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Resolute Forest Products Commences Takeover bid of Fibrek
Nnejad replied to lessthaniv's topic in General Discussion
Well, I wrote the first version of this on my phone and lost it trying to grab the link for another site. So apologies if this sounds more curt. You keep saying Fairfax forced the firm into taking the lower bid. In reality, an irrevocable agreement means they were forced to take the bid. And you can't say the lock-up premium was beneficial and then complain about the lock-up portion of it. Another example: http://www.fairfax.ca/news/press-releases/press-release-details/2015/Fairfax-to-Acquire-Brit-PLC/default.aspx Note, Fairfax is on the other side of this situation. Are Apollo/CVC doing something wrong by irrevocably agreeing to tender their shares to Fairfax? What If I came out tomorrow with a 400 pence bid for Brit conditional upon me obtaining 50% of the shares? Is "what one thought of [my] bid really irrelevant; the fact is it existed, it was live, and it was the higher of the two bids"? Finally, a few bullets: - There are very few instances where it makes sense to sell your 25% stake cheaply to a company where you only own 18%. - The timeline of events makes it clear that Resolute conjured up the deal. - Fairfax was also the last of the shareholders to agree to the lock-up. Anyways, you're already assuming guilt and moving on to discussions of punishments/damages, and to me it just seems a bit ridiculous. -
Resolute Forest Products Commences Takeover bid of Fibrek
Nnejad replied to lessthaniv's topic in General Discussion
Kind of extreme to call Prem's hard share lock-up agreement as Conrad Black-esque. Here was the original release, announcing a hard lock-up at a 39% premium before any news of a Mercer bid. In fact, thinking back on it, was Mercer ever really serious when it insisted on a majority tender as a stipulation to its bid? Seems like the whole bid was just noise thrown in to potentially protect a neighbor. http://resolutefp.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=28238&item=92853 -
There were also some fairly sizable special dividends. To think I passed on this at $13...
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Two spectrums of thought on it, but it's definitely not the conservative way to do it - a lot of those investments are hampered by somewhat onerous investment restrictions brought on by insurance regulators. And, if you look at almost any insurer in the world, you could make the argument that for every $1 I invest in their common stock, I get $3 of investments. Why subtract investments from the stock price for Buffett, and not for every other insurer? The counter-arguments to that are that Buffett and Prem are much better investors than normal, even in fixed income, so they should get more credit than normal. Also, some of those investments are outside the insurance subs. Long story short, if you are going to subtract the full amount for Buffett, it's worth considering why BRK-A is preferred to other P&C insurers valued on that basis.
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If you're going to value it like that, then why not choose Fairfax? It trades for a 42% discount to the value of its investments...
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Which is the better stock to purchase today: JPM or BAC?
Nnejad replied to Viking's topic in General Discussion
You do have a point Nick. I (we) may be getting jaded by recent events that make bad press. As if on cue, the front page of the WSJ reads: "Emails Track J.P. Morgan Hire in China Gao Jue did poorly on his job interview at JP Morgan & Chase & Co., he messed up his work visa, accidentally sent a sexually explicit email to a HR employee and was described by a senior bank as 'immature, irresponsible and unreliable,' according to internal bank emails and people familiar with the matter. Yet the bank hired him, saved him during major job cuts and later was prepared to offer him another position..." Regarding Shalab, court filings can be a tricky source. Look at how the US Government is depicted in Starr International Co vs the US. -
Which is the better stock to purchase today: JPM or BAC?
Nnejad replied to Viking's topic in General Discussion
I'm kind of shocked by the general sentiment. JPM's grown tangible book value per share from $23 to $45 from 07-14 while paying fairly sizable dividends over that period. I can't see how you would say Jamie hasn't navigated the company through the storm beautifully. And when you judge each of the company's two main segments (it is a retail and investment bank) independently relative to its peers, its performance has been best in class. -
Didn't they reinvest EUR 300mm in Eurobank in April? Also, I think Eurobank shares had been doing very well relative to the rights offering price.
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I don't know.. I glance through that critique and think, geez, Hussman's 6.3% nominal growth assumption is way too high for today's low inflation/growth environment. I'd think that alone would more than counter-act the other arguments.
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I still think Wells is one of the cheaper stocks available today... It wasn't an easy decision, but we're up to 8x pre-tax pre-provision profit now. I'm trying to buy a small community bank at less than 5x in its stead.
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Sold half of my remaining Wells Fargo today :-\
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Prem Watsa Takes 3 New Small Holdings (Steel Partners)
Nnejad replied to LowIQinvestor's topic in Fairfax Financial
I noticed a few small positions added this quarter that had recent share tender offers (see also Morgan Stanley AFP). These could have just been arbitrage plays. -
I believe it's mostly a staffing firm, so it could be that they help companies staff 65,000 people. If the average person made $10k US per year, that's $650mm of wages.... but if IKYA only gets 6% of that, it's $40mm? I also doubt the average temp in India makes $10k US.
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Thought I'd post this for those interested in the Fairfax/ICICI insurance venture. Slide 38. Premiums up 11%. Market share of 9.6% for the year. http://www.icicibank.com/aboutus/pdf/2014_Q4_2014_Investor_presentation.pdf
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http://www.fairfax.ca/files/2014%20AGM%20Final%20Slides%20for%20Website.pdf
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"The group of investors, including Fairfax, Capital Research and Management, Wilbur Ross, Fidelity, Mackenzie and Brookfield, committed to subscribe for 47 percent or 1.33 billion euros of the share offering at 0.30 euros a share." http://finance.yahoo.com/news/greek-bank-bailout-fund-picks-150756728.html
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Know some people here like these. Not sure if it's been posted earlier, but anyways it's out. http://investor.shareholder.com/jpmorganchase/annual.cfm
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Anyone else follow this? http://reitmans.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=8530&item=137195 The good news is the $180mm of cash and $70mm of EBITDA. The bad news is just about everything else.
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... because they'll make $60,000 per year in retirement benefits? In New York?
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Sorry if I've got no clue, but is it this? http://choufunds.com/pdf/AR13.pdf
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My quick guess. Most publishers get sold out for 1x sales, and newspapers should be worth at least 3 - 4 x EBITDA, getting to a price > than today.