Types:
Business Services $MCO
Contracts $AMT
Consumables $MNST
Exchange $MKTX
Franchise $WINA
Membership $TDOC
Platform $ETSY
Razor/blade $DXCM
Real Estate $STOR
SaaS, PaaS, IaaS $TWLO, $NOW, $FSLY
Subscription $NFLX
Tollbooth $BIP
My investing style: Buy and hold high-quality businesses
Here are 15 traits that tell me I've found a great business ⬇️
Types:
Business Services $MCO
Contracts $AMT
Consumables $MNST
Exchange $MKTX
Franchise $WINA
Membership $TDOC
Platform $ETSY
Razor/blade $DXCM
Real Estate $STOR
SaaS, PaaS, IaaS $TWLO, $NOW, $FSLY
Subscription $NFLX
Tollbooth $BIP
Great companies sell products/services that are in-demand in good times and bad
That allows them to grow regardless of what is happening in the broader economy
"Organic" growth: Growing by increasing sales of internally developed products/services
"Inorganic" growth: Growing from mergers & acquisitions
Organic Growth > Inorganic Growth
Indicates that the company’s products/services create a huge amount of value for the customer
Rising gross margin also indicates pricing power
Capitalism is brutal
A widening moat will protect a company's profits from competition
Sources:
Network effects: $FB
Switching costs: $ADBE
Durable Cost Advantage: $WMT
Premium Brand: $PTON
Patents: $OLED
Counter-Positioning: $TSLA
If a company can grow its costs at a slower rate than revenue then its profits will grow at a FASTER than revenue
This concept was visualized beautifully by @10kdiver
https://t.co/2RhrI7IzFy
Not only does @10kdiver produce some killer threads,
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) March 11, 2021
He's super talented with animation too!
Here's how to visualize operating leverage: pic.twitter.com/3R7vr4rOiU
The best marketing is no marketing
Great companies create demand through word of mouth and spend little on sales & marketing
Companies that depend on a few customers for most of their revenue are fragile
One customer leaving can ruin the investing thesis
Great businesses serve thousands of customers, not just a few big ones
Management matters
Here is a thread I wrote in what I look for in a great CEO
https://t.co/PuM6EXCxYH
10 Traits Of A Great CEO
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) May 9, 2021
A \U0001f9f5on how I judge management
Great businesses can reinvest profits back into themselves at high rates of return for long periods of time
This continuously grows the profit stream, which will eventually lead to share price appreciation
Companies that produce profits have far more control over their destiny than companies that don’t
I want to see that both net income & free cash flow are positive & growing
Great companies create new revenue opportunities for themselves by launching new products/services that open up new markets
Ex:
$AMZN -> AWS
$MELI -> Payments
$TSLA -> Energy Storage
I want to own companies that have only captured a small fraction of their opportunity
That creates a long runway for continued growth
Companies that sell commodities have no control over the price of their product
I want to own price makers, not price takers
Cash-rich companies get stronger in downturns
Debt-laden companies get weaker in downturns
I regularly tweet about money, investing, and self-improvement
If those topics interest you, follow me
@BrianFeroldi
We do so weekly on my YouTube channel
https://t.co/2YidjLLghL
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If you pick stocks, you MUST learn how to read an income statement.
Here’s everything you need to know:
The income statement shows a company’s revenue and expenses over a period of time, usually a quarter or year.
It’s also called:
▪️Profit and Loss statement, or “P & L”
▪️Statement of earnings
It follows this basic format:
Most public companies show their income statement in their quarterly earnings press release, but not always
Find them by looking at:
▪️10-Q (quarterly report)
▪️10-K (annual report)
▪️Aggregator websites like @theTIKR
Let's use Home Depot fiscal 2021 as an example
Step 1: Get the data
▪️ Go to https://t.co/OO3BfNGWVl
▪️ Search "HD"
▪️ Click the "10-K" from March 23rd
▪️ Scroll to "Statement of earnings"
The income statement flows in a step-down manner.
The top number is revenue (sales), and costs + expenses are subtracted as you go down
Here’s everything you need to know:
The income statement shows a company’s revenue and expenses over a period of time, usually a quarter or year.
It’s also called:
▪️Profit and Loss statement, or “P & L”
▪️Statement of earnings
It follows this basic format:
Most public companies show their income statement in their quarterly earnings press release, but not always
Find them by looking at:
▪️10-Q (quarterly report)
▪️10-K (annual report)
▪️Aggregator websites like @theTIKR
Let's use Home Depot fiscal 2021 as an example
Step 1: Get the data
▪️ Go to https://t.co/OO3BfNGWVl
▪️ Search "HD"
▪️ Click the "10-K" from March 23rd
▪️ Scroll to "Statement of earnings"
The income statement flows in a step-down manner.
The top number is revenue (sales), and costs + expenses are subtracted as you go down
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1/ My Mission: To Spread Financial Wellness (thread)
Here’s what "financial wellness" means to me
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2/ Mindset
Humans are programmed to think short-term
Evolutionary, thinking short-term makes sense. It helps with survival.
Financial wellness is all about training yourself to develop a long-term mindset
Not easy -- it takes practice
3/ Mindset
If you join the right tribes, you can’t help but improve
My favs:
@AffordAnything
@ChooseFiFI
FinTwit
@MicroCapClub
@themotleyfoolFool
@visualizevalue
Twitter / Podcasts / Blogs / YouTube -- when used correctly -- are amazing
4/ Mindset
Educate yourself - constantly!
Especially about:
1⃣Money
2⃣Relationships
3⃣Health
These 3 categories have an outsized influence on all areas of your life
Books
5/ Career
In the beginning, focus on growing your income
Do more than what is expected
Become a lynchpin
Find a career that you ENJOY (<- important!) that also has high-income potential
Start a side hustle (<- important!)
Build your talent
Here’s what "financial wellness" means to me
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2/ Mindset
Humans are programmed to think short-term
Evolutionary, thinking short-term makes sense. It helps with survival.
Financial wellness is all about training yourself to develop a long-term mindset
Not easy -- it takes practice
3/ Mindset
If you join the right tribes, you can’t help but improve
My favs:
@AffordAnything
@ChooseFiFI
FinTwit
@MicroCapClub
@themotleyfoolFool
@visualizevalue
Twitter / Podcasts / Blogs / YouTube -- when used correctly -- are amazing
1/ YouTube is an AMAZING resource when used properly (Thread)
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) November 7, 2020
Here are my favorite YouTube channels:
Top 5:
Mark Rober - @MarkRober
Real Engineering
Smarter Every Day - @smartereveryday
Stuff Made Here - @stuffmadehere
Wintegartan - @wintergatan
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4/ Mindset
Educate yourself - constantly!
Especially about:
1⃣Money
2⃣Relationships
3⃣Health
These 3 categories have an outsized influence on all areas of your life
Books
1/ Book recommendations (thread)
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) November 20, 2020
Start Here:
Choose FI
Richest Man in Babylon
Millionaire Next Door
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The Wealthy Barber
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5/ Career
In the beginning, focus on growing your income
Do more than what is expected
Become a lynchpin
Find a career that you ENJOY (<- important!) that also has high-income potential
Start a side hustle (<- important!)
Build your talent
Boosting your salary is a great way to turbo-charge wealth building
— Brian Feroldi (@BrianFeroldi) November 1, 2020
Here's the good news: Your salary is negotiable!@themotleyfool and @ChooseFi have some AMAZING free resources for scoring a big raise:
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