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Trellidor: Building up to a Rally

Posted on 07/02/202102/02/2021 by Keith McLachlan

Originally published over here. Cashbuild (CSB) recently indicated that their sales till end of December 2020 had jumped +24% y/y. Massmart too has indicated a strong second-half recovery in their Builders Warehouse sales with Spar’s BuildIT outfit echoing the same sentiment. While these are great results, they are not unique. Building materials, DIY and home…

Master Drilling: Illustrating Value

Posted on 27/08/202027/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on March 22, 2018 I have written about Master Drilling (MDI) previously and I refer you back to these articles for some of the narrative: Master Drilling: Hidden Gem Master Drilling: The Big Mistake You will notice a consistent theme: I like them. The Group recently put out some soft…

Master Drilling: The Big Mistake

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on August 26, 2016 Previously I wrote the following article on Master Drilling (Master Drilling: Unknown Gem). I will not rewrite the investment case that I noted in that article for Master Drilling as a world-class, niche industrial technology play with global, growing scale and sophistication. Pretty much all of that…

Master Drilling: Hidden Gem

Posted on 27/08/202027/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on March 29, 2016 When I first encountered Master Drilling (MDI), I was mildly impressed and put them on the radar to follow closer. Over the subsequent three years, I began to become quite impressed with the business and its operations. Did you know that Master Drilling (run out South…

Warning Signs: Retailers, Shopping Centres & Retail REITs (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on November 24, 2016 See Part 1 over here: Warning Signs: Retailers, Shopping Centres & Retail REITs (Part 1 of 2). There are three harmonious parts to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT): Income: These are predominantly rentals from tenant renting space from the REIT. The lower the vacancy rate…

Warning Signs: Retailers, Shopping Centres & Retail REITs (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on November 22, 2016 Following an exchange with Byron Lotter on Twitter (see here) after what I believe (and the market believes) was a very poor trading update from Woolies (WHL). But Woolies is not alone in this regard. Here are the key listed retailers, their like-for-like same-store growth, inflation…

Why Quality Matters for Small Cap Investors

Posted on 26/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

The below is extracted from the December 2019 Alpha Prime Small & Mid Cap Fund investor letter where I briefly unpack our argument for quality in the small cap space: Quality: Above all else, we try to find good-quality, fast-growing, listed small cap businesses. Value: We invest in the cheapest of these options, constrained by our concentration &…

Santova: Global But With a Domestic Rating…

Posted on 26/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Originally posted on December 4, 2019 Santova Logistics (SNV) has been a core holding in the ASM Fund since its inception due to its unique, capital-lite business model with global reach and the potential for a compounding network effect across its operations. In brief, Santova offers a fourth-party logistics (“4PL”) solution for clients….

Lessons: Two-edged Blade of an Anchor Shareholder

Posted on 26/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Originally posted on January 9, 2020 More than any other directive, human beings act in line with their individual incentives. In the natural world and bleeding into modern-day addictions to drugs, social media and pornography, human beings are predominantly incentivized by dopamines. In business, though, human beings are typically incentivized with money. The ability…

How Does Acquisitive Growth Work?

Posted on 26/08/2020 by Keith McLachlan

OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on January 4, 2017 Due to consolidation accounting (or “Group accounting”) rules, when one company controls another one (from 50% + 1 vote up to full-control of 100%, depending on circumstances), that first company (or the “parent” company) gets to accounting for both the financial performance of itself and the financial performance of all…

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