Category: Investment Idea

  • New buy

    I finally found something to buy a new company in 2022. I have watched this company for over a year. I missed buying it in 2021 and since then it has gone up almost 30x. Some things changed and the stock got hammered back to the levels that I almost bought it in 2021. There…

  • Eastside Distilling: New buy

    I have followed Eastside Distilling for more than 4 years before I finally decided to buy a position. The company always seemed appealing but I never felt completely comfortable with it. Although in late 2021 and in 2022 there were some major changes that happened that made is extremely compelling buy. Over the last few…

  • Emerita Resource: A copper play, reminiscent to Oroco Resource

    I’ve been fairly quiet here, mostly because of work. Although I’ve also been quiet on the trading side for 2021, until recently. Recently I’ve been buying up 2 new companies. One of which is Emerita Resources (EMO), which is now my 2nd biggest position. After the success in Oroco Resources, I had decided not to…

  • Oroco Resources (OCO): A 9 year legal battle comes to an end

    (Note: This is the undisclosed position that I mentioned in my 2017 performance post). Oroco Resources (OCO) is a mineral exploration company with history of gold assets in Mexico. It is a company that has a history of acquiring assets, proving resources, and then selling assets. I hate investing in companies that are associated with…

  • Hollywood Media: Market is sleeping to huge event

    This one is a list minute idea so it could go away quickly, but just goes to show that market is not efficient. Hollywood Media has been written up quite a bit. Baker Capital owns a nice 15% of the equity. Basically it is an asset play. The market cap is 33m w/ cash of…

  • Investment opportunities

    This market is very interesting, there are a few compelling investment opportunities. Overall the market is not filled with many investments. The few that I’ve been looking at in the last few days: Western Union (good piece from Value Ground) and Pitney Bowes. Western Union is an extremely compelling company with the number one position…

  • New buy: JC Penney

    I’ve recently bought a position in JC Penney. The JCP transformation is well known. The story became public when Bill Ackmann reported his initial stake in JCP, then his fight to make changes to management, and finally with the appointment of Ron Johnson. The vision that Ron Johnson has put out for JCP is very…

  • Investment Idea

    The market craziness today has created some amazing buying opportunities. Here is one that Mr. Market is providing that is absurd. Over this weekend Berkshire came out and made an offer to buy Transatlantic Holdings for $52 a share, an all-cash deal. Transatlantic Holdings is in the reinsurance business. Although this investment opportunity doesn’t require…

  • Portfolio updates

    Some recent updates to the portfolio. Due to lack of time, the write-up are brief. I sold out of WellCare and Radisys. Although I believe both these companies are cheap and should do well, I sold out to acquire other companies where I feel more comfortable with the management team and the business. I also…

  • New buys and adding to existing position

    I haven’t been able to update the blog regularly. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve bought some new positions. Reed Resources This is a small mining company in Australia with a very compelling risk/reward opportunity. The company has 3 main assets: gold, lithium, and vanadium. Any one of these three assets could make this…