First, we expect a PE expansion as the market
inevitably values these companies at more normal PE ratios.
Not exact matches
While all growth investors will
inevitably put more emphasis on the business story and the potential for expansion than a
value investor, sensible growth investors look at cashflow and return on capital employed to see how the
company is multiplying their investment.
The movie's central character Steve Butler (Matt Damon), a salesman for a natural gas
company, is firmly on the side of the latter; he has seen too many small towns hold true to their
values, only to wind up left behind when the local economy
inevitably fails.
Based on years of research and reviewing the earnings and price relationship on thousands of
companies, we are confident that the proper
value will
inevitably be applied to a business by the market; it's only a matter of time.
Consciously or unconsciously, we seem to
inevitably massage & cherry - pick the good data & trends, to arrive at a substantially higher intrinsic / fair
value that correlates more closely to the story of the
company / stock, as we perceive it... and yes, first impressions really do count!
And so, paying up is often required — well, at least from a traditional
value perspective — which, almost
inevitably needs to be justified via comprehensive study of the
company & its management, its capital allocation, its products & business model, its industry dynamics, and (most of all) whether it enjoys a significant, sustainable & (ideally) an expanding competitive advantage (i.e. an economic moat).
Unfortunately, management's obviously neglected shareholder
value to date, but this will change as: i)
inevitably, its three major shareholders (who own 52 %) become increasingly frustrated & seek (new) buyers for the
company, and / or ii) management wises up (self - preservation's as good a reason as any), starts talking up the stock, and gets serious about enhancing & realising shareholder
value (a tender offer is the ideal solution, while a dividend's an obvious first step, as I recently proposed).
Although their main focus is their medical condition, they
inevitably want to know how to prevent the insurance
company from cheating them on the
value of their cars when they are totaled out in the car accident.