by John Huber | Oct 15, 2019 | Investment Journal
I am writing my quarterly letter to Saber investors, and one of the sections references WeWork's IPO debacle. I wanted to share some rough notes I have in my investment journal from some ideas I've been forming lately about scale, and how it's not always a good thing....
by John Huber | May 1, 2019 | Ideas, Investment Journal
Saudi Arabia, if it were a business, would be considered a cash cow. In fact, Saudi Aramco, the country’s oil company that was once a joint venture with one of Rockefeller’s Standard Oil descendants but was nationalized decades ago, is the most profitable business in...
by John Huber | Mar 27, 2019 | Investment Journal, Investment Theory
I recently watched the series of pieces that CNBC put on during the 10-year anniversary of the credit crisis that occurred in the fall of 2008. It was interesting to listen to Buffett describe how he got a call from Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld in the summer of 2008....
by Matt Brice | Mar 7, 2019 | Ideas, Investment Journal
The story behind National Beverage is an easy one. I first wrote about National Beverage in 2016 (see here). You can see financials below: 2016 2018 Growth Revenue 705 975 38.00% Operating Income 93 204 119.00% Margin 13.19% 20.1% National Beverage is a simple...
by John Huber | Feb 25, 2019 | Buffett Letter Series, Investment Journal
Some notes on the letter and on his CNBC comments this morning: American Tailwind: If you didn't read the letter, I highly encourage you to read this section. I think it's so important to keep the big picture in mind. Too many people let recent events or political...
by John Huber | Jan 30, 2019 | Ideas, Investment Journal
Apple reported earnings yesterday. My main takeaways: 1.4 billion installed devices (continues to grow)900 million installed iPhones (up from 825 million a year ago, and this number grew in all five major geographic territories)Services business is very profitable:...
