at the arbitrage desk of Goldman Sachs. When he left Goldman to start ESL in 1988, he received the support of Texas investor Richard Rainwater. Lampert compounded ESLs capital at rates of more than 25% per annum for many years. His largest investment was the much-publicized taking control of Kmart during Kmarts bankruptcy process in 2002. Lampert engineered the merger of Kmart and Sears in 2004. He is currently chairman and chief capital allocator of the combined firm, Sears Holdings (SHLD). He also still manages his investment partnership, which holds a concentrated investment portfolio.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of ESL Investments Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 2,695 41% 3% 0% n/m n/m .4x 2 AutoNation / AN 4,767 36.11 -2% 54,410 -12% 41% 29% 16x 15x 7.5x 3 Capital One / COF 22,193 48.28 14% 5,094 -14% 1% 4% 8x 7x 1.4x 4 Big Lots / BIG 2,887 44.00 17% 1,653 -12% 3% 1% 15x 13x 3.9x 5 Gap / GPS 10,543 21.59 16% 31,172 -14% 6% 10% 14x 12x 4.2x 6 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 5,135 -11% 3% 3% 30x 18x 1.0x 7 Genworth Financial / GNW 4,288 8.74 33% 9,412 -13% 2% 1% 7x 5x .3x 8 AutoZone / AZO 13,937 354.10 9% 2,969 -67% 8% 15% 15x 13x n/m 9 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 48,031 0% 45% 34% n/m n/m 1.6x
Top Holdings of ESL Investments By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 48,031 0% 45% 34% n/m n/m 1.6x 2 AutoNation / AN 4,767 36.11 -2% 54,410 -12% 41% 29% 16x 15x 7.5x 3 AutoZone / AZO 13,937 354.10 9% 2,969 -67% 8% 15% 15x 13x n/m 4 Gap / GPS 10,543 21.59 16% 31,172 -14% 6% 10% 14x 12x 4.2x 5 Capital One / COF 22,193 48.28 14% 5,094 -14% 1% 4% 8x 7x 1.4x 6 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 5,135 -11% 3% 3% 30x 18x 1.0x 7 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 6,977 -28% 2% 3% 4x 3x 4.9x 8 Genworth Financial / GNW 4,288 8.74 33% 9,412 -13% 2% 1% 7x 5x .3x 9 Big Lots / BIG 2,887 44.00 17% 1,653 -12% 3% 1% 15x 13x 3.9x 10 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 2,695 41% 3% 0% n/m n/m .4x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Cisco Systems / CSCO Wells Fargo / WFC
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $6.8 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $9.4 billion Average market value $29 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 89% Financial 8% Technology 3%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 32 of 169 Fairfax (Prem Watsa) Prem Watsa is the founder, chairman and CEO of Fairfax (Toronto: FFH), a Canadian property/casualty insurance and reinsurance firm. While managing Fairfaxs investment portfolio over the past couple of decades, Watsa has built a reputation as an astute value investor. Some have called him Warren Buffett of Canada.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Fairfax Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 11,500 new <1% 14% 11x 10x 4.5x 2 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 5,947 15% <1% 18% 13x 12x 6.5x 3 Overstock.com / OSTK 162 6.96 -11% 3,389 0% 15% 1% n/m n/m >9.9x 4 Research In Motion / RIMM 8,087 15.44 6% 12,798 8% 2% 9% n/a n/a 1.1x 5 AbitibiBowater / ABH 1,545 15.28 5% 17,504 0% 17% 12% 10x 6x .5x 6 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 12,931 0% 6% 13% n/m n/m n/m 7 Frontier Comms / FTR 4,020 4.04 -22% 18,620 0% 2% 3% 17x 16x n/m 8 Baldwin & Lyons / BWINB 338 22.72 4% 970 0% 7% 1% 15x 18x 1.1x 9 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 4,448 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 2.8x 10 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 4,512 0% <1% 6% 9x 8x 1.8x
Top Holdings of Fairfax By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 5,947 15% <1% 18% 13x 12x 6.5x 2 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 11,500 new <1% 14% 11x 10x 4.5x 3 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 12,931 0% 6% 13% n/m n/m n/m 4 AbitibiBowater / ABH 1,545 15.28 5% 17,504 0% 17% 12% 10x 6x .5x 5 Research In Motion / RIMM 8,087 15.44 6% 12,798 8% 2% 9% n/a n/a 1.1x 6 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 9,152 -60% <1% 7% 8x 9x >9.9x 7 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 4,512 0% <1% 6% 9x 8x 1.8x 8 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 4,448 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 2.8x 9 USG / USG 1,473 13.99 38% 6,794 0% 6% 4% n/m n/m 9.4x 10 Frontier Comms / FTR 4,020 4.04 -22% 18,620 0% 2% 3% 17x 16x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Intel / INTC None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $2.2 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 93% Median market value $4.2 billion Average market value $38 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of Fairfaxs asset value may be attributed to holdings that are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Technology 31% Services 19% Health Care 18% Other 33%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 33 of 169 Fairholme (Bruce Berkowitz) Bruce Berkowitz, manager of The Fairholme Fund, was one of the most successful value-oriented investors of the decade from 2000-2010. Berkowitz is a contrarian who favors companies with strong free cash flow generation as well as companies that are deeply undervalued based on assets. Fairholme runs concentrated, highly volatile equity portfolios.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Fairholme Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 112,753 1% 1% 12% 11x 7x .6x 2 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 850 87% <1% 0% 9x 8x 1.8x 3 MBIA / MBI 2,303 11.92 3% 46,531 -4% 24% 7% n/m 13x 1.0x 4 St. Joe / JOE 1,489 16.14 10% 26,185 -1% 28% 5% n/m n/m 1.7x 5 AIG / AIG 50,633 26.66 15% 116,574 -7% 6% 39% 35x 11x .6x 6 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 6 -35% <1% 9% 17x 15x 2.0x 7 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 18,617 -4% 9% 10% 30x 18x 1.0x 8 Leucadia National / LUK 7,137 29.18 28% 18,279 -1% 7% 7% n/a n/a 1.2x 9 Assured Guaranty / AGO 3,189 17.50 33% 52 0% <1% 0% 6x 6x .7x
Top Holdings of Fairholme By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 AIG / AIG 50,633 26.66 15% 116,574 -7% 6% 39% 35x 11x .6x 2 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 112,753 1% 1% 12% 11x 7x .6x 3 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 18,617 -4% 9% 10% 30x 18x 1.0x 4 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 16,108 -1% 15% 10% n/m n/m 1.6x 5 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 6 -35% <1% 9% 17x 15x 2.0x 6 MBIA / MBI 2,303 11.92 3% 46,531 -4% 24% 7% n/m 13x 1.0x 7 Leucadia National / LUK 7,137 29.18 28% 18,279 -1% 7% 7% n/a n/a 1.2x 8 St. Joe / JOE 1,489 16.14 10% 26,185 -1% 28% 5% n/m n/m 1.7x 9 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 2,110 -92% <1% 1% 8x 7x .7x 10 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 850 87% <1% 0% 9x 8x 1.8x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Goldman Sachs / GS JPMorgan Chase / JPM AT&T / T Banco Santander / STD Brookfield Asset / BAM Royal Dutch Shell / RDS.A Telefonica / TEF Verizon / VZ Vodafone / VOD Winthrop Realty / FUR Regions Financial / RF
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $7.9 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 99% Median market value $56 billion Average market value $72 billion Median P/E (this FY) 10x Median P/E (next FY) 9x Median P / tangible book 1.2x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 78% Services 15% Conglomerates 7%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 34 of 169 Force Capital (Robert Jaffe) Robert Jaffe founded Force Capital Management in 2002 after eight years at Steve Cohens SAC Capital.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Force Capital Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 CSX Corp. / CSX 23,152 22.05 5% 685 new <1% 4% 12x 10x 2.7x 2 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,591 49% 4% 7% n/m n/m .4x 3 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 1,308 74% 1% 16% n/m n/m 1.6x 4 State Auto Financial / STFC 499 12.38 -9% 164 >100% <1% 1% n/m 21x .8x 5 Williams-Sonoma / WSM 3,790 36.84 -4% 188 new <1% 2% 17x 15x 3.0x 6 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 379 25% <1% 5% 46x 25x 1.7x 7 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 377 new <1% 1% 11x 10x 4.0x 8 Lowes / LOW 33,932 27.09 7% 461 new <1% 3% 17x 15x 2.0x 9 Can. Pacific Railway / CP 12,742 74.63 10% 156 new <1% 3% n/a n/a 2.8x 10 Ashford Hospitality / AHT 628 9.23 15% 304 >100% <1% 1% n/a n/a .6x
Top Holdings of Force Capital Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 1,308 74% 1% 16% n/m n/m 1.6x 2 First Indust. Realty / FR 1,019 11.76 15% 3,023 -5% 3% 9% n/m n/m 1.0x 3 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,591 49% 4% 7% n/m n/m .4x 4 Copart / CPRT 3,025 46.47 -3% 514 -46% <1% 6% 18x 16x 8.7x 5 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 388 -14% <1% 6% n/m >99x n/m 6 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 2,267 -10% <1% 5% 11x 7x .6x 7 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 379 25% <1% 5% 46x 25x 1.7x 8 Eagle Materials / EXP 1,456 32.40 26% 538 6% 1% 5% 53x 26x 4.7x 9 SL Green Realty / SLG 6,674 74.83 12% 215 -9% <1% 4% >99x 95x 1.2x 10 CSX Corp. / CSX 23,152 22.05 5% 685 new <1% 4% 12x 10x 2.7x
New Positions Sold Out Positions C.H. Robinson / CHRW Can. Pacific Railway / CP CSX Corp. / CSX Gaylord Entertain. / GET General Growth / GGP Hartford Financial / HIG J.B. Hunt / JBHT Liz Claiborne / LIZ Lowes / LOW News Corp. / NWSA SodaStream / SODA Staples / SPLS Walt Disney / DIS Williams-Sonoma / WSM Asbury Automotive / ABG AutoNation / AN Barnes & Noble / BKS Equinix / EQIX Huntington Ingalls / HII Iron Mountain / IRM J.C. Penney / JCP Lamar Advertising / LAMR Shutterfly / SFLY TransDigm / TDG WABCO Holdings / WBC Winthrop Realty / FUR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $384 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 66% Median maret value $2.0 billion Average market value $9.3 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 16x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 68% Transportation 14% Financial 8% Other 10%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 35 of 169 Gates Capital (Jeff Gates) Jeff Gates has 25+ years of experience identifying undervalued securities. He started the ECF Value Fund in 1996 after spending 10+ years in high yield bond research and sales, including as a director at Schroder & Co.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Gates Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Nortek / NTK 453 30.07 15% 1,880 new 12% 6% n/a n/a n/m 2 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 935 6% 1% 6% 11x 9x n/m 3 Quanex Building / NX 653 17.77 18% 3,261 2% 9% 6% 32x 20x 2.3x 4 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 748 89% <1% 5% 12x 11x 5.2x 5 Darling / DAR 1,859 15.88 19% 3,582 >100% 3% 6% 10x 11x >9.9x 6 GeoMet / GMET 28 0.71 -24% 2,242 8% 6% 0% 14x 4x .6x 7 Richardson Electron. / RELL 210 12.39 1% 1,118 50% 7% 1% 33x 26x 1.0x 8 Xylem / XYL 4,996 27.07 5% 882 new <1% 3% 14x 14x n/m 9 Vishay Precision / VPG 209 15.63 -2% 1,212 0% 9% 2% 19x 14x 1.2x 10 ITT Corp. / ITT 2,096 22.60 17% 898 new <1% 2% 14x 13x n/m
Top Holdings of Gates Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Solutia / SOA 3,419 27.97 62% 4,348 -13% 4% 13% 13x 11x n/m 2 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,267 -23% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x 3 DaVita / DVA 7,851 83.97 11% 761 -27% <1% 7% 17x 14x n/m 4 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 935 6% 1% 6% 11x 9x n/m 5 Quanex Building / NX 653 17.77 18% 3,261 2% 9% 6% 32x 20x 2.3x 6 Darling / DAR 1,859 15.88 19% 3,582 >100% 3% 6% 10x 11x >9.9x 7 Blount International / BLT 818 16.77 15% 3,378 -1% 7% 6% 13x 11x n/m 8 Nortek / NTK 453 30.07 15% 1,880 new 12% 6% n/a n/a n/m 9 Snap-on / SNA 3,548 60.98 20% 890 -18% 2% 6% 13x 11x 6.5x 10 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 748 89% <1% 5% 12x 11x 5.2x
New Positions Sold Out Positions E.W. Scripps / SSP ITT Corp. / ITT Nortek / NTK Xylem / XYL C.R. Bard / BCR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $924 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 70% Median market value $1.9 billion Average market value $3.0 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Basic Materials 33% Capital Goods 27% Services 13% Other 28%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 36 of 169 Glenview (Larry Robbins) Larry Robbins founded Glenview after working for buyout specialist Leon Coopermans Omega Advisors. Robbins hedge fund utilizes various value-oriented investment strategies in order to generate absolute returns.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Glenview Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 8,561 >100% <1% 5% 8x 7x .7x 2 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 7,232 12% 3% 6% 62x 43x n/m 3 Thermo Fisher / TMO 21,002 55.52 23% 4,649 8% 1% 4% 12x 11x n/m 4 Take-Two / TTWO 1,415 15.80 17% 5,619 >100% 6% 1% n/m 6x 5.1x 5 Quest Diagnostics / DGX 9,078 57.54 -1% 1,046 new <1% 1% 13x 11x n/m 6 HCA / HCA 12,149 27.83 26% 8,770 12% 2% 4% 8x 7x n/m 7 Openwave Systems / OPWV 181 2.10 33% 2,568 >100% 3% 0% n/m n/m 5.0x 8 Lab Corp. of America / LH 8,922 90.03 5% 1,082 41% 1% 2% 14x 13x n/m 9 Sprint Nextel / S 6,860 2.29 -2% 11,049 24% <1% 0% n/m n/m n/m 10 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 25,382 7% 2% 3% 7x 6x >9.9x
Top Holdings of Glenview Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Life Technologies / LIFE 8,830 49.55 27% 13,781 -3% 8% 12% 12x 11x 1.9x 2 McKesson / MCK 20,018 81.34 4% 4,613 -22% 2% 6% 13x 11x >9.9x 3 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 7,232 12% 3% 6% 62x 43x n/m 4 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 8,561 >100% <1% 5% 8x 7x .7x 5 Thermo Fisher / TMO 21,002 55.52 23% 4,649 8% 1% 4% 12x 11x n/m 6 Flextronics / FLEX 4,785 6.97 23% 36,934 -11% 5% 4% 8x 7x 2.3x 7 HCA / HCA 12,149 27.83 26% 8,770 12% 2% 4% 8x 7x n/m 8 Tyco International / TYC 22,703 49.25 5% 4,475 -24% <1% 4% 14x 12x >9.9x 9 BMC Software / BMC 6,446 39.25 20% 5,409 -4% 3% 4% 12x 11x n/m 10 Fidelity National / FIS 8,580 28.65 8% 7,325 -8% 2% 4% 13x 11x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Oracle / ORCL Quest Diagnostics / DGX Agilent Technologies / A Coca-Cola Enterprise / CCE Comcast / CMCSA Corning / GLW DaVita / DVA Goldman Sachs / GS Morgan Stanley / MS Pfizer / PFE Pharma Product / PPDI Wyndham / WYN
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $5.9 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 52% Median market value $12 billion Average market value $22 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 2.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Health Care 30% Services 22% Technology 19% Other 29%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 37 of 169 GoldenTree (Steve Tananbaum) Steve Tananbaum founded GoldenTree Asset Management in 2000. Prior to starting GoldenTree, Tananbaum spent more than ten years at MacKay Shields, including as lead portfolio manager of the firms hedge fund area. Prior to MacKay Shields, Tananbaum worked on high yield and M&A transactions in the corporate finance department of Kidder, Peabody.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of GoldenTree Asset Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 469 new <1% 12% 16x 13x n/m 2 Tenet Healthcare / THC 2,819 5.72 12% 12,257 -9% 2% 61% 13x 12x >9.9x 3 American Capital / ACAS 2,996 8.69 29% 1,530 -17% <1% 11% 11x 10x .7x 4 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 66 -85% <1% 3% n/m >99x n/m 5 Gannett / GCI 3,481 14.61 9% 993 -81% <1% 13% 7x 7x n/m
Top Holdings of GoldenTree Asset Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Tenet Healthcare / THC 2,819 5.72 12% 12,257 -9% 2% 61% 13x 12x >9.9x 2 Gannett / GCI 3,481 14.61 9% 993 -81% <1% 13% 7x 7x n/m 3 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 469 new <1% 12% 16x 13x n/m 4 American Capital / ACAS 2,996 8.69 29% 1,530 -17% <1% 11% 11x 10x .7x 5 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 66 -85% <1% 3% n/m >99x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions CBS / CBS Ashland / ASH Booz Allen Hamilton / BAH Cedar Fair / FUN CIT Group / CIT CONSOL Energy / CNX Halliburton / HAL KKR & Co. / KKR Penn National Gaming / PENN Popular / BPOP Rowan Companies / RDC Solutia / SOA Tenneco / TEN TRW Automotive / TRW
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $116 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median maret value $4.1 billion Average market value $6.9 billion Median P/E (this FY) 11x Median P/E (next FY) 10x Median P / tangible book 2.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Health Care 61% Services 28% Financial 11%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 38 of 169 Greenhaven (Ed Wachenheim) Ed Wachenheim manages a $3+ billion value hedge fund with a long term-oriented, concentrated investment approach.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Greenhaven Associates Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,728 17% 1% 9% 11x 10x 1.7x 2 Lowes / LOW 33,932 27.09 7% 12,118 9% <1% 10% 17x 15x 2.0x 3 Air Products & Chem / APD 19,039 90.40 6% 3,459 1% 2% 10% 15x 13x 4.0x 4 FedEx / FDX 29,961 95.27 14% 4,424 1% 1% 13% 15x 13x 2.2x 5 Baker Hughes / BHI 20,785 47.62 -2% 4,517 >100% 1% 7% 10x 8x 2.3x 6 Agilent Technologies / A 15,340 44.14 26% 3,261 >100% <1% 4% 14x 13x 6.6x 7 UPS / UPS 74,005 76.69 5% 3,924 9% <1% 9% 16x 14x >9.9x 8 Rockwell Collins / COL 8,774 59.03 7% 2,355 5% 2% 4% 13x 12x >9.9x 9 RHJ International / RHJIF 392 4.66 -13% 1,877 4% 2% 0% n/a n/a n/m 10 Home Depot / HD 69,879 45.33 8% 2,094 34% <1% 3% 19x 16x 4.2x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Am. Independence / AMIC Lennox International / LII Mohawk Industries / MHK None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $3.2 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 82% Median market value $16 billion Average market value $30 billion Median P/E (this FY) 15x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 3.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Transportation 24% Energy 17% Services 14% Other 46%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 39 of 169 Greenlight (David Einhorn) David Einhorn is the founder of Greenlight Capital, a value-oriented, research-driven investment firm with a market-beating long-term track record. Since inception in May 1996, Greenlight has reported a compounded annual return, net of fees and expenses, of approximately 20%. David is author of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Greenlight Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Einstein Noah / BAGL 236 14.05 -11% 10,733 0% 64% 3% 18x 16x >9.9x 2 BioFuel Energy / BIOF 77 0.63 -7% 27,169 0% 22% 0% n/a n/a .9x 3 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 19,009 29% 1% 9% 7x 7x n/m 4 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 1,464 11% <1% 13% 12x 10x 5.4x 5 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 14,100 new <1% 4% 8x 9x >9.9x 6 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 15,171 0% <1% 8% 11x 10x 6.1x 7 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 8,195 new 2% 4% 8x 7x 9.0x 8 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 14,449 0% 3% 7% 4x 3x 4.9x 9 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 16,952 new 1% 2% 7x 6x >9.9x 10 Liberty Media / LMCA 10,589 85.15 9% 980 new <1% 1% 33x 51x 2.6x
Top Holdings of Greenlight By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 1,464 11% <1% 13% 12x 10x 5.4x 2 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 19,009 29% 1% 9% 7x 7x n/m 3 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 15,171 0% <1% 8% 11x 10x 6.1x 4 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 14,449 0% 3% 7% 4x 3x 4.9x 5 CareFusion / CFN 5,716 25.43 0% 12,153 -5% 5% 5% 14x 13x 4.5x 6 Ensco / ESV 12,869 55.80 19% 5,052 9% 2% 5% 18x 10x 1.7x 7 Marvell Technology / MRVL 9,365 16.05 16% 17,374 4% 3% 5% 13x 14x 3.3x 8 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 14,100 new <1% 4% 8x 9x >9.9x 9 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 8,195 new 2% 4% 8x 7x 9.0x 10 NCR / NCR 3,332 21.14 28% 9,611 -3% 6% 4% 9x 8x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions CA / CA Dell / DELL Delphi Automotive / DLPH DST Systems / DST Liberty Media / LMCA OmniVision / OVTI Research In Motion / RIMM Tessera Technologies / TSRA Xerox / XRX Yahoo! / YHOO Becton Dickinson / BDX CVS Caremark / CVS Employers Holdings / EIG Ingram Micro / IM LyondellBasell / LYB Marathon Oil / MRO SemGroup / SEMG Synaptics / SYNA
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $5.6 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 64% Median market value $6.3 billion Average market value $26 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 2.4x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 46% Services 16% Consumer Cyclical 13% Other 25%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 40 of 169 H Partners (Rehan Jaffer) Rehan Jaffer honed his investment approach at Dan Loebs activist hedge fund Third Point. He joined River Run Partners in 2004 and started H Partners shortly thereafter. Loeb was quoted in the book Hedge Hunters as saying the following about Jaffer: He is super-hungry. Hes got a good nose. Hes very intelligent. So hes got a great combination of having a high IQ, really strong financial analytics, a great nose for value, and great trader sense.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of H Partners Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Sealy Corp. / ZZ 153 1.52 -12% 14,616 0% 14% 3% 76x 19x n/m 2 Boyd Gaming / BYD 786 9.10 22% 3,400 2% 4% 4% >99x 34x 1.8x 3 Cumulus Media / CMLS 536 3.79 13% 677 0% <1% 0% 8x 7x n/m 4 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 13,310 0% 24% 84% 84x 64x n/m 5 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,110 0% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x
Top Holdings of H Partners By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 13,310 0% 24% 84% 84x 64x n/m 2 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,110 0% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x 3 Boyd Gaming / BYD 786 9.10 22% 3,400 2% 4% 4% >99x 34x 1.8x 4 Sealy Corp. / ZZ 153 1.52 -12% 14,616 0% 14% 3% 76x 19x n/m 5 Cumulus Media / CMLS 536 3.79 13% 677 0% <1% 0% 8x 7x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Leap Wireless / LEAP Pulte Homes / PHM
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $743 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $786 million Average market value $1.7 billion Median P/E (this FY) 40x Median P/E (next FY) 18x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 41 of 169 Harbinger (Phil Falcone) Phil Falcone founded Harbinger Capital Partners in 2001 in order to capitalize on distressed investment opportunities. The firm has since expanded into special situation investments and other value-oriented investment strategies.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Harbinger Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 N.A. Energy Partners / NOA 193 5.34 -17% 7,032 2% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.7x 2 Spectrum Brands / SPB 1,497 28.91 6% 28,066 0% 54% 50% 12x 10x n/m 3 Crosstex Energy / XTXI 626 13.26 5% 7,000 0% 15% 6% n/m n/m n/m 4 Cliffs Natural / CLF 10,519 73.55 18% 450 0% <1% 2% 6x 7x 2.4x 5 Harbinger Group / HRG 680 4.88 22% 117,425 0% 84% 35% n/a n/a n/m 6 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 3,500 30% 2% 2% 11x 15x 1.0x 7 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 676 0% <1% 1% >99x 89x 1.8x 8 Presidential Life / PLFE 337 11.38 14% 546 0% 2% 0% n/a n/a .4x 9 General Moly / GMO 331 3.64 18% 1,398 0% 2% 0% n/m n/m 2.3x 10 Owens Corning / OC 4,092 33.85 18% 475 0% <1% 1% 16x 12x 2.7x
Top Holdings of Harbinger Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Spectrum Brands / SPB 1,497 28.91 6% 28,066 0% 54% 50% 12x 10x n/m 2 Harbinger Group / HRG 680 4.88 22% 117,425 0% 84% 35% n/a n/a n/m 3 Crosstex Energy / XTXI 626 13.26 5% 7,000 0% 15% 6% n/m n/m n/m 4 N.A. Energy Partners / NOA 193 5.34 -17% 7,032 2% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.7x 5 Cliffs Natural / CLF 10,519 73.55 18% 450 0% <1% 2% 6x 7x 2.4x 6 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 3,500 30% 2% 2% 11x 15x 1.0x 7 Owens Corning / OC 4,092 33.85 18% 475 0% <1% 1% 16x 12x 2.7x 8 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 676 0% <1% 1% >99x 89x 1.8x 9 Presidential Life / PLFE 337 11.38 14% 546 0% 2% 0% n/a n/a .4x 10 General Moly / GMO 331 3.64 18% 1,398 0% 2% 0% n/m n/m 2.3x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None CVR Energy / CVI Forest Oil Corp. / FST Huntsman / HUN Lone Pine Resources / LPR Research In Motion / RIMM WD-40 Company / WDFC
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $1.6 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 99% Median market value $1.5 billion Average market value $2.8 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A material portion of assets managed by Phil Falcone may be invested in private, non-equity or non-U.S. securities, which are not shown here.
Technology 54% Financial 38% Energy 4% Other 4%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 42 of 169 Hawkshaw (Kian Ghazi) Kian Ghazi co-founded long/short investment partnership Hawkshaw in 2002. Ghazi looks for investments in which there is a disconnect between near-term market expectations and longer-term intrinsic value. He relies on in-depth primary research to form investment theses on individual companies.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Hawkshaw Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Blyth / BTH 521 63.40 12% 279 68% 3% 20% n/a n/a 2.9x 2 Sycamore Networks / SCMR 570 19.84 11% 320 new 1% 7% n/m n/m 1.3x 3 Talbots / TLB 222 3.15 18% 2,977 9% 4% 11% n/m n/m >9.9x 4 Westport Innovations / WPRT 2,140 44.06 33% 69 new <1% 3% n/a n/a >9.9x 5 Abercrombie & Fitch / ANF 3,874 45.07 -8% 200 0% <1% 10% 19x 13x 2.0x 6 Frozen Food Express / FFEX 21 1.20 -7% 1,872 0% 11% 3% n/a n/a .4x 7 AnnTaylor Stores / ANN 1,239 23.65 -5% 206 0% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.8x 8 Electronic Arts / EA 5,773 17.42 -15% 203 -31% <1% 4% 20x 15x >9.9x 9 XO Group / XOXO 251 8.77 5% 887 0% 3% 9% 58x 32x 2.3x 10 Ingram Micro / IM 2,971 19.37 6% 661 0% <1% 14% 10x 8x .9x
Top Holdings of Hawkshaw Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Blyth / BTH 521 63.40 12% 279 68% 3% 20% n/a n/a 2.9x 2 Ingram Micro / IM 2,971 19.37 6% 661 0% <1% 14% 10x 8x .9x 3 Talbots / TLB 222 3.15 18% 2,977 9% 4% 11% n/m n/m >9.9x 4 Abercrombie & Fitch / ANF 3,874 45.07 -8% 200 0% <1% 10% 19x 13x 2.0x 5 XO Group / XOXO 251 8.77 5% 887 0% 3% 9% 58x 32x 2.3x 6 Sycamore Networks / SCMR 570 19.84 11% 320 new 1% 7% n/m n/m 1.3x 7 Aviat Networks / AVNW 144 2.35 28% 2,182 0% 4% 6% >99x 12x .9x 8 Symantec / SYMC 12,970 17.78 14% 288 -50% <1% 6% 11x 10x n/m 9 AnnTaylor Stores / ANN 1,239 23.65 -5% 206 0% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.8x 10 Electronic Arts / EA 5,773 17.42 -15% 203 -31% <1% 4% 20x 15x >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Sycamore Networks / SCMR CIBER / CBR Dell / DELL
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $89 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 92% Median maret value $570 million Average market value $4.2 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 39% Services 35% Consumer Non- Cyclical 20% Other 6%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 43 of 169 Hound Partners (Jonathan Auerbach) Jonathan Auerbach is a Tiger seed, having received an early-stage investment from Julian Robertson.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Hound Partners Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 85 68% <1% 7% 14x 12x 4.0x 2 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 1,988 7% <1% 13% n/a n/a n/m 3 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,380 new <1% 5% 7x 7x n/m 4 Sherwin-Williams / SHW 10,207 98.37 10% 457 98% <1% 6% 17x 15x >9.9x 5 Kronos Worldwide / KRO 2,719 23.46 30% 1,619 63% 1% 5% 9x 8x 3.1x 6 Groupon / GRPN 13,413 21.03 2% 451 new <1% 1% 70x 27x >9.9x 7 Williams Companies / WMB 17,128 29.06 8% 961 new <1% 4% 19x 20x 2.2x 8 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 2,106 30% 1% 6% n/m n/m n/m 9 Molycorp / MCP 2,238 26.68 11% 330 new <1% 1% 18x 10x 2.6x 10 Ascent Media / ASCMA 699 47.11 -7% 688 3% 5% 5% n/m n/m n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Angies List / ANGI General Motors / GM Groupon / GRPN Molycorp / MCP Williams Companies / WMB Compass Minerals / CMP Liberty Interactive / LINTA Microsoft / MSFT Theravance / THRX
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $719 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 77% Median maret value $5.1 billion Average market value $28 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 3.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 25% Basic Materials 19% Health Care 18% Other 37%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 44 of 169 Icahn Entities (Carl Icahn) Carl Icahn is an activist investor with a long track record of success agitating for change at underperforming companies. Carl publishes an activist investing blog entitled The Icahn Report at www.icahnreport.com.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Icahn Entities Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Navistar / NAV 3,164 45.79 21% 7,251 >100% 10% 3% 8x 7x n/m 2 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 18,042 0% 15% 0% n/m n/m .1x 3 El Paso Corp. / EP 20,961 27.18 2% 72,279 10% 9% 16% 26x 22x 4.8x 4 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 38,292 0% 12% 15% 16x 14x 4.1x 5 Federal-Mogul / FDML 1,709 17.28 17% 76,385 1% 77% 11% 9x 8x n/m 6 American Railcar / ARII 605 28.32 18% 11,849 0% 55% 3% >99x 20x 2.0x 7 Mentor Graphics / MENT 1,586 14.49 7% 16,120 0% 15% 2% 14x 12x 5.8x 8 Hain Celestial / HAIN 1,773 39.98 9% 7,131 0% 16% 2% 23x 20x n/m 9 Icahn Enterprises / IEP 3,870 39.02 9% 79,238 0% 80% 25% n/a n/a 2.5x 10 WebMD Health / WBMD 1,543 27.09 -28% 5,692 >100% 10% 1% 22x 59x 3.5x
Top Holdings of Icahn Entities By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Icahn Enterprises / IEP 3,870 39.02 9% 79,238 0% 80% 25% n/a n/a 2.5x 2 El Paso Corp. / EP 20,961 27.18 2% 72,279 10% 9% 16% 26x 22x 4.8x 3 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 38,292 0% 12% 15% 16x 14x 4.1x 4 Federal-Mogul / FDML 1,709 17.28 17% 76,385 1% 77% 11% 9x 8x n/m 5 Motorola Mobility / MMI 11,815 39.45 2% 30,193 -10% 10% 10% 64x 34x 3.2x 6 Forest Labs / FRX 8,375 31.54 4% 26,362 1% 10% 7% 9x 27x 3.0x 7 American Railcar / ARII 605 28.32 18% 11,849 0% 55% 3% >99x 20x 2.0x 8 Navistar / NAV 3,164 45.79 21% 7,251 >100% 10% 3% 8x 7x n/m 9 Hain Celestial / HAIN 1,773 39.98 9% 7,131 0% 16% 2% 23x 20x n/m 10 Amylin Pharma / AMLN 2,512 17.17 51% 14,382 0% 10% 2% n/m n/m n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions CVR Energy / CVI Clorox / CLX Vector Group / VGR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $12 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 91% Median market value $1.8 billion Average market value $4.4 billion Median P/E (this FY) 16x Median P/E (next FY) 14x Median P / tangible book 3.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of assets controlled by Carl Icahn may be attributed to entities other than Icahn Capital LP and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Financial 29% Consumer Cyclical 18% Capital Goods 17% Other 35%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 45 of 169 International Value Advisers (Charles de Vaulx) IVA was formed in 2007 and recently managed $16 billion. CIO Charles de Vaulx was previously portfolio manager of the First Eagle Global, Overseas, U.S. Value, Gold and Variable Funds. At First Eagle, de Vaulx was mentored by, and ultimately succeeded, Jean-Marie Eveillard. de Vaulx is a value investor in the tradition of Graham and Dodd.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of International Value Advisers Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 TOTAL / TOT 127,111 53.65 5% 5,721 17% <1% 6% 8x 8x 1.7x 2 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,743 9% 1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x 3 Net1 UEPS / UEPS 456 10.13 32% 12,380 0% 28% 3% 7x 9x >9.9x 4 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 12,586 14% 2% 4% 11x 10x 4.0x 5 Valassis Comms / VCI 1,037 23.17 20% 3,370 39% 8% 2% 9x 8x n/m 6 Nortel Inversora / NTL 35 23.90 3% 115 3% 8% 0% 6x 6x .0x 7 Seacor Holdings / CKH 2,106 96.98 9% 788 new 4% 2% 25x 16x 1.2x 8 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 530 0% 7% 4% 18x 23x 5.0x 9 IAMGOLD / IAG 6,148 16.32 3% 2,588 27% <1% 1% 13x 12x 2.0x 10 Cimarex Energy / XEC 5,739 66.93 8% 856 35% <1% 1% 11x 12x 2.5x
Top Holdings of International Value Advisers By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 16,633 -1% <1% 7% 14x 11x >9.9x 2 TOTAL / TOT 127,111 53.65 5% 5,721 17% <1% 6% 8x 8x 1.7x 3 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,743 9% 1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x 4 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 8,769 -16% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x 5 Hewlett-Packard / HPQ 56,721 28.70 11% 9,186 -4% <1% 5% 7x 6x n/m 6 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 13,571 -16% <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x 7 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 547 -15% <1% 4% 18x 15x >9.9x 8 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 530 0% 7% 4% 18x 23x 5.0x 9 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 12,586 14% 2% 4% 11x 10x 4.0x 10 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 2 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Seacor Holdings / CKH Iron Mountain / IRM Vodafone / VOD
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $4.8 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 52% Median market value $13 billion Average market value $39 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 2.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 34% Services 31% Energy 15% Other 20%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 46 of 169 Joho Capital (Robert Karr) Robert Karr is a Tiger Cub, having previously worked under Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Karr runs a concentrated investment fund, with the top three holdings occasionally comprising more than 50% of the equity portfolio.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Joho Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 SINA Corp. / SINA 4,480 68.56 32% 687 >100% 1% 10% 73x 49x 3.9x 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 130 0% <1% 16% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Yahoo! / YHOO 20,018 16.14 0% 3,490 0% <1% 11% 20x 17x 2.4x 4 Katy Industries / KT 7,930 16.30 10% 3,389 0% <1% 11% 5x 5x .9x 5 Veeco Instruments / VECO 1,098 28.36 36% 777 new 2% 4% 22x 14x 1.6x 6 TAL Education / XRS 876 11.32 14% 2,104 16% 3% 5% 37x 29x 5.7x 7 Changyou.com / CYOU 1,330 25.39 10% 252 new <1% 1% 5x 5x 3.4x 8 Hexcel / HXL 2,645 26.61 10% 821 0% <1% 4% 19x 17x 3.6x 9 Home Inns & Hotels / HMIN 1,390 30.69 19% 494 0% 1% 3% 24x 20x 4.0x 10 21Vianet Group / VNET 630 11.10 21% 364 new <1% 1% 4x 4x n/m
Top Holdings of Joho Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 New Oriental Edu. / EDU 4,180 26.85 12% 4,311 -25% 3% 24% 30x 23x 7.5x 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 130 0% <1% 16% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Yahoo! / YHOO 20,018 16.14 0% 3,490 0% <1% 11% 20x 17x 2.4x 4 Katy Industries / KT 7,930 16.30 10% 3,389 0% <1% 11% 5x 5x .9x 5 SINA Corp. / SINA 4,480 68.56 32% 687 >100% 1% 10% 73x 49x 3.9x 6 Estee Lauder / EL 22,060 56.90 1% 792 -16% <1% 9% 25x 22x >9.9x 7 TAL Education / XRS 876 11.32 14% 2,104 16% 3% 5% 37x 29x 5.7x 8 Veeco Instruments / VECO 1,098 28.36 36% 777 new 2% 4% 22x 14x 1.6x 9 Hexcel / HXL 2,645 26.61 10% 821 0% <1% 4% 19x 17x 3.6x 10 Home Inns & Hotels / HMIN 1,390 30.69 19% 494 0% 1% 3% 24x 20x 4.0x
New Positions Sold Out Positions 21Vianet Group / VNET Changyou.com / CYOU Veeco Instruments / VECO 7 Days Group / SVN Renren / RENN
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $492 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 98% Median maret value $3.4 billion Average market value $22 billion Median P/E (this FY) 21x Median P/E (next FY) 17x Median P / tangible book 3.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 47 of 169 Lane Five (Lisa Rapuano) Yale-educated Lisa Rapuano spent ten years at Legg Mason Capital Management and two years as co-CIO at Matador Capital Management prior to founding Lane Five in 2006.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Lane Five Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Ambassadors Group / EPAX 86 4.90 9% 1,189 >100% 7% 6% 54x 27x 1.3x 2 Williams Controls / WMCO 81 11.07 0% 667 0% 9% 7% 13x 10x 4.6x 3 Healthsouth / HLS 1,796 18.85 7% 279 0% <1% 5% 15x 13x n/m 4 Quiksilver / ZQK 753 4.55 26% 1,125 0% <1% 5% 22x 13x 3.7x 5 Learning Tree / LTRE 78 5.74 -16% 726 0% 5% 4% 64x 15x 2.1x 6 Monotype Imaging / TYPE 545 15.13 -3% 293 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x n/m 7 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 10 0% <1% 4% 26x 25x 1.6x 8 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 12 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x 9 Corinthian Colleges / COCO 424 5.00 130% 2,020 6% 2% 10% 17x 11x 2.2x 10 Skechers / SKX 698 13.98 15% 338 0% <1% 5% n/m 29x .8x
Top Holdings of Lane Five Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Corinthian Colleges / COCO 424 5.00 130% 2,020 6% 2% 10% 17x 11x 2.2x 2 Williams Controls / WMCO 81 11.07 0% 667 0% 9% 7% 13x 10x 4.6x 3 Ambassadors Group / EPAX 86 4.90 9% 1,189 >100% 7% 6% 54x 27x 1.3x 4 Healthsouth / HLS 1,796 18.85 7% 279 0% <1% 5% 15x 13x n/m 5 Quiksilver / ZQK 753 4.55 26% 1,125 0% <1% 5% 22x 13x 3.7x 6 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 12 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x 7 Skechers / SKX 698 13.98 15% 338 0% <1% 5% n/m 29x .8x 8 Monotype Imaging / TYPE 545 15.13 -3% 293 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x n/m 9 Learning Tree / LTRE 78 5.74 -16% 726 0% 5% 4% 64x 15x 2.1x 10 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 10 0% <1% 4% 26x 25x 1.6x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $104 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 54% Median maret value $1.4 billion Average market value $5.3 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 2.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 55% Consumer Cyclical 17% Financial 16% Other 13%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 48 of 169 Leucadia (Ian Cumming and Joe Steinberg) Chairman Cumming and President Steinberg describe their approach in a 2008 letter: We tend to be buyers of assets and companies that are troubled or out of favor and as a result are selling substantially below the values, which we believe, are there. From time to time, we sell parts of these operations when prices available in the market reach what we believe to be advantageous levels. While we are not perfect in executing this strategy, we are proud of our long-term track record. We are not income statement driven and do not run your company with an undue emphasis on either quarterly or annual earnings. We believe we are conservative in our accounting practices and policies and that our balance sheet is conservatively stated.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Leucadia Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 1,618 0% 9% 3% 9x n/a 1.8x 2 Jefferies / JEF 3,236 15.71 14% 58,006 3% 28% 63% 13x 10x 1.1x 3 Cowen / COWN 320 2.77 7% 994 0% <1% 0% n/m 7x .6x 4 Mueller Industries / MLI 1,797 47.02 22% 10,423 0% 27% 34% 19x n/a 2.1x
Top Holdings of Leucadia By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Jefferies / JEF 3,236 15.71 14% 58,006 3% 28% 63% 13x 10x 1.1x 2 Mueller Industries / MLI 1,797 47.02 22% 10,423 0% 27% 34% 19x n/a 2.1x 3 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 1,618 0% 9% 3% 9x n/a 1.8x 4 Cowen / COWN 320 2.77 7% 994 0% <1% 0% n/m 7x .6x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Global Power Equip. / GLPW
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $1.4 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $427 million Average market value $1.2 billion Median P/E (this FY) 16x Median P/E (next FY) 10x Median P / tangible book 1.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of Leucadias asset value may be attributed to holdings that are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Financial 66% Basic Materials 34%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 49 of 169 Lone Pine (Steve Mandel) Mandel founded long/short firm Lone Pine in 1997. He previously worked for Tiger Management, Goldman Sachs and Mars.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Lone Pine Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,467 >100% 3% 5% 24x 18x >9.9x 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 1,347 44% <1% 5% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Polo Ralph Lauren / RL 15,938 172.60 25% 4,680 11% 5% 5% 25x 21x 7.4x 4 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 2,151 4% <1% 7% 12x 10x 5.4x 5 VanceInfo / VIT 591 13.29 47% 7,863 0% 18% 1% 17x 14x 2.4x 6 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 4,797 >100% <1% 4% 19x 16x >9.9x 7 Fossil / FOSL 6,290 100.49 27% 3,625 83% 6% 2% 22x 18x 6.4x 8 New Oriental Edu. / EDU 4,180 26.85 12% 9,957 48% 6% 2% 30x 23x 7.5x 9 Williams-Sonoma / WSM 3,790 36.84 -4% 6,235 7% 6% 2% 17x 15x 3.0x 10 Accretive Health / AH 2,403 24.47 6% 9,058 16% 9% 1% 57x 35x >9.9x
Top Holdings of Lone Pine By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 2,151 4% <1% 7% 12x 10x 5.4x 2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 1,347 44% <1% 5% 14x 12x 4.0x 3 Polo Ralph Lauren / RL 15,938 172.60 25% 4,680 11% 5% 5% 25x 21x 7.4x 4 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,467 >100% 3% 5% 24x 18x >9.9x 5 Express Scripts / ESRX 24,408 50.17 12% 13,779 -5% 3% 5% 17x 14x n/m 6 Dollar General / DG 14,680 42.89 4% 15,341 -3% 4% 4% 18x 16x n/m 7 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 4,797 >100% <1% 4% 19x 16x >9.9x 8 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 10,584 -13% 4% 3% 62x 43x n/m 9 Las Vegas Sands / LVS 42,367 51.59 21% 9,697 32% 1% 3% 20x 17x 5.7x 10 NetApp / NTAP 14,231 39.69 9% 12,199 4% 3% 3% 17x 14x 5.4x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Baidu.com / BIDU eBay / EBAY El Paso Corp. / EP FMC Technologies / FTI Green Mtn Coffee / GMCR Kinder Morgan / KMI Liberty Media / LMCA Lululemon Athletica / LULU Medco Health / MHS Michael Kors / KORS V.F. Corp. / VFC W.R. Grace / GRA Willis Group / WSH Bed Bath & Beyond / BBBY Citigroup / C Coca-Cola / KO Dollar Tree / DLTR Estee Lauder / EL Flavors & Fragrances / IFF Goodrich Corp. / GR Grifols / GRFS Liberty Starz / LSTZA NII Holdings / NIHD Royal Caribbean / RCL Schlumberger / SLB U.S. Bancorp / USB United Technologies / UTX Yum! Brands / YUM
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $15 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 45% Median market value $11 billion Average market value $32 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 16x Median P / tangible book 4.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 38% Services 30% Consumer Cyclical 14% Other 19%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 50 of 169 Markel Gayner (Tom Gayner) Tom Gayner has been President of Markel Gayner Asset Management since 1990 and EVP and CIO of Markel, a Richmond, Virginia-based international property and casualty insurance holding company, since 2004. Tom has been a disciplined steward of capital on behalf of Markel shareholders, and his long-term investment record is one of the best in the business.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Markel Gayner Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Fairfax Financial / FRFHF 8,590 421.00 -2% 279 0% 1% 6% 10x 20x 1.1x 2 Brookfield Asset / BAM 36,475 30.98 13% 3,102 0% <1% 5% n/a n/a 4.3x 3 Union Bankshares / UBSH 368 14.09 6% 3,505 0% 13% 3% 14x 13x 1.1x 4 Investors Title / ITIC 93 44.00 23% 229 0% 11% 1% n/a n/a .9x 5 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 811 7% <1% 4% 10x 9x 2.6x 6 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 1,086 1% <1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x 7 Paychex / PAYX 11,347 31.31 4% 146 >100% <1% 0% 21x 19x >9.9x 8 Louisiana-Pacific / LPX 1,098 8.06 0% 107 88% <1% 0% n/m n/m 1.1x 9 Expeditors Intl / EXPD 9,124 43.03 5% 48 >100% <1% 0% 24x 21x 4.7x 10 Nicholas Financial / NICK 160 13.35 4% 154 84% 1% 0% n/a n/a 1.2x 1 Markel acquired UBSH shares in connection with a merger of a Markel subsidiary with First Market Bank, a private company in which Markel was a shareholder.
Top Holdings of Markel Gayner By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 5,191 0% 2% 8% 17x 16x 2.6x 2 Fairfax Financial / FRFHF 8,590 421.00 -2% 279 0% 1% 6% 10x 20x 1.1x 3 Diageo / DEO 58,691 93.40 7% 1,247 0% <1% 6% 16x 14x n/m 4 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 1 -52% <1% 6% 17x 15x 2.0x 5 Brookfield Asset / BAM 36,475 30.98 13% 3,102 0% <1% 5% n/a n/a 4.3x 6 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 811 7% <1% 4% 10x 9x 2.6x 7 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 1,086 1% <1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x 8 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 1,538 0% <1% 3% 14x 12x >9.9x 9 UPS / UPS 74,005 76.69 5% 741 0% <1% 3% 16x 14x >9.9x 10 Marriott / MAR 11,971 35.72 22% 1,407 0% <1% 3% 26x 23x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions DreamWorks / DWA Loews Corp. / L Marriott Vacations / VAC McCormick / MKC Mosaic Company / MOS SEI Investments / SEIC Vodafone / VOD Campbell Soup / CPB EnCana / ECA
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *, **
Portfolio size $1.9 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 49% Median market value $19 billion Average market value $49 billion Median P/E (this FY) 16x Median P/E (next FY) 14x Median P / tangible book 2.8x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities. ** A large portion of Markel Corp.s asset value may be attributed to holdings that are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.
Services 35% Financial 26% Consumer Non- Cyclical 10% Other 30%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 51 of 169 MHR (Mark Rachesky) Mark Rachesky worked for Carl Icahn from 1990 to 1996. He subsequently founded MHR Fund Management, which focuses on inefficient market sectors, including special situation equities and distressed investments. He runs a concentrated portfolio.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of MHR Fund Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Key Energy Services / KEG 2,220 14.73 -5% 17,474 3% 12% 12% 16x 9x 5.1x 2 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 23,534 0% 30% 10% n/m n/m n/m 3 Loral Space / LORL 2,081 67.76 4% 8,130 0% 26% 26% n/a n/a 2.3x 4 Ensco / ESV 12,869 55.80 19% 6,631 0% 3% 17% 18x 10x 1.7x 5 Lions Gate / LGF 1,698 11.84 42% 51,262 0% 36% 28% n/a n/a n/m 6 MetroPCS / PCS 3,554 9.81 13% 14,618 14% 4% 7% 13x 12x >9.9x 7 TIM Participacoes / TSU 21,391 27.63 7% 85 0% <1% 0% 22x 17x 5.5x 8 Rand Logistics / RLOG 136 7.69 18% 462 0% 3% 0% 26x 17x 2.9x 9 Dynavax Tech / DVAX 606 4.05 22% 445 0% <1% 0% n/m n/m >9.9x
Top Holdings of MHR Fund Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Lions Gate / LGF 1,698 11.84 42% 51,262 0% 36% 28% n/a n/a n/m 2 Loral Space / LORL 2,081 67.76 4% 8,130 0% 26% 26% n/a n/a 2.3x 3 Ensco / ESV 12,869 55.80 19% 6,631 0% 3% 17% 18x 10x 1.7x 4 Key Energy Services / KEG 2,220 14.73 -5% 17,474 3% 12% 12% 16x 9x 5.1x 5 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 23,534 0% 30% 10% n/m n/m n/m 6 MetroPCS / PCS 3,554 9.81 13% 14,618 14% 4% 7% 13x 12x >9.9x 7 Rand Logistics / RLOG 136 7.69 18% 462 0% 3% 0% 26x 17x 2.9x 8 TIM Participacoes / TSU 21,391 27.63 7% 85 0% <1% 0% 22x 17x 5.5x 9 Dynavax Tech / DVAX 606 4.05 22% 445 0% <1% 0% n/m n/m >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None M & F Worldwide / MFW
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $2.2 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $1.9 billion Average market value $4.6 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 45% Energy 29% Technology 26%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of MSD Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Bluenight Energy / BKEP 243 6.90 6% 3,577 0% 10% 3% n/m 20x n/m 2 Asbury Automotive / ABG 784 24.68 14% 3,686 0% 12% 12% 14x 12x 2.7x 3 DineEquity / DIN 898 49.77 18% 2,512 0% 14% 16% 12x 12x n/m 4 EchoStar / SATS 2,713 31.35 50% 3,615 4% 4% 14% >99x 68x 1.4x 5 First Opportunity Fund / FF 486 11.77 -5% 3,600 0% 9% 5% 15x 13x 1.8x 6 Tyler Tech / TYL 1,090 36.68 22% 1,356 0% 5% 6% 45x 37x n/m 7 Dominos Pizza / DPZ 1,889 32.46 -4% 2,886 -12% 5% 12% 20x 17x n/m 8 Macquarie Infrastr. / MIC 1,331 28.73 3% 3,095 -12% 7% 11% 10x 14x n/m 9 Wright Express / WXS 2,351 60.65 12% 1,609 -10% 4% 12% 14x 13x >9.9x 10 Energy XXI / EXXI 2,877 37.60 18% 550 0% <1% 3% 10x 8x 2.4x
Top Holdings of MSD Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 DineEquity / DIN 898 49.77 18% 2,512 0% 14% 16% 12x 12x n/m 2 EchoStar / SATS 2,713 31.35 50% 3,615 4% 4% 14% >99x 68x 1.4x 3 Wright Express / WXS 2,351 60.65 12% 1,609 -10% 4% 12% 14x 13x >9.9x 4 Dominos Pizza / DPZ 1,889 32.46 -4% 2,886 -12% 5% 12% 20x 17x n/m 5 Asbury Automotive / ABG 784 24.68 14% 3,686 0% 12% 12% 14x 12x 2.7x 6 Macquarie Infrastr. / MIC 1,331 28.73 3% 3,095 -12% 7% 11% 10x 14x n/m 7 Tyler Tech / TYL 1,090 36.68 22% 1,356 0% 5% 6% 45x 37x n/m 8 First Opportunity Fund / FF 486 11.77 -5% 3,600 0% 9% 5% 15x 13x 1.8x 9 Sunstone Hotel / SHO 1,156 9.74 20% 3,496 -11% 3% 4% n/a n/a 1.5x 10 Bluenight Energy / BKEP 243 6.90 6% 3,577 0% 10% 3% n/m 20x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Atlas Pipeline Part. / APL
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $787 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 97% Median market value $1.2 billion Average market value $1.4 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 14x Median P / tangible book 1.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 70% Transportation 11% Technology 7% Other 11%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 53 of 169 Pabrai Funds (Mohnish Pabrai) Mohnish Pabrai is founder and managing partner of Pabrai Investment Funds, a family of value-oriented investment partnerships with a fee structure similar to that of the Buffett Partnerships of the 1950s and 60s, i.e. no management fee and 25% performance fee above 6% annual hurdle rate. Pabrai Funds have a long-term track record vastly superior to that of the S&P 500 Index. Pabrai follows an investment strategy built upon the principles of Graham, Buffett and Greenblatt.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Pabrai Funds Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 >100% <1% 12% 17x 15x 2.0x 2 Terex / TEX 2,465 22.47 66% 2,267 new 2% 18% 51x 13x >9.9x 3 DIRECTV / DTV 32,111 45.51 6% 398 new <1% 6% 13x 10x n/m 4 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 1,387 4% <1% 15% 9x 8x 1.8x 5 Potash / POT 38,424 44.70 8% 796 0% <1% 13% n/a n/a 5.0x 6 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 506 new <1% 6% 8x 7x .7x 7 Pinnacle Airlines / PNCL 27 1.43 74% 1,986 0% 10% 1% n/m 72x .4x 8 Horsehead / ZINC 466 10.67 18% 1,855 37% 4% 7% 14x 13x 1.1x 9 CapitalSource / CSE 1,934 7.04 5% 2,188 -22% <1% 5% n/m 14x 1.3x 10 Brookfield Resident. / BRP 799 8.04 21% 226 -6% <1% 1% n/a n/a n/m
Top Holdings of Pabrai Funds By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Terex / TEX 2,465 22.47 66% 2,267 new 2% 18% 51x 13x >9.9x 2 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 1,387 4% <1% 15% 9x 8x 1.8x 3 Potash / POT 38,424 44.70 8% 796 0% <1% 13% n/a n/a 5.0x 4 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 0 >100% <1% 12% 17x 15x 2.0x 5 Goldman Sachs / GS 56,183 114.12 26% 215 -26% <1% 9% 10x 9x .9x 6 Horsehead / ZINC 466 10.67 18% 1,855 37% 4% 7% 14x 13x 1.1x 7 DIRECTV / DTV 32,111 45.51 6% 398 new <1% 6% 13x 10x n/m 8 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 2,136 -70% <1% 6% 11x 7x .6x 9 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 506 new <1% 6% 8x 7x .7x 10 CapitalSource / CSE 1,934 7.04 5% 2,188 -22% <1% 5% n/m 14x 1.3x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Citigroup / C DIRECTV / DTV Terex / TEX Air Transport / ATSG Brookfield Infrastr. / BIP Brookfield Prop. / BPO Harvest Natural / HNR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $284 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 97% Median market value $3.8 billion Average market value $40 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 1.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 53% Basic Materials 20% Capital Goods 18% Other 9%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Paulson & Co. Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 51,735 new 16% 12% 8x 7x 9.0x 2 SuperMedia / SPMD 44 2.84 8% 2,608 0% 17% 0% n/a n/a n/m 3 Motorola Mobility / MMI 11,815 39.45 2% 11,000 22% 4% 3% 64x 34x 3.2x 4 NovaGold / NG 2,347 8.48 0% 22,955 14% 8% 2% n/m n/m 9.0x 5 Goodrich Corp. / GR 15,694 125.35 1% 1,428 >100% 1% 1% 18x 16x >9.9x 6 AMC Networks / AMCX 3,032 42.19 12% 5,750 15% 8% 2% 22x 18x n/m 7 Medco Health / MHS 23,541 60.82 9% 2,000 >100% <1% 1% 15x 13x n/m 8 Tower Hill Mines / THM 437 5.03 15% 5,130 2% 6% 0% n/m n/m 2.4x 9 Dex One / DEXO 99 1.97 19% 3,676 0% 7% 0% n/a n/a n/m 10 FelCor Lodging / FCH 516 4.14 36% 5,700 >100% 5% 0% n/m n/m 4.1x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Delphi Automotive / DLPH El Paso Corp. / EP Royal Bank Scotland / RBS United Rentals / URI Alpha Natural / ANR Ashford Hospitality / AHT BlackRock / BLK Citigroup / C Covidien / COV CVS Caremark / CVS Hewlett-Packard / HPQ Lear / LEA Liberty Interactive / LINTA McClatchy / MNI Medtronic / MDT MetLife / MET Nalco Holding / NLC PAETEC Holding / PAET Regions Financial / RF RLJ Lodging / RLJ SL Green Realty / SLG Talisman Energy / TLM Temple-Inland / TIN Weyerhaeuser / WY Southern Union / SUG
Portfolio Metrics *
Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $13 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 61% Median market value $6.0 billion Average market value $17 billion Median P/E (this FY) 12x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 30% Basic Materials 22% Consumer Cyclical 12% Other 35% HIG: Listen to Paulsons contentious exchange with the CEO on the Q4 earnings call on February 8. The exchange starts at 50 minutes 30 seconds into the call (related slides).
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Pennant Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Fidelity National / FIS 8,580 28.65 8% 8,815 11% 3% 6% 13x 11x n/m 2 Universal Stainless / USAP 267 39.01 4% 686 0% 10% 1% 10x 8x 1.7x 3 DaVita / DVA 7,851 83.97 11% 3,284 2% 4% 6% 17x 14x n/m 4 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 420 14% <1% 5% 12x 10x 5.4x 5 Huntington Ingalls / HII 1,786 36.59 17% 3,546 new 7% 3% 10x 13x n/m 6 TripAdvisor / TRIP 4,011 30.04 19% 5,996 new 4% 4% 22x 18x n/m 7 Qualcomm / QCOM 104,411 61.73 13% 4,379 0% <1% 6% 16x 15x 4.8x 8 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 2,781 7% <1% 4% 8x 8x >9.9x 9 Sprint Nextel / S 6,860 2.29 -2% 19,400 90% <1% 1% n/m n/m n/m 10 Aeroflex / ARX 982 11.58 13% 3,336 >100% 4% 1% 14x 10x n/m
Top Holdings of Pennant Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 TransDigm / TDG 5,886 116.19 21% 2,807 -5% 6% 8% 19x 17x n/m 2 DaVita / DVA 7,851 83.97 11% 3,284 2% 4% 6% 17x 14x n/m 3 Qualcomm / QCOM 104,411 61.73 13% 4,379 0% <1% 6% 16x 15x 4.8x 4 Fidelity National / FIS 8,580 28.65 8% 8,815 11% 3% 6% 13x 11x n/m 5 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 420 14% <1% 5% 12x 10x 5.4x 6 Dollar General / DG 14,680 42.89 4% 4,618 0% 1% 5% 18x 16x n/m 7 TripAdvisor / TRIP 4,011 30.04 19% 5,996 new 4% 4% 22x 18x n/m 8 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 2,781 7% <1% 4% 8x 8x >9.9x 9 Terex / TEX 2,465 22.47 66% 7,743 -7% 7% 4% 51x 13x >9.9x 10 Sensata Tech / ST 5,581 31.69 21% 5,042 -18% 3% 4% 15x 12x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Huntington Ingalls / HII TripAdvisor / TRIP Adobe Systems / ADBE Aviat Networks / AVNW Calumet Specialty / CLMT CF Industries / CF CVR Energy / CVI Expedia / EXPE General Motors / GM HollyFrontier / HFC Kronos Worldwide / KRO Rockwell Collins / COL Wells Fargo / WFC Western Refining / WNR
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $4.3 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 52% Median market value $6.8 billion Average market value $35 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 21% Financial 21% Capital Goods 21% Other 37%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Pershing Square Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Beam / BEAM 8,342 53.66 5% 20,819 new 13% 13% 23x 21x n/m 2 Fortune Brands Home / FBHS 3,070 19.72 16% 20,819 new 13% 5% 26x 20x n/m 3 Can. Pacific Railway / CP 12,742 74.63 10% 24,154 >100% 14% 21% n/a n/a 2.8x 4 General Growth / GGP 15,339 16.40 12% 72,234 0% 8% 14% n/m 96x 1.8x 5 J.C. Penney / JCP 9,063 42.44 21% 39,076 0% 18% 19% 35x 21x 2.0x 6 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 3,562 0% 9% 2% 46x 25x 1.7x 7 Howard Hughes / HHC 1,941 51.15 16% 3,568 0% 9% 2% n/m >99x .9x 8 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 21,161 -16% 1% 9% 17x 15x n/m 9 Family Dollar Stores / FDO 6,789 57.65 0% 8,385 -26% 7% 6% 16x 14x 5.9x 10 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 26,120 0% <1% 10% 8x 7x .7x
Top Holdings of Pershing Square By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Can. Pacific Railway / CP 12,742 74.63 10% 24,154 >100% 14% 21% n/a n/a 2.8x 2 J.C. Penney / JCP 9,063 42.44 21% 39,076 0% 18% 19% 35x 21x 2.0x 3 General Growth / GGP 15,339 16.40 12% 72,234 0% 8% 14% n/m 96x 1.8x 4 Beam / BEAM 8,342 53.66 5% 20,819 new 13% 13% 23x 21x n/m 5 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 26,120 0% <1% 10% 8x 7x .7x 6 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 21,161 -16% 1% 9% 17x 15x n/m 7 Family Dollar Stores / FDO 6,789 57.65 0% 8,385 -26% 7% 6% 16x 14x 5.9x 8 Fortune Brands Home / FBHS 3,070 19.72 16% 20,819 new 13% 5% 26x 20x n/m 9 Howard Hughes / HHC 1,941 51.15 16% 3,568 0% 9% 2% n/m >99x .9x 10 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 3,562 0% 9% 2% 46x 25x 1.7x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Beam (BEAM) Fortune Brands Home / FBHS Lowes / LOW
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $8.7 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $9.1 billion Average market value $23 billion Median P/E (this FY) 20x Median P/E (next FY) 20x Median P / tangible book 1.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 40% Transportation 23% Consumer Non- Cyclical 22% Other 15% Fortune Brands has separated into Beam and Fortune Brands Home. Pershing Square previously owned the combined company, Fortune Brands.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 57 of 169 Sageview (Ed Gilhuly and Scott Stuart) Ed Gilhuly and Scott Stuart were classmates at Stanford Business School. After graduating in 1986, Gilhuly joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in San Francisco, while Stuart started with KKR in New York. Each became a partner of KKR at the end of 1994. They continued serving in leadership roles at KKR until 2005, at which time they teamed up to start Sageview. The firm follows a highly concentrated, value-oriented investment approach.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Sageview Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 COMSCORE / SCOR 744 22.51 6% 1,668 4% 5% 30% n/m >99x >9.9x 2 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 1,550 0% <1% 22% 25x 18x n/m 3 Life Technologies / LIFE 8,830 49.55 27% 1,108 -30% <1% 44% 12x 11x 1.9x 4 Arris Group / ARRS 1,409 11.95 10% 453 -88% <1% 4% 14x 11x 2.4x
Top Holdings of Sageview Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Life Technologies / LIFE 8,830 49.55 27% 1,108 -30% <1% 44% 12x 11x 1.9x 2 COMSCORE / SCOR 744 22.51 6% 1,668 4% 5% 30% n/m >99x >9.9x 3 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 1,550 0% <1% 22% 25x 18x n/m 4 Arris Group / ARRS 1,409 11.95 10% 453 -88% <1% 4% 14x 11x 2.4x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Covidien / COV State Bank Financial / STBZ
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $126 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $8.8 billion Average market value $9.3 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 2.1x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 52% Health Care 44% Technology 4%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Scout Capital Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 485 new <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.0x 2 Arcos Dorados / ARCO 4,365 20.83 1% 14,262 52% 7% 11% 36x 23x 7.4x 3 PepsiCo / PEP 99,980 63.95 -4% 2,405 new <1% 5% 14x 13x n/m 4 Coca-Cola Enterprise / CCE 8,559 27.43 6% 8,104 17% 3% 8% 12x 11x n/m 5 Williams Companies / WMB 17,128 29.06 8% 7,815 17% 1% 8% 19x 20x 2.2x 6 Sally Beauty / SBH 4,271 22.92 8% 7,054 new 4% 6% 17x 15x n/m 7 Fresh Market / TFM 2,112 43.98 10% 3,303 9% 7% 5% 41x 33x >9.9x 8 Tupperware Brands / TUP 3,549 61.86 11% 968 new 2% 2% 12x 11x 7.1x 9 Family Dollar Stores / FDO 6,789 57.65 0% 3,527 0% 3% 7% 16x 14x 5.9x 10 TripAdvisor / TRIP 4,011 30.04 19% 1,700 new 1% 2% 22x 18x n/m
Top Holdings of Scout Capital By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Sensata Tech / ST 5,581 31.69 21% 9,800 -10% 6% 11% 15x 12x n/m 2 Arcos Dorados / ARCO 4,365 20.83 1% 14,262 52% 7% 11% 36x 23x 7.4x 3 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 485 new <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.0x 4 Williams Companies / WMB 17,128 29.06 8% 7,815 17% 1% 8% 19x 20x 2.2x 5 Coca-Cola Enterprise / CCE 8,559 27.43 6% 8,104 17% 3% 8% 12x 11x n/m 6 Family Dollar Stores / FDO 6,789 57.65 0% 3,527 0% 3% 7% 16x 14x 5.9x 7 Dominos Pizza / DPZ 1,889 32.46 -4% 5,551 -6% 10% 6% 20x 17x n/m 8 Sally Beauty / SBH 4,271 22.92 8% 7,054 new 4% 6% 17x 15x n/m 9 PepsiCo / PEP 99,980 63.95 -4% 2,405 new <1% 5% 14x 13x n/m 10 Fresh Market / TFM 2,112 43.98 10% 3,303 9% 7% 5% 41x 33x >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Google / GOOG ITC Holdings / ITC Las Vegas Sands / LVS Lululemon Athletica / LULU Michael Kors / KORS Molson Coors / TAP PepsiCo / PEP Sally Beauty / SBH TripAdvisor / TRIP Tupperware Brands / TUP BHP Billiton / BHP CF Industries / CF eBay / EBAY Expedia / EXPE Sherwin-Williams / SHW Visa / V
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $2.8 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 78% Median market value $8.1 billion Average market value $38 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 5.5x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 45% Technology 22% Consumer Non- Cyclical 16% Other 17%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 59 of 169 Second Curve (Tom Brown) Tom Brown was a sell-side analyst focused on the financial services industry in the 1980s and 1990s, working at Smith Barney, PaineWebber and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. In 1998, he joined Julian Robertsons Tiger Management. He struck out on his own two years later, founding Second Curve Capital, a value-oriented firm with a focus on the financial sector.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Second Curve Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 NewStar Financial / NEWS 499 10.08 -1% 2,434 16% 5% 12% n/a n/a .9x 2 Primus Guaranty / PRSG 197 5.60 14% 6,069 15% 17% 17% n/a n/a n/m 3 Taylor Capital / TAYC 269 13.17 35% 2,158 7% 11% 14% 18x 12x .9x 4 Bancorp / TBBK 269 8.10 12% 1,233 18% 4% 5% 13x 8x 1.0x 5 Synovus Financial / SNV 1,508 1.92 36% 4,300 30% <1% 4% 19x 11x .8x 6 Sterling Financial / STSA 1,187 19.15 15% 378 0% <1% 4% 13x 13x 1.4x 7 Seacoast Banking / SBCF 162 1.71 13% 1,685 17% 2% 1% 43x 17x 1.3x 8 Sun Bancorp NJ / SNBC 240 2.80 16% 710 3% <1% 1% 93x 23x .9x 9 Suffolk Bancorp / SUBK 124 12.76 18% 75 new <1% 0% n/a n/a .9x 10 CoBiz Financial / COBZ 224 6.05 5% 2,366 -17% 6% 7% 13x 10x 1.1x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Suffolk Bancorp / SUBK West. Alliance Banc / WAL
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $206 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 92% Median market value $269 million Average market value $399 million Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.0x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 100% Basic Materials
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Top Holdings of Southeastern By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 141,422 -3% 8% 10% 8x 9x >9.9x 2 Chesapeake Energy / CHK 14,590 22.13 -1% 87,391 -1% 13% 8% 8x 11x 1.1x 3 Cemex / CX 8,555 8.42 56% 174,985 -1% 17% 6% n/m n/m .6x 4 Loews Corp. / L 15,111 38.10 1% 37,636 -2% 9% 6% 12x 12x .8x 5 DIRECTV / DTV 32,111 45.51 6% 31,256 -9% 4% 6% 13x 10x n/m 6 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 33,123 -1% 2% 6% 14x 12x >9.9x 7 FedEx / FDX 29,961 95.27 14% 11,740 4% 4% 5% 15x 13x 2.2x 8 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 22,949 -1% 7% 5% 14x 12x n/m 9 Travelers / TRV 24,511 59.38 0% 18,071 10% 4% 4% 10x 10x 1.2x 10 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 53,770 -3% 9% 4% 25x 18x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Fair Isaac / FICO News Corp. / NWSA Telephone & Data / TDS
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $24 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 60% Median market value $6.6 billion Average market value $21 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 1.7x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 35% Financial 24% Capital Goods 13% Other 28%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 61 of 169 Third Point (Dan Loeb) Loeb is the founder of long/short activist fund Third Point, which has amassed a respectable long-term investment record.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Third Point Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 DISH Network / DISH 12,716 28.50 0% 4,000 new <1% 7% 9x 11x n/m 2 Marvell Technology / MRVL 9,365 16.05 16% 10,000 new 2% 10% 13x 14x 3.3x 3 Sara Lee / SLE 11,714 19.80 5% 7,800 15% 1% 10% 21x 19x >9.9x 4 Gilead Sciences / GILD 40,374 53.75 31% 1,900 58% <1% 7% 14x 12x 8.4x 5 Plains Exploration / PXP 5,998 42.54 16% 2,100 new 1% 6% 24x 13x 2.0x 6 Xerium Technologies / XRM 135 8.88 36% 1,700 0% 11% 1% 8x 6x n/m 7 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 3,000 50% <1% 4% 25x 18x n/m 8 Mead Johnson / MJN 15,103 74.19 8% 1,300 18% <1% 6% 24x 21x n/m 9 YPF S.A. / YPF 14,685 34.32 -1% 500 new <1% 1% 9x 8x 3.1x 10 Liberty Media / LMCA 10,589 85.15 9% 500 new <1% 3% 33x 51x 2.6x
Top Holdings of Third Point By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Marvell Technology / MRVL 9,365 16.05 16% 10,000 new 2% 10% 13x 14x 3.3x 2 Sara Lee / SLE 11,714 19.80 5% 7,800 15% 1% 10% 21x 19x >9.9x 3 El Paso Corp. / EP 20,961 27.18 2% 5,550 -21% <1% 10% 26x 22x 4.8x 4 DISH Network / DISH 12,716 28.50 0% 4,000 new <1% 7% 9x 11x n/m 5 Gilead Sciences / GILD 40,374 53.75 31% 1,900 58% <1% 7% 14x 12x 8.4x 6 Mead Johnson / MJN 15,103 74.19 8% 1,300 18% <1% 6% 24x 21x n/m 7 Plains Exploration / PXP 5,998 42.54 16% 2,100 new 1% 6% 24x 13x 2.0x 8 Sunoco / SUN 4,188 39.21 15% 1,820 -4% 2% 5% n/m 28x 3.2x 9 Newell Rubbermaid / NWL 5,466 18.88 17% 3,050 -13% 1% 4% 11x 10x n/m 10 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 3,000 50% <1% 4% 25x 18x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions DISH Network / DISH E*Trade Financial / ETFC Genworth Financial / GNW Goldman Sachs / GS Liberty Media / LMCA Marvell Technology / MRVL MEMC Electronic / WFR MGIC Investment / MTG Plains Exploration / PXP Potash / POT Skyworks Solutions / SWKS WPX Energy / WPX YPF S.A. / YPF Mindray Medical / MR AGCO Corp. / AGCO CVR Energy / CVI eBay / EBAY Emmis Comms / EMMS Ligand Pharma / LGND Mosaic Company / MOS Royal Bank Scotland / RBS Warnaco Group / WRC
Portfolio Metrics *
Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $1.6 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 68% Median market value $5.7 billion Average market value $12 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 12x Median P / tangible book 2.6x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 24% Energy 17% Technology 16% Other 42%
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MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Tiger Global Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 725 >100% <1% 7% 14x 12x 4.0x 2 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,313 >100% 3% 11% 24x 18x >9.9x 3 MakeMyTrip / MMYT 871 23.46 -2% 7,185 0% 19% 3% n/a n/a 8.7x 4 Liberty Global / LBTYA 13,172 48.55 18% 13,639 4% 5% 11% n/m 32x n/m 5 Polypore International / PPO 2,023 43.50 -1% 1,000 100% 2% 1% 19x 15x n/m 6 Baidu.com / BIDU 49,200 140.76 21% 2,387 31% <1% 5% 48x 31x >9.9x 7 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 3,003 11% <1% 5% 19x 16x >9.9x 8 Liberty Media / LMCA 10,589 85.15 9% 1,908 >100% 2% 3% 33x 51x 2.6x 9 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 771 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x 10 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 1,500 new 5% 1% 14x 12x 6.8x
Top Holdings of Tiger Global By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Yandex / YNDX 6,870 21.27 8% 53,024 -2% 16% 18% 36x 26x 8.1x 2 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 1,620 -29% <1% 13% 12x 10x 5.4x 3 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,313 >100% 3% 11% 24x 18x >9.9x 4 Liberty Global / LBTYA 13,172 48.55 18% 13,639 4% 5% 11% n/m 32x n/m 5 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 725 >100% <1% 7% 14x 12x 4.0x 6 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 3,003 11% <1% 5% 19x 16x >9.9x 7 Baidu.com / BIDU 49,200 140.76 21% 2,387 31% <1% 5% 48x 31x >9.9x 8 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 771 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x 9 Viacom / VIA 29,330 54.25 2% 5,215 -37% <1% 5% n/a n/a n/m 10 Live Nation / LYV 2,031 10.72 29% 16,616 6% 9% 3% n/m n/m n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions Axis Capital / AXS C&J Energy / CJES Coinstar / CSTR Endurance Specialty / ENH Everest Re / RE Harry Winston / HWD hhgregg / HGG Michael Kors / KORS Ubiquiti Networks / UBNT Validus / VR 21Vianet Group / VNET Adobe Systems / ADBE Alaska Comms / ALSK Cablevision / CVC China Dangdang / DANG Coca-Cola Enterprise / CCE Cumulus Media / CMLS Northern Oil & Gas / NOG OpenTable / OPEN Sears Holdings / SHLD SINA Corp. / SINA SouFun Holdings / SFUN Youku / YOKU
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $6.3 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 83% Median market value $4.1 billion Average market value $27 billion Median P/E (this FY) 18x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 2.9x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Technology 56% Services 31% Financial 11% Other 2%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 63 of 169 ValueAct (Jeffrey Ubben) Prior to founding ValueAct in 2000, Jeffrey Ubben was a managing partner at Blum Capital for more than five years. Previously, he spent eight years at Fidelity where he managed the Fidelity Value Fund. ValueActs strategy combines intensive due diligence, a concentrated portfolio, and active involvement in the value creation at those investments.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of ValueAct Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Adobe Systems / ADBE 15,905 32.21 14% 24,621 47% 5% 13% 13x 12x >9.9x 2 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 24,001 0% 7% 18% 16x 14x 4.1x 3 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 15,095 0% 5% 12% n/a n/a n/m 4 C.R. Bard / BCR 8,207 95.67 12% 5,873 0% 7% 9% 14x 14x >9.9x 5 Moodys / MCO 8,534 38.44 14% 16,577 0% 7% 10% 15x 13x n/m 6 CB Richard Ellis / CBG 5,861 17.87 17% 21,254 >100% 6% 6% 14x 12x n/m 7 Willis Group / WSH 6,776 39.04 1% 8,578 0% 5% 5% 14x 13x n/m 8 Sara Lee / SLE 11,714 19.80 5% 20,405 0% 3% 6% 21x 19x >9.9x 9 Rockwell Collins / COL 8,774 59.03 7% 9,342 0% 6% 9% 13x 12x >9.9x 10 Fidelity National / FNF 3,879 17.70 11% 12,583 0% 6% 4% 16x 12x 2.7x
Top Holdings of ValueAct By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 24,001 0% 7% 18% 16x 14x 4.1x 2 Adobe Systems / ADBE 15,905 32.21 14% 24,621 47% 5% 13% 13x 12x >9.9x 3 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 15,095 0% 5% 12% n/a n/a n/m 4 Moodys / MCO 8,534 38.44 14% 16,577 0% 7% 10% 15x 13x n/m 5 C.R. Bard / BCR 8,207 95.67 12% 5,873 0% 7% 9% 14x 14x >9.9x 6 Rockwell Collins / COL 8,774 59.03 7% 9,342 0% 6% 9% 13x 12x >9.9x 7 Verisign / VRSN 5,823 36.61 2% 11,767 -8% 7% 7% 19x 16x n/m 8 Sara Lee / SLE 11,714 19.80 5% 20,405 0% 3% 6% 21x 19x >9.9x 9 CB Richard Ellis / CBG 5,861 17.87 17% 21,254 >100% 6% 6% 14x 12x n/m 10 Willis Group / WSH 6,776 39.04 1% 8,578 0% 5% 5% 14x 13x n/m
New Positions Sold Out Positions None Gartner / IT World Fuel Services / INT
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $6.2 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 96% Median market value $6.3 billion Average market value $7.2 billion Median P/E (this FY) 15x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 4.0x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Capital Goods 27% Health Care 21% Technology 20% Other 33%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 64 of 169 Weitz Funds (Wally Weitz) Wally Weitz, sometimes called The Other Oracle of Omaha, founded Wallace R. Weitz & Co. in 1983 with $10 million under management. The firm has since grown into a $2 billion asset manager best known for the Weitz Value Fund.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Weitz Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Intelligent Systems / INS 15 1.64 2% 2,270 0% 25% 0% n/a n/a 2.5x 2 FLIR Systems / FLIR 3,883 24.90 -1% 591 >100% <1% 1% 18x 15x 4.2x 3 XO Group / XOXO 251 8.77 5% 2,520 5% 9% 1% 58x 32x 2.3x 4 Redwood Trust / RWT 913 11.60 14% 7,484 10% 10% 4% 22x 12x 1.0x 5 National CineMedia / NCMI 756 13.70 10% 1,687 91% 3% 1% 23x 23x n/m 6 Apache / APA 40,376 105.13 16% 223 >100% <1% 1% 9x 9x 1.6x 7 Hewlett-Packard / HPQ 56,721 28.70 11% 1,350 67% <1% 2% 7x 6x n/m 8 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 1,405 36% <1% 3% n/a n/a n/m 9 SandRidge Energy / SD 3,107 7.46 -9% 8,201 12% 2% 3% n/m >99x 1.8x 10 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 462 70% 1% 1% 14x 12x 6.8x
Top Holdings of Weitz By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 3,772 0% <1% 5% 9x 8x 1.8x 2 Liberty Interactive / LINTA 10,717 18.16 12% 6,034 -2% 1% 5% 25x 18x n/m 3 Liberty Global / LBTYA 13,172 48.55 18% 2,177 -3% <1% 5% n/m 32x n/m 4 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 3,429 -15% <1% 5% 11x 10x 6.1x 5 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 2,131 -10% <1% 5% 14x 12x n/m 6 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 5,121 -13% <1% 4% 8x 9x >9.9x 7 Texas Instruments / TXN 38,119 33.36 15% 2,704 -12% <1% 4% 18x 14x >9.9x 8 Redwood Trust / RWT 913 11.60 14% 7,484 10% 10% 4% 22x 12x 1.0x 9 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 132 -8% <1% 4% 14x 12x 4.0x 10 Martin Marietta / MLM 3,985 87.20 16% 853 -5% 2% 3% 35x 26x 5.1x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Avon Products / AVP Oracle / ORCL American Eagle / AEO Devon Energy / DVN EOG Resources / EOG Kennedy-Wilson / KW Liberty Starz / LSTZA Procter & Gamble / PG Skechers / SKX Strayer Education / STRA Viacom / VIA Vulcan Materials / VMC Washington Post / WPO
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $2.3 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 42% Median market value $9.8 billion Average market value $37 billion Median P/E (this FY) 14x Median P/E (next FY) 13x Median P / tangible book 2.5x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Services 39% Technology 20% Financial 11% Other 30%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 65 of 169 West Coast (Lance Helfert and Paul Orfalea) Lace Helfert and Paul Orfalea co-founded West Coast Asset Management in 2000. Helfert, who directs the firms investments, previously oversaw a $1 billion portfolio at Wilshire Associates. Orfalea is the founder of Kinkos copy shops. West Coast invests in undervalued equities and follows a concentrated investment approach.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of West Coast Asset Management Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Chevron / CVX 209,664 105.28 -1% 1 0% <1% 0% 8x 8x 1.8x 2 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 96 -5% <1% 6% 17x 15x n/m 3 Starbucks / SBUX 36,781 48.82 6% 6 0% <1% 0% 26x 22x 8.5x 4 Molson Coors / TAP 7,824 43.17 -1% 185 -18% <1% 14% 12x 12x 4.3x 5 Constellation Energy / CEG 7,349 36.46 -8% 96 -40% <1% 6% 12x 15x 1.0x 6 Sonde Resources / SOQ 170 2.71 4% 960 -18% 2% 5% n/a n/a 1.0x 7 Kimberly-Clark / KMB 28,202 71.56 -3% 89 -40% <1% 11% 14x 13x >9.9x 8 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 82 -45% <1% 9% 13x 12x 6.5x 9 McCormick / MKC 6,081 50.45 0% 109 -42% <1% 10% 17x 15x n/m 10 Automatic Data / ADP 26,496 54.01 0% 66 -45% <1% 6% 20x 18x >9.9x
Top Holdings of West Coast Asset Management By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Molson Coors / TAP 7,824 43.17 -1% 185 -18% <1% 14% 12x 12x 4.3x 2 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 214 -23% <1% 11% 11x 10x 6.1x 3 Kimberly-Clark / KMB 28,202 71.56 -3% 89 -40% <1% 11% 14x 13x >9.9x 4 McCormick / MKC 6,081 50.45 0% 109 -42% <1% 10% 17x 15x n/m 5 Live Nation / LYV 2,031 10.72 29% 496 -2% <1% 9% n/m n/m n/m 6 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 82 -45% <1% 9% 13x 12x 6.5x 7 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 96 -5% <1% 6% 17x 15x n/m 8 Clorox / CLX 8,794 67.75 2% 53 -42% <1% 6% 17x 15x n/m 9 Automatic Data / ADP 26,496 54.01 0% 66 -45% <1% 6% 20x 18x >9.9x 10 Constellation Energy / CEG 7,349 36.46 -8% 96 -40% <1% 6% 12x 15x 1.0x
New Positions Sold Out Positions None None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $57 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 90% Median market value $18 billion Average market value $60 billion Median P/E (this FY) 15x Median P/E (next FY) 14x Median P / tangible book 4.3x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Consumer Non- Cyclical 39% Services 22% Technology 12% Other 27%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 66 of 169 Wintergreen (David Winters) David Winters joined Mutual Series in 1987 and was mentored by famed value investor Michael Price. Winters became president and CIO of Mutual Series in 2001. He left in 2005 to form Wintergreen Advisers and manage the Wintergreen Fund, a mutual fund that follows an active, value-oriented investment approach.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of Wintergreen Advisers Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Philip Morris / PM 139,723 80.44 2% 948 2% <1% 13% 17x 15x n/m 2 Canadian Natural / CNQ 41,305 37.66 1% 2,417 0% <1% 15% 17x 11x 1.9x 3 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 1 0% <1% 11% 17x 15x 2.0x 4 Franklin Resources / BEN 25,071 116.10 21% 581 10% <1% 11% 13x 12x 4.1x 5 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 160 0% <1% 11% 18x 15x >9.9x 6 Consolidated-Tomoka / CTO 180 30.90 14% 1,543 0% 26% 8% n/a n/a 1.6x 7 Wynn Resorts / WYNN 14,145 113.20 2% 78 new <1% 1% 20x 18x 5.6x 8 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 38 0% <1% 4% 14x 12x 4.0x 9 Reynolds American / RAI 23,165 39.74 -4% 1,484 0% <1% 10% 13x 12x n/m 10 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 476 0% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x
Top Holdings of Wintergreen Advisers By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Canadian Natural / CNQ 41,305 37.66 1% 2,417 0% <1% 15% 17x 11x 1.9x 2 Philip Morris / PM 139,723 80.44 2% 948 2% <1% 13% 17x 15x n/m 3 Franklin Resources / BEN 25,071 116.10 21% 581 10% <1% 11% 13x 12x 4.1x 4 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 1 0% <1% 11% 17x 15x 2.0x 5 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 160 0% <1% 11% 18x 15x >9.9x 6 Reynolds American / RAI 23,165 39.74 -4% 1,484 0% <1% 10% 13x 12x n/m 7 Consolidated-Tomoka / CTO 180 30.90 14% 1,543 0% 26% 8% n/a n/a 1.6x 8 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 476 0% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x 9 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 38 0% <1% 4% 14x 12x 4.0x 10 Coca-Cola FEMSA / KOF 4,072 99.53 5% 193 0% <1% 3% 26x 22x .7x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Wynn Resorts / WYNN None
Portfolio Metrics * Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $600 million Top 10 as % of portfolio 91% Median market value $33 billion Average market value $70 billion Median P/E (this FY) 17x Median P/E (next FY) 15x Median P / tangible book 3.2x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 33% Consumer Non- Cyclical 31% Energy 15% Other 21%
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 67 of 169 WL Ross & Co. (Wilbur Ross) Wilbur Ross, born in 1937, has become well-known for restructuring failed companies in a variety of industries. He has been a leveraged buyout and distressed investor in steel, coal, telecom, financial and other companies.
MOI Signal Rank Top Current Ideas of WL Ross & Co. Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 28,426 3% 13% 12% 11x 15x 1.0x 2 Bank of Ireland / IRE 5,603 7.35 73% 73,333 new 10% 32% n/a n/a .7x 3 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 13,721 0% 14% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x 4 Air Lease / AL 2,545 25.27 7% 4,250 0% 4% 6% 46x 19x 1.2x 5 Assured Guaranty / AGO 3,189 17.50 33% 19,835 14% 11% 21% 6x 6x .7x 6 Sun Bancorp NJ / SNBC 240 2.80 16% 21,279 0% 25% 4% 93x 23x .9x 7 Cascade Bancorp / CACB 277 5.86 34% 11,469 0% 24% 4% n/m n/m 1.8x 8 Key Energy Services / KEG 2,220 14.73 -5% 348 -5% <1% 0% 16x 9x 5.1x 9 Cooper Tire & Rubber / CTB 992 15.93 14% 206 -22% <1% 0% 13x 9x 2.2x 10 Hanesbrands / HBI 2,579 26.54 21% 152 -13% <1% 0% 10x 9x >9.9x
Top Holdings of WL Ross & Co. By Dollar Value Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/ Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang. Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book 1 Bank of Ireland / IRE 5,603 7.35 73% 73,333 new 10% 32% n/a n/a .7x 2 Assured Guaranty / AGO 3,189 17.50 33% 19,835 14% 11% 21% 6x 6x .7x 3 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 13,721 0% 14% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x 4 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 28,426 3% 13% 12% 11x 15x 1.0x 5 Air Lease / AL 2,545 25.27 7% 4,250 0% 4% 6% 46x 19x 1.2x 6 Cascade Bancorp / CACB 277 5.86 34% 11,469 0% 24% 4% n/m n/m 1.8x 7 Sun Bancorp NJ / SNBC 240 2.80 16% 21,279 0% 25% 4% 93x 23x .9x 8 United Continental / UAL 7,848 23.75 26% 370 -18% <1% 1% 5x 4x n/m 9 Key Energy Services / KEG 2,220 14.73 -5% 348 -5% <1% 0% 16x 9x 5.1x 10 Hanesbrands / HBI 2,579 26.54 21% 152 -13% <1% 0% 10x 9x >9.9x
New Positions Sold Out Positions Bank of Ireland / IRE Buffalo Wild Wings / BWLD Cincinnati Bell / CBB Manitowoc / MTW
Portfolio Metrics *
Sector Weightings *
Portfolio size $1.7 billion Top 10 as % of portfolio 100% Median market value $2.2 billion Average market value $2.7 billion Median P/E (this FY) 13x Median P/E (next FY) 11x Median P / tangible book 1.4x * Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.
Financial 80% Energy 12% Transportation 7%
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SPOKANE WA, 509-568-7901 www.ambassadorsgroup.com Trading Data Consensus EPS Estimates Valuation Price: $5.45 (as of 2/24/12) Month # of P/E FYE 1/1/12 32x 52-week range: $3.88$11.11 Latest Ago Ests P/E FYE 12/31/12 32x Market value: $95 million This quarter -$0.49 -$0.48 1 P/E FYE 12/31/13 24x Enterprise value: $37 million Next quarter 0.75 0.69 1 P/E FYE 12/31/14 n/a Shares outstanding: 17.5 million FYE 12/31/12 0.17 0.09 1 EV/ LTM revenue 0.6x Ownership Data FYE 12/31/13 0.23 0.18 1 EV/ LTM EBIT 17x Insider ownership: 2% FYE 12/31/14 n/a n/a n/a P / tangible book 1.5x Insider buys (last six months): 7 LT growth n/a n/a n/a Greenblatt Criteria Insider sales (last six months): 4 EPS Surprise Actual Estimate LTM EBIT yield 6% Institutional ownership: 83% 2/8/12 -$0.45 -$0.45 LTM pre-tax ROC n/m
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Competitive edge due to association with People to People, 45 years of travel experience, and academic credit granted for the programs by high schools and colleges. The company also benefits from the perception that its programs improve students chance of admission to top colleges. Strong results prior to latest recession. Net income per share grew from $0.56 in 2000 to $1.55 in 2007 and enrolled delegates more than doubled. Bookings were slow to recover after the 2001 recession but growth accelerated rapidly after 2003. Cash and securities of $58.6 million and no debt as of 12/31/2011 provide downside protection.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS 55% decline in participants since 2007. Decline coincided with a severe recession, but enrollment has continued to decline during the recovery. As of Feb. 8, enrolled revenue for 2012 programs was down 10.5% from the same point in 2011 * . Opex control has been lacking. Management aims to cut expenses by $4.5-$5.5 million in 2012. * Opex remains elevated as a percentage of revenue. Geopolitical risks. Despite the companys good reputation for safety, perceived increases in the risk of terrorism or war may decrease future enrollment. People to People deal expires in 2020. Renewal terms may have a large impact on equity value.
CATALYSTS Management forecasts a decline in revenues to $135-145 million in 2012 with net income of $3-5 million, reflecting travel decisions made in 2011. The market may not fully appreciate the fact that economic strength this year will not be fully apparent until 2013 bookings are made in late 2012. * Q4 2011 earnings release: http://bit.ly/wYBPqC We thank Ravi Nagarajan for his analysis of Ambassadors Group.
Property and equipment 8% 23% 23% 23% 21% 23% Intangibles and goodwill 5 0% 0% 8% 8% 10% 12% Selected statistics ($000): Revenue per delegate 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.3 Gross margin per delegate 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 Marketing spend/delegate 6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 Diluted net income/share 1.25 1.55 0.95 1.05 0.42 0.17 Dividends per share 0.37 0.46 0.46 0.24 0.24 0.24 Return on equity 35% 40% 27% 26% 9% 4% shares outstanding 0% -6% -3% 1% -4% -4% 1 Includes gross revenue from non-directly delivered programs. All revenue, percent of revenue, and margin figures in the table are calculated based on total gross revenues including non-directly delivered programs. The companys GAAP financial statements report revenue as net revenue from non-directly delivered programs plus revenue from directly delivered programs. 2 Delegates are mostly student participants of Ambassadors travel programs. 3 2007 capex of $19.3 million included $12.8 million for construction of new HQ. 4 FCF = Cash from operations less purchase of property, plant, and equipment. 5 Substantially all of the goodwill is related to 2008 acquisition of BookRags for $12.3 million, of which $9.3 million was paid in cash with the balance paid via issuance of 233,584 shares valued at $2.9 million. 6 Spending on marketing primarily generate business the following year. Therefore, we track marketing spending per delegate traveled the next year (for example, marketing spending in 2010 per delegate traveled in 2011).
MAJOR HOLDERS
Chairman Ueberroth 4% | CEO Thomas 4% | Other insiders 2% | Stadium Capital 8% | FMR 7% | Bandera 7%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Ambassadors has a long-term record of impressive growth and returns on capital. Recent profitability has been pressured by revenue declines and high opex. The company has a strong balance sheet and should benefit from a recovery, assuming enrollment eventually returns to the 40-50,000 level that prevailed prior to the recession. Improving economic conditions in 2012 will not be fully reflected in travel bookings until 2013. It is worth noting that Ambassadors was slow to bounce back after the 2001 recession. Similar dynamics may be at work currently due to the long lead time required to generate travel bookings. The current valuation appears to be giving little credit to recovery potential over the next two to three years.
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2008-2012 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.manualofideas.com March 2012 Page 70 of 169 AMBASSADORS GROUP EQUITY FAIR VALUE UNDER SELECTED VALUATION SCENARIOS (in thousands except per-share amounts) Conservative Base Case Aggressive Valuation Methodology Valuation for the operating business is based on forecasted 2013 revenue and net earnings by business segment with various P/E multiples assigned. We add back deployable cash not used in the operating business. Ambassador Programs and other:
Total gross margin - 2013, both segments 49,775 58,226 67,440
Sales and marketing expense - 2013:
Sales and marketing as percentage of total revenue 26.0% 24.0% 22.0% Sales and marketing expenses 34,710 36,540 37,840
General and administrative expense - 2013:
General and administrative as percentage of total revenue 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% General and administrative expenses 13,350 13,703 13,760
Operating income - 2013: 1,715 7,984 15,840 Tax rate 30% 30% 30% Net income - 2013 1,201 5,589 11,088 Earnings multiple 10 12 14 Valuation of operating business excluding cash 12,005 67,064 155,232 Plus deployable cash as of 12/31/2011 38,580 38,580 38,580 Valuation of Ambassadors Group 50,585 105,644 193,812 Shares outstanding at 11/2/2011 17,493 17,493 17,493 Valuation per share 2.89 6.04 11.08 Implied upside/downside to recent price ($5.50 as of 2/14/12) -47% 10% 101% Implied valuation to tangible book at 12/31/11 0.79 1.66 3.04 Ambassador Programs and Other: Based on 2/8/2012 press release, management is guiding for total revenues between $135-$145 million for all operations. We use a range from $130-$140 million for the Ambassador program given that guidance also includes revenue from BookRags. We assume revenue growth of 0 to 20% for 2013. Gross margin is between 36-38% based on managements guidance for 2012. Note that even the aggressive case projects revenues for 2013 only slightly higher than 2010 and well below 2009 revenue. BookRags Segment: Projection of between $3.5-$4.0 million in revenue for 2013 with margins between 85% and 90%. Management has not provided specific guidance for this segment and the estimate is approximate. BookRags was acquired for $12.3 million on May 15, 2008. Sales and Marketing Expense: Sales and marketing expense as a percentage of total gross revenues (direct and indirect) averaged 16% from 2001 to 2009 before climbing to 26% in 2010 and 2011. Sales and marketing spending was $40.4 million in 2011. We assume some success in cost cutting over the next two years based on managements guidance but have not assumed a return to 2001-2009 levels as a percentage of total gross revenues. General and Administrative Expense: General and administrative expense as a percentage of total gross revenues (direct and indirect) averaged 5% from 2001 to 2009 but climbed to 11% for 2011. Spending was $16.6 million in 2011 but this included $1.9 million in legal fees that should be non-recurring. We do not assume a full return to 2001-2009 averages but anticipate spending to be at levels materially lower than 2011 and on par with 2010 levels. Tax Rate and Net Income: We do not include investment income in this calculation as we are attempting to evaluate the value of the operating business only and will add back deployable cash separately. As a result, we assume a tax rate closer to the statutory rate compared to the actual rate in recent years which has been influenced by a large portfolio of municipal securities with tax exempt status. Valuation: We use an earnings multiple between 10 and 14 to arrive at an intrinsic value estimate for the operating business and then add back deployable cash as of 12/31/2011. Deployable Cash is a non-GAAP metric defined by management as the sum of cash equivalents, short term securities and pre-paid program costs less participants deposits, accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities. The intent is to measure the cash available for investment opportunities. This cash is theoretically available for distribution to shareholders. Source: Company filings, Ravi Nagarajan analysis, assumptions and estimates, The Manual of Ideas.
Managements guidance for 2012 from 2/8/2012 earnings release and Q4 2011 conference call: - Consolidated gross revenues for all programs and operations between $135-$145 million. - Consolidated gross margin as % of gross revenues of 36 to 38 percent - Net income before any special items between $3 million and $5 million - Variable expenses to be cut by $4.5 to $5.5 million, but net cut may be lower due to redirecting some of savings to restructure marketing initiatives.
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Net Income 2,956 8,116 20,337 18,546 31,047 26,692 22,410 15,647 10,154 10,798 Adjustments to reconcile net income to OCF:
Depreciation and amortization 4,742 4,646 4,364 3,426 2,532 1,447 1,175 962 935 775 Stock-based compensation 1,475 2,022 1,989 2,061 1,952 2,057 455 45 - - Deferred income tax benefit 420 1,399 568 1,034 (71) (748) 130 894 44 157 Loss on disposition and impairment of PP&E 246 1,480 428 (25) 155 - - - - - Excess (shortfall) tax benefit from stock comp (160) 441 (92) 134 (2,707) (2,376) - - - - Loss on foreign currency contracts - - 962 759 - - - - - - Equity in earnings on investment - - - - - (25) (11) - (33) - Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and other assets 581 68 (45) (1,147) 34 (608) 57 110 (142) 52 Prepaid program costs and expenses (10,069) (55) 985 (533) 162 (2,190) 865 (853) (92) (15) Accounts payable, accrued expenses, other 194 223 (329) (966) 1,260 (230) 3,856 713 4,070 265 Participants deposits (7,040) 3,299 (13,029) 1,443 (17,928) 13,188 8,855 10,388 2,319 9,350 Net cash provided by operating activities (6,655) 21,639 16,138 24,732 16,436 37,207 37,792 27,906 17,255 21,382 Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (48,693) (59,331) (58,039) (138,995) 28,948 (6,468) (13,296) (19,086) (12,069) 1,459 Proceeds from available-for-sale securities 83,035 59,764 52,716 137,385 Purchase and construction of PP&E (3,101) (4,461) (5,157) (5,042) (19,271) (6,455) (2,296) (1,911) (1,070) (200) Proceeds from sale of PP&E 49 253 19 51 - - - - - - Purchase of intangibles (493) (941) (726) (207) - - - - - - Adjustments to goodwill - - (13) - - - - - - - Net cash paid for acquisition - - - (9,373) - - - - - - Net cash provided by investing activities 30,797 (4,716) (11,200) (16,181) 9,677 (12,923) (15,592) (20,997) (13,139) 1,259 Cash flows from financing activities:
Contribution from parent company - - - - - - - - - 10,400 Dividend to parent company - - - - - - - - - (20,493) Repurchase of common stock (7,590) (13,406) (609) (10,156) (41,163) (10,710) (3,741) (2,568) - - Dividend payment to shareholders (4,258) (4,594) (4,581) (8,801) (8,940) (7,655) (5,729) (4,630) (1,100) - Proceeds from exercise of stock options 227 700 838 398 1,969 1,753 3,328 1,515 1,147 425 Excess tax benefit from stock comp 160 (441) 92 (134) 2,707 2,376 - - - - Capital lease payments and other - - (11) (150) (189) (180) (178) (142) (13) - Net cash provided by financing activities (11,461) (17,741) (4,271) (18,843) (45,616) (14,416) (6,320) (5,825) 34 (9,668)
Net increase in cash equivalents 12,681 (818) 667 (10,292) (19,503) 9,868 15,880 1,084 4,150 12,973
Free cash flow:
Cash flow from operating activities (6,655) 21,639 16,138 24,732 16,436 37,207 37,792 27,906 17,255 21,382 Less purchase of PP&E (3,101) (4,461) (5,157) (5,042) (19,271) (6,455) (2,296) (1,911) (1,070) (200) Adjustment for HQ building in 2007 - - - - 12,800 - - - - - Free cash flow (9,756) 17,178 10,981 19,690 9,965 30,752 35,496 25,995 16,185 21,182
FCF as a percentage of net income n/a 212% 54% 106% 32% 115% 158% 166% 159% 196%
D&A as % of gross revenue (indirect & direct) 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Capex as % of gross revenue (indirect & direct) 2% 3% 3% 2% 7% 3% 1% 1% 1% 0%
FCF as % of gross revenue (indirect & direct) -6% 11% 5% 9% 4% 14% 20% 18% 15% 22% Source: Company filings, Ravi Nagarajan analysis, The Manual of Ideas. Increase represents accelerated payments made for airline costs related to 2012 travel program BookRags acquisition: Total purchase price for BookRags was $12.3 million, of which $9.4 million was paid in cash with the balance in stock (233,584 shares worth $2.9 million). There have been no other acquisitions over the past ten
$140 million, or 79% of FCF, returned to shareholders
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Large supplier of oilfield services to oil and gas industry, benefiting from E&P companies capex for exploration, field development and production. Baker Hughes has a global presence, with slightly more than one-half of revenue from North America. The latter has had a better pretax margin profile. Technology leader. In the GOM, oil production began in 2011 from the worlds deepest water depth sub-sea wells using an innovative subsea separation and boosting system. Baker Hughes also completed the installation of the worlds first deepwater, fixed- fiber integration into the sand face completion. Acquired BJ Services for $6.9 billion in cash and stock in April 2010, adding a leader in the areas of pressure pumping, stimulation and fracturing. Earnings growth continues, with EPS rising from $2.06 in 2010 to $4.20 in 2011. Analyst estimates call for EPS of $4.91 in 2012 and $5.76 in 2013.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Cyclical, rather capital-intensive business, dependent on expectations for oil and natural gas prices, economic growth, and hydrocarbon demand. In 2011, capex of $2.5 billion materially exceeded D&A of $1.3 billion, negatively impacting FCF. We do not endorse managements use of EBITDA due to the very significant capex needs of the business. Well-served, competitive market that includes the major companies such as Schlumberger, Halliburton and Weatherford, where the breadth of capabilities is a key differentiator. Other competitors participate in only a few product lines, for example, National Oilwell Varco, Champion Technologies, Ecolab, Newpark Resources, and Frac Tech Services.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continuing industry shift to oil could increase demand by ~20% due to greater service intensity
MAJOR HOLDERS Management <1% | Wellington 5% | Dodge & Cox 4% | Capital World 4% | T Rowe 2% | JPM 2% SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 16% 14% -19% 49% 38% gross profit 14% 9% -42% 42% 41% assets 13% 20% -4% 101% 8% BV per share 25% 12% 6% 52% 2% Revenue ($bn) 10.4 11.9 9.7 14.4 19.8 % of revenue by type:
Sale 50% 48% 50% 38% 32% 2
Service and rental 50% 52% 50% 62% 68% 2
% of revenue by geographic segment:
North America 43% 42% 35% 49% 55% Latin America 9% 10% 12% 12% 12% Europe, Africa, Russia 29% 29% 31% 22% 18% Middle East, Asia Pacific 19% 19% 22% 17% 15% Pretax margin by segment ($mn):
North America n/a 27% 6% 18% 19% Latin America n/a 18% 7% 5% 10% Europe, Africa, Russia n/a 20% 17% 9% 10% Middle East, Asia Pacific n/a 20% 12% 8% 11% Industrial services, other n/a 24% 10% 10% 4% Corporate n/a -3% -5% -3% -3% Selected items as % of revenue:
Cash, investments 13% 19% 16% 11% 6% Inventory 21% 20% 19% 17% 18% PP&E, net 28% 28% 32% 41% 42% ST debt 0% 5% 0% 2% 1% LT debt 13% 17% 18% 23% 22% Tangible equity 57% 51% 58% 43% 50% Return on tang. equity 36% 34% 8% 15% 27% Return on equity (ROE) 26% 26% 6% 9% 14% ROE industry median 3 19% 17% 9% 8% 5% Trailing P/E (end) 17x 6x 30x 28x 12x Forward P/E (end) 15x 24x 20x 14x 10x Diluted EPS (cont.) ($) 4.73 5.29 1.35 2.06 3.97 Dividends per share ($) 0.52 0.56 0.60 0.60 0.60 BV per share (end) ($) 20 22 24 36 37 Share price (end) ($) 81 32 41 57 49 Shares out (avg) (mn) 318 307 310 394 436 shares out (avg) -4% -3% 1% 27% 11% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$62 million in 2008, -$18 million in 2009, -$134 million in 2010, and -$355 million in 2011, . 2 Based on data for the first nine months of 2011. 3 Oil Well Services & Equipment industry median.
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE As one of the largest oilfield service companies, Baker Hughes should keep benefiting from growing demand for fossil fuels. While the near-term outlook for economic growth is uncertain, high oil prices and an 0.8 million barrel per day increase in global oil demand in 2012 (IEA) should drive robust drilling activity. Baker Hughes trades at ~10x forward EPS, but we note that estimated capex of $3.1-3.4 billion should materially exceed D&A in 2012. We dont find the shares sufficiently cheap.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Based on average diluted EPS from continuing operations for the past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $5.47 Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT:
FY10 continuing ops EPS: $2.06
multiplied by 6x
FY11 continuing ops EPS: $3.97
Corresponding industry P/E: 13.5x (*) equals
equals
equals Estimated fair enterprise value of
Average seven-year EPS: $3.88
Industry multiple-implied fair value: Baker Hughes: $19 billion
minus
$32 billion ($74 per share) plus
Assumed adjustment to average
multiplied by Cash, ST investments: $1.1 billion
seven-year EPS: 20% * $3.88
Assumed BHI multiple as a minus
equals
percentage of the industry multiple: Total debt: $4.1 billion
Revised normalized EPS: $4.66
110% equals
multiplied by
(14.9x fair value P/E multiple) Estimated fair value of the common
Assumed fair value P/E: 15x
equals equity of Baker Hughes:
equals
Estimated fair value of the common $16 billion, or $38 per share
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Baker Hughes: (based on 440 million shares out)
equity of Baker Hughes:
$35 billion ($81 per share) 28% downside from the recent
$30 billion ($70 per share)
(based on 440 million shares out) stock price ($52 per share)
(based on 440 million shares out)
56% upside to the recent
34% upside to the recent
stock price ($52 per share)
stock price ($52 per share)
(*) Represents Oil Well Services & Equipment industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
BAKER HUGHES ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance Tang. (Click to visit to Reach Tang. TTM EPS Yield LTM Rev./ Rev. % TTM Rev. Equity/ relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ FCF This Next Rev./ Empl. Last Gross Adj. Tang. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV Yield TTM FY FY EV ($000) TTM Q Profit EBIT Assets Halliburton / HAL -67% 50% 35,544 37,516 32% 2% 8% 10% 12% 66% 365 38% 37% 20% 19% 52% Schlumberger / SLB -60% 44% 106,502 111,608 11% 2% 4% 6% 7% 36% 351 37% 21% 21% 17% 34% Weatherford / WFT -53% 203% 12,467 19,810 38% -6% 2% 5% 9% 62% 210 25% 33% 26% 10% 31% Baker Hughes / BHI -53% 93% 22,679 25,698 39% -4% 8% 9% 11% 77% 373 38% 22% 23% 15% 50% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
1 Charge of $315 million before-tax ($220 million after-tax) in the fourth quarter, the majority of which relates to the noncash impairment associated with the decision to minimize the use of the BJ Services trade name as part of our overall branding strategy for Baker Hughes. 2 Noncash tax benefit of $214 million associated with reorg of foreign subsidiaries in 3Q11. 3 $40 million loss ($26 million after-tax) related to extinguishment of $500 million notes due 2013. 4 Expenses of $70 million (before and after-tax) associated with increasing the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserves in 2Q11 as a result of civil unrest in Libya. 2012 Management Guidance:
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
Baker Hughes publishes a useful industry rig count map and related statistics.
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1 The presentation of Proforma Segment financial information includes results previously reported by BJ Services for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 through December 31, 2009 and estimated BJ Services results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and the month of April 2010. The amounts for revenue and profit before tax have been reclassified into Baker Hughes five reportable segments. Operating Profit before tax and segment profit for tax for these periods includes a pro forma charge of $33 million per quarter, primarily for depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets associated with the acquisition of BJ Services. This pro forma charge has been allocated to the five reportable segments based on the actual allocation of these charges in May and June 2010. No adjustments have been made for cost or revenue synergies or any other integration related items that may have affected these quarters. 2 Operating profit before tax is defined as profit before tax (income before income taxes) excluding certain identified costs. 3 Management identifies certain items to exclude from operating profit before tax. 4 The performance of the companys segments is evaluated based on segment profit before tax, which is defined as income before income taxes, interest expense, interest income, and certain gains and losses not allocated to the segments. 5 Corporate and other profit before tax includes those corporate expenses previously reported by BJ Services for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 through December 31, 2009 and estimated BJ Services results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and the month of April 2010. Also included in each of these periods is a pro forma credit of $3 million to interest expense. 6 The presentation of Proforma financials includes results previously reported by BJ Services for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 through December 31, 2009 and estimated BJ Services results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and the month of April 2010. Segment profit before tax for these periods includes pro forma charges of $33 million per quarter primarily for depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets associated with the acquisition of BJ Services. 7 In 2Q10 Baker Hughes results included results for BJ Services for May and June 2010. BJ Services supplied estimated results for the month of April 2010. 8 2Q11 includes expenses of $70 million (before and after-tax) associated with increasing reserves for doubtful accounts, inventory and certain other assets as a result of civil unrest in Libya. 9 3Q11 includes a loss on early extinguishment of our 6.5% senior note due 2013 of $40 millions ($26 million after-tax). 10 4Q11 includes a charge of $315 million before-tax ($220 million after-tax), the majority of which related to the noncash impairment associated with the decision to reduce the use of the BJ Services trade name as part of our overall branding strategy for Baker Hughes. Source: Company supplemental financial information (Excel file). Proforma Segment Revenue 1 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 Q4 11 North America 1,916 $ 1,999 $ 2,180 $ 2,224 $ 1,607 $ 1,070 $ 1,170 $ 1,306 $ 1,641 $ 1,728 $ 2,006 $ 2,210 $ 2,352 $ 2,368 $ 2,716 $ 2,821 $ Latin America 357 386 431 472 408 386 400 433 399 424 431 482 473 542 568 600 Europe/Africa/Russia/Caspian 819 975 943 899 843 804 716 806 815 767 757 793 771 806 850 898 Middle East/Asia Pacific 596 652 664 706 610 617 572 571 554 579 606 657 659 701 708 752 Industrial and Other 248 297 303 302 247 239 252 244 248 247 278 281 270 324 336 316 Proforma Total 3,936 $ 4,309 $ 4,521 $ 4,603 $ 3,715 $ 3,116 $ 3,110 $ 3,360 $ 3,657 $ 3,745 $ 4,078 $ 4,423 $ 4,525 $ 4,741 $ 5,178 $ 5,387 $ Speci al Items 3 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 8 Q3 11 Q4 11 10 Total - $ - $ 5 $ 16 $ 100 $ 69 $ 35 $ 48 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 70 $ - $ 315 $ Proforma Segment Profi t Before Tax 1, 4 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 8 Q3 11 Q4 11 10 North America 442 $ 441 $ 461 $ 503 $ 125 $ (100) $ (32) $ 35 $ 176 $ 223 $ 340 $ 478 $ 460 $ 440 $ 607 $ 422 $ Latin America 64 56 75 90 40 42 28 14 5 9 9 43 63 71 71 22 Europe/Africa/Russia/Caspian 138 195 184 157 164 139 83 105 84 69 47 64 91 47 105 99 Middle East/Asia Pacific 114 119 124 148 80 89 64 55 43 41 39 68 79 88 84 70 Industrial and Other 42 75 80 55 25 23 28 27 18 20 36 28 14 34 28 (23) Proforma Total 800 $ 886 $ 924 $ 953 $ 434 $ 193 $ 171 $ 236 $ 326 $ 362 $ 471 $ 681 $ 707 $ 680 $ 895 $ 590 $ Corporate and Other Profi t before Tax 5 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 8 Q3 11 9 Q4 11 Corporate, net interest and other (80) $ (165) $ (110) $ (157) $ (125) $ (151) $ (145) $ (163) $ (130) $ (153) $ (105) $ (161) $ (119) $ (117) $ (176) $ (121) $ Proforma Combi ned Depreci ati on and Amorti zati on 6 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 Q4 11 As reported by Baker Hughes 147 $ 155 $ 158 $ 177 $ 173 $ 182 $ 177 $ 179 $ 189 $ 261 $ 293 $ 326 $ 315 $ 331 $ 332 $ 343 $ As reported or estimated by BJ Serv ices 64 66 73 69 76 73 78 75 78 27 - - - - - - Incremental Depreciation and Amortization 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 13 - - - - - - Proforma Combined 244 $ 254 $ 264 $ 279 $ 282 $ 288 $ 288 $ 287 $ 300 $ 301 $ 293 $ 326 $ 315 $ 331 $ 332 $ 343 $ Proforma Combi ned Capi tal Expendi tures 6 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 Q4 11 As reported by Baker Hughes 227 $ 312 $ 301 $ 463 $ 281 $ 291 $ 222 $ 292 $ 190 $ 349 $ 466 $ 486 $ 429 $ 594 $ 628 $ 810 $ As reported or estimated by BJ Serv ices 149 121 173 117 121 76 80 41 37 25 - - - - - - Proforma Combined 376 $ 433 $ 474 $ 580 $ 402 $ 367 $ 302 $ 333 $ 227 $ 374 $ 466 $ 486 $ 429 $ 594 $ 628 $ 810 $ Proforma Combi ned Revenue 6 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 Q4 11 North America 1,073 $ 1,152 $ 1,185 $ 1,281 $ 972 $ 692 $ 714 $ 787 $ 919 $ 1,486 $ 2,006 $ 2,210 $ 2,352 $ 2,368 $ 2,716 $ 2,821 $ Latin America 227 258 276 328 277 264 257 296 272 384 431 482 473 542 568 600 Europe/Africa/Russia/Caspian 722 863 828 796 742 710 626 696 720 736 757 793 771 806 850 898 Middle East/Asia Pacific 481 528 520 561 502 503 463 469 439 545 606 657 659 701 708 752 Industrial and Other 167 197 201 220 175 167 172 180 189 223 278 281 270 324 336 316 As reported by Baker Hughes 2,670 2,998 3,010 3,186 2,668 2,336 2,232 2,428 2,539 3,374 4,078 4,423 4,525 4,741 5,178 5,387 As reported or estimated by BJ Serv ices 1,266 1,311 1,511 1,417 1,047 780 878 932 1,118 371 - - - - - - Proforma Combined 3,936 $ 4,309 $ 4,521 $ 4,603 $ 3,715 $ 3,116 $ 3,110 $ 3,360 $ 3,657 $ 3,745 $ 4,078 $ 4,423 $ 4,525 $ 4,741 $ 5,178 $ 5,387 $ Proforma Combi ned Segment Profi t Before Tax 4, 6 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 Q4 11 10 North America 311 $ 312 $ 298 $ 328 $ 115 $ (14) $ 28 $ 72 $ 141 $ 204 $ 340 $ 478 $ 460 $ 440 $ 607 $ 422 $ Latin America 43 40 47 66 22 32 16 8 9 13 9 43 63 71 71 22 Europe/Africa/Russia/Caspian 130 180 171 148 153 133 79 93 80 69 47 64 91 47 105 99 Middle East/Asia Pacific 96 101 95 122 72 74 50 45 30 40 39 68 79 88 84 70 Industrial and Other 32 56 59 45 18 14 14 24 17 18 36 28 14 34 28 (23) As reported by Baker Hughes 612 $ 689 $ 670 $ 709 $ 380 $ 239 $ 187 $ 242 $ 277 $ 344 $ 471 $ 681 $ 707 $ 680 $ 895 $ 590 $ As reported or estimated by BJ Serv ices 221 230 287 277 87 (13) 17 27 82 31 - - - - - - Incremental Depreciation and Amortization (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (33) (13) - - - - - - BJ Serv ices 188 197 254 244 54 (46) (16) (6) 49 18 - - - - - - Proforma Combined 800 $ 886 $ 924 $ 953 $ 434 $ 193 $ 171 $ 236 $ 326 $ 362 $ 471 $ 681 $ 707 $ 680 $ 895 $ 590 $ Proforma Combi ned Corporate and Other Costs 5, 6 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 7 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11 Q3 11 9 Q4 11 As reported by Baker Hughes (43) $ (138) $ (80) $ (100) $ (96) $ (117) $ (104) $ (120) $ (83) $ (142) $ (105) $ (161) $ (119) $ (117) $ (176) $ (121) $ As reported or estimated by BJ Serv ices (40) (30) (33) (60) (32) (37) (44) (46) (50) (12) - - - - - - Decrease to interest ex pense 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 - - - - - - Proforma Combined (80) $ (165) $ (110) $ (157) $ (125) $ (151) $ (145) $ (163) $ (130) $ (153) $ (105) $ (161) $ (119) $ (117) $ (176) $ (121) $
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MARKET SHARE
1 Represents revenue share in medical device markets served by Boston Scientific 2 Excludes Neurovascular business ($340 million in BSX revenue, divested in 2011)
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Share leader in $30 billion market that includes interventional cardiology, endoscopy, and cardiac rhythm management (see above chart). BSX focuses on medical devices that are least- or less-invasive, reducing risk, trauma, and the need for aftercare. The company has an opportunity to gain share in Europe and Asia to bring it in line with the U.S. Major provider in cardiac rhythm management market following Guidant acquisition in 2006. The deal established BSX as one of the worlds largest cardiovascular device companies and a global leader in microelectronic therapies. Guiding for cumulative FCF of $7.5 billion over the next five years. FCF should benefit from $650- $750 million in targeted near-term cost reductions. Repurchased ~5% of stock in 2H11 under ~$1.3 billion plan. BSX has cut debt to the targeted level of $4 billion and has gained investment grade status.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Pricing pressure due to competition, greater power of consolidating clients, and the impact of managed care and other payors. Pricing pressure has been particularly acute in drug-eluting coronary stent systems, which saw a 7% ASP decline in 2011. Operates in stagnant or slow-growing markets, including $4+ billion drug-eluting stent and ~$7 billion implantable cardioverter defibrillator segments growing in the low single digits, and the stagnant $4+ billion pacemaker market.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued FCF of $1+ billion, plus stock buybacks Market share gains, especially in Europe and Asia SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 7% -4% 2% -5% -2% gross profit 7% -7% 1% -7% -5% assets 1% -13% -7% -12% -4% book value -1% -13% -7% -8% 1% BV per share -15% -13% -7% -9% 1% Revenue ($mn) 8,357 8,050 8,188 7,806 7,622 % of revenue by geography:
U.S. 54% 56% 56% 54% 53% EMEA 21% 23% 22% 23% 23% Japan 10% 10% 12% 11% 11% Inter-Continental 8% 8% 8% 9% 10% Pretax margin by geography:
U.S. 27% 22% 23% 17% 16% EMEA 52% 48% 45% 42% 41% Japan 63% 60% 59% 46% 44% Inter-Continental 41% 43% 44% 37% 37% % of revenue by segment:
Cash, investments 18% 22% 13% 4% 5% Inventory 9% 11% 14% 16% 18% PP&E, net 21% 23% 26% 30% 33% ST debt 3% 0% 0% 9% 0% LT debt 98% 90% 90% 88% 84% Tangible equity -98% -87% -96% -93% -97% Shares out (avg) (mn) 1,487 1,499 1,508 1,518 1,509 shares out (avg) 17% 1% 1% 1% -1% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$647 million in 2007, -$3.0 billion in 2008, -$2.1 billion in 2009, -$1.7 billion in 2010, and -$862 million in 2011.
2 Medical Equipment & Supplies industry median.
MAJOR HOLDERS Management 2% | Dodge & Cox 8% | Primecap 4% | Cap Re 4% | GS 3% | Franklin 3% | Wellington 3% | Oakmark 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Boston Scientific has been in turnaround mode over the past two years, as slower-than-expected growth in cardiovascular device end markets produced disappointing financial performance. While the stock price has stagnated, BSX has made progress on cutting costs, improving the balance sheet, and reducing the share count. BSX should generate ~$1 per share of annual FCF over the next few years, rendering the shares quite cheap, especially if management allocates capital prudently.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
TTM net sales: $7.6 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $0.48
Operating cash flow: $1.0 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Average 7-year EBIT margin: 17.9%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $320 million equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $0.48
equals Estimated EBIT: $1.4 billion
equals
Free cash flow: $690 million multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $0.46
divided by Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 4.5% (*) 6x
Corresponding industry P/E: 16.2x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$16 billion ($11 per share) Boston Scientific: $8.2 billion
$11 billion ($7.40 per share)
multiplied by plus
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $267 million
Assumed BSX multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: minus
percentage of the industry multiple:
90% Total debt: $4.3 billion
105%
(4.0% required FCF yield) equals
(17.0x fair value P/E multiple)
equals Estimated fair value of the common
equals
Estimated fair value of the common equity of Boston Scientific:
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Boston Scientific: $4.2 billion, or $2.90 per share
equity of Boston Scientific:
$17 billion, or $12 per share (based on 1.5 billion shares out)
$11 billion ($7.80 per share)
(based on 1.5 billion shares out) 54% downside from the recent
(based on 1.5 billion shares out)
90% upside to the recent stock price ($6.30 per share)
24% upside to the recent
stock price ($6.30 per share)
stock price ($6.30 per share)
(*) Represents Medical Equipment & Supplies industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENTS CAPITAL ALLOCATION STRATEGY
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow excludes any potential amounts related to acquisition-, divestiture- and litigation-related items, significant tax audit settlements and restructuring and restructuring-related items.
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1 Substantially complete end of Q4 2011. 2 Expected implementation in 2013. Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC COMPETITIVE MATRIX MARKET SHARE POSITION IN SELECTED MARKETS
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012. Cost cuts should help BSX generate roughly $7.5 billion of cumulative FCF over the next five years.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Major oil sands player. * Synthetic crude and thermal oil (bitumen) accounted for 43% and 19% of net proved reserves of 3.7 billion barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) at yearend 2010. Natural gas was 17%, with the remaining 21% comprised of other oils/liquids. 90% of reserves are in politically stable North America, mainly in Canada. This is likely to make the companys reserves an attractive alternative for U.S. energy consumption needs in the future. Returns-focused management with a strong track record of per share value creation. NAV per share has compounded 15% per year on average since yearend 2006. Insiders own 4% of shares, which are worth $1.5+ billion at recent market prices. Generated ~$30 billion of net cash from operations in the last five years (70%+ of recent market value). While production and reserve expansion has also led to high capex, reserve life is ~20 years on 2010 production and proved reserves only. ~70% of proved reserves are developed and producing. Guiding for net cash from operations of $8.2-8.6 billion in 2012 based on average annual WTI strip pricing of US$88/bbl and AECO strip pricing of C$3.45/GJ. FCF is targeted at $1.1-1.5 billion and is to be used for opportunistic acquisitions, increased dividends, and debt reduction.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Recent enterprise value approximates the after- tax PV-10 of proved and probable net reserves of $54 billion as of yearend 2010 (based on 5.7 billion BOE of reserves and forecast prices and costs). Highly sensitive to price of oil. Production costs in Canadas oil sands are generally higher than in other oil regions, resulting in greater operating leverage for oil sands producers. Should oil prices return to past lows, the economic viability of oil sands might be constrained (despite technological progress). Higher oil/gas prices may not translate into higher profits over time. Production expenses per barrel of oil equivalent increased at a 7% CAGR from 2005 to 2010 and are up 7% y-y YTD. This, as well as increasing royalties, will continue to pressure netbacks even if sales prices increase. $9.3 billion of net debt (1.3x TTM EBITDA). * Oil sands are a natural mixture of sand, water, clay and bitumen. Bitumen is oil that is too heavy or thick to flow or be pumped without being diluted or heated. With conventional oil supply declining, the need for unconventional resources, like oil sands, is likely to increase. SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1
FYE December 31 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YTD 9/30/11 proved net reserves 22% 1% 0% 81% 5% 22% gross production 5% 5% -7% 2% 10% -8% gross revenue 5% 8% 29% -32% 29% 2% Period-end net reserves (BOE in billions): Proved net reserves 1.9 2. 2.0 3.6 3.7 n/a Probable net reserves 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 n/a Gross production (MMBOE) 212 222 206 210 231 211 % of gross production by type: Crude oil & NGLs 57% 54% 56% 62% 67% 64% Natural gas 43% 46% 44% 38% 33% 36% Netback -- barrels of oil equivalent ($/BOE): Sales price 2 48 49 69 45 50 56 Royalties 6 6 10 5 7 7 Production expense 9 10 12 12 11 12 Netback 33 33 47 28 32 36 netback -3% 0% 42% -40% 13% 13% Gross revenue ($bn) 11.6 12.5 16.2 11.1 14.3 10.7 Selected items as % of gross revenue: Royalties 11% 11% 12% 8% 10% 11% Production 17% 17% 15% 27% 24% 25% Transportation/blending 12% 13% 12% 11% 12% 16% DD&A 21% 23% 17% 25% 28% 24% Risk mgmt (gain)/loss 3% 12% -8% 7% -1% -1% Forex (gain)/loss 1% -4% 4% -6% -1% 1% Other 3% 4% 1% 6% 4% -3% EBIT 33% 24% 46% 22% 23% 27% Adj. net income 3 14% 19% 22% 24% 18% 15% Net cash from operations 36% 46% 42% 52% 44% 37% Net capex 62% 51% 46% 27% 37% 41% FCF -26% -4% -4% 26% 7% -4% Return on tang. equity 4 18% 20% 22% 14% 13% 7% Tangible equity/assets 34% 35% 40% 45% 48% 50% shares out (avg) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1 Based on Canadian GAAP and Canadian dollars. Gross/net figures are stated before/after royalties. 2 Stated net of transportation and blending costs and excluding risk management activities. 3 Excludes stock-based compensation, unrealized risk management and foreign exchange transactions, the effect of statutory tax rate and other legislative changes on future income tax liabilities, as well as impairments. 4 Based on adjusted net income.
CATALYSTS Continued high oil price (viability of oil sands) Production and reserve growth Continued dividend increases and debt reduction
MAJOR HOLDERS Insiders 4% * | BlackRock 5% | Wintergreen <1% * Excludes stock options (6% including stock options).
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Canadian Natural has emerged as a major unconventional oil player through its exploitation of oil sands in the Athabasca region of Canada. While continued high oil prices are necessary for oil sands producers to be economically viable, the company benefits from long-life reserves in politically stable Canada, as well as a capable and incentivized management team. Based on the PV-10 value of proved and probable reserves, however, the recent valuation is not compelling.
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$29.6 billion $40.1 billion $45.0 billion $27 per share $37 per share $41 per share Implied upside/(downside) to recent price ($38 per share) -29% -4% 8% Implied valuation metrics based on trailing financials: EV to EBITDA ($7.1 billion) 5.5x 7.0x 7.6x Adjusted earnings yield ($2.3 billion) 3 8% 6% 5% Net cash from operations yield ($5.5 billion) 18% 14% 12% Other implied valuation metrics: Price to tangible book ($22.1 billion) 1.3x 1.8x 2.0x EV per BOE of 1P reserves ($/BOE) $10 $13 $14 EV per BOE of 2P reserves ($/BOE) $7 $9 $10 1 Based on forecast prices and costs; discounted at 10%; prior to the provision for interest, general and administrative expenses and the impact of any risk management activities. 2 Based on 1,095 million shares outstanding. 3 Excludes stock-based compensation, unrealized risk management and foreign exchange transactions, the effect of statutory tax rate and other legislative changes on future income tax liabilities, as well as impairments. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTS PRODUCTION TARGETS THROUGH 2018
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
With management expecting that natural gas prices will be low for 5 to 10 years, CNQ will focus primarily on liquids productions.
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Source: Company presentation dated February 2012. The capex budget will grow nearly 20% in 2012.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Display (40% of sales): Corning and 50%-owned Samsung Corning Precision are the top producers of glass substrates for active matrix LCD displays used in notebooks, flat panel monitors, and LCD TVs, ahead of Asahi Glass, Nippon Electric Glass, and Avan Strate. Corning is differentiated through products such as Corning Lotus glass, and a proprietary fusion manufacturing process, which allows for glass that is larger, thinner and lighter. Telecommunications (26%): Corning is a leader in optical fiber/cable, along with Furukawa Electric, Fujikura, Sumitomo Electric, and Prysmian. Corning is a low-cost producer due to scale, fiber process, technology leadership, and IP assets. Environmental technologies (13%): Corning is a leader in automotive ceramic substrate products. Competitors include NGK, Denso, and Ibiden. 4,750 patents, including 2,500 in the U.S. While 8% will expire by 2014, Corning has 7,400+ patent applications in process, including 1,700 in the U.S. Longtime management, with chairman and CEO Wendell Weeks (52) and CFO Jim Flaws (63) having joined Corning in 83 and 73, respectively. Expects moderate growth in 2012, led by telecom and environmental tech segments. Global demand for LCD glass should increase from 3.2 billion square feet to 3.6 billion square feet in 2012.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Pricing pressure in display segment. Corning has recently experienced double-digit price declines in display, with management hopeful that sequential quarterly price declines in 2012 will be moderate. In response, Corning is reducing capacity by ~25%. 50%-owned Dow Corning hurt by major upheaval in solar panel industry. Management expects lower equity earnings from Dow Corning, driven by lower demand and price declines in silicon products and at Hemlock Semiconductor, which makes high purity polycrystalline silicon. Capital-intensive business, with 2012E capex of $1.8 billion, $800 million of which in display unit. Customer concentration, with Cornings ten largest customers accounting for 51% of revenue.
MAJOR HOLDERS Management <1% | Cap Re 4% | Cap World 3% | T Rowe 3% | Primecap 2% | AllianceBernstein 2% SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 employees 1% 9% -13% 11% 10% revenue 13% 2% -9% 23% 19% gross profit 20% 0% -24% 46% 17% assets 16% 27% 11% 21% 8% book value 31% 42% 16% 25% 9% BV per share 30% 42% 16% 24% 8% Employees (000) (end) 24.8 27.0 23.5 26.2 28.8 Revenue ($mn) 5,860 5,948 5,395 6,632 7,890 Revenue / empl. ($000) 238 230 214 267 287 % of revenue by major segment:
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Corning, which makes specialty glass for LCD displays and other products, has been hurt by steeper-than-expected price declines in the display and solar panel markets. Display accounts for 40% of revenue, while the 50%-owned equity affiliate Dow Corning sells into the solar panel market. According to management, price declines will reset the profitability of both Display Technologies and Dow Corning to lower levels. Still, analysts expect Corning to earn $1.39 and $1.52 per share in 2012 and 2013, respectively, rendering the shares quite attractive, especially in light of Cornings very strong balance sheet.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
Based on tangible book value as of December 31, 2011
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Operating cash flow: $3.2 billion
Book value: $21 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $1.52 minus
minus
minus Capex: $2.4 billion
Intangibles: $930 million
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus equals
equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $1.52 Free cash flow: $760 million
Tangible book value: $20 billion
equals divided by
multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $1.44 Industry median FCF yield: 5.6% (*)
Industry price to book: 1.4x (*) ()
multiplied by equals
equals
Corresponding industry P/E: 12.4x (*) Industry FCF yield-implied fair value:
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
equals $14 billion ($9.00 per share)
$29 billion ($19 per share)
Industry multiple-implied fair value: multiplied by
multiplied by
$27 billion ($18 per share) Assumed required FCF yield as a
Assumed GLW multiple as a
multiplied by percentage of the industry FCF yield:
percentage of the industry multiple:
Assumed GLW multiple as a 125%
105%
percentage of the industry multiple: (6.9% required FCF yield)
(1.5x multiple of tangible book)
125% equals
equals
(15.5x fair value P/E multiple) Estimated fair value of the common
Estimated fair value of the common
equals equity of Corning:
equity of Corning:
Estimated fair value of the common $11 billion, or $7.20 per share
$30 billion ($20 per share)
equity of Corning: (based on 1.5 billion shares out)
(based on 1.5 billion shares out)
$34 billion ($22 per share) 48% downside from the recent
45% upside to the recent
(based on 1.5 billion shares out) stock price ($14 per share)
stock price ($14 per share)
63% upside to the recent
stock price ($14 per share) (*) Represents Electronic Instruments & Controls industry median multiple. () In order to be conservative, we apply the industry median multiple of book value to the companys tangible book value. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
CORNING FREE CASH FLOW, 2004-2011 ($ in millions)
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
Free cash flow has trended higher unevenly over the past several years.
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Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
CORNING MANAGEMENTS OUTLOOK FOR CAPITAL SPENDING ($ in millions)
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
CORNING MANAGEMENTS DIRECTIONAL OUTLOOK FOR GROSS MARGIN, 2012-2014
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012. While the business has required significant capital investments, management has also allocated cash to repurchases and dividends. Capital investment is expected to decrease going forward, freeing up cash that could be used for additional buybacks and dividends. Management expects gross margin to remain stable or increase going forward.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Medical device segment performing well, with better-than-expected recent sales fueled by double- digit gains in energy devices and vascular products. Covidien sells primarily to hospitals, surgi-centers, alternate site facilities, and drug manufacturers. Emerging markets business growing in double digits off relatively low base (~$1 billion). The company will hire ~200 sales reps in Asia in 2012. Experienced team. Jose Almeida (49) has been with Covidien since 1998, becoming CEO in July 2011. CFO Charles Dockendorff (57) joined in 95. Management comfortable with consensus EPS estimate of $4.28 for FY12 (+8% y-y), while guiding for revenue growth of 1-3% in FY12 (down from prior guidance of 3-5% due to a stronger dollar). EBIT margin is projected at 22-23%, with free cash flow of $1.9 billion or higher in FY12. Analysts expect EPS to grow 7% to $4.60 in FY13. Aims to return 25-40% of free cash flow, after returning $1.35 billion or 80% of FCF in FY11.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Long-term double-digit EPS growth target may prove unrealistic in light of an associated target for mid single-digit sales growth. Covidiens operating margin has barely expanded over the past five years, and its not clear why it should expand in the future. Does not appear to have pricing power, as price was a slight negative drag on growth in 2007-11. Large competitors include JNJ, BDX, and BCR. M&A an important part of growth strategy, raising the risk of misallocation of resources.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Better-than-expected revenue and earnings growth in FY12 (guidance appears conservative) Pharmaceuticals segment spin off by mid-2013 (pharma sales have stagnated in recent years)
MAJOR HOLDERS Management 1% | FMR 5% | JPM 4% | T Rowe 3% SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE September 30 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1Q12 revenue 12% 6% 4% 2% 11% 5% gross profit 10% 12% 6% 3% 13% 8% assets 30% -13% 7% 19% 0% 3% book value -22% 15% 3% 12% 9% 10% BV per share -22% 14% 3% 13% 11% 13% Revenue ($bn) 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.4 11.6 2.9 % of revenue by segment:
Medical devices 56% 60% 59% 65% 67% 68% Pharmaceuticals 26% 27% 20% 19% 17% 17% Medical supplies 18% 18% 17% 17% 15% 15% Operating margin by segment:
Medical devices 32% 30% 31% 31% 31% 33% Pharmaceuticals 18% 18% 16% 17% 16% 17% Medical supplies 12% 11% 13% 15% 14% 13% % of revenue by geography:
U.S. 58% 58% 58% 55% 55% 55% Other Americas 5% 6% 5% 6% 6% 6% Europe 26% 29% 24% 25% 24% 23% Asia Pacific 11% 12% 12% 14% 15% 16% % of medical device revenue by product:
Cash, investments 8% 14% 15% 16% 15% 17% Inventory 10% 15% 13% 14% 15% 15% LT investments 3% 8% 7% 5% 6% 6% PP&E, net 21% 29% 26% 27% 27% 27% ST debt 5% 0% 0% 3% 0% 5% LT debt 31% 34% 31% 46% 42% 38% Tangible equity -2% 7% 5% -17% -6% -1% Trailing P/E (end) n/m 13x 26x 15x 12x 44x Forward P/E (end) 15x 19x 15x 12x 11x 10x Dividends per share ($) 0.16 0.64 0.66 0.74 0.83 0.23 Shares out (avg) (mn) 497 500 503 500 493 483 shares out (avg) 0% 1% 1% -1% -1% -2% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$1.3 billion in 2007, -$141 million in 08, -$359 million in 09, -$76 million in 10, -$111 million in 11, -$14 million in 1Q12. 2 Adjusted for nonrecurring items of -$208 million in 2007, -$82 million in 08, -$35 million in 09, and $69 million in 10, and -$15 million in 11. 3 Medical Equipment & Supplies industry median.
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Covidien holds the former healthcare businesses of Tyco. Sales and profits have grown since the 2007 spin-off, but the shares have mostly stagnated, producing an improved but still not compelling valuation. The company has strong franchises in certain medical device segments, including endomechanical instruments and energy devices. While management has executed reasonably well, we are wary of the stated long-term goal of double-digit EPS growth, as it appears aggressive.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 30, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 30, 2011
TTM net revenue: $12 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $4.60
Operating cash flow: $2.2 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Assumed operating margin: 21.0%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $520 million equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $4.60
equals Est. operating income: $2.5 billion
equals
Free cash flow: $1.7 billion multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $4.37
divided by Assumed fair value multiple:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 4.5% (*) 6.0x
Corresponding industry P/E: 16.2x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$39 billion ($80 per share) Covidien: $15 billion
$34 billion ($71 per share)
multiplied by plus
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $1.8 billion
Assumed COV multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: plus
percentage of the industry multiple:
80% Long-term investments at fair value
105%
(3.6% required FCF yield) discount of 50%: $292 million
(17.0x fair value P/E multiple)
equals minus
equals
Estimated fair value of the common Total debt: $4.4 billion
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Covidien: equals
equity of Covidien:
$48 billion, or $100 per share Estimated fair value of the common
$36 billion ($74 per share)
(based on 480 million shares out) equity of Covidien:
(based on 480 million shares out)
89% upside to the recent $12 billion, or $26 per share
41% upside to the recent
stock price ($53 per share) (based on 480 million shares out)
stock price ($53 per share)
52% downside from the recent
(*) Represents Medical Equipment & Supplies industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates. stock price ($53 per share)
COVIDIEN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance (Click to visit to Reach Tang. EPS Yield LTM Rev./ Rev. % TTM Rev. relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ This Next Rev./ Empl. Last Gross Adj. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV TTM FY FY EV ($000) TTM Q Profit R&D EBIT Becton Dickinson / BDX -36% 21% 16,237 17,719 16% 7% 7% 8% 44% 268 7% 2% 52% 6% 22% C.R. Bard / BCR -36% 21% 7,907 8,049 9% 4% 7% 7% 36% 248 6% 5% 62% 6% 29% Johnson & Johnson / JNJ -28% 13% 176,948 164,378 15% 5% 8% 8% 40% 556 6% 4% 69% 12% 21% Covidien / COV -48% 9% 25,559 28,227 n/m 7% 8% 9% 41% 283 11% 5% 57% 5% 22% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
COVIDIEN CALCULATION OF FREE CASH FLOW, FY2007-FY2011
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
Adjusted free cash flow has remained remarkably stable throughout recent economic troubles.
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Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
COVIDIEN COMPONENTS OF SALES GROWTH, FY2007-FY2011 ($ in millions)
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
COVIDIEN NEW PRODUCT ROADMAP, FY2012-FY2014
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012. Pricing has not contributed to sales growth in recent years Management aims to return 25%-40% of FCF to shareholders 100+ new products planned for launch over three years
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SUGAR LAND TX, 281-207-3200 www.cvrenergy.com Trading Data Consensus EPS Estimates Valuation Price: $29.76 (as of 2/24/12) Month # of P/E FYE 12/31/10 n/m 52-week range: $16.62$30.11 Latest Ago Ests P/E FYE 12/31/11 8x Market value: $2.6 billion This quarter $0.38 $0.31 4 P/E FYE 12/30/12 7x Enterprise value: $2.3 billion Next quarter 0.95 0.86 4 P/E FYE 12/30/13 8x Shares outstanding: 86.6 million FYE 12/31/11 3.94 3.87 4 EV/ LTM revenue 0.4x Ownership Data FYE 12/30/12 4.11 3.28 4 EV/ LTM EBIT 4x Insider ownership: 2% FYE 12/30/13 3.82 2.68 3 P / tangible book 2.5x Insider buys (last six months): 17 LT growth n/a n/a n/a Greenblatt Criteria Insider sales (last six months): 12 EPS Surprise Actual Estimate LTM EBIT yield 25% Institutional ownership: 100% 11/2/11 $1.57 $1.67 LTM pre-tax ROC 46%
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Carl Icahn commenced a hostile tender offer for the company at $30 per share on February 23. Whether Icahns ultimate goal is to acquire CVR or drive it into the hands of a strategic buyer is unclear, though the latter appears to be more likely. Icahn also intends to nominate nine directors to the Board. CVR has yet to make a recommendation on the offer to shareholders on the Icahn offer. CVRs stock price has appreciated to nearly $30 per share, perhaps suggesting an expectation that the company will indeed be sold or broken into separate firms. CVR initiated an $0.08 per share quarterly dividend and stated an intention to sell a portion of its investment in CVR Partners, likely in an attempt to provide an alternative way to return some value to shareholders. Management does not view a separation of the refining and fertilizer businesses as a move that would enhance value for shareholders. Petroleum business includes 115,000 bpd complex full coking medium-sour crude refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas. CVR also owns (1) a 35,000 bpd crude oil gathering system, (2) a rack marketing division, and (3) a 145,000 bpd pipeline system that transports crude to the refinery, with 1.2 million barrels of associated company-owned storage tanks. Nitrogen fertilizer business consists of a fertilizer manufacturing facility that is the only operation in North America that utilizes a petroleum coke, or pet coke, gasification process to produce nitrogen fertilizer. The facility includes a 1,225 ton-per-day ammonia unit and 2,025 ton-per-day UAN unit.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS If Icahn bid unravels, CVR shares could fall materially as they traded below $20 in December. Operates in cyclical, capital-intensive businesses.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS $30 Icahn bid draws in additional bidders for CVR SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YTD 9/30/11 revenue 25% -2% 69% -37% 30% 75% gross profit 19% -3% -17% 14% -25% 386% assets 19% 29% -14% 0% 8% 49% book value -30% 419% 34% 13% 5% 61% BV per share -34% 418% 34% 13% 5% 61% Revenue ($mn) 3,038 2,967 5,016 3,136 4,080 5,134 % of revenue by segment:
Cash, investments 3% 2% 1% 2% 12% 36% Receivables 7% 11% 8% 4% 5% 4% Inventory 12% 14% 9% 17% 15% 13% PP&E, net 74% 67% 75% 72% 64% 44% Payables 10% 10% 7% 7% 9% 8% ST debt 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% LT debt 56% 27% 31% 30% 28% 24% Other LT liabilities 27% 22% 20% 19% 19% 21% Tangible equity 0% 20% 34% 39% 38% 42% Diluted EPS (cont.) ($) 2.22 -0.78 1.90 0.80 0.16 3.71 Dividends per share ($) BV per share (end) ($) 1 5 7 8 8 13 Share price (end) ($) 25 4 7 15 19 21 Volume (mn shares) 26 138 88 110 633 450 Shares out (avg) (mn) 86 86 86 86 86 86 shares out (avg) 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$23 million in 2006, -$43 million in 2007, -$61 million in 2008, -$2.7 million in 2009, -$16 million in 2010, -$4.1 million YTD11.
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO <1% | Other insiders 10% | Appaloosa 6% | DFA 4% | Icahn 14% | Steadfast 4% | Corvex 3% | Gilder Gagnon 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Carl Icahn has put refiner CVR Energy in play, making this a special situation that is difficult to assess on investment merit alone. Icahn has stated the value of CVR is at least $37 per share, and Icahn unsolicited tender offer appears structured in a way that essentially invites a strategic buyer to acquire CVR for $37 per share. Potential buyers include larger competitors Valero (VLO) and Tesoro (TSO). We find it difficult to assess the probabilities associated with various potential outcomes of this fluid situation and therefore find ourselves on the sidelines. We would reevaluate CVR in case Icahns bid failed and the companys shares declined materially in price, an unlikely scenario given Icahns formal tender offer.
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Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012.
CVR ENERGY PRO FORMA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012.
Carl Icahns unsolicited bid for CVR Energy could lead to a separate strategic transaction that highlights the value of the refining and fertilizer businesses.
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Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012.
CVR ENERGY COMBINED COMPANY OPERATING EXPENSE DATA
Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012. CVR Energy has lower operating costs than most competitors, including Tesoro and Western Refining.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Transitioning to higher-margin enterprise and services markets from historical consumer/product focus. Services revenue grew 6% y-y to $12.2 billion in FY12 (20% of revenue, up from 12% in FY08). Consumers represent less than 20% of revenue. Uses products as anchor tenants in order to win services business. Scale and product range (#2 and #3 global supplier of PCs and notebooks) is aiding services business wins. Services backlog grew 11% y-y to $15.5 billion as of February 3. Trailing P/E of 8x is undemanding given global growth opportunities and net cash. Dell expects non-GAAP EPS for FY13 (excl. amortization and other items) to exceed the record $2.13 of FY12. Targeting long-term sales growth of >5-7%, with a GAAP operating income margin of 7%+, and cash from operations in excess of net income. Strong balance sheet, with $18.2 billion of cash and investments, $4.7 billion of net financing receivables, offset by $9.3 billion of debt. Dells direct model operates with negative working capital. Founder Michael Dell (46) owns 14% and returned as CEO in 2007. He has allocated capital in a shareholder-friendly way, focusing on profit share, not unit share, as well as on share buybacks. Repurchased ~$6.5 billion of stock in the last three fiscal years (~20% of recent market value).
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Stagnant revenue over the last five years despite nearly $10 billion spent on acquisitions, including Perot Systems (services), EqualLogic and Compellent (storage). Without organic revenue growth, sustainable EPS growth will be challenging. Challenges in public segment (27% of revenue) include weakened demand after the federal year- end, a more competitive environment, and cash- strapped governments across much of Europe. Competition in services and enterprise markets, where IBM, HP and CA possess deeper services capabilities and longer-standing client relationships. Consumer products business remains difficult. Low R&D spending (1% of sales). While past M&A has worked well, sustaining innovation may be hard if it remains reliant on acquisitions.
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Dell 14% | Other insiders 1% | Southeastern 8% SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1
FYE January 31 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 units 5% 7% -6% 12% 1% revenue 6% 0% -13% 16% 1% Revenue ($bn) $61 $61 $53 $61 $62 % of revenue by segment: Large enterprise 31% 29% 27% 29% 30% Public 24% 25% 27% 27% 27% Small & medium business 26% 24% 23% 24% 24% Consumer 19% 21% 23% 20% 19% EBIT margin by segment: Large enterprise 7% 6% 6% 8% 10% Public 9% 8% 9% 9% 10% Small & medium business 8% 9% 9% 10% 11% Consumer 1% 2% 1% 1% 3% Corporate -1% -1% -2% -2% -2% 2
EBIT margin 6% 5% 4% 6% 7% 2
% of revenue by product group: Desktop PCs 32% 28% 24% 24% 23% Mobility 29% 30% 31% 31% 31% Software and peripherals 16% 17% 18% 17% 16% Servers and networking 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% Services 8% 9% 11% 12% 13% Storage 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% Revenue growth by product group: Desktop PCs -2% -10% -25% 13% -4% Mobility 16% 4% -11% 14% 1% Software and peripherals 10% 7% -10% 8% 0% Servers and networking 12% 0% -7% 26% 10% Services -2% 7% 5% 36% 8% Storage 8% 10% -18% 5% -15% % of revenue from U.S. 53% 52% 53% 52% n/a Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 19% 18% 18% 19% 22% R&D 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Net income 5% 4% 3% 4% 6% Net cash from ops 6% 3% 7% 6% 9% D&A 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% Capex 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Cash conversion cycle (days) -36 -25 -36 -33 -36 shares out (avg) -1% -11% -1% -1% -5% 1 Figures reflect the acquisition of Perot Systems in November 2009. 2 Includes $391 million of intangible amortization as well as $313 million of severance/facility action and acquisition-related items. Excluding these items, EBIT margin would be 8.3% (up from 6.7% in the year-ago period).
CATALYSTS Potential for organic revenue growth as were through the majority of business pruning Continued buybacks (targeted at 10-30% of FCF) Potential for dividend (cash repatriation an issue?)
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE In the words of founder and CEO Michael Dell, customers think of Dell in much broader terms now, trusting us with their comprehensive IT needs, from the datacenter to the device. At a trailing P/E of 8x, the market is slow in recognizing the extent of Dells transition from a consumer products focus to higher-margin enterprise and services markets. While organic revenue growth remains a challenge, we like Dells cost leadership, progress on margins, and global growth opportunities. Additional positives are the strong balance sheet as well as managements focus on shareholder value creation.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended February 3, 2012 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2014; adjusted for net cash
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended February 3, 2012; fair value adjusted for net cash holdings
TTM net sales: $62 billion
Consensus EPS estimate: $2.18
Operating cash flow: $5.5 billion multiplied by
multiplied by
minus Average 7-year EBIT margin: 6.0%
Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion
Capex: $680 million equals
equals
equals Estimated EBIT: $3.7 billion
Implied net income estimate: $3.9 billion
Free cash flow: $4.9 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT:
Assumed net interest: $64 million
Assumed net interest: $64 million 5x
equals
equals equals
Adjusted net income: $3.9 billion
Adjusted free cash flow: $4.8 billion Estimated fair enterprise value of
multiplied by
divided by Dell: $19 billion
Industry median P/E, based on
Industry median FCF yield: 8.1% (*) plus
next FY consensus EPS: 12.2x (*)
divided by Cash, ST investments: $15 billion
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a plus
Assumed fair value multiple as a portion
percentage of the industry FCF yield: Long-term investments at fair value
of the industry median multiple:
90% discount of 50%: $2.4 billion
110%
(7.3% required FCF yield) minus
(13.4x fair value multiple)
equals Total debt: $9.3 billion
equals
Estimated fair enterprise value of equals
Estimated fair enterprise value of
Dell: $65 billion Estimated fair value of the common
Dell: $52 billion
plus equity of Dell:
plus
Cash and investments: $15 billion $26 billion, or $15 per share
Cash and investments: $15 billion
minus (based on 1.8 billion shares out)
minus
Total debt: $9.3 billion 15% downside from the recent
Total debt: $9.3 billion
equals stock price ($17 per share)
equals
Estimated fair value of the common
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Dell: (*) Represents Computer Hardware industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
equity of Dell:
$71 billion, or $40 per share
$57 billion, or $32 per share
(based on 1.8 billion shares out)
(based on 1.8 billion shares out)
127% upside to the recent
83% upside to the recent
stock price ($17 per share)
stock price ($17 per share)
DELL CALCULATION OF FREE CASH FLOW
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
DELL MANAGEMENTS OUTLOOK FOR FY2013
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012.
Dells guidance for >$2.13 in EPS highlights the markets low valuation of the equity at less than $20 per share. We note that Dell has $4+ billion in net cash, which contributes little to EPS at recent low interest rates. Cash repurchases should be accretive both to EPS and to intrinsic value per share.
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Source: Company financial supplement, February 2012. FY12 GAAP results: revenue up +1% Y/Y, operating income of 7.1%, Cash flow from operations of 1.6x net income
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DOWNERS GROVE IL, 630-515-7700 www.devryinc.com Trading Data Consensus EPS Estimates Valuation Price: $36.99 (as of 2/24/12) Month # of P/E FYE 7/1/11 8x 52-week range: $32.73$66.85 Latest Ago Ests P/E FYE 6/30/12 10x Market value: $2.5 billion This quarter $0.99 $1.08 17 P/E FYE 6/30/13 11x Enterprise value: $2.2 billion Next quarter 0.83 0.89 17 P/E FYE 6/30/14 9x Shares outstanding: 66.4 million FYE 6/30/12 3.63 3.81 19 EV/ LTM revenue 1.0x Ownership Data FYE 6/30/13 3.51 3.96 18 EV/ LTM EBIT 6x Insider ownership: 2% FYE 6/30/14 4.11 4.58 5 P / tangible book 4.7x Insider buys (last six months): 18 LT growth 5.1% 10.0% 9 Greenblatt Criteria Insider sales (last six months): 12 EPS Surprise Actual Estimate LTM EBIT yield 16% Institutional ownership: 83% 1/26/12 $0.92 $1.00 LTM pre-tax ROC >100%
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Medical & Healthcare (27%): includes Ross University (medical and veterinary schools), the Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington Colleges, and the American University of the Caribbean (acquired in August 2011 for $235 million). Intl, K-12 & Professional (8%): includes 84%-owned DeVry Brasil; online high-school teaching provider AAI; and the exam reviews/training business of Becker (CPA) and Stalla (CFA).
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS DeVry University (~65% of revenue and ~70% of trailing EBIT) drives overall performance. DeVry U. has ~95 U.S. locations and offers mainly BA and higher degrees in business and technology fields. Student detail: ~50%+ are 25-39 years; ~55% are male; ~40% white, ~30% black, ~15% Hispanic. EV-to-trailing EBIT of ~5x overstates regulatory risk. DeVry University appears well within key regulatory requirements, including recent changes. While new enrollments are down, the market likely underestimates DeVrys long-term earning power. Diversification strategy is helping mitigate the challenges at DeVry University and Carrington as Ross, AUC, Chamberlain, Becker and DeVry Brasil continue to perform well. New $100 million buyback in November 2011. ~$290 million of cash and no debt at yearend 2011.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS New undergraduates declined 24% y-y to ~13,600 students in the fall of 2011 (at DeVry University). The decline reflects exposure to negative regulatory changes such as in recruitment practices (short- term?) as well as the prolonged economic weakness. Valuation not as attractive if sustainable EBIT margins are closer to 10%, similar to other U.S. government-dependent sectors such as defense. Assuming a 10% margin on trailing revenue, yields $215 million of EBIT (~10x EV-to-EBIT multiple). Title IV represents 81% of FY11 revenue at DeVry University. ** While this is comfortably within guidelines, the dependence of its students on federal financial aid leaves DeVry vulnerable.
CATALYSTS Potential stabilization of new student enrollments Additional share buybacks SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE June 30 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD 12/31/11 DeVry U. enrollment 1 5% 10% 17% 23% 15% -13% revenue 11% 17% 34% 31% 14% -3% EBIT 60% 59% 45% 75% 20% -32% 2
U.S. as % of revenue 86% 86% 88% 87% 88% 84% Selected items as % of revenue: Net income 8% 11% 11% 15% 15% 6% D&A 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% Capex 4% 6% 5% 7% 6% 6% DeVry University selected enrollment data (000s): Undergraduates 4 40.4 44.6 52.1 64.0 73.5 64.1 Graduate coursetakers 5 14.3 16.5 18.8 22.1 23.8 23.3 % of total enrollment by degree (all DeVry schools): 6
Doctoral 7% 7% 5% 4% 3% n/a Masters 21% 21% 17% 18% 18% n/a Bachelors 62% 61% 52% 53% 56% n/a Associate 11% 11% 15% 16% 16% n/a Certificate 0% 0% 11% 9% 7% n/a Employees (000s;end) 7 5.4 6.2 9.4 11.1 11.4 n/a shares out (avg) 1% 0% 0% -1% -2% -4% 1 Based on undergraduate enrollment only (see footnote #4 for more details). New student counts decreased 24% y-y to 13,588 students in the fall of 2011. 2 YTD EBIT excludes $75 million impairment charge.
3 Segment margins exclude certain corporate costs/reconciliations (not material).
4 Reflects fall enrollment for each previous year; YTD reflects fall 2011. 5 Reflects graduate coursetakers in May of each year; YTD is November 2011. Coursetaker enrollment refers to the number of courses taken by a student. 6 Applies to fall enrollment of the previous year. 7 Includes full/part-time faculty and staff but excludes part-time student employees.
MAJOR HOLDERS Co-founder Keller 9% | Other insiders 4% | Baron 10%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? * Undergraduate count is based on the fall semester 2011; graduate count is based on the November 2011 session and refers to courses per student. ** Calculation is based on the 90/10 Rule, excluding temporary relief benefits. (90/10 Rule: an institution becomes ineligible for Title IV funds if for two consecutive years it derives >90% of its cash basis revenue from Title IV). THE BOTTOM LINE For-profit education provider DeVry is in no danger of breaching U.S. regulatory requirements, including recently enacted rules. While new enrollments continue to decline, DeVrys career-oriented programs, relatively diversified funding sources (~25% from non-Title IV sources), and strong balance sheet should enable it to survive industry challenges. At the recent valuation of 5x EV-to-trailing EBIT, the market is underestimating the companys moat and substantial long-term earning power.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on tangible book value as of December 31, 2011
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2013
Book value: $1.4 billion
Operating cash flow: $350 million
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $3.51 minus
minus
minus Intangibles: $830 million
Capex: $145 million
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus equals
equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $3.51 Tangible book value: $520 million
Free cash flow: $208 million
equals multiplied by
divided by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $3.33 Industry price to book: 1.8x (*) ()
Industry median FCF yield: 8.1% (*)
multiplied by equals
equals
Corresponding industry P/E: 15.7x (*) Industry multiple-implied fair value:
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value:
equals $960 million ($15 per share)
$2.6 billion ($39 per share)
Industry multiple-implied fair value: multiplied by
multiplied by
$3.5 billion ($52 per share) Assumed DV multiple as a
Assumed required FCF yield as a
multiplied by percentage of the industry multiple:
percentage of the industry FCF yield:
Assumed DV multiple as a 95%
80%
percentage of the industry multiple: (1.7x multiple of tangible book)
(6.5% required FCF yield)
125% equals
equals
(19.6x fair value P/E multiple) Estimated fair value of the common
Estimated fair value of the common
equals equity of DeVry:
equity of DeVry:
Estimated fair value of the common $920 million ($14 per share)
$3.2 billion, or $48 per share
equity of DeVry: (based on 66 million shares out)
(based on 66 million shares out)
$4.3 billion ($65 per share) 63% downside from the recent
30% upside to the recent
(based on 66 million shares out) stock price ($37 per share)
stock price ($37 per share)
77% upside to the recent
stock price ($37 per share) (*) Represents Schools industry median multiple. () In order to be conservative, we apply the industry median multiple of book value to the companys tangible book value. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
DEVRY ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance (Click to visit to Reach Tang. TTM EPS Yield LTM Rev./ Rev. % TTM Rev. relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ FCF This Next Rev./ Empl. Last Gross Adj. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV Yield TTM FY FY EV ($000) TTM Q Profit EBIT Apollo Group / APOL -36% 73% 6,590 5,503 15% 10% 7% 7% 7% 83% 83 -8% -11% 61% 23% Corinthian Colleges / COCO -75% 344% 415 512 46% 20% 3% 7% 11% 335% 154 -11% -14% 38% 3% Education Management / EDMC -60% 56% 2,418 3,591 n/m 9% 8% 6% 5% 80% 198 4% -4% 48% 15% ITT Educational / ESI -44% 80% 1,979 1,751 9% 18% 15% 11% 10% 86% 238 -6% -10% 63% 34% Strayer / STRA -38% 136% 1,313 1,374 3% 9% 8% 6% 6% 46% 293 -1% -9% 53% 29% DeVry / DV -58% 101% 2,455 2,167 21% 8% 9% 10% 9% 99% 210 3% -5% 56% 19% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
DEVRY COMPONENTS OF FREE CASH FLOW
Source: Company annual report.
Free cash flow has roughly approximated net income in recent years.
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Source: Company annual report. Strong growth in segment EBIT
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Worlds largest infrared vendor, offering thermal detection and chemical, radiological/nuclear, and explosives sensor systems. FLIR has leading product breadth and a fully integrated commercial operation with a focus on building awareness of advanced detection. FLIR operates in large markets (~$20 billion) growing in mid to high single digits. 22% revenue and EPS CAGR from 2001-2011, reflecting strong management execution. Earl Lewis (67) has been chairman and CEO since 2000. Market share gains appear likely to continue due to FLIRs cost competitiveness and R&D efficiency. Balanced business, with ~50% of revenue each from the U.S. and international, and ~50% each from government systems and commercial systems. Non-U.S. government clients are ~ 2 / 3 of revenue. Expects revenue of $1.55-$1.65 billion in 2012, up 0%-7% from 2011; and net income of $1.60-$1.70 per share, up 16%-23% from 2011. Given FLIRs M&A-driven strategy, we view EPS growth as a much more meaningful measure than sales growth. Ongoing stock buyback, with repurchases of $41 million, $73 million, $36 million, and $160 million in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. In addition, the company recently increased the quarterly dividend from $0.06 to $0.07 per share.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Acquisition-driven growth strategy has risks, though it has created significant shareholder value to date. FLIR may need to identify progressively larger M&A targets to meet its growth objectives, which may make it more difficult to identify compelling targets at accretive purchase prices. One-third of revenue from U.S. government, exposing FLIR to budgetary pressures, decreases in military activity, and generally long sales cycles. On the flip side, the government is unlikely to default.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued share repurchases EPS- and value-accretive acquisitions SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 36% 38% 7% 21% 11% gross profit 38% 40% 9% 16% 9% assets 28% 21% 20% 24% 16% book value 56% 36% 43% 26% 4% BV per share 58% 31% 32% 21% 2% Revenue ($mn) 779 1,077 1,147 1,388 1,544 % from U.S. government 39% 41% 43% 34% 31% 1
% of revenue by segment:
Thermal vision and measurement 51% 47% 43% 41% 43% Raymarine - - - 7% 11% Surveillance 49% 53% 57% 48% 37% Detection - - - 3% 5% Integrated systems - - - - 4% % of revenue by geography:
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO 1% | Other insiders 1% | Capital World 12% | Baillie Gifford 11% | T Rowe 5% | Artisan 4% | Earnest 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE FLIR is the leader in infrared imaging and threat detection technologies used by a wide range of governmental and commercial customers around the world. Current management has executed well over the past decade, driving both strong business performance and strong returns to shareholders. FLIR appears to be a somewhat overlooked yet high-quality business with real opportunity for continued market share gains and accretive acquisitions. The company should have a long trajectory of strong performance, making the recent valuation quite compelling even if the shares are not dirt cheap.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
TTM net revenue: $1.5 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $1.88
Operating cash flow: $244 million multiplied by
minus
minus Assumed operating margin: 20.3%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $42 million equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $1.88
equals Est. operating income: $310 million
equals
Free cash flow: $202 million multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $1.79
divided by Assumed fair value multiple:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 4.8% (*) 6.0x
Corresponding industry P/E: 12.2x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$4.2 billion ($27 per share) FLIR Systems: $1.9 billion
$3.4 billion ($22 per share)
multiplied by plus
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $440 million
Assumed FLIR multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: minus
percentage of the industry multiple:
75% Total debt: $248 million
125%
(3.6% required FCF yield) equals
(15.3x fair value P/E multiple)
equals Estimated fair value of the common
equals
Estimated fair value of the common equity of FLIR Systems:
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of FLIR Systems: $2.1 billion, or $13 per share
equity of FLIR Systems:
$5.6 billion, or $36 per share (based on 156 million shares out)
$4.2 billion ($27 per share)
(based on 156 million shares out) 49% downside from the recent
(based on 156 million shares out)
38% upside to the recent stock price ($26 per share)
4% upside to the recent
stock price ($26 per share)
stock price ($26 per share)
(*) Represents Aerospace and Defense industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
FLIR SYSTEMS COMPARISON TO SELECTED PEER GROUPS
1 Represents the average of L-3, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and ITT Corp. 2 Represents the average of Cubic Corp., ASEI, Teledyne, Kratos, Harris Corp., II-VI Inc., and ViaSat. 3 Represents the average of FEI Co., Garmin, MKS, Mettler-Toledo, National Instruments, PerkinElmer, Roper, Rofin-Sinar, Trimble Navigation, Waters Corp. Source: Company presentation dated November 2011.
Impressive revenue-per- employee performance
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* Represents Systems sales only and does not include Cores & Components. Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
FLIR SYSTEMS ACQUISITION METHODOLOGY AND ACQUIRED COMPANIES
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012.
FLIR SYSTEMS CAPITAL ALLOCATION TREND, 2000-2011
Source: Company presentation dated January 2012. Capital allocation has focused on M&A; as the company gets bigger, internal capex and share repurchases may receive a greater share of deployable capital Historical market share gains appear likely to continue M&A strategy has created value, driving strong returns for shareholders over the past decade
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Ad-driven business model based on the #1- trafficked Internet site/search engine Google.com. Advertising accounts for 95%+ of revenue with the AdWords application enabling advertisers to place ads on Google-owned websites (including #3 global site YouTube) as well as those of network members. Valuation may be justified by ad business alone, leaving other monetization options as upside. While some products are likely to also depend on ads for revenue, others could be monetized in other ways. Next to Google.com and YouTube, other key products are: Android (250+ million devices on Android OS, up ~50 million since November 2011), Google+ (launched in June 2011; 90+ million users), Gmail (350 million users; growing rapidly), and Chrome. Online advertising penetration still in the early innings? The share of online is to rise from ~16% in 2011 to 21% in 2014 (TV ads: flat at ~40%; print ads: to decline from ~30% to ~25%). * Google has ~50% share (up from ~44% in 2010) of the global online ad spend of ~$73 billion in 2011 (up 14% y-y). Remains best-positioned to take advantage of online ad growth. Google has ~85% share of paid search (~50% of all online ad spend) and has strong positions in display ads (~35%) and in classified. Founders Page (38) and Brin (37) own 8% each. Page returned as CEO in April 2011, replacing Eric Schmidt (55), who is now executive chairman. $40 billion of net cash at yearend 2011.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Capital allocation. With no signs of potential capital return, and increasing capex and M&A (e.g. pending $13 billion Motorola Mobility acquisition), reinvestment risk is a key consideration for investors. Margin of safety? Google relies on search technology and human talent to fend off rivals in online search. While difficult, a rival may invent a better search engine. In non-search ad markets, Google already has to contend with new rivals (e.g. Facebook). Competition and technological change may make the monetization of other businesses challenging. Given the significant value of the existing business, new businesses may not be meaningful enough to provide enough equity upside given the risks. SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 56% 31% 9% 24% 29% EBIT 43% 30% 25% 25% 13% 2
net income 37% 1% 54% 30% 14% Revenue ($bn) 16.6 21.8 23.7 29.3 37.9 % of revenue by type: Advertising-Google websites 64% 66% 66% 66% 69% Advertising-Google Network sites 35% 31% 30% 30 27% Licensing and other 1% 3% 3% 4% 4% Revenue growth by major type: Advertising-Google websites 68% 36% 9% 24% 34% Advertising-Google Network sites 39% 16% 7% 23% 18% % of revenue by geography: 1
U.S. 52% 49% 47% 48% 46% U.K. 15% 14% 13% 11% 11% Rest of World 32% 37% 40% 41% 43% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 60% 60% 63% 64% 65% R&D 13% 13% 12% 13% 14% EBIT 31% 30% 35% 35% 31% 2
Net income 25% 19% 28% 29% 26% Net cash from operations 35% 36% 39% 38% 38% D&A 6% 7% 6% 5% 5% Capex 14% 11% 3% 14% 9% Traffic acq. costs/ad revenue 3 30% 28% 27% 26% 24% shares out (avg) 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1 Based on billing addresses of customers. 2 2011 EBIT includes a $500 million charge related to the resolution of the Department of Justice investigation. Excluding this charge, EBIT growth would have been 18% y-y and EBIT margin would have been 32% in 2011.
3 Cost of revenue consists primarily of traffic acquisition costs. These costs consist of amounts paid to Google Network members and to certain other distribution partners who distribute toolbar and other products or otherwise direct search queries to Google websites. These amounts are primarily based on revenue share contracts with Network members and distribution partners.
CATALYSTS Potential return of capital (no indication yet) Continued capture of online advertising growth Monetization of YouTube, Android, Google+ etc.
MAJOR HOLDERS Shares out: 258 million class A shares (GOOG; one vote per share) and 67 million class B shares (10 votes per share). Co- founders Brin and Page each own ~40% of class B shares. Economics: Co-founder and CEO Page 8% | Co-founder Brin 8% | Chairman Schmidt 3% | Other insiders 2% | FMR 6%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? * Source: ZenithOptimedia. THE BOTTOM LINE Google has parlayed its leadership in online search to become a dominant platform for online advertising spend. The secular shift of advertising dollars from offline to online, coupled with Googles dominant competitive position, provides a long runway for revenue and profit growth. This alone may justify the recent enterprise value, leaving the monetization of other products (e.g. Android, Google+, YouTube, Chrome) as upside potential. Size considerations and a lack of capital return to shareholders, however, increase capital allocation and reinvestment risks, leading to a less than desirable margin of safety.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011; fair value adjusted for net cash holdings
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013; adjusted for net cash
TTM net revenue: $38 billion
Operating cash flow: $15 billion
Consensus EPS estimate: $50.03 multiplied by
minus
multiplied by Assumed operating margin: 30.0%
Capex: $3.4 billion
Shares outstanding: 330 million equals
equals
equals Est. operating income: $11 billion
Free cash flow: $11 billion
Implied net income estimate: $16 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Assumed fair value multiple:
Assumed net interest: $64 million
Assumed net interest: $64 million 6.0x
equals
equals equals
Adjusted free cash flow: $11 billion
Adjusted net income: $16 billion Estimated fair enterprise value of
divided by
multiplied by Google: $68 billion
Industry median FCF yield: 6.4% (*)
Industry median P/E, based on plus
divided by
next FY consensus EPS: 17.5x (*) Cash, ST investments: $45 billion
Assumed required FCF yield as a
multiplied by plus
percentage of the industry FCF yield:
Assumed fair value multiple as a portion Long-term investments at fair value
75%
of the industry median multiple: discount of 50%: $400 million
(4.8% required FCF yield)
120% minus
equals
(21.0x fair value multiple) Total debt: $4.2 billion
Estimated fair enterprise value of
equals equals
Google: $232 billion
Estimated fair enterprise value of Estimated fair value of the common
plus
Google: $340 billion equity of Google:
Cash and investments: $45 billion
plus $109 billion, or $335 per share
minus
Cash and investments: $45 billion (based on 330 million shares out)
Total debt: $4.2 billion
minus 45% downside from the recent
equals
Total debt: $4.2 billion stock price ($610 per share)
Estimated fair value of the common
equals
equity of Google:
Estimated fair value of the common (*) Represents Computer Services industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
$272 billion, or $837 per share
equity of Google:
(based on 330 million shares out)
$381 billion, or $1,171 per share
37% upside to the recent
(based on 330 million shares out)
stock price ($610 per share)
92% upside to the recent
stock price ($610 per share)
GOOGLE COMPONENTS OF FREE CASH FLOW
Source: Company annual report.
FCF has grown strongly due to global adoption of AdWords, and growth is likely to continue into the foreseeable future
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GOOGLE U.S. vs. INTERNATIONAL REVENUE ($ in millions)
GOOGLE TRAFFIC ACQUISITION COSTS ($ in millions)
Source for the above charts: Company presentation dated January 2012. Q4 tends to be the seasonally strongest quarter for Google due to holiday ad spending, but its difficult to spot the seasonality amid strong secular growth Click here for an article on the outlook for ad spending, including online ads. International revenue as a percentage of total revenue has remained surprisingly stable over the past three years; one would expect that international growth will outpace U.S. growth due to the lower rate of penetration internationally Traffic acquisition costs as a percentage of revenue have been declining, highlighting the operating leverage inherent in Googles business model; we would keep an eye on whether this metric stabilizes as an indicator of perhaps lower incremental margin leverage going forward
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS A leader in silicon wafers for solar applications. MEMC has a history of providing silicon wafers for both semiconductor devices and solar applications. MEMC produces most of its polysilicon in-house. Vertically integrated via SunEdison. MEMCs position in silicon and downstream solar enables it to grow the customer base and lower costs in the silicon supply chain. Solar generating capacity is 300+ MW, with 3.0 GW in pipeline (~70% likely to be executed; ~50% outside North America).
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Took $1.4 billion of mostly solar-related charges in 2011, reflecting at best poor capital allocation and at worst a lack of value in solar businesses. Could become distressed, despite $1.3 billion in non-recourse debt. With tangible assets of $4.7 billion and liabilities of $4.1 billion, even small further deterioration on the side asset would render the equity worthless, at least in accounting terms. Future of solar industry highly uncertain. Solar energy is not cost-competitive with other sources, especially coal and natural gas in the U.S. Even if solar energy keeps gaining share, the technology- driven nature of the industry makes it impossible to predict the winners across the value chain. SunEdisons strategic challenge too big for MEMC to handle? The downstream solar industry faces multiple impediments, including large-scale financing requirements, complex project execution, a low margin profile, and infancy of adoption. Volatile performance, with spot polysilicon prices affecting profitability of materials segment. Vertical integration has improved the operating profile. Semiconductor wafer market is mature, with likely future annual volume growth of roughly 6%. Pricing pressure could impact sales and margins. SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Revenue ($mn) 1,541 1,922 2,005 1,164 2,239 2,716 Growth (y-y) 39% 25% 4% -42% 92% 21% % of revenue by segment: Semi materials 100% 100% 46% 50% 44% 38% Solar materials 54% 49% 37% 35% Solar energy 0% 0% 0% 0% 19% 27% EBIT margin by segment: Semi materials 36% 44% 19% -35% 7% -3% Solar materials 68% 32% 11% -70% Solar energy n/m n/m n/m -163% -3% -65% Corporate and other 1 n/m n/m -3% -9% -6% -5% Total EBIT margin 36% 44% 43% -11% 1% -48% % of revenue by major geography: Taiwan 18% 17% 25% 29% 25% n/a China 14% 21% 19% 25% 19% n/a U.S. 34% 24% 24% 13% 11% n/a Korea 12% 16% 14% 8% 8% n/a Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 45% 52% 50% 11% 15% 11% R&D 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% EBIT 36% 44% 43% -11% 1% -48% D&A 5% 4% 5% 11% 7% 8% Capex - solar systems 0% 0% 0% 2% 13% 22% Capex - all other 10% 14% 15% 19% 16% 17% Selected semiconductor materials data: Change in wafer prices 10% -41% -43% -30% 9% n/a Polysilicon / total sales 2 19% 22% 19% 3% 0% n/a Return on tang. equity 39% 51% 19% -4% 2% n/m Tang. equity to assets 66% 72% 69% 57% 44% 13% shares out (avg) 4% 2% 1% -1% 1% 1% 1 Corporate expenses broken out separately starting in 2008. 2 Represents sales of excess polysilicon as a percentage of total sales.
RESTRUCTURING & IMPAIRMENT CHARGES, Q4 2011
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO <1% | Other insiders <1% | Thornburg 11% | Altai 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE MEMC has been a provider of silicon wafers to the semiconductor and solar energy industries, and has acquired a business developing solar power plants for utilities and governments (SunEdison). MEMC has been hurt by a severe downturn in the solar industry, which has yet to prove its commercial viability. Moreover, the future technology winner and economics across the value chain remain unclear, making it impossible to judge how MEMC will fare over time. With liabilities amounting to ~8x tangible equity, we view the downside risk as significant in case the semiconductor and solar markets remain weak.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on tangible book value as of December 31, 2011
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Book value: $740 million
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $0.61
TTM net sales: $2.7 billion minus
minus
multiplied by Intangibles: $149 million
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Average 7-year EBIT margin: 19.3% equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $0.61
equals Tangible book value: $590 million
equals
Estimated EBIT: $530 million multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $0.58
multiplied by Industry price to book: 1.6x (*) ()
multiplied by
Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT: equals
Corresponding industry P/E: 13.4x (*)
6x Industry multiple-implied fair value:
equals
equals $930 million ($4.00 per share)
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
Estimated fair enterprise value of multiplied by
$1.8 billion ($7.80 per share)
MEMC Electronic: $3.2 billion Assumed WFR multiple as a
multiplied by
plus percentage of the industry multiple:
Assumed WFR multiple as a
Cash, ST investments: $590 million 50%
percentage of the industry multiple:
plus (0.8x multiple of tangible book)
75%
Long-term investments at fair value equals
(10.1x fair value P/E multiple)
discount of 25%: $41 million Estimated fair value of the common
equals
minus equity of MEMC Electronic:
Estimated fair value of the common
Total debt: $1.9 billion $470 million ($2.00 per share)
equity of MEMC Electronic:
equals (based on 230 million shares out)
$1.3 billion ($5.80 per share)
Estimated fair value of the common 52% downside from the recent
(based on 230 million shares out)
equity of MEMC Electronic: stock price ($4.20 per share)
39% upside to the recent
$1.9 billion, or $8.00 per share
stock price ($4.20 per share)
(based on 230 million shares out) (*) Represents Semiconductors industry median multiple. () We apply the industry median multiple of book value to the companys tangible book value.
92% upside to the recent
stock price ($4.20 per share) Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance Tang. (Click to visit to Reach Tang. EPS Yield LTM Rev./ Rev. % TTM Rev. Equity/ relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ This Next Rev./ Empl. Last Gross Adj. Tang. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV TTM FY FY EV ($000) TTM Q Profit R&D EBIT Assets First Solar / FSLR -34% 791% 3,075 2,920 116% 17% 16% 12% 93% 445 5% 26% 40% 5% 21% 68% LDK Solar / LDK -57% 1194% 888 4,241 103% 8% neg. neg. 63% 119 40% -30% 18% 1% 10% 13% Suntech / STP -44% 2841% 554 2,466 212% 2% neg. neg. 140% 171 36% 9% 14% 1% 3% 24% Trina Solar / TSL -64% 368% 620 952 190% 29% neg. 11% 237% 175 47% -5% 22% 2% 11% 43% Yingli / YGE -35% 986% 604 1,857 214% 28% neg. neg. 138% 225 47% 30% 23% 2% 13% 28% MEMC / WFR -13% 2199% 963 2,304 61% -160% 3% 15% 118% 485 21% -16% 11% 3% -5% 12% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS MANAGEMENTS OUTLOOK FOR 2012
Source: Company presentation dated February 15, 2012.
A lack of clear earnings guidance by management reflects the significant near-term challenges MEMC faces due to downturns in the semiconductor and solar industries
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1 Applies to projects accounted under real estate accounting rules only. Revenue deferral is associated with performance ratio guarantee and maximum O&M liability exposure; the latter, typically less than 5% of revenue, is not illustrated above. Deferred revenue is recognized upon expiration of a contingency period. 2 Assumes no local tax or other cash expenses. 3 SG&A is not allocated to the project level, and, therefore, is excluded from the project pre-tax profit. Source: Company presentation dated February 15, 2012. Major difference between GAAP and non-GAAP treatment causes investor confusion with regard to true underlying business performance; ultimately, we would focus on free cash flow generation as the key operating metric
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Moving away from natural gas due to better economics in oil exploration. Newfields overseas operations already focus on crude oil. Management expects overall production to come mostly from oil by 2013 (natural gas contributed 60% in 2011). As a result of the shift toward oil, natural gas production should fall in the teens annually in the near future (refusing to fund low margin natural gas projects simply for the sake of absolute production growth). Meanwhile, sales price per Mcfe should rise from $6.50 in 2010 and $8.22 in 2011 to >$10 in 2012. Grew PV-10 of proved reserves to $6 billion at yearend 2011, driven by an increase in proved reserves of crude oil from 204 million barrels in 2010 to 263 million barrels in 2011. 54% of overall proved reserves are developed, while 2P is 6.5 Tcfe. Sound strategy of living within internal resources, focusing on oil, and monetizing non-strategic assets ($735 million in recent proceeds). Virtually all capex will be devoted to oil opportunities in 2012. The 2012 capex budget of $1.5-1.7 billion is ~$300- 500 million below the 2011 budget, reflecting a decision to curtail natural gas-related spending. Strong hedging position, with 62% of expected 2012 gas production and 95% of expected 2012 domestic oil production hedged as of February.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Guiding for flat production in 2012, although the shift toward oil should benefit revenue and profits. The large oil hedge position limits upside in 2012 should prices spike on Iran or other developments. Cyclical, capital-intensive business with large capital spending. The latter has exceeded DD&A by a wide margin, with capex and DD&A of $2.2 billion and $770 million, respectively, in 2011. Unless natural gas prices rise materially, capex will likely remain high as the company explores for oil.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued move toward oil production should create value if natural gas prices remain depressed Increase in natural gas prices would significantly boost profitability and the value of gas reserves SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 proved reserves 10% 18% 23% 3% 5% production 1% -4% 7% 12% 4% revenue 7% 25% -40% 41% 31% assets 5% 5% -14% 20% 20% book value 17% -9% -15% 21% 17% BV per share 16% -10% -16% 19% 15% Revenue ($mn) 1,783 2,225 1,338 1,883 2,471 Proved reserves:
Oil (MMBbls) 114 140 169 204 263 Gas (Bcf) 1,810 2,110 2,605 2,492 2,300 1P reserves (Bcfe) 2,496 2,950 3,616 3,712 3,911 from natural gas 73% 72% 72% 67% 60% from proved developed 1,566 1,827 1,908 2,164 2,129 from proved developed 63% 62% 53% 58% 54% 2P reserves (Bcfe) n/a n/a 5,509 6,185 6,511 After-tax PV-10 of 1P 4,531 2,929 2,864 4,754 6,000 Production (Bcfe) 245 236 253 283 295 from oil and liquids 21% 27% 31% 31% 40% Selected financial data:
Lease operating expense 314 265 259 326 453 Production and other taxes 101 157 63 126 330 DD&A 682 697 587 644 767 G&A 155 141 144 156 185 Impairments and other 0 1,867 1,352 17 0 Operating income 531 -902 -1,067 614 736 Capex and acquisitions, net 1,244 2,281 1,368 1,959 2,238 Selected items as % of revenue:
EBIT (GAAP) 30% -41% -80% 33% 30% Pretax income (GAAP) 16% -24% -66% 44% 34% Net income (GAAP) 25% -17% -41% 28% 22% Tangible assets ($mn) 6,924 7,305 6,254 7,494 8,991 Selected items as % of tangible assets:
MAJOR HOLDERS Management <1% | Capital World 11% | Wellington 11% | T Rowe 4% | Eagle Capital 4% | Neuberger 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Newfield has historically been a natural gas-weighted independent E&P company operating onshore in the U.S. Lee Boothby became CEO in 2009 and shortly thereafter started moving the company toward crude oil exploration, with the result that production is anticipated to move from 70/30 gas/oil in 2010 to roughly 50/50 in 2012. Management appears to be making the right strategic decision to forego overall production growth while natural gas prices are low in favor of improving returns on invested capital. Still, capex should remain well above DD&A in the near future, negatively impacting free cash flow. Newfield shares appear to be cheap enough to at least protect value in a low natural gas price environment. Should natural gas prices rebound to the $5-6 per Mcf range, Newfields reserves and profits would jump. We like the risk-reward tradeoff.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Value based on per-mcfe value assumptions for proved and probable reserves; plus net cash
Based on tangible book value as of December 31, 2011
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus Assumed value of proved: $1.00 / mcfe
equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $4.33 Assumed value of probable: $0.50 / mcfe
Tangible book value: $3.9 billion
equals equals, respectively
multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $4.11 Value of proved reserves: $3.9 billion
Industry price to book: 1.8x (*) ()
multiplied by Value of probable reserves: $1.3 billion
equals
Corresponding industry P/E: 12.7x (*) plus
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
equals Cash: $76 million
$6.9 billion ($52 per share)
Industry multiple-implied fair value: minus
multiplied by
$7.0 billion ($52 per share) Total debt: $3.0 billion
Assumed NFX multiple as a
multiplied by equals
percentage of the industry multiple:
Assumed NFX multiple as a Estimated fair value of the common
75%
percentage of the industry multiple: equity of Newfield Exploration:
(1.3x multiple of tangible book)
125% $2.3 billion, or $17 per share
equals
(15.9x fair value P/E multiple) (based on 135 million shares out)
Estimated fair value of the common
equals 54% downside from the recent
equity of Newfield Exploration:
Estimated fair value of the common stock price ($37 per share)
$5.2 billion ($39 per share)
equity of Newfield Exploration:
(based on 135 million shares out)
$8.8 billion ($65 per share)
6% upside to the recent
(based on 135 million shares out)
stock price ($37 per share)
78% upside to the recent (*) Represents Oil & Gas Operations industry median multiple.
stock price ($37 per share) () We apply the industry median multiple of book value to the companys tangible book value. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE FOR 2012
Source: Company news release dated February 21, 2012.
Production roughly flat in 2012E, though the mix is more favorable
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* Includes approximately $18 million in proceeds from asset sales expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. Source: Company news release dated February 21, 2012.
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION 2012 PLANNED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND EXPECTED PRODUCTION BY AREA
Source: Company news release dated February 21, 2012.
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION SHIFTING MIX OF NATURAL GAS TO OIL
Source: Company presentation dated February 2012. Like many natural gas-weighted North American E&P companies, Newfield is aggressively pushing toward a more liquids-weighted product mix; with Newfields natural gas production also expected to decline in absolute terms, one can make the argument that natural gas prices may finally have reached bottom (a difficult assessment given the already surprisingly long duration of the natural gas bear market) 2012 capital investment is focused almost exclusively on liquids plays
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Worlds #1 enterprise software provider. Added to core strength in relational databases by buying 50+ companies for $40+ billion since 05. Purchases of PeopleSoft and Siebel, for example, extended offerings into applications software, and contributed to the high switching costs of Oracles model. Several superinvestors initiated new positions in Q4 (share price range: $26-34), including Boykin Curry, Glenn Greenberg, Larry Robbins, David Tepper, and Wally Weitz. The recent share price implies a trailing FCF yield of 9% on a strong balance sheet (EV-to-trailing adjusted EBIT: <8x). Strategy of combining hardware (from Sun acquisition) and software seems to be paying off: Exadata growth was well over 100% compared to last year, and Exalogic grew more than 100% on a sequential basis in the November 2011 quarter. Our engineered systems deliver much higher performance than IBMs fastest pSeries computer and cost performance than commodity Intel servers according to CEO Ellison on the F2Q earnings call. Could be back at pre-Sun operating margins shortly, implying non-GAAP EBIT margins could rise from ~45% to ~47%. CFO Catz: There remains ample leverage in our business model. Founder and CEO Larry Ellison (67) owns 23% and has grown Oracle into one of the largest IT companies since 1977. Despite a penchant for M&A, Ellison has proven a shrewd capital allocator. New $5 billion buyback announced in December. Buybacks have helped offset dilution from options. $16 billion of net cash as of November 2011.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Vulnerability to technological change may have increased due to entry into hardware business through the Sun Microsystem acquisition in 2010. Hardware revenue represents ~20% of total revenue. Open-source software and software-as-a-service offerings may lead to less customer demand for buying software licenses and/or lower profitability. Competition includes technology heavyweights such as IBM, HP, Microsoft, EMC, and SAP. Key-man risk related to Larry Ellison.
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Ellison 23% | Other insiders <1% | Cap Re 5% | Cap SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1
FYE May 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD 11/30/11 revenue 25% 25% 4% 15% 33% 7% revenue ex currency 22% 19% 10% 14% 30% 4% deferred revenue 22% 33% 1% 31% 13% 4% EBIT adjusted 24% 30% 12% 15% 27% 11% net income 26% 29% 1% 10% 39% 25% employees (end) 33% 13% 2% 23% 3% 5% Revenue ($bn) 18.0 22.4 23.3 26.8 35.6 17.2 % of revenue by segment: Software 79% 80% 81% 77% 67% 67% Services 21% 20% 19% 15% 13% 14% Hardware 2 n/m n/m n/m 9% 19% 19% Revenue growth by segment: Software 23% 26% 6% 9% 17% 11% Services 33% 21% -5% -11% 19% 5% Hardware 2 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m -6% % of software revenue by sub-segment: New licenses 41% 42% 38% 36% 38% 31% License update/support 59% 58% 62% 64% 62% 69% Software revenue growth by sub-segment: New licenses 20% 28% -5% 6% 23% 8% License update/support 26% 24% 14% 12% 13% 13% % of new software license revenue by product: Database/middleware 71% 68% 72% 72% 72% 72% Applications 29% 32% 28% 28% 28% 28% % of revenue by geography: Americas 53% 51% 51% 52% 52% 51% EMEA 34% 35% 34% 33% 32% 32% Asia Pacific 14% 14% 15% 15% 16% 17% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 3 77% 78% 79% 79% 76% 77% R&D 12% 12% 12% 12% 13% 13% EBIT reported 33% 35% 36% 34% 34% 34% EBIT adjusted 4 41% 43% 47% 47% 45% 44% Net income 24% 25% 24% 23% 24% 23% Net cash from ops 31% 33% 36% 32% 31% 39% D&A 6% 7% 8% 8% 8% 8% Capex 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% Employees (end; 000s) 74.7 84.2 85.6 105.0 108.4 111.3 shares out (avg) -1% -1% -1% -1% 1% 0% 1 Figures include contribution from various acquisitions including Sun Microsystems (FY10), BEA (FY08), and Hyperion (FY07), among others. 2 The segment was created following the acquisition of Sun Micro in FY10. 3 Estimated (Oracle does not report gross profit in public filings). 4 Excludes intangible amortization, stock-based compensation, and other items.
CATALYSTS Continued success of integrated software-hardware strategy through products such as Exadata/Exalogic Return to pre-Sun operating margins shortly
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE CEO Ellison has extended Oracles core database expertise into applications software and, more recently, hardware through the purchase of Sun. While competition and Oracles size may hinder growth, the fundamental demand driver the need for better ways to manage information and automate business processes worldwide remains intact. Given high switching costs and incremental growth opportunities, the valuation is undemanding at a 9% trailing FCF yield on a net cash balance sheet.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011
TTM net sales: $37 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $2.56
Operating cash flow: $13 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Average 7-year EBIT margin: 35.8%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $500 million equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $2.56
equals Estimated EBIT: $13 billion
equals
Free cash flow: $13 billion multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $2.43
divided by Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 4.5% (*) 6x
Corresponding industry P/E: 16.7x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$283 billion ($56 per share) Oracle: $79 billion
$204 billion ($41 per share)
multiplied by plus
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $31 billion
Assumed ORCL multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: minus
percentage of the industry multiple:
80% Total debt: $15 billion
110%
(3.6% required FCF yield) equals
(18.4x fair value P/E multiple)
equals Estimated fair value of the common
equals
Estimated fair value of the common equity of Oracle:
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Oracle: $95 billion, or $19 per share
equity of Oracle:
$354 billion, or $70 per share (based on 5.0 billion shares out)
$225 billion ($45 per share)
(based on 5.0 billion shares out) 35% downside from the recent
(based on 5.0 billion shares out)
141% upside to the recent stock price ($29 per share)
53% upside to the recent
stock price ($29 per share)
stock price ($29 per share)
(*) Represents Software & Programming industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
ORACLE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance Tang. (Click to visit to Reach Tang. EPS Yield LTM Rev./ Rev. % TTM Rev. Equity/ relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ This Next Rev./ Empl. Last Gross Adj. Tang. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV TTM FY FY EV ($000) TTM Q Profit R&D EBIT Assets IBM / IBM -65% 1% 233,084 252,482 n/m 7% 8% 8% 42% 251 7% 2% 47% 6% 20% -11% Microsoft / MSFT -53% 19% 264,142 224,338 16% 9% 9% 9% 32% 801 8% 5% 76% 13% 38% 47% SAP / SAP -57% 1% 82,533 80,544 3% 6% 6% 7% 24% 351 18% 11% 68% 14% 29% 16% salesforce.com / CRM -91% 11% 19,535 19,379 3% neg. 1% 2% 12% 326 48% 36% 78% 13% -2% 20% Oracle / ORCL -62% 25% 147,006 130,772 9% 6% 8% 9% 28% 330 15% 2% 78% 12% 37% 29% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
ORACLE FREE CASH FLOW, FY2006-FY2011 ($ in billions)
Source: Company presentation by Jeff Henley, dated October 2011.
Oracle has grown free cash flow at ~20% CAGR from FY06 to FY11.
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Source: Company presentation by Jeff Henley, dated October 2011.
ORACLE ACQUISITIONS
Source: Company presentation by Jeff Henley, dated October 2011.
ORACLE SELECTED CASH FLOW DATA
Source: Company 10-K filing. Oracle has aggressively acquired companies it has perceived as threats or necessary to being able to provide a more complete product suite. By most measures, Oracles acquisition strategy has been a success. Notable deals include BEA, PeopleSoft, Siebel, StorageTek, and Sun. Free cash flow has exceeded net income in recent years when acquisitions are excluded from the calculation. However, since amortization of intangibles constitutes a large positive adjustment to net income, it may be appropriate to include acquisition payments (averaged over an appropriate period) in the calculation of free cash flow.
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MADISON WI, 608-275-3340 www.spectrumbrands.com Trading Data Consensus EPS Estimates Valuation Price: $29.19 (as of 2/24/12) Month # of P/E FYE 10/1/11 n/m 52-week range: $20.11$36.38 Latest Ago Ests P/E FYE 9/30/12 12x Market value: $1.5 billion This quarter $0.39 $0.39 4 P/E FYE 9/30/13 11x Enterprise value: $3.2 billion Next quarter 0.77 0.76 4 P/E FYE 9/30/14 9x Shares outstanding: 51.8 million FYE 9/30/12 2.49 2.48 3 EV/ LTM revenue 1.0x Ownership Data FYE 9/30/13 2.77 2.91 3 EV/ LTM EBIT 13x Insider ownership: 57% FYE 9/30/14 3.14 3.40 2 P / tangible book n/m Insider buys (last six months): 13 LT growth 10.0% 10.0% 1 Greenblatt Criteria Insider sales (last six months): 4 EPS Surprise Actual Estimate LTM EBIT yield 8% Institutional ownership: n/a 2/3/12 $0.69 $0.61 LTM pre-tax ROC 37%
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW Spectrum Brands is a branded consumer products company that operates in three vertically integrated segments: Global Batteries & Appliances (81% of revenue): consists of consumer battery, electric shaving and grooming, electric personal care, portable lighting and small appliances; Global Pet Supplies (16%): markets pet supplies globally; Home and Garden (3%): home/garden and insect control. Spectrum filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2009 and August 2009, respectively.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Focused on #2 brands in markets with high barriers, with the goal of offering retailers the best margin, category management, and merchandising. Merger with Russell Hobbs in June 2010 added branded small household appliances and personal care products. The $600 million stock deal gave Russell Hobbs 40% of the combined company. Management expects to deliver $35-$40 million in related annual cost synergies by the end of FY12. Brands include Rayovac, VARTA, Remington, Tetra, 8-in-1, Spectracide, Cutter, Black & Decker, George Foreman, Russell Hobbs, and Farberware. With respect to VARTA, Spectrum owns rights in consumer batteries, Johnson Controls owns rights in automotive batteries, and VARTA AG owns rights in industrial batteries. Spectrum and Remington Arms split rights to the Remington brand. Spectrum licenses Black & Decker for use in a few categories. Expects FY12 sales to grow at or above the rate of GDP and to swing to a profit ($2.49 consensus EPS estimate). FY12 FCF should be $200+ million. Federal NOLs of $1.2 billion, plus a roughly equal amount of state NOLs. These carryforwards, which expire through 2032, remain fully reserved.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Weak balance sheet, with $1.7 billion of net debt and tangible book value of negative $1.5 billion. The absence of tangible book, coupled with second- tier brands (e.g., Rayovac vs. Duracell), makes long-term evolution of equity value uncertain. 54%-owned by Phil Falcones firm. If Harbingers LightSquared misstep leads to massive withdrawals, the firm may be forced to dump Spectrum shares. On the other hand, Harbinger may put Spectrum up for auction, potentially creating an upside catalyst.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued deleveraging of balance sheet Company sale at potential prodding by Harbinger SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE September 30 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1Q12 revenue -5% 4% -8% 15% 24% -1% gross profit -12% 9% -11% 13% 23% -5% assets -10% -30% 34% 28% -6% 1% BV per share -122% 889% -209% 32% -31% -5% Revenue ($mn) 2,333 2,427 2,231 2,567 3,187 849 % of revenue by segment:
Batteries / appliances n/a 62% 60% 65% 71% 81% Pet supplies n/a 25% 26% 22% 18% 16% Home and garden n/a 14% 14% 13% 11% 3% Operating margin by segment (ex. corporate):
Batteries / appliances n/a 11% 13% 10% 11% 14% Pet supplies n/a 12% 11% 10% 13% 12% Home and garden n/a 9% 13% 15% 18% -24% % of revenue by product category:
Consumer batteries n/a 38% 37% 34% 27% 29% Small appliances n/a 0% 0% 9% 24% 29% Pet supplies n/a 25% 26% 22% 18% 16% Home/garden control n/a 14% 14% 13% 11% 3% Electric shaving n/a 10% 10% 10% 9% 11% Electric care n/a 9% 9% 8% 8% 10% Portable lighting n/a 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% % of revenue by geography:
U.S. n/a 52% 57% 56% 56% 51% Rest of world n/a 48% 43% 44% 44% 49% Selected items as % of revenue:
Cash, investments 5% 8% 9% 11% 11% 6% Receivables 30% 31% 28% 27% 30% 31% Inventory 29% 30% 32% 35% 33% 36% PP&E, net 21% 18% 20% 13% 15% 15% Payables 21% 22% 17% 22% 24% 22% ST debt 3% 4% 5% 1% 1% 2% LT debt 180% 195% 142% 115% 115% 132% Tangible equity -147% -158% -119% -88% -96% -109% Shares out (avg) (mn) 51 51 30 36 51 52 shares out (avg) 3% 0% -41% 20% 42% 3% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$429 million in 07, -$884 million in 08, $1.1 billion in 09, -$59 million in 10, -$90 million in 11, and -$11 million in 1Q12. 2 Adjusted for nonrecurring items of -$34 million in 2007, -$26 million in 08, -$86 million in 09, and -$2.7 million in 10.
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO <1% | Other insiders <2% | Harbinger 54% | FMR 13% | D.E. Shaw 4% | DFA 2% | Cyrus 2% | Marc Lasry 2%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Spectrum Brands is a turnaround story and an amalgam of second-tier consumer brands, primarily focused on batteries and small appliances. The 2010 combination with Russell Hobbs brought a number of recognized kitchen appliance and other brands to Spectrum, boosting scale and providing an opportunity for cost synergies. While management expects $200+ of FCF in FY12, we do not find Spectrum compelling due to a weak balance sheet and a portfolio of me, too brands.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on average adjusted EBIT for the past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended January 1, 2012
average of
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $2.77
Operating cash flow: $189 million FY11 adjusted EBIT: $320 million
minus
minus FY10 adjusted EBIT: $224 million
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $37 million FY09 adjusted EBIT: $224 million
EPS estimate: 5% * $2.77
equals FY08 adjusted EBIT: $200 million
equals
Free cash flow: $152 million FY07 adjusted EBIT: $142 million
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $2.63
divided by FY06 adjusted EBIT: $204 million
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 5.6% (*) FY05 adjusted EBIT: $171 million
Corresponding industry P/E: 12.4x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Average adjusted EBIT: $212 million
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$2.7 billion ($53 per share) minus
$1.7 billion ($33 per share)
multiplied by Assumed adjustment to average
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a seven-year EBIT: 40% * $212 million
Assumed SPB multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: equals
percentage of the industry multiple:
95% Revised normalized EBIT: $296 million
120%
(5.3% required FCF yield) multiplied by
(14.9x fair value P/E multiple)
equals Assumed fair value EBIT multiple: 6x
equals
Estimated fair value of the common equals
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Spectrum Brands: Estimated fair enterprise value of
equity of Spectrum Brands:
$2.9 billion, or $56 per share Spectrum Brands: $1.8 billion
$2.0 billion ($39 per share)
(based on 52 million shares out) plus
(based on 52 million shares out)
91% upside to the recent Net cash, investments: $74 million
34% upside to the recent
stock price ($29 per share) minus
stock price ($29 per share)
Total debt: $1.8 billion
(*) Represents Electronic Instruments & Controls industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates. equals
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Spectrum Brands:
$72 million ($1.40 per share)
(based on 52 million shares out)
95% downside from the recent
stock price ($29 per share)
SPECTRUM BRANDS CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA, FY2007-FY2011 ($ in millions)
1 Combined 12 months ended 9/30/09 refers to the sum of the predecessor period of 10/1/08 to 8/30/09 and the successor period of 8/30/09 to 9/30/09. 2 During FY11, the company recorded accelerated amortization of unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs totaling $61.4 million as an adjustment to increase interest expense. 3 Excludes amortization of debt issuance costs. 4 Reflects pro forma earnings of Russell Hobbs as if the Merger was consummated on October 1, 2008. 5 Adjustment reflects expiring taxes and related estimated penalties, associated with our provision for presumed credits applied to the Brazilian excise tax on manufactured products, for which the examination period expired. 6 Adjustment reflects accelerated amortization and/or depreciation associated with restructuring initiatives. As this amount is included within restructuring and related charges, the adjustment negates the impact of reflecting the add back of depreciation and/or amortization twice. Source: Company presentation dated February 14, 2012.
Spectrum Brands also has no downside protection when book value is considered (tangible book value is negative). While GAAP EBITDA has fluctuated widely over the past five years, adjusted EBITDA has grown relatively consistently. The bull case on Spectrum assumes that this positive trend will continue.
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Source: Company presentation dated February 14, 2012.
SPECTRUM BRANDS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
Source: Company presentation dated February 14, 2012. Spectrum has the right global relationships in place. The challenge is growing shelf space and per-SKU profitability. Pet supplies and home & garden control products offer perhaps the best growth opportunity for Spectrum Brands, as the other categories are more heavily contested by larger, better-known competitors.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Worlds largest office products company. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and has grown to 90,000 employees in 26 countries. Staples acquired Corporate Express for $2.6 billion in 2008, strengthening its footprint in breakroom supplies, printing, promotional, furniture, etc. The company opened four and closed three stores in North America in 3Q11, ending with 1,908 stores. Scale-advantaged business with strong returns on capital. The delivery business benefits from high customer density. In addition, the business is not easily attacked by online competitors like Amazon because key product categories, e.g., paper and bottled water, are too heavy to be mailed efficiently. Likely repurchased ~$600 million of stock in CY11, above prior guidance of $300-$500 million. Buybacks at recent prices should create value.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Economically sensitive, competitive business. Staples size makes top-line growth contingent on growth in business spending. The firms markets are contested by direct competitors like Office Depot and OfficeMax as well as large broadline retailers. Growth has nearly ground to a halt, with CY11 sales likely increasing in the low single digits. International operations have underperformed U.S. operations recently in terms of profitability. According to CEO Sargent, International results [in FQ3] were weaker than expected as tight expense management was more than offset by very challenging top line trends. Despite stagnant revenue trends, adjusted EPS should grow from $1.35-$1.39 in CY11 to $1.49 in CY12. Returns on capital would be materially lower if leased stores were treated as debt-financed owned stores. In other words, in order for Staples to earn high returns on capital, the owners of the underlying store real estate must accept low returns on capital.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued share repurchases Pick-up in spending by North American businesses Improvement in the international demand picture
North American delivery 32% 34% 39% 40% 40% 40% North American retail 54% 52% 41% 39% 39% 38% International operations 13% 14% 20% 22% 21% 22% Operating margin by segment (ex. stock comp):
North American delivery 11% 11% 9% 8% 9% 9% North American retail 10% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% International operations 2% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% % of revenue by product line:
Cash, investments 22% 18% 7% 16% 16% 12% Inventory 29% 29% 28% 25% 25% 28% PP&E, net 29% 31% 27% 24% 23% 23% ST debt 3% 0% 17% 1% 6% 5% LT debt 5% 5% 23% 28% 22% 17% Tangible equity 50% 53% 13% 23% 25% 28% Return on tang. equity 31% 28% 41% 52% 42% 29% Return on equity (ROE) 20% 19% 17% 13% 14% 10% ROE industry median 3 14% 12% 5% 10% 13% 11% Trailing P/E (end) 17x 13x 22x 22x 11x 15x Forward P/E (end) 17x 16x 24x 19x 10x 10x Diluted EPS (cont.) ($) 1.32 1.38 1.13 1.02 1.21 1.00 Dividends per share ($) 0.22 0.29 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.30 Shares out (avg) (mn) 721 705 698 710 716 699 shares out (avg) -2% -2% -1% 2% 1% -3% 1 Excludes items of -$174 million in 09, -$84 million in 10, -$58 million in 11. 2 Office Supplies median. 3 2009 benefited from Corporate Express deal.
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Staples has grown to become the leading retailer of office supplies and related products and services. The company has a large opportunity to internationally, but global growth has stagnated in recent years. We view the company as one of the more economically sensitive retailers, though Staples has a strong balance sheet and would therefore not become a distressed equity even in another economic downturn. At roughly 10x forward earnings, we find the shares enticing but not dirt cheap.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended October 29, 2011 and average EBIT margin for past seven fiscal years
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2013
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended October 29, 2011
TTM net sales: $25 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $1.49
Operating cash flow: $1.5 billion multiplied by
minus
minus Average 7-year EBIT margin: 7.2%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Capex: $410 million equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $1.49
equals Estimated EBIT: $1.8 billion
equals
Free cash flow: $1.1 billion multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $1.42
divided by Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 7.2% (*) 6x
Corresponding industry P/E: 10.0x (*)
equals equals
equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
$16 billion ($22 per share) Staples: $11 billion
$9.9 billion ($14 per share)
multiplied by plus
multiplied by
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $1.1 billion
Assumed SPLS multiple as a
percentage of the industry FCF yield: minus
percentage of the industry multiple:
75% Total debt: $2.0 billion
120%
(5.4% required FCF yield) equals
(12.0x fair value P/E multiple)
equals Estimated fair value of the common
equals
Estimated fair value of the common equity of Staples:
Estimated fair value of the common
equity of Staples: $9.9 billion, or $14 per share
equity of Staples:
$21 billion, or $30 per share (based on 700 million shares out)
$12 billion ($17 per share)
(based on 700 million shares out) 8% downside from the recent
(based on 700 million shares out)
96% upside to the recent stock price ($15 per share)
11% upside to the recent
stock price ($15 per share)
stock price ($15 per share)
(*) Represents Office Supplies industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
STAPLES NORTH AMERICAN RETAIL CHANGE IN COMPARABLE STORE SALES, 1998-2011
Source: Company disclosure regarding quarterly SSS change.
Change in comparable store sales: This is calculated as the year-over-year percentage change in sales for store locations that were open for business in comparable periods during the prior year. Stores become comparable in the 13 th full fiscal month in which they are open. For international locations, the prior year sales are translated using the current years average exchange rates for comparability. Recessions have been tough on Staples SSS growth, but the company appears to have an ability to grow SSS in the mid single digits in more normal times.
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Source: Company disclosure regarding historical store openings.
STAPLES CALCULATION OF FREE CASH FLOW ($ in thousands)
Source: Company reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow. FCF has trended higher since 2007, albeit unevenly Germany is a big market that might be able to handle materially more stores.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Proprietary game franchises include Grand Theft Auto (sold 117+ million units), Red Dead, BioShock, Max Payne, Manhunt, Midnight Club, Mafia, Top Spin, Civilization, Railroads, and Pirates. Licensed brands include the 2K series for MLB, NBA and NHL. Fiscal 2013 is expected to be one of our best years ever, with substantial revenue growth and non-GAAP net income in excess of $2.00 per diluted share (P/E of <8x), based on the strongest development pipeline in the companys history. Upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V. While the franchise contributed only 12% to YTD revenue, a release in FY13 could lead to a near doubling in y- y revenue based on past releases and our estimates. M&A candidate? EV-to-three year average revenue and gross profit is ~1.5x and ~4.0x, respectively. The ratios may be much lower based on incremental contribution from the release of Grand Theft Auto V. Icahn funds own 8% and may be pushing for another sale attempt to Electronic Arts (ERTS), after Take-Two rejected ERTS $26/share bid in 08. Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick (54) worked with Icahn at Blockbuster, where Zelnick became a director following the Icahn-led proxy fight in 05. Zelnick-affiliated ZelnickMedia owns 2.0 million vested options, exercisable at ~$15 per share. ~$450 million in cash, offset by ~$390 million of convertible debt, as of yearend 2011.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Stand-alone strategy is not creating value. The business has generated negative FCF over the last five and ten years. It lacks the scale to absorb required R&D, marketing and G&A costs. Dependence on challenged console industry may deter potential acquirers. 85%+ of trailing revenue is from console games, which are losing share to online platforms and free social games. Hit-driven and cyclical business. While management has tried to build out franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and the sports series, revenue and profits remain volatile and impossible to predict. Dilution from convertible debt and other dilutive securities. There are two converts outstanding: 1) $138 million of 4.375% notes due 2014; conversion price: $10.68/share; and 2) $250 million of 1.75% notes due 2016; conversion price: $19.09/share. SELECTED OPERATING DATA 1
FYE October / March 2 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 2011 YTD 12/31/11 Revenue ($mn) 982 1,538 968 763 1,137 678 revenue 3 -5% 57% -37% -21% 49% -29% Selected items as % of revenue: Gross profit 25% 36% 26% 35% 39% 39% R&D 5% 4% 7% 8% 6% 7% EBIT 4 -11% 8% -12% -10% 7% -3% Net income 4 -14% 6% -14% -16% 4% -6% Net cash from ops 4 -7% 10% -22% -18% 12% -8% D&A 4 14% 11% 13% 17% 14% 19% Capex 4 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% % of revenue by product platform: Xbox 360 30% 40% 40% 46% 40% 44% PlayStation 3 10% 34% 16% 21% 39% 38% Wii 5% 9% 11% 8% 5% 2% PlayStation/PS 2 26% 8% 7% 5% 2% 1% PlayStation Portable 10% 5% 7% 6% 2% 2% PC 14% 3% 11% 9% 9% 9% Other 6% 2% 7% 5% 3% 3% % of revenue by platform maker: Sony 45% 46% 31% 32% 43% 42% Microsoft 32% 40% 40% 46% 40% 44% Nintendo 7% 11% 17% 12% 8% 4% PC and other 16% 4% 12% 9% 10% 10% Intl % of revenue 4 25% 35% 27% 33% 39% 42% shares out (avg) 1% 4% 2% 1% 3% 4% 1 Figures exclude the distribution business (sold in 2/10), unless stated otherwise. 2 2007-09 figures are based on fiscal years ending October 31 of each year. 2010-YTD figures are based on fiscal years ending March 31 of each year as a result of the companys change of fiscal year announced in October 2010. As a result y-y changes for 2010 are not meaningful.
3 FY08 revenue growth reflects the April 2008 release of Grand Theft Auto IV. FY11 revenue growth reflects the releases of Red Dead Redemption in May 2010 and Mafia II in August 2010 and a y-y increase in the NBA franchise. 4 FY2007-09 includes distribution business; EBIT excl. restructuring/impairment charges; D&A includes amortization/impairment of software development costs and licenses; Capex excludes expenditure on software development/licenses as this is included in Net cash from operations.
CATALYSTS Upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V Potential acquisition by Electronic Arts or another trade buyer intent on capturing cost synergies
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO Zelnick 3% * | Other insiders 1% | BlackRock 12% Icahn-controlled funds 8% | Glenview 6% | Oppenheimer 5% * Includes shares/options held by ZelnickMedia, where Zelnick is a partner.
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Despite Take-Twos stand-alone strategy not creating value for shareholders, its proven game franchises such as Grand Theft Auto could be valuable to an acquirer. The opportunity to save R&D, marketing and G&A costs are significant relative to the recent valuation. Carl Icahns involvement (including a board seat by son Brett) and a past bid by Electronic Arts, support the M&A case. Even without it, the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V could lead to materially improved profitability and a revaluation of the shares. Long-term shareholders, however, will want more evidence of sustainable cash generation.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2014
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2013
TTM net revenue: $860 million
Consensus FY14 EPS estimate: $1.14
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $2.81 multiplied by
multiplied by
minus Assumed operating margin: 10.0%
Corresponding industry P/E: 14.7x (*)
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus equals
equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $2.81 Est. operating income: $86 million
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
equals multiplied by
$1.5 billion ($17 per share)
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $2.67 Assumed fair value multiple:
multiplied by
multiplied by 6.0x
Assumed TTWO multiple as a
Corresponding industry P/E: 16.7x (*) equals
percentage of the industry multiple:
equals Estimated fair enterprise value of
90%
Industry multiple-implied fair value: Take-Two: $520 million
(13.2x fair value P/E multiple)
$4.0 billion ($45 per share) plus
equals
multiplied by Cash, ST investments: $450 million
Estimated fair value of the common
Assumed TTWO multiple as a minus
equity of Take-Two:
percentage of the industry multiple: Total debt: $310 million
$1.4 billion ($15 per share)
90% equals
3% downside from the recent
(15.0x fair value P/E multiple) Estimated fair value of the common
stock price ($16 per share)
equals equity of Take-Two:
Estimated fair value of the common $660 million, or $7.30 per share
equity of Take-Two: (based on 90 million shares out)
$3.6 billion ($40 per share) 53% downside from the recent
(based on 90 million shares out) stock price ($16 per share)
158% upside to the recent (*) Represents Software & Programming industry median multiple.
stock price ($16 per share) Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Take-Two / TTWO -64% 90% 1,395 1,253 20% -5% neg. 18% 69% 406 -44% -29% 38% 8% -5% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
It is difficult to value a hit-driven business using traditional valuation metrics. Take-Two is one of the cheapest gaming companies based on next years earnings yield.
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Source: Company fiscal 2011 annual report.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE GAME RELEASES SINCE OCTOBER 2011 Label
Title
Platforms
Release Date 2K Sports
NBA 2K12
Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC, iOS
October 4, 2011 Rockstar Games
Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition
Xbox 360, PS3
October 11, 2011* 2K Games
Duke Nukem Forever: Hail to the Icons Parody Pack (DLC)
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
October 11, 2011 2K Play
Dora and Kai-Lans Pet Shelter
DS
November 1, 2011 2K Play
Team Umizoomi
DS
November 1, 2011 2K Play
Lets Cheer!
Kinect for Xbox 360
November 7, 2011 Rockstar Games
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
PC
November 8, 2011* 2K Play
Nickelodeon Dance
Kinect for Xbox 360, Wii
November 8, 2011 Rockstar Games
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
Xbox 360, PS3
November 15, 2011* 2K Play
Carnival Games: Wild West 3D
3DS
November 21, 2011 2K Sports
NBA 2K12 Legends Showcase (DLC)
Xbox 360, PS3
November 29, 2011 2K Games
Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me (DLC)
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
December 13, 2011 Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto III - 10 th Anniversary Edition
iOS, Android
December 15, 2011
Label
Title
Platforms
Release Date 2K Games
The Darkness II
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
February 7, 2012* 2K Sports
Major League Baseball 2K12
Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS, PC
March 6, 2012 2K Play
Nicktoons MLB
3DS
March 6, 2012 Rockstar Games
Max Payne 3
Xbox 360, PS3
May 15, 2012* Rockstar Games
Max Payne 3
PC
May 29, 2012* 2K Games
Spec Ops: The Line
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
First Half Fiscal 13 2K Games
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Fall 2012 2K Games
BioShock Infinite
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Calendar Year 2012 2K Games
Borderlands 2
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Fiscal Year 2013 2K Games
XCOM
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Fiscal Year 2013 Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto V
TBA
TBA * North American release date; international release typically follows three days after. Source: Company news release dated February 2, 2012.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE KEY GAME FRANCHISES The Grand Theft Auto Franchise:
Source: Company presentation dated December 2011. Key Rockstar Franchises:
Performance has been lackluster over the past five years. It is difficult to evaluate the strength of the companys pipeline. Grand Theft Auto V would likely be a major sales driver, but the release date is uncertain.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Spun off from Expedia in December, creating standalone online travel research platform, which aggregates reviews and opinions of members about destinations, accommodations, restaurants, etc.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Guidance implies roughly flat EBITDA in 2012 due to investments. The slowdown in profit growth may also indicate that the model is less scalable than it has been in the past due to higher marketing costs and changed Expedia relationship. Management admitted that revenue headwinds are more significant than originally thought. Dynamic, competitive landscape. TripAdvisor faces threats from online travel firms Hotels.com, Priceline, Travelzoo, Airbnb, and Foursquare; as well as Google Places, Facebook and Twitter. TripAdvisor has been PC-focused, but travel content is moving increasingly to mobile devices. This presents an entry opportunity for competitors.
MAJOR HOLDERS Shares outstanding: 120.7 million shares of common stock and 12.8 million shares of Class B common stock. Liberty Interactive owns 25% of common shares 100% of Class B common shares, giving it combined voting power 60%. Economic interest: CEO <1% | Liberty Interactive 36% | Barry Diller 5% | Capital World 6% | Pennant 4% | Davis 3% SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2008 2009 2010 2011 Revenue ($mn) 298 352 485 637 % of revenue by product:
Click-based advertising 87% 86% 79% 78% Display-based advertising 13% 14% 15% 13% Subscription and other 0% 0% 6% 8% Revenue by geography:
U.S. 82% 70% 61% 55% UK 8% 12% 14% 16% Other countries 10% 18% 24% 30% Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and OIBA to GAAP net income:
Adjusted EBITDA 1 147 197 261 323 Depreciation 2 5 9 13 18 OIBA 3 142 188 248 305 Amortization of intangible assets 11 14 15 8 Stock-based compensation 6 6 7 17 Spin-off costs - - - 7 GAAP Operating Income 125 168 226 273 Related-party interest income, net 4 1 0 0 Other, net 2 1 2 1 Income before income taxes 119 167 224 272 Provision for income taxes 47 64 85 94 GAAP net income 72 102 139 178 Cash from operations 111 126 197 218 Capital expenditures 18 14 19 21 Selected items as a percentage of revenue: Adjusted EBITDA 1 49% 56% 54% 51% OIBA 3 47% 53% 51% 48% GAAP operating income 42% 48% 47% 43% GAAP net income 24% 29% 29% 28% Depreciation 2 2% 3% 3% 3% Capital expenditures 6% 4% 4% 3% 1 Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBIT plus: (1) depreciation of property and equipment, including internal use software and website development; (2) amortization of intangible assets; (3) stock comp; and (4) non-recurring expenses incurred to effect the spin-off in the year ended December 31, 2011. 2 Includes internal use software and website development. 3 OIBA is defined as EBIT plus: (1) amortization of intangible assets and any related impairment; (2) stock comp expense; and (3) non-recurring expenses incurred to effect the spin-off in the year ended December 31, 2011.
POST-SPIN BUSINESS PROFILE (annual basis)
Source: Company presentation dated November 2011.
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE TripAdvisor checks many boxes for quality-minded investors. It benefits from strong network effects due to the virtuous circle of the number of reviews and unique visitors. It is a non capital-intensive business with multiple monetization options and international growth opportunities. Finally, it is a recent spinoff that has yet to find a core long-term shareholder base (though it does have a strong holder in Liberty Interactive, which owns 36% of the economics). Despite these positives, we worry that TripAdvisors best days may be behind it, as the model appears to have become less scalable due to competition.
Management appeared to backtrack on this adjusted EBITDA target on the Q4 earnings call. TripAdvisor if the worlds largest travel website, with 50+ million unique monthly visitors and 60+ million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2014
TTM net revenue: $640 million
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $1.66
Consensus FY14 EPS estimate: $1.93 multiplied by
minus
multiplied by Assumed operating margin: 30.0%
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus
Corresponding industry P/E: 13.7x (*) equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $1.66
equals Est. operating income: $191 million
equals
Industry multiple-implied fair value: multiplied by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $1.58
$3.5 billion ($26 per share) Assumed fair value multiple:
multiplied by
multiplied by 8.0x
Corresponding industry P/E: 14.1x (*)
Assumed TRIP multiple as a equals
equals
percentage of the industry multiple: Estimated fair enterprise value of
Industry multiple-implied fair value:
150% TripAdvisor: $1.5 billion
$3.0 billion ($22 per share)
(20.6x fair value P/E multiple) plus
multiplied by
equals Cash, ST investments: $184 million
Assumed TRIP multiple as a
Estimated fair value of the common minus
percentage of the industry multiple:
equity of TripAdvisor: Total debt: $430 million
125%
$5.3 billion ($40 per share) equals
(17.6x fair value P/E multiple)
25% upside to the recent Estimated fair value of the common
equals
stock price ($32 per share) equity of TripAdvisor:
Estimated fair value of the common
(*) Represents Recreational Activities industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
$1.3 billion, or $9.60 per share
equity of TripAdvisor:
(based on 134 million shares out)
$3.7 billion ($28 per share)
70% downside from the recent
(based on 134 million shares out)
stock price ($32 per share)
13% downside from the recent
stock price ($32 per share)
TRIPADVISOR ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Trading Data Public Market Valuation Operating Performance Tang. (Click to visit to Reach Tang. TTM EPS Yield LTM Rev./ % TTM Rev. Equity/ relevant websites) 7-Year MV EV Book/ FCF This Next Rev./ Empl. Gross Adj. Tang. Low High ($mn) ($mn) MV Yield TTM FY FY EV ($000) Profit R&D EBIT Assets HomeAway / AWAY -22% 81% 2,038 1,854 4% 3% neg. 2% 3% 12% 254 85% 14% 10% 32% Expedia / EXPE -83% 5% 4,406 4,318 n/m 17% 7% 8% 10% 80% 364 78% 11% 14% -49% Orbitz Worldwide / OWW -68% 334% 359 695 n/m 21% neg. 7% 10% 110% 548 82% 0% 7% -155% priceline.com / PCLN -97% 1% 29,393 27,563 6% 4% 3% 4% 5% 15% 1,205 69% 0% 31% 54% TripAdvisor / TRIP -25% 13% 4,246 4,489 n/m 1% 4% 4% 5% 14% n/m 97% 0% 44% -67% Abbreviations: MV = market value | EV = enterprise value | TTM = trailing twelve months | FY = fiscal year | Empl. = employee | Rev. = revenue | = change Explanations: revenue = year-over-year change | EPS yield for this and next FY is based on consensus EPS estimates | EBIT adjusted for certain unusual items Source: Company and market data, The Manual of Ideas analysis.
TRIPADVISOR REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION TREND
Source: Company presentation dated November 2011.
View Expedias S-4 spin-off filing for TripAdvisor. TripAdvisors revenue distribution has exhibited a typical maturation pattern, but the company remains heavily dependent on cost-per-click advertising (this is not necessarily a negative, as CPC ads are highly profitable). In order to drive major incremental growth, however, the company will likely need to find ways to grow subscription and other revenues.
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(1) General and administrative includes related-party shared services fee previously reported as a separate line item on Form S-4 filed on November 1, 2011. (2) Managements primary operating metric prior to the spin-off for evaluating operating performance was Operating Income Before Amortization (OIBA), as reported on Form S-4 filed on November 1, 2011. OIBA is defined as operating income plus: (1) amortization of intangible assets and any related impairment; (2) stock-based compensation expense; and (3) non-recurring expenses incurred to effect the Spin-Off during the year ended December 31, 2011. This operating metric is no longer being used by management to measure operating performance and is only being shown above to illustrate the financial impact as the company converts to a new operating metric post spin-off. (3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income plus: (1) depreciation of property and equipment, including internal use software and website development; (2) amortization of intangible assets; (3) stock-based compensation; and (4) non-recurring expenses incurred to effect the spin-off during the year 2011. (4) Includes internal-use software and website development. Source: Company supplemental financial data. (i n thousands) FY 2008 FY 2009 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY 2010 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY 2011 Rev enue 200,578 $ 212,375 $ 71,501 $ 82,422 $ 89,761 $ 69,841 $ 313,525 $ 95,278 $ 110,043 $ 120,384 $ 100,340 $ 426,045 $ Related-party rev enue from Ex pedia 97,668 139,714 42,081 42,987 49,558 36,484 171,110 53,944 59,199 60,417 37,458 211,018 Total Rev enue 298,246 352,089 113,582 125,409 139,319 106,325 484,635 149,222 169,242 180,801 137,798 637,063 y-y growth 18% 33% 39% 44% 35% 38% 31% 35% 30% 30% 31% GAAP Cost of Rev enue 2,414 4,569 1,547 1,735 2,056 2,007 7,345 2,231 2,735 3,227 2,680 10,873 % of total revenue 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% GAAP Selling and marketing 98,291 105,679 30,921 31,392 42,446 35,711 140,470 44,195 52,685 60,349 51,947 209,176 Stock based compensation 1,669 1,885 655 434 506 506 2,101 805 589 568 1,254 3,216 Non-GAAP Selling and marketing 96,622 103,794 30,266 30,958 41,940 35,205 138,369 43,390 52,096 59,781 50,693 205,960 % of total revenue 32% 29% 27% 25% 30% 33% 29% 29% 31% 33% 37% 32% GAAP Technology and content 26,047 29,331 9,438 10,569 10,803 12,511 43,321 13,089 13,379 14,748 16,232 57,448 Stock based compensation 2,784 2,276 777 601 641 642 2,661 888 639 750 1,655 3,931 Non-GAAP Technology and content 23,263 27,055 8,661 9,968 10,162 11,869 40,660 12,201 12,740 13,998 14,577 53,517 % of total revenue 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 11% 8% 8% 8% 8% 11% 8% GAAP General and adminstrativ e 22,108 14,286 4,277 8,208 9,437 9,897 31,819 8,194 7,944 9,194 19,438 44,770 Related-party shared serv ices (1) 8,320 6,910 1,975 1,975 1,975 1,975 7,900 1,980 1,980 1,980 3,282 9,222 Stock based compensation 1,107 1,744 735 519 583 584 2,421 781 740 719 7,957 10,197 Non-GAAP General and adminstrativ e 29,321 19,452 5,517 9,664 10,829 11,288 37,298 9,393 9,184 10,455 14,763 43,795 % of total revenue 10% 6% 5% 8% 8% 11% 8% 6% 5% 6% 11% 7% Depreciation 5,022 9,330 2,589 3,089 3,425 3,768 12,871 4,102 4,514 4,630 5,116 18,362 % of total revenue 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% Amortization of Intangibles 11,161 13,806 3,378 2,864 2,577 5,790 14,609 2,117 1,132 2,394 1,880 7,523 % of total revenue 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 5% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Other operating ex pense (Spin-off costs) - - - - - - - - 1,054 2,211 3,667 6,932 Total costs and ex penses 173,363 183,911 54,125 59,832 72,719 71,659 258,335 75,908 85,423 98,733 104,242 364,306 GAAP Operating income 124,883 168,178 59,457 65,577 66,600 34,666 226,300 73,314 83,819 82,068 33,556 272,757 Other income (ex pense): Related-party and other interest, net (4,035) (978) (78) (70) (56) (37) (241) 98 217 212 (136) 391 Other, net (1,738) (660) (1,315) (1,359) 1,634 (604) (1,644) 965 457 (2,802) 126 (1,254) Total other income (ex pense), net (5,773) (1,638) (1,393) (1,429) 1,578 (641) (1,885) 1,063 674 (2,590) (10) (863) Income before income tax es 119,110 166,540 58,064 64,148 68,178 34,025 224,415 74,377 84,493 79,478 33,546 271,894 Prov ision for income tax es 46,788 64,325 20,650 24,073 25,239 15,499 85,461 27,006 30,383 25,185 11,529 94,103 GAAP Net income 72,322 102,215 37,414 40,075 42,939 18,526 138,954 47,371 54,110 54,293 22,017 177,791 GAAP Net (income) of minority interest 49 212 (41) (13) (27) (97) (178) (93) (46) 21 4 (114) GAAP Net income of TripAdv isor, Inc 72,371 102,427 37,373 40,062 42,912 18,429 138,776 47,278 54,064 54,314 22,021 177,677 OIBA (2) 141,604 187,889 65,002 69,995 70,907 42,188 248,092 77,905 87,973 88,709 49,969 304,556 Adjusted EBITDA (3) 146,626 197,219 67,591 73,084 74,332 45,956 260,963 82,007 92,487 93,339 55,085 322,918 % of total revenue 49% 56% 60% 58% 53% 43% 54% 55% 55% 52% 40% 51% y-y growth 35% 32% 21% 27% 26% 20% 24% Cash flow from operations 110,726 125,738 46,566 44,232 57,395 48,722 196,915 53,316 60,555 77,850 26,161 217,882 Capital Ex penditures (4) 17,871 13,873 4,053 5,532 4,398 4,830 18,813 4,993 5,431 5,604 5,295 21,323 2010 2011 TripAdvisor has achieved impressive adjusted EBITDA margins, but those are likely to decline going forward. That said, the model should remain highly profitable.
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NEW YORK NY, 441-675-3762 www.virginmedia.com Trading Data Consensus EPS Estimates Valuation Price: $25.10 (as of 2/24/12) Month # of P/E FYE 1/1/12 66x 52-week range: $20.52$33.32 Latest Ago Ests P/E FYE 12/31/12 14x Market value: $7.0 billion This quarter 0.09 n/a 3 P/E FYE 12/31/13 10x Enterprise value: $15.7 billion Next quarter 0.17 n/a 3 P/E FYE 12/31/14 n/a Shares outstanding: 279.0 million FYE 12/31/12 1.10 n/a 15 EV/ LTM revenue 2.5x Ownership Data FYE 12/31/13 1.66 n/a 12 EV/ LTM EBIT 20x Insider ownership: <1% FYE 12/31/14 n/a n/a n/a P / tangible book n/m Insider buys (last six months): 6 LT growth n/a n/a n/a Greenblatt Criteria Insider sales (last six months): 8 EPS Surprise Actual Estimate LTM EBIT yield 5% Institutional ownership: n/a 2/8/12 0.16 0.10 LTM pre-tax ROC 13%
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Leading quad-play provider of Internet, TV, mobile and fixed-line telephony in U.K. Virgin Medias deep fiber network offers faster broadband services than do DSL competitors. The company provides one of the most advanced TV on-demand services in the U.K. Virgin Media has 4.8 million residential cable customers and is also one of the U.K.s largest mobile virtual network operators, providing mobile services to 1.5 million prepaid customers and 1.5 million contract customers. Opportunity to grow business-related services, which accounted for only 16% of revenue in 2011. Rollout of TiVo and superfast broadband to drive growth. Since Virgins launch of TiVo in mid-2011, TiVo subscribers have grown to almost half a million, doubling in 4Q11. Half of Virgins new customers are choosing superfast speeds. Repurchased 41 million shares for 635 million while FCF grew 21% to 498 million in 2011. Virgin should spend 1.25 billion on buybacks from mid-2010 to yearend 2012, likely reducing share count by 25%. The company expects to achieve a net debt-to-OCF target of 3.0x by mid-2013.
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Grew revenue only 3% in 2011, with net income of 76 million. The fact that this was the first time the company reported positive net income suggests that Virgins long-term financial model is unproven. Net debt of 5.5 billion (cash of 300 million). If margins erode or subscriber growth stalls, Virgin could quickly become a distressed equity. Capex of 15-17% of revenue in the foreseeable future, even after excluding a 110 million broadband speed upgrade in 2012. In addition, Virgin spends 2-3% of revenue on capital leases. This makes EBITDA a highly misleading statistic.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Continued aggressive share repurchases Subscriber growth ignited by TiVo rollout SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 7% -5% 0% 6% 3% gross profit 8% -3% 1% 8% 4% assets -7% -5% -7% -4% -10% book value -13% -28% -26% -15% -49% BV per share -22% -29% -26% -15% -46% Revenue ($mn) 6,047 5,757 5,771 6,105 6,288 % of revenue by major segment:
Consumer 83% 83% 84% 85% 84% Business 17% 17% 16% 15% 16% Contribution margin by major segment:
Consumer 58% 60% 60% 60% 59% Business 53% 54% 58% 57% 59% % of consumer segment revenue by customer type:
Cable 78% 79% 81% 81% 81% Mobile 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% % of business segment revenue by channel type:
Retail 71% 71% 74% 73% 73% Wholesale 29% 29% 26% 27% 27% Selected items as % of revenue:
Cash, investments 4% 2% 6% 7% 5% LT investments 5% 5% 5% 5% 0% PP&E, net 77% 73% 73% 71% 78% ST debt 0% 1% 1% 3% 1% LT debt 81% 84% 86% 87% 98% Tangible equity -5% -8% -11% -13% -23% Diluted EPS (cont.) ($) -2.19 -3.97 -1.68 -0.81 0.38 Dividends per share ($) 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 Shares out (avg) (mn) 326 328 329 327 304 shares out (avg) 11% 1% 0% -1% -7% 1 Adjusted for unusual items of -$50 million in 2007, -$621 million in 2008, -$157 million in 2009, -$194 million in 2010, and -$88 million in 2011. 2 Adjusted for nonrecurring items of -$17 million in 2007, -$146 million in 2008, -$12 million in 2009, $44 million in 2010, and -$1.9 million in 2011. 3 Broadcasting & Cable TV industry median.
MAJOR HOLDERS Management 2% | Capital World 13% | Cap Re 11% | RBC 7% | GS 5% | Manning 5% | Times Square 3%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Virgin Media has built a strong consumer business delivering cable network-based communications services in the U.K. While the company generates positive FCF and is aggressively buying back stock, we are wary of the significant capex needs of the business. Management claims it is gaining an advantage by investing aggressively in a rollout of TiVo and superfast broadband, this may be akin to standing on tip-toessoon everyone may do it and no one may benefit (except consumers). Virgins balance sheet leaves us uncomfortable as well. If the business has a hiccup, equity holders could suffer mightily.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 (annualized)
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
TTM net revenue: $6.3 billion
Revenue for latest Q: $1.6 billion
Operating cash flow: $1.8 billion multiplied by
multiplied by four equals
minus Assumed operating margin: 12.4%
Annualized revenue: $6.4 billion
Capex: $1.0 billion equals
multiplied by
equals Est. operating income: $780 million
Industry median enterprise value to
Free cash flow: $760 million multiplied by
trailing revenue multiple: 1.1x (*)
divided by Assumed fair value multiple:
multiplied by
Industry median FCF yield: 7.9% (*) 12.0x
Assumed fair value multiple as a portion
equals equals
of the industry median multiple:
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value: Estimated fair enterprise value of
200%
$10 billion ($34 per share) Virgin Media: $9.4 billion
(2.2x fair value revenue multiple)
multiplied by plus
equals
Assumed required FCF yield as a Cash, ST investments: $470 million
Estimated fair enterprise value of
percentage of the industry FCF yield: plus
Virgin Media: $14 billion
75% Long-term investments at fair value
plus
(6.0% required FCF yield) discount of 20%: $0.0 million
Cash, ST investments: $470 million
equals minus
minus
Estimated fair value of the common Total debt: $9.2 billion
Total debt, preferreds: $9.2 billion
equity of Virgin Media: equals
equals
$13 billion, or $45 per share Estimated fair value of the common
Estimated fair value of the common
(based on 279 million shares out) equity of Virgin Media:
equity of Virgin Media:
81% upside to the recent $700 million, or $2.50 per share
$5.4 billion, or $19 per share
stock price ($25 per share) (based on 279 million shares out)
(based on 279 million shares out)
(*) Represents Broadcasting & Cable TV industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates. 90% downside from the recent
23% downside from the recent
stock price ($25 per share)
stock price ($25 per share)
VIRGIN MEDIA CAPEX, CASH TO DEBTHOLDERS, AND CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS ( in millions)
Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012.
Much of Virgins cash flow has gone to debt holders. Whether or not the company can increase cash to shareholders will be key to creating incremental value.
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1 The carrying value of the $500 million 5.25% senior secured notes due 2021 includes adjustments of 33.0 million, as a result of fair value hedge accounting. 2 The carrying value of the 650 million 5.50% senior secured notes due 2021 includes adjustments of 77.9 million, as a result of fair value hedge accounting. Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012.
VIRGIN MEDIA SHARE REPURCHASE CAPACITY
1 At closing share price on February 7, 2011, based on 332 million shares outstanding at June 2010 (commencement of program) and assuming full Board buyback authority is used by end of 2012, with no new issues of stock awards or conversion of convertible debt. 2 FCF is OCF reduced by purchase of fixed and intangible assets and net interest expense. 3 At closing share price on February 7, 2011, assuming full Board buyback authority is used by end of 2012, with no new stock awards or conversion of debt. Source: Company presentation dated February 8, 2012. The carrying amount of much of Virgins debt is materially below face value, likely reflecting market prices. However, unless the company repurchases the debt, it will have to pay it back at face value. Are share repurchases too aggressive in light of the large debt load?
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Broad portfolio of business process and IT outsourcing support, document technology and solutions. Xeroxs offerings range from claims reimbursement and electronic toll transactions to the HR benefits management and customer care centers to the operation of clients IT infrastructure. Big markets. Services: BPO, document outsourcing and IT are $225 billion, $45 billion and $280 billion markets growing at 7%, 6% and 4% from 2010-14, respectively. Printing: workgroup devices and high- end devices are $42 billion and $6 billion markets growing at 1% (color 4%) and 5% (color 12%). Xerox is a leader in color printing (~45% of sales). Expanded into business process outsourcing with $6.5 billion buy of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) in February 2010. ACS had $6.6 billion of revenue and employed 78,000 people pre-deal. Long-term revenue and EPS growth of 6% and 10-15% possible, according to management. EPS growth should exceed revenue growth due to cost- cutting at ACS, scale benefits, and share buybacks. Repurchased $700 million of stock in 2011, with expected buybacks of ~$1 billion in 2012. FCF is estimated at $1.5-1.8 billion ($500 million capex). Einhorn reinitiated stake in Q4: The first time, we sold with a modest gain over concerns about XRXs Japanese exposure after the earthquake. That issued appeared fully discounted when we re- established a position at $7.61 per share, which is less than 8x estimated 2012 earnings. (Q4 letter)
INVESTMENT RISKS & CONCERNS Stagnant top line, with management guiding for revenue growth of 2% in 2012 (services up mid to high single digits; technology flat to down low single digits). Positively, adjusted EPS is expected to increase from $1.08 in 2011 to $1.12-1.18 in 12. Competition from larger, well-managed firms. In services, key competitors are Accenture, Aon, Computer Sciences Corporation, Convergys, Dell, Genpact, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Teletech. In technology, key competitors include Canon, HP, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, and Ricoh.
POTENTIAL CATALYSTS Buyback of $900 million to $1.1 billion in 2012 Pension funding requirements should ease into 2013 Accretive tuck-in M&A ($300-400 million in 2012) SELECTED OPERATING DATA FYE December 31 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 revenue 8% 2% -14% 43% 5% gross profit 8% -1% -12% 24% 0% assets 8% -5% 7% 27% -2% book value 21% -27% 13% 70% -1% BV per share 23% -23% 15% 12% -6% Employees (end) (000) 57 57 54 137 n/a Revenue ($bn) 17.2 17.6 15.2 21.6 22.6 % of revenue by type:
Sales 48% 47% 44% 33% 32% Service and outsourcing 48% 48% 51% 64% 66% Finance 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% Gross margin by type:
Sales 36% 34% 34% 35% 34% Service and outsourcing 43% 42% 43% 33% 31% Finance 62% 62% 62% 63% 63% % of revenue by geography:
U.S. 53% 52% 54% 64% n/a Europe 34% 34% 33% 25% n/a Other areas 13% 14% 14% 12% n/a Selected items as % of revenue:
MAJOR HOLDERS CEO % | Other insiders % | Dodge & Cox 8% | Franklin 7% | FMR 3% | Neuberger 2% | Glenview 2% | Greenlight 2%
RATINGS VALUE Intrinsic value materially higher than market value? DOWNSIDE PROTECTION Low risk of permanent loss? MANAGEMENT Capable and properly incentivized? FINANCIAL STRENGTH Solid balance sheet? MOAT Able to sustain high returns on invested capital? EARNINGS MOMENTUM Fundamentals improving? MACRO Poised to benefit from economic and secular trends? THE BOTTOM LINE Xerox is one of the cheapest large IT services companies, trading at under 8x estimated EPS of $1.12 in 2012. The company is also allocating capital in a shareholder-friendly way, using an expected ~$1 billion for repurchases this year. Xerox also appears to have cost-cutting opportunities in the legacy ACS business, which was acquired for $6 billion in 2010. As a result, EPS growth is likely to outpace low to mid single digit revenue growth over the next few years. We wish Xeroxs balance sheet was stronger but acknowledge that buying back shares is a better use of capital than deleveraging the balance sheet.
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Base Case
Aggressive Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology:
Valuation methodology: Based on revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, and assumed normalized EBIT margin
Based on free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011
Based on median consensus EPS estimate for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2013
TTM net revenue: $23 billion
Operating cash flow: $2.0 billion
Consensus FY13 EPS estimate: $1.23 multiplied by
minus
minus Assumed operating margin: 8.0%
Capex: $500 million
Assumed haircut to FY13 consensus equals
equals
EPS estimate: 5% * $1.23 Est. operating income: $1.8 billion
Free cash flow: $1.5 billion
equals multiplied by
divided by
Revised FY13 EPS estimate: $1.17 Assumed fair value multiple:
Industry median FCF yield: 7.1% (*)
multiplied by 5.0x
equals
Corresponding industry P/E: 13.0x (*) equals
Industry FCF yield-implied fair value:
equals Estimated fair enterprise value of
$20 billion ($15 per share)
Industry multiple-implied fair value: Xerox: $9.0 billion
multiplied by
$20 billion ($15 per share) plus
Assumed required FCF yield as a
multiplied by Cash, ST investments: $900 million
percentage of the industry FCF yield:
Assumed XRX multiple as a plus
125%
percentage of the industry multiple: Finance receivables and long-term
(8.9% required FCF yield)
110% investments at 20% discount: $4.3 billion
equals
(14.3x fair value P/E multiple) minus
Estimated fair value of the common
equals Total debt: $9.0 billion
equity of Xerox:
Estimated fair value of the common equals
$16 billion, or $12 per share
equity of Xerox: Estimated fair value of the common
(based on 1.3 billion shares out)
$22 billion ($17 per share) equity of Xerox:
47% upside to the recent
(based on 1.3 billion shares out) $5.3 billion, or $4.00 per share
stock price ($8.40 per share)
100% upside to the recent (based on 1.3 billion shares out)
stock price ($8.40 per share) 53% downside from the recent
stock price ($8.40 per share)
(*) Represents Office Equipment industry median multiple. Source: Company filings, The Manual of Ideas analysis, assumptions and estimates.
XEROX 2012 MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE
1 Includes anticipated restructuring charges. Source: Company presentation dated January 25, 2012.
Repurchases and dividends should return $1.2-$1.4 billion of cash to shareholders in 2012.
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Source: Company financial model dated January 2012. Employment has grown to nearly 140,000 people following the ACS acquisition and reflecting continued organic growth.
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* New additions are highlighted. Screening criteria: Market value > $100 million ADRs and banks excluded China RTOs excluded
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: MV > $100 million ADRs, banks excluded EV to MV < 1.5 China RTOs excluded
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: MV > $100 million ADRs, banks excluded EV to MV < 1.5 China RTOs excluded
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: Positive net cash Positive next FY EPS MV > $100 million China RTOs excluded
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: MV < 2 * BV Next FY P/E < 12 Debt/equity < 0.4 MV > $100mn Q-Q shares < 0
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: Positive net cash Positive EPS for this/next FY MV > $100 million China RTOs excl.
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* New additions are highlighted. Criteria: TBV > 50% of MV ST assets - liabilities > 50% of MV MV > $100mn China RTOs excl.
Value-oriented Equity Investment Ideas for Sophisticated Investors
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This Months Top 10 Web Links A Selection of Our Favorite Internet Resources
O Walter Schloss Sixty-five Years on Wall Street
http://bit.ly/AqioAR O Warren Buffett Why Stocks Beat Gold and Bonds
http://bit.ly/wAECeS O Chuck Royce Interview with Consuelo Mack
http://bit.ly/AAcPcD O Bruce Berkowitz Fairholme Annual Letter and Report
http://bit.ly/ykCw9x O Prem Watsa Interview in The Fairfax Newsletter
http://bit.ly/yTjjOz O George Soros How to Save the Euro
http://bit.ly/wGkIgB O Steven Romick FPA Annual Letter and Report
http://bit.ly/xfOJTr O Robert Rodriguez Speech to Institute for Private Investors
http://bit.ly/z4HEhV O Jeremy Grantham Q4 Letter: The Longest Quarterly Letter Ever
http://bit.ly/AmAxbw G Jonah Lehrer The New Yorker, Groupthink
http://nyr.kr/zYbuou
Buffetts annual letter is not referenced below. To read it, visit http://www.berkshirehathaway.com
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