Sentences with phrase «economic moat»

-LSB-...] talking about the important concept of economic moats in the first part of his interview, Prof. Bakshi talks about his thoughts on valuations, mental models, -LSB-...]

In relation to retirement accounts, the wide moat of the Woolly Mammoth parallels the wide economic moat of a $ 10 million dollar investment portfolio.

To meet Morningstar's criteria for index membership, companies must have a Morningstar Economic Moat rating of narrow or wide and have a Morningstar Distance to Default score in the top 50 % of eligible dividend - paying companies.

After all, this is business with a wide economic moat in a «winner take all» industry.

I believe this company has a strong economic moat since they are the only few companies that manufacture glass substrates for active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that are used in LCD televisions, notebook computers, mobile smart phones and flat panel desktop monitors..

The business has a broad economic moat and shows strong fundamentals and attractive growth prospects.

The very fact that strong trademarks or brands take a long time to build make them such a strong source of economic moat for a company that have them.

I am a value investor that lives frugally and maximizes monthly investments into dividend growth investments with economic moats, strong brands and increasing earnings.

But, as a general matter, I do like companies with broad and deep economic moats as you've indicated.

Brookfield also has such a huge economic moat — their expertise in the management of real assets has led to a substantial competitive advantage.

By becoming the leader in R&D in many sectors and offering efficient products that work, 3M has created a unique economic moat that can't be matched by its competitors.

A high - quality stock is a company with a wide and growing economic moat.

These companies really have a broad and deep economic moat.

OK, you all know your Buffett & your Porter, but let's recap how economic moats actually confer a «sustainable competitive advantage», via:

Finally, remember that the big danger in a brand - based economic moat is that if the brand loses its appeal, the company will no longer be able to charge a premium price.

PepsiCo has a wide economic moat because of its dominant snack brands.

The company's drop in margins made us slash our estimates for the year and diminish our overall thesis, as it was one of the first signs that the company's niche economic moat is penetrable.

It said the company has a «strong position in the Asia - Pacific beverages market with the powerful Coca - Cola brand providing it with a relatively stable earnings stream, narrow economic moat and medium uncertainty rating».

But they have a few good titles and somewhat of a decent economic moat.

But IBM's once - venerable economic moat had been withered away by massive changes in tech that took IBM (and Buffett, perhaps) by surprise.

This is one of the biggest reasons Warren Buffett doesn't invest in tech companies — it's impossible to even think about what the future economic moat of these companies will be.

Having a great economic moat, according to Buffett, is a sound predictor of long - term success.

My main reason for purchasing Kinder Morgan is it's enormous economic moat.

Economic moat means that a company has a significant competitive advantage compared to its industry peers.

It's the ultimate economic moat, and we look at the approaches and effects of good and bad branding.

Companies might have relatively low earnings, cash flow or book value multiples, but often this low valuation is justified if for instance the company is getting hammered by competition and doesn't have enough economic moat to create a profitable business model.

I stood at the sidelines until 2009 and since then I invest according to following «system»: (1) saving at least 50 % of my income to increase my stash, (2) investing in Index Funds and shares of high quality companies with a wide economic moat according to my watchlist, (3) reinvest the dividends and (4) repeat over the years.

Morningstar states that asset managers tend to have inherent economic moats, based on customer switching costs and disinclination to switch.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, WE generally don't find a ton of great long - term stock ideas in retail and consumer services because most economic moats for the sector are extremely narrow, if they exist at all.

When considering all of this I believe the company will be able to protect its current economic moat and strengthen its market position.

A firm like Facebook has a true economic moat.

However I think you should take responsibility for Zamano and admit a mistake was initially made in buying a company with a non-existent economic moat, questionable product offering and in a market where competitive rivalry is very intense.

This creates an incredible economic moat for Praxair, essentially monopolizing one local market at a time.

This is the third post in my series of blog posts on economic moats.

What I want is profitability, stability and a durable economic moat.

In many ways this is a testament to a fantastic economic moat and a very impressive business.

The ValueShares US Quantitative Value (QVAL) strategy seeks long - term capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of 40 or so US exchange traded stocks of larger capitalizations, which the adviser determines to be undervalued but possess strong economic moats and financial strength.

DIS has such a unique position and broad economic moat, its diversification and healthy financials make it an extremely stable business.

I think The Little Book That Builds Wealth by pat dorsey is good introduction on how to find good business with economic moat

After talking about the important concept of economic moats in the first part of his interview, in this second and concluding part, Prof. Bakshi talks about his thoughts on valuations, mental models, diversification, checklists, and why you must buy great businesses for the long term.

Brookfield also has such a huge economic moat — their expertise in the management of real assets has led to a substantial competitive advantage.

By becoming the leader in R&D in many sectors and offering efficient products that work, 3M has created a unique economic moat that can't be matched by its competitors.

Given the strength of the brand, a growing economic moat, and growing revenues from the online marketplace and payment processing, eBay should trade at a minimum multiple of 20x earnings.

In the end, comprehensive qualitative analysis (which can be challenging, I know... often, we only see what we really want to see) is far more critical in determining whether a company's economic moat actually offers a sustained competitive advantage in the future.

This, along with their expanding rail - car fleet and enormous export capacity, provide a very wide economic moat.