Bronte Capital
The sometimes eccentric views of John Hempton
Saturday, July 15, 2017
The cyclicality of share buy-backs: Costco edition
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Currently looking through Costco - one of the finest companies I know. (We do not own a stake...) Anyway this is hardly a Costco specific ...
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Thursday, July 13, 2017
E*Trade advert...
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In the old days an advert like this would have marked the top. Completely floored to see adverts this extreme again. Source: Twitter...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Canadian non-standard mortgages: a state of play
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Regular readers of this blog will be aware that Home Capital Group - a Canadian non-standard mortgage lender - is in financial trouble . T...
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Saturday, June 10, 2017
Bob Carr and the possible Chinese spies
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Last week Four Corners - the premier news program of the Australian Broadcasting Commission ran a story about the influence of the Chines...
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Monday, May 15, 2017
Taking the bull case for Valeant seriously
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Last night I had dinner with a friend who had a friend who was buying Valeant. Whatever - it led to a discussion of Valeant fundamentals - a...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Selling our Telecom position
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Several people on twitter and some in person have asked me for an update on my very bullish position on Verizon - especially since the resul...
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Saturday, May 6, 2017
Trex's mysteriously high margin: a business analysis problem for you...
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Apple is a definitively high margin manufacturer. Everything about that company screams high margin. The stuff feels expensive and (frankly...
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Home Capital Group - it is time for the Canadian regulator to act
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Home Capital Group is an aggressive Canadian home lender that has hit a very rough patch. If you want a history Twitter will do it well. The...
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Monday, April 24, 2017
A letter to my local State member
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Consider this a diversion from the usual finance posts on this blog. Today my concern is State politics in New South Wales, Australia. ...
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Friday, February 17, 2017
Syntel - a plea for help
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I don't often use the blog to find people who can just "tell me the story" but I am becoming increasingly puzzled by Syntel ( ...
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