Investment Journal
Fizzy Water
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...
2018 Buffett Letter Notes
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...
Apple Earnings Scratch Notes
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:...
Great Companies on Sale
Happy Holidays to all our BHI readers! I hope you are enjoying some family time this week. As I sat around my Christmas tree last night after all the presents were opened and the kids were in bed, I was jotting down a few quick thoughts I wanted to share. There are...
Burgers, Fries and Shakes
Shake Shack (“Shak”) is a burger joint that is much more than a burger joint. It’s tough to describe if you haven’t eaten there. At the end of 2018, Shak will have about 123 domestic (U.S.) company-owned locations and about 85 Licensed Shacks (the majority of the...
VRSN Follow-Up
VRSN reported their quarterly results last night with a brief 30 minute conference call (you could also read the transcript in about half that time). The remarkable thing about VRSN is really how unremarkable it is. The business is highly focused on managing the .com...