Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Net-nets

Many thanks go to Nate Tobik at Oddball stocks for his post answering my questions about net-nets. Sketch notes below

Prefer cash and receivables to inventory. Avoid high debt. Poor management often want to lever up. Ensure trading is at least cashflow positive, otherwise the asset base can be eroded. If ncav is mostly inventory, look at the operations for potential margin expansion. Exit when the company reaches ncav - they're usually lousy businesses, and aren't worth holding beyond that.

Many thanks, Nate.

1 comment:

Nate Tobik said...

Mark,

Thanks for the link, your summary and comment. I think with a bit of extra analysis net-net's can be great investments. Without the analysis it's just as likely an investor will fall into a value trap.

Nate