Another way to avoid «big losses» is to buy
an asset at a substantial discount to its private market value.
Not exact matches
We believe that
at our purchase price, the stock traded
at a
substantial discount to the company's
asset value net of debt.
With the enterprise trading
at a
substantial discount to our estimate of
asset value, we believe Chesapeake is an attractive holding.
If asked to explain why Toyoda Common, as a marketable security, sells
at such a
substantial discount from the value of Toyoda's net
assets, which are also measured largely by the market values of its portfolio securities, the likely explanation would revolve around something called «investor expectations.»
The same is true for other wealth creation common stocks acquired during the quarter
at substantial discounts from readily ascertainable net
asset values — including the probable real estate values in Alexander & Baldwin and Catellus; the probable securities values in Brascan (including real estate), Phoenix Companies, MONY and Toyota Industries; and the probable values of
Assets Under Management (AUM) for BKF and Legg Mason.
A majority of the TAVF common stock investments are in companies acquired
at substantial discounts from Fund management's estimates of net
asset value (NAV), where Fund management believes that prospects are good that NAV will be steadily increased over the long term.
The Fund buys
at the time the near - term outlook is poor provided the company is well capitalized, if our analysis indicates that the common shares are available
at a low price earnings ratio relative to long - term future earning power and / or are selling
at a
substantial discount from an adjusted, and measurable, net
asset value.
We believe CTO is trading
at a massive
discount to the value of its underlying
assets and that a liquidation or
substantial asset sale is in the best interests of the CTO shareholders.
In contrast, a majority of the common stocks held in the TAVF portfolio are issues of companies with ultra-strong balance sheets where the issue was acquired
at prices that represent a
substantial discount from readily ascertainable net
asset values; e.g., Toyota Industries, Tejon Ranch, MBIA, Millea Holdings, Forest City Enterprises, Radian Group, St. Joe, and Brascan.
My favorite stocks are those trading
at a
substantial discount to net current
assets or liquidation value, with an activist pushing for a catalyst to unlock the value.
Appreciating
Asset: With the recent decline in home prices, now may be the perfect opportunity to pick up a second home
at a
substantial discount.
2008 was the last time in recent memory when were loads of
assets in many
asset classes available for purchase
at a
substantial discount to their intrinsic value.
Given the
substantial discount of INFS to its current
asset backing, any shares bought back
at these levels have a large positive effect on the underlying
asset value.
Given the
substantial discount to its current
asset backing, any shares bought back
at these levels have a huge positive effect on its per share value.
We started following VXGN (see our post archive here) because it was trading
at a
substantial discount to its net cash position, had ended its cash - burning product development activities and is «seeking to maximize the value of its remaining
assets through a strategic transaction or series of strategic transactions.»
Most importantly, it is selling
at a
substantial discount to its book value and net
asset value.
As a result, there can be no assurance that the value of the shares will approximate the value of the fund's
assets held and the shares may trade
at a
substantial premium over or
discount to, the value of the fund's individual components if traded on any secondary market in the future.
The company indicated that the Trusts do not currently operate a redemption program: there can be no assurance that the value of the shares will approximate the value of the respective digital
asset held by each Trust and the shares may trade
at a
substantial premium over, or
discount to, the value of the digital
assets held by each Trust, if traded on any secondary market in the future.