So a few weeks ago, we put out a “bookish” piece on our efforts to effect Board change at a holding, Motorcar Parts of America
It might simply be wrong to infer any “corporate conduct” hurdles from someone who was simply born to be the grandson of Warren Buffet’s sister,
This is subtly very interesting when attempting to understand just how screwed up our healthcare system is. Investment and policy relevant. Like the Middle East
This is a former holding that we sold earlier this year (at a price higher than today) due to a complete lack of faith that
We read proxies. And 10-K’s. We generally are not a fan of floating assets. We are generally not a fan of voting controlled public companies.
Liberty Trip filed to both “delist” to the pink sheets and move incorporation from Delaware to Nevada.
If your goal is to “pay attention to detail” and try to put some meat next to the headline potatoes, then Rob consistently presents logical
Almost a year ago to date, financial markets had a mini freeze over some high profile examples of “liquidity issues” in the banking sector. Our
The International Energy Agency has forecasted that demand for fossil fuels will peak before 2030. “I don’t think they’re remotely right . . . You can build scenarios, but
Yet Another Value Podcast: Jeff Bronchick and Andrew Leaf talk $ECVT Ecovyst+ $VSAT Update
There are some events that prove you entirely wrong, regardless of how “off spreadsheet” they are. Was this one of them?
You can run your PA as you see fit. We would suggest this is your second largest position as is ours. This recent presentation does
There is a relatively new top 5 Position. What is the value of the privately held portfolio? We paid for zero. The future remains uncertain
We were not remotely involved in this as an FYI. But if we were simply repaid for every dollar lost in a situation where it
…if you are thinking about spending literally trillions of dollars on a new policy imperative. A Recent conference clip from Seifollah Ghasemi, Chairman, President &
We hate A/B stocks. The amount of people who are “entitled” to a Dictatorship of a public company is depressingly less than the reality of
By Andrew Leaf and Austin Farris As Covid forced us to figure out how to do our jobs with an Acer monitor and kitchen table
We have not made a lot of money in the last..4 years?….in Viasat. Maybe a little vig from buying a LOT at 30 and letting
There are lots of spooky things in the world, but what kind of financial institution do you want to own where 6x plus leverage ratios
What do a salt miner, a movie/TV studio and a satellite provider of broadband have in common? For Compass (salt miner), Lionsgate (movie/TV studio) and
We generally don’t like “voting control” companies and unequal share classes. We are also not fans of publically traded Partnerships as it limits the number
1. It is a complete embarrassment that Netflix executives won’t take calls directly from investors and instead play the shield through an analyst game. It
In January of 2020, Eugene Robin and I appeared on GuruFocus’s Value Investing Live platform to discuss our position in Viasat (ticker: VSAT). The title
Cove Street has been following Skechers (ticker: SKX) for many years. For a lot of that time, we were hesitant to invest because of the
From time to time, our collective experience in idea and liquidity sourcing, business analysis, valuation, corporate finance, corporate governance, compensation schemes, and investor relations finds
In case we haven’t said it enough in the past, we own 20-something stocks in our Small Cap PLUS portfolio and as the name would
Broadcast television is not a very sexy industry at the moment. Cable subscribers are cutting the cord, people are spending less time watching traditional TV
I have been following Richard Sosa on Twitter for a while. If you want hot food takes and amusing market commentary, I highly recommend that
