Empowered investment company, African Rainbow Capital (code: AIL), reported its FY 21 results last week. The Group reported a +16.3% rise in their so-called Intrinsic Portfolio Value to R12.3bn, albeit once the recent dilutive capital raise is excluded, the Group saw its Intrinsic NAV (INAV) fall -8.1% y/y. Plenty has been written about this HoldCo’s…
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Sabvest: Unique Opportunity
OLD ARTICLE – Original posted on August 21, 2018 What makes for a good investment? Simple: (1) Quality underlying, (2) Growth / yield / return, & (3) Underpaying for all this. What makes a good investment fit into a diversified portfolio? Simple: (4) Being as little correlated to existing investments as possible. What makes all of…
What Astoria’s Discount Should Be
OLD ARTICLE – Originally posted on April 5, 2016 Investment holding (IH) companies insert an extra layer of cost between the underlying assets and the ultimate investor. In theory, this layer of cost includes management which allocate capital like a fund manager, thus generating alpha with the IH company’s capital. The reality, though, is neither the structure…