I continue to maintain my position & to pursue an enhancement / realisation of
shareholder value here — there are potential buyers for the business out there.
And since I estimate DCP's intrinsic value to be well in excess of the current NAV / share price, a tender offer / share redemption is an obvious way to enhance
shareholder value here.
The destruction of
shareholder value here has been a terrible shame.
We've detailed ways in which ROIC is directly correlated to changes in
shareholder value here.
Not exact matches
Here I'm going to examine a few metrics to demonstrate that Brookfield's management has historically delivered
value to
shareholders.
«Cushman's power move was a way to have the footprint
here and [increase]
shareholder value,» the source said.
We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts
here and
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology
Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts
here,
here,
here,
here,
here and
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology activist fund BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts
here,
here and
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology
Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
We started following IKAN (see our post archive
here) because it was trading at a discount to its net cash and had retained a financial adviser to «assist it in exploring and evaluating strategic alternatives to maximize
shareholder value.»
So, whatever the company's motives were,
shareholder value creation clearly was not driving the ship
here over the past few years....
Value here is a combination of P / E, P / S, EBITDA / EV, FCF / EV and
Shareholder Yield (deciles rebalanced annually).
We have 3 classes of
shareholders here — let's summarize: i) The smart / non-activist money: Alpine Woods at 4.0 %, and Taube Hodson Stonex (again) with 3.4 %, ii) The in - betweeners: The Oppenheims (9.6 %), with no activist history but obviously with a v personal / vested interest in SRE's strategy and market
value, and iii) The activists: Good Lord, the register's a veritable orgy of activists..!
Second, it's got a veritable roster of large
shareholders & activists on its board / share register, so I'd be less than surprised
here to see an ultimate push for a wind - down, or other
value - realization strategy.
And as promised, a good time to kick - off The Great Irish Share Valuation Project, with the ISEQ on a breather for the past year (down 0.6 %)(but still over 40 % off its all - time high, as set nearly a decade ago now), and the Celtic Phoenix offering more opportunity than ever... Long - time readers will be familiar with TGISVP (
here's my kick - off posts from 2012, 2013 & 2014), where I attempt to analyse &
value every listed Irish stock out there (and usually piss off some tired & emotional
shareholders in the process).
Management's obvious inability to stabilise & increase AUM, plus its wilful neglect of
shareholder value, are clearly to blame
here for the 50 % collapse in Argo's share price just in the last 3 years.
Here are the relevant adjustments and pro forma «
Shareholders equity», which equates to our Net Asset
Value as of March 31, 2010.
It's hard to make a recommendation as to whether or not to buy
here because the exact
value that a
shareholder will end up with when everything closes is still not completely clear.
While I never expected significant operational growth potential
here, this reversal still came as a shock — but my primary error was to presume management would actually focus on
shareholder value & sensible capital allocation, despite having no real skin in the game... i.e. no vested interest in the current share price.
We've been following AVGN (see archived posts
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology investor Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology investor Biotechnology
Value Fund (BVF) has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to sharehol
Value Fund (BVF) has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
Considering the history
here & the huge share price discount, it's certainly NOT wishful thinking for
shareholders to expect a decent IR effort from management, and (more importantly) an enhancement & realisation of
shareholder value... and whatever it takes to achieve that, up to and including a sale of the company.
Seems like there may be a more serious / ongoing effort to rationalise / improve the portfolio, but obviously there's no indication when (if ever) substantial
value might actually be realised
here & returned to
shareholders.
But I'm also conscious another of my holdings
here — Fortress Investment Group (FIG: US), also a cash - rich & under -
valued alternative asset manager — is actually TFG's largest
shareholder (controlling a 14 - 15 % stake).
iii) A substantial return of capital: At the recent AGM, the board stated it's now «actively considering, subject to the requirements of the Group's businesses, a return of capital to its
shareholders» — share tender offer (s) & an expansion of its ongoing buyback programme are the best way to enhance
value here.
Which will leave
shareholders with a stub investment in old NTR — and yes, at this point, the implied stub
value doesn't reflect what I'd consider the potential
value still to be realised
here...
However, management now owns a 53 % + controlling stake in the company (so I have little hope governance / investor relations /
shareholder value will suddenly improve from
here on), and there's still no sign of a potential turn - around in the business / AUM.
Plus there's the small fact any resulting
value will never end up in
shareholders» wallets anyway... It's very tempting to say Minco's worthless, but let's be somewhat rigorous
here — it's reasonable to presume it's currently worth cash, less cash burn, plus the
value of its 30 M Xtierra (XAG: CN) shares:
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Book
Value, check out our definition page on Book
Value and
Shareholder Equity
here:
-LSB-...] to «improve [INFS]'s financial condition and increase
shareholder value» (see our first post
here).
Because management's compounding
value here: Tetragon's return on equity was 9 % last year & it's averaged 12.4 % pa since its 2007 IPO, it has a progressive dividend policy, it's launched serial tender offers, and overall it's returned a cumulative $ 1.2 billion (in dividends & share repurchases) to
shareholders (since the IPO).
We've been following INFS because it is a deeply undervalued asset situation with two activist investors, Nery Capital and Lloyd I. Miller, III, pushing the company to «improve [INFS]'s financial condition and increase
shareholder value» (see our first post
here).
I was wrong
here to hold out for my fair
value estimate (which proved more theory than fact), wrong to hold out for a takeover offer that never quite materialised, wrong to assume the board & major
shareholders could still reliably line up an exit & extract
value before it evaporated.
We've been following AVGN (see archived posts
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology investor BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
Read the full paper
here: The Vote is Cast: The Effect of Corporate Governance on
Shareholder Value (February 17, 2010 version on SSRN)
We've been following AVGN (see archived posts
here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology activist fund BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
-LSB-...][INFS]'s financial condition and increase
shareholder value» (see our first post
here).
We've been following INFS recently (see earlier posts
here,
here,
here and
here) writing that it is a deeply undervalued asset situation with two activist investors, Nery Capital Partners and Lloyd I. Miller, III, pushing the company to «consider the views expressed by its
shareholders and pursue new alternatives to increase
shareholder value.»
All I can do really is put a valuation on it — with the Russians firmly in charge
here, I can't predict if minority
shareholders will ever actually realize that
value.
And I certainly didn't paint some glowing operational upside
here, in terms of revenue / profits — the upside was actually premised on the market ultimately recognising Zamano's intrinsic
value at the time, and / or management actively seeking to enhance & realise
shareholder value.
Shareholders may face a dilemma
here — should they endure some potential near - term share price volatility, (ideally) in return for a substantial increase in the company's (recurring) revenues & intrinsic
value in the next few years?
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Here, I outline the strategic
value of voting power — a measure of a
shareholder's true influence — via two examples: a simplified hypothetical and a real world company.
We've previously posted about INFS
here,
here and
here, writing that it is a deeply undervalued asset situation with two activist investors, Nery Capital Partners and Lloyd I. Miller, III, pushing the company to «consider the views expressed by its
shareholders and pursue new alternatives to increase
shareholder value.»
[I won't do it
here, but if you're a preference
shareholder you'll obviously need to take a fresh look at Raven's current balance sheet
values & leverage.
We've been following AVGN (see archived posts
here) for exactly the reason that Pollack identifies: it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the
value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology activist fund BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to
shareholders.
With a nearly 50 - year track record of creating
value for
shareholders, a conservative management, steadily rising dividends, and a highly recession - resistant business model (see seven other recession - resistant businesses
here), Welltower deserves consideration to be a core holding in every diversified dividend portfolio.
For example,
here's a power statement that quickly hones in on the candidate's
value: Catalyzed $ 3B + in Online Revenue while Generating 5X Shareholder Value in Industry - Leading Start
value: Catalyzed $ 3B + in Online Revenue while Generating 5X
Shareholder Value in Industry - Leading Start
Value in Industry - Leading Start - Up.