For example if a company had a ROE 20 % and can reinvest 100 % of their earnings, and earnings will grow at 20 % over time, then will
intrinsic value of the business also approximate this 20 % annual growth rate?
Not exact matches
If you buy a quality
business at a big discount to
intrinsic value, you get the potential
of a double dip — the gap to
intrinsic value hopefully closes and then you can
also benefit from the company compounding per - share
value over a number
of years.
Pretty simple... if the
business has an ROIC
of 20 % and can reinvest 100 %
of their earnings, then earnings will grow at 20 % over time, and the growth
of the
intrinsic value of the
business will
also approximate this 20 % annual growth rate.
Warren Buffett understood, through rational analysis what the going - concern liquidation
value of the
business was and was
also able to rationally analyze an
intrinsic value for the
business, assuming it would continue as a whole entity.
It is
also acceptable that the
intrinsic value of some
businesses can't be reliably determined since they can be put in a «too hard» pile to free up time for other things.
Admitting that the
intrinsic value of some
businesses can't be reliably determined is
also very hard for some people to accept.
[This
also acknowledges the underlying
intrinsic value of the
business — if AERL threatens to become a perennial loss - maker, shareholders and / or acquirers can look to the ever - increasing
value of its two dozen odd landing slots at Heathrow.