Nagacorp a textbook example of Mr. Market's mood swings: intrinsic value and price

 A little over a year ago I did a Benjamin Graham Defensive Analysis of Nagacorp a casino in Cambodia. The price was 4,27 HKD (Hong Kong Dollars), this was the value investing graph:

http://sinaas.blogspot.nl/2017/01/nagacorp-intrinsic-value-benjamin.html 

This is the graph today:

This is value investing theory:

Nagacorp Graham Analysis today March 2018. 

An assumption of Earnings per Share growth ( through Nagacorp 2 expansion and extra gambling "junkets" from China) to 0,87 Hong Kong Dollars EPS is made.

SECTOR: [PASS] Nagacorp is in the gaming sector. Technology and financial stocks were considered too risky to invest in when this methodology was published. 

SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than €260 million. Nagacorp' sales of HKD 7 253 million, (€926m) based on 2017 sales, passes this test.

CURRENT RATIO:  [PASS] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. Nagacorp' current ratio HKD1 222m/HKD618m of 2,0 passes this test.
LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: [PASS] For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). The long-term debt for Nagacorp is HKD 0 million (or have convertibles been issued to the CEO for the Vladivostok expansion??), while the net current assets are  HKD 595 million. Nagacorp passes this test.
LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. Nagacorp' earnings per share have increased 240% since 2007.

Earnings Yield:  [PASS] The Earnings/Price (inverse P/E) %, based on the lesser of the current Earnings Yield or the Yield using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "acceptable", which this methodology states is greater than 6,5%. Stocks with higher earnings yields are more defensive by nature. Nagacorp's  E/P of 8%  (using the average of the last 2 years Earnings and a 2018 estimate) passes this test.

Graham Number value: [FAIL] The Price/Book ratio must also be reasonable. That is the Graham number value must be greater than the market price. Nagacorp has a Graham number of √ (15 x HKD 0,7 EPS x 1,5 x HKD 3,4 Book Value) = HKD 7,3 

Dividend ? : HKD 0,22/ HKD 7,91 = 3%

ASM International ASMI intrinsic value based on Benjamin Graham number

ASM International is doing well. Business in ALD : Atomic Layer Disposition, about half of sales, is going well and expected to increase. 2017 profit of €7,6 per share was connected to the sale of part of ASMPT. Dividend has been increased to €0,80 from €0,70 and there will be a special dividend of €4,- per share.

SECTOR:  [FAIL]  ASM is in the Technology sector, which is one sector that this methodology avoids. Technology and financial stocks were considered too risky to invest in when this methodology was published. At that time they were not the driving force of the market as they are today. Although this methodology would avoid ASM, we will provide the rest of the analysis, as we feel times have changed.

SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than €260 million. ASM's sales of €737 million, based on 2017 sales, passes this test.

CURRENT RATIO:  [PASS] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. ASM's current ratio €1 158m/€151m of 7.7 passes this test with flying colors.

LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: [PASS] For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). Companies that do not meet this criterion lack the financial stability that this methodology likes to see. The long-term debt for ASM is €14 million, while the net current assets are €1 007 million. ASM passes this test easily.

LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. ASM's earnings have increased 200% over the past ten years.

Earnings Yield: [FAIL] The Earnings/Price (inverse P/E) %, based on the lesser of the current Earnings Yield or the Yield using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "acceptable", which this methodology states is greater than 6,5%. Stocks with higher earnings yields are more defensive by nature. ASM's E/P of 5% (using this years adjusted Earnings of €3,2) fails this test.

Graham Number value: [FAIL] The Price/Book ratio must also be reasonable. That is the Graham number value must be greater than the market price. ASM has a Graham number of √(15 x €3,7 EPS x 1,5 x €38,9 Book Value) = €57 

Dividend: €0.8/€62 = 1,3% and has increased over the years. ASM International is also buying back shares using its cash.

Conclusion: ASM has a very strong balance sheet and seems like a good pick for the Defensive Investor at a price of around €55, currently the price of €62, seems reasonable. 

Note: I haven't done much homework and don't understand the business or why profits were so high in 2013.  MachineOne.nl bought at €34,5 and sold at €45,97 February 1 st 2017, a 30% gain in less than a year.

In September 2017, we bought again at €51 and will sell around €65 if the price goes up quickly.

See: www.beterinbeleggen.nl for more in depth, qualitative analysis of "good" companies.

Stand maart 2018 inleg 2 400 Eur, Graham Waarde 4 287 Eur, korting 28%

In februari had ik Assured Guaranty niet meegerekend (staat nu wel in grafiek). Winst (en Graham Waarde) bij NN Group is sterk gestegen na Delta Lloyd overname. We hebben aandelen bijgekocht in markt dip van februari.

Stand februari 2018 inleg 2 350 Eur, Graham Waarde 3 943 Eur, korting 21%

We hebben Steinhoff gekocht, niet een Graham Defensive aandeel (teveel risico door schulden). De boekwaarde van Berkshire Hathaway van Warren Buffett is geschat op $140 per aandeel, hoger dan nu, door belastingsverlaging in de VS van 33% naar 21%.

De korting is afgenomen doordat veel koersen gestegen zijn. We hebben nu 262 Euro cash (8,5%) per persoon en kunnen volgens de "value averaging" methodiek profiteren van toekomstige koersdalingen.

Comments, questions or E-mails welcome: ajbrenninkmeijer@gmail.com

Investing Inner Scorecard Ansgar John 2017

Mistake of omission:
Not buying Footlocker at $30 at Earnings Yield of 13% and passing Graham Defensive Criteria. Group process avoiding "retail" regardless of price.

Selling some Hibbett Sports at $10 after buying at $9 at height of maximum panic. Sell decision should be part of continuous portfolio optimization.

What is missing is a framework of "continuous portfolio optimization" Turtle Creek Canada, "active sizing" Alex Roepers, "buying on a scale" Walter Schloss
To do: 1

Today Steinhoff Holdings opportunity cost? Selling at a PE of 2 , earnings yield about 50%?

Not selling Seneca Foods eventhough management is mediocre, not shareholder friendly, allocating capital into a dying industry (canned foods).

Not understanding Interdigital business model. Take more time for in depth study. Best companies and why? Visual finance plus study with RM.

Looking at stock prices to much and not enough at underlying companies, moats, unit costs.
Thursday: stock price day and track 9% swing minimum.

Thal... Holdings buybacks best scenario

Eerste vraag is hoeveel warrants zijn er? Warrants give people the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares at a certain price before expiration. I don't know if there are more warrants and what the price is at which shares can be bought.

13 september 2017: 500 000 warrants used to buy new Thal. shares. So there were 500 000 more shares after this day, than before. I don't know what the people paid for these shares.
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The longer the share price of Thala... Holdings stays low, the more positive it is for longterm shareholders due to current and possible future buybacks.

The company has sold WG P its main company. At 20,6 million shares outstanding, this would be the situation:

Net cash                                               $21,3m
Shares in The Local Shopping REIT   $9,3m (at cost)
Autonomous Robotics Limited            $8m (at valuation of current offer)
Other                                                    $0,7m 
Total                                                     $39,3m
Per share: $1,91 book value per share or 1,41 GB Pounds

The company has been buying back shares under book value:
208 250 shares @ 1,05 GBP = 0,219m GBP
  80 000 shares @ 0,079 GBP = 0,079m GBP
110 000 shares @ 0,99 GBP = 0,109m GBP
400 000 shares @ 1,00 GBP = 0,4m GBP
798 250 shares    for     0,807m GBP

Shares today: 20,6m - 0,8m = 19,8m shares outstanding

Total book value = $39,3 - 0,8m GBP = $38,2m per share $1,93

Current budget to buyback more shares = 1,6m GBP (of original 4m GBP)

@ 1 GBP per share = 1,6m shares

After that:  19,8m shares - 1,6m = 18,2m shares outstanding
Book value $38,2m - 1,6m GBP = $36m
Book value per share = $36m / 18,2m shares = $1,98 = 1,46 GBP

@ todays share price 0,94 GBP, does a 6% lower buyback price make a big difference?

Shares 1,6m GBP budget / 0,94 GBP per share = 1,7m shares

After that: 19,8m shares - 1,7m = 18,1m shares outstanding
Book value $38,2 - 1,6m GBP = $36m
Book value  per share = $36m / 18,1m shares = $1,99 = 1,47 GBP

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Best scenario? Extra huge buyback of 10m GBP at 1 GBP per share?

Number of shares: 18,2m - 10m = 8,2m shares after major buyback

Book value: $36m - 10m GBP = $22,46m

Per share $22,46 / 8,2m = $2,74 per share or 2,02 GBP per share

You might be able to buy a Pound for 50 cents?

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Overhead costs in the year?

Stand januari 2018, inleg €2 300, Graham Waarde €3 880, korting 24%

Soms heeft de aandelenkoers een effect op de Graham waarde. We zagen dat bij Joy Global toen we net begonnen en afgelopen maand met Genesco. Genesco Earnings report uitreksel:

"Fiscal 2018 third quarter results reflect a goodwill impairment charge of $182.2 million, or $8.13 per diluted share after-tax, related primarily to the sustained decline in the Company's market value to a level below book value." 

Dat is een boek verlies (ze zijn niet dat bedrag in contant geld kwijtgeraakt), maar het heeft een invloed op de boekwaarde dat $8 per aandeel is gedaald, waardoor de Graham waarde ook daalt.

We hebben een plukje Assured Guaranty gekocht met een grote korting.

Jaar resultaat: Begin Graham Waarde 2 januari 2017 was €2 347 per machinist. Inleg was 12 x €50 = €600 per persoon. Begin Waarde plus inleg is: €2 347 + €600 = €2 947
Eind Graham Waarde is: €3 882 per persoon. 
Toename van de Graham Waarde boven op inleg is: €3 882 - €2 947 = €935
Gemiddelde inleg is €600 / 2 = €300. Gemiddelde waarde waarmee toename is verdient = begin waarde plus gemidddelde inleg =  €2 347 + €300 = €2 647

Rendement oftewel Toename in percentage van gem. waarde: €935 / €2 647 = 35% 

Dit zal hoogst waarschijnlijk niet behaald worden volgend jaar. De Graham Waardes van onder andere National Nederlanden en Assured Guaranty (die financieel zijn en dus geen Graham Defensief Stocks) zijn zeer twijfelachtig.