by John Huber | May 23, 2016 | Investment Philosophy
I’ve talked a lot about the importance of the concept of return on invested capital (ROIC), and how it is a key driver of value in a business. Feel free to go back and read some of those posts here. In this particular post, the discussion is continued. This post...
by John Huber | Dec 11, 2015 | Books, General Thoughts
“I’ve never said, ‘If you go to a mall, see a Starbucks and say it’s good coffee, you should call Fidelity brokerage and buy the stock.'” – Peter Lynch I saw an article in Monday’s Wall Street Journal on Peter Lynch....
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...
by John Huber | Sep 30, 2014 | Investment Philosophy
I thought I’d circle back to discuss the topic of compounders and return on capital. I wrote a few posts about earlier this year, and there have been numerous comments and questions. In this post, I want to discuss the actual math behind the compounders, to try and...
by John Huber | Jul 21, 2014 | Education, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes
“We prefer businesses that drown in cash. An example of a different business is construction equipment. You work hard all year and there is your profit sitting in the yard. We avoid businesses like that. We prefer those that can write us a check at the end of the...