by John Huber | Jan 20, 2016 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research
I wrote a post a few months ago on Fastenal’s quarterly results. As I mentioned then, it’s one of the few companies that puts out an earnings press release that is more like a quarterly investor letter than a typical corporate press release. As I did last...
by John Huber | Nov 4, 2015 | Industry-Banks, Investment Ideas & Company Research
“In the end, banking is a very good business unless you do dumb things.” – Warren Buffett Buffett has been investing in bank stocks since the 1950’s, and I think one of the things he probably likes most about banking is the predictability of deposit growth. As he...
by John Huber | Oct 14, 2015 | Investment Ideas & Company Research
Fastenal (FAST) reported earnings yesterday. I love reading Fastenal’s press releases. They are more like investor letters than they are press releases. I didn’t even see one “Adjusted EBITDA” reference in the entire release—which is written in layman’s terms more...
by John Huber | Sep 3, 2015 | Industry-Railroads, Investment Ideas & Company Research
Stock prices have finally entered the much anticipated correction, and so I’ve spent more time lately looking at my watchlist of great businesses that I’d like to own at some point. My portfolio has been largely made up of special situation investments for some time,...
by John Huber | Dec 2, 2014 | Industry-Insurance, Investment Ideas & Company Research
I thought I’d write a post with some quick thoughts on Markel’s value. I recently had a few conversations with a friend regarding how to think about the return on equity that Markel produces relative to the investment return that you will receive as a...
by John Huber | Oct 10, 2014 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes
“Experience, however, indicates that the best business returns are usually achieved by companies that are doing something quite similar today to what they were doing five or ten years ago… a business that constantly encounters major change also encounters...
