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Nov 23, 2023Liked by Dave Waters

Some great ideas, Dave! Thanks!

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monarch seems like a good little biz. thabks for sharing your thoughts. cheers!

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Nov 22, 2023Liked by Dave Waters

I really enjoy your research about these quaint small companies. If you could only own one stock, what would it be?

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Dec 4, 2023Liked by Dave Waters

On LICT, any concern around getting continued financials and operating data? The last quarterly they posted on OTC and their website was for March/Q123 in mid-July. They put out the info in a press release on September 1, but no financials. I'm a bit spooked since it seems like Calloway's Nursery has stopped providing financials (last data of any kind from Q1 filed in May) and that crushed the stock.

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Nov 26, 2023Liked by Dave Waters

dave,

can you blog some quick thoughts on px ?

also, i fully support your exit from twitter, and hope you can cross-post content to substack. on a related note, i have a decent solution for you to easily follow a dozen or so of your favorite twitter posters with little effort, and completely avoid the garbage there. reply here, and will send you a short email directly.

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Hey Dave, love this write-up, thanks! One question on MCEM - I've been looking at it for years, and I always figured it's safer to value it in terms of price / book to avoid buying at peak cycle earnings (this could have been a mistake). We're in a bit of a cement boom, and P/B is nearing 2x for a business that typically earns 10-15% returns on equity. I wonder if a comparable valuation on EBITDA is a little dangerous given where we are in the cement cycle?

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Dec 19, 2023·edited Dec 19, 2023

Dave I learn something every time I read one of your write-ups. It amazes me the diligence you have to search and find so many of these investing ideas. Your investing philosophy reminds me a lot of Joel Greenblatt. Long SUMXF, a few ECIP banks & Seneca foods along with you. Margin of safety and lots of upside in MHO. Keep the writing coming please!

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Am I missing something? Supermax's earnings are close to an all time high and shares are trading at 6x, which you mentioned is close to fair value.

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So if you were an aggressive investor and wanted to buy and hold one stock for the next twenty years, which would it be? I am an avid reader of your posts and letters, by the way.

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