Profile: Adidas Group AG.

Website: Adidas-group.com Factsheet: (link) Industry Profile: (link) Sportgamma.net articles on Adidas Back-of-the-Envelope Valuation Currently, the shares of Adidas AG. seem to be fairly valued. Using the takeover bid price of Timberland as the most recent real market multiple for a company in the sport apparel & footwear industry, we come at a fair value of … Continue reading Profile: Adidas Group AG. →

The Global Athletic Apparel and Footwear Industry

  Market size "In reality, Under Armour faces a legion of opponents in sports apparel, but it holds 3% — about half of leader Nike — of a widely competitive market. The $120 billion-plus market is split among 250 companies — from obvious businesses like Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) and Adidas (PINK:ADDYY) to even luxury players like … Continue reading The Global Athletic Apparel and Footwear Industry →

Profile: Aperam

Thesis Special situation: Spin-off Timeframe: 12-18 months Expected return: 50% total (33% assuming 18 month duration) The company APERAM came into existence when ArcelorMittal spun-off their stainless steel operations. Aperam is the 6th biggest stainless steel producer in the world, the 2nd largest in Europe and the largest stainless and specialty steel producer in South … Continue reading Profile: Aperam →

Nugget: Fairfax aquires 35% of Bank of Ireland

From an interesting article in The Globe and Mail: "Fairfax sent a team to Dublin about two weeks ago to comb through the bank’s loan books and question its credit people. Mr. Watsa met with the bank’s management, and came away believing that, with a recapitalization, Bank of Ireland chief executive officer Richie Boucher would … Continue reading Nugget: Fairfax aquires 35% of Bank of Ireland →

Nugget: Jarden plans expansions of Marmot Outdoor Brand

From Reuters: "All this is benefiting Jarden that sells a host of outdoor gear like camping tents, sleeping bags and baseball bats, under brands such as Coleman, K2, Rawlings and Aero. Revenue from outdoor products, including camping and sports goods, rose 11 percent to $772.8 million. "(The outdoor business) has done well, both because people … Continue reading Nugget: Jarden plans expansions of Marmot Outdoor Brand →

Bruce Berkowitz on Accounting for Debt

From a transcript of Bruce Berkowitz AAII presentation from June 1, 2011: It’s not easy; it’s a painful process. You climb this wall of worry eventually over a multi-year period. You get sharp drops like we had today in the market-place. You have to deal with this crazy accounting that companies have now. The companies … Continue reading Bruce Berkowitz on Accounting for Debt →

Nugget: Jeremy Grantham Quarterly Letter – Resource Limitations 2

Read the complete letter (Grantham July 2011-1) "The Devil and the Farmer The Devil, disguised as an innocent agent of a large agricultural company, arrives at a typical Midwestern farm. He has come to suggest to the farmer that he engage in more aggressive farming, and he comes, as usual, with a contract. The contract, … Continue reading Nugget: Jeremy Grantham Quarterly Letter – Resource Limitations 2 →

Nugget: OPAP to get ~50% stake in VLT market

According to Reuters: "Thursday, Greece resubmitted the bill and proposed that OPAP, one of its most valuable assets which is slated for privatisation by the end of the year, will get a licence for 16,500 gaming machines out of a total of 35,000 to be awarded across the country. "Allowing the operation of gaming machines … Continue reading Nugget: OPAP to get ~50% stake in VLT market →

Nugget: On Madison Square Garden Real Estate

From an article by Elliot Brown of the New York Observer: Given that Vornado owns essentially half the neighborhood surrounding Madison Square Garden, and Related is its 50-50 joint venture partner in Moynihan, if the two were able to get their hands on those air rights, they would be able to (eventually) remake the midtown … Continue reading Nugget: On Madison Square Garden Real Estate →