Thursday, August 27, 2026

Late August 2026 Random Ramblings

Higher rates could compress equity multiples and raise AI data center lease costs, while UWMC and Cogent raise questions about CEO-driven capital allocation.

UWMC $2B

Yet Another Value Podcast Aug 27 13 clicks

Aug 20 ELALF $3.2B

$ELAL: El Al is a wartime monopoly at 2x EBITDA. Is that a trap? | ASB Partners

Yet Another Value Podcast 12 clicks

Aug 20 CCC $3.9B

CCC Is in the Middle of the Wreckage

scuttleblurb 17 clicks

From X

@leevalueroach Aug 13

Lee Roach on X

Growth hogs slamming $LFTO down 10% as Liftoff says they also won’t have sequential growth because Q2 was so good from model breakthroughs and The World Cup. Growth hogs and slobs still price Liftoff higher than Entravision even though Liftoff is guiding to 35% annual revenue growth and Entravision is in the triple digit range. Growth hogs are not to be trusted around your wives folks.

@Mike10947310 Aug 12

Mike on X

New $FTEK CEO is interesting to me, ex $CECO which has been a great company. What do you think? There has been a lot of kinda inexplicable decisions for years from mgmt (particularly massive SG&A costs) offsetting what should be strong gross margins. My read is he probably joined to pull some easy levers.

@leevalueroach Aug 12

Lee Roach on X

Liftoff $LFTO just reported. Good quarter. No sequential growth too. Market doesn’t like it. Seems fine to me. https://t.co/Qyjt4sdpsi

@leevalueroach Aug 12

Lee Roach on X

What price would you guys buy $NCMI at? Stock plunging from terrible acquisition. But there’s a price for everything. Last terrible acquisition I followed was $BTU and their stock collapsed too and they got out of the deal. Stock re-rated hard. https://t.co/ecUOLwfD4H

@leevalueroach Aug 12 1 click

Lee Roach on X

@CapitalFang Worked for $BTU. Not sure if something will work here.

@mavix_leon Aug 12 2 clicks

mavix on X

Shelly Group $SLYG H1 '26 results: ▫️Revenues +26.5% ▫️EBIT +45.6% ▫️EBIT margin of 26% (vs. 22.6%) ▫️Net result +51.4% ▫️OCF +260.6% ▫️FCF +354.3% ▫️Cash +133.1% ▫️DSO of 147 days (-21) ✅ Guidance confirmed https://t.co/do39CfwTEk

@leevalueroach Aug 12 1 click

Lee Roach on X

The CEO of $HOG bought $250k of shares in the open market yesterday and you morons are selling it off today? https://t.co/gjtDirn6Hp

@stockgutter Aug 12

SG on X

Market doesn't care for $PAGS earnings. I thought they were fine. Still long and may add. https://t.co/00u7Uy3BOO

SA 2026-08-20

Seabridge Gold: Fairly Valued Now But Big Upside

Seabridge Gold's KSM gold-copper project could re-rate on a joint venture, 2027 feasibility study and infrastructure progress, with gold…

SA $3.3B

Redfern Research Aug 20

$DNOW: the boring distributor that could double on 2029 numbers | Firebird Management

DNOW’s MRC Global merger targets $75 million of synergies, with a 2029 bull case of $30 to $32 per share driven by cash flow and rerating.

DNOW $2.8B

Yet Another Value Podcast Aug 14 9 clicks

$UWMC lost $600m hedging a deal they'd already lost

UWMC booked a roughly $600 million Q2 hedging loss tied to TWO months after the deal collapsed, contributing to an expensive capital raise.

UWMC $2B

Yet Another Value Blog Aug 11 11 clicks

$CBZ: stop the buybacks and restart the M&A flywheel? | Reference Equity

CBIZ activist Ryan Bunn urges ending buybacks, issuing equity and resuming bolt-on acquisitions to delever after the $2.3 billion Marcum…

CBZ $3B

Yet Another Value Podcast Jul 14 2 clicks

$VEON: a busted EM telecom hiding a 4x? | Samit Umatiya, UIG Funds

VEON’s 84% Kyivstar stake and JazzCash underpin a sum-of-the-parts case for 4x upside, despite its sanctioned shareholder, capital…

VEON $4.8B

Yet Another Value Blog Jul 1 1 click

Under The Hood, Wingstop Inc. ($WING)

Wingstop generates most of its $697 million revenue from franchise royalties across a 3,153-restaurant, 98%-franchised system while…

WING $2.8B

Bearhold Research Jun 28 2 clicks

A Hardware Multiple on a Software Powerhouse

A software powerhouse posts a record quarter while trading at a 52-week low, raising a valuation disconnect between its business model and…

CALX $2.2B

The Value Road Jun 12 5 clicks

Vidrala

Vidrala has grown from a Spanish glass-container maker into a multi-country packaging platform with expanding Latin American exposure.

VDRFF $3.6B

smallvalue. May 19 6 clicks

AXT’s Tongmei Problem: Great Asset, Fragile Economics

AXT’s 85.5%-owned Tongmei depends on offshore pricing, export approvals and transfer-pricing economics despite AI-optics demand.

AXTI $4.2B

Maius Partners Apr 2 7 clicks

Shift4 Company Podcast Episode Released!

Shift4 built its payments business by acquiring gateway nodes and migrating merchants to its processing platform; revenue has compounded…

FOUR $3.3B

Speedwell Memos Feb 19 1 click

CC · long

the chemours inc.

Chemours (CC) is presented as a long investment in its three-segment specialty chemicals business.

CC $2.3B

Value Investors Club May 29

STNE 2026-08-25

StoneCo: Deep Value Hiding Behind Brazil's Rate Fears - For Now

StoneCo's buybacks and special dividend produced roughly 39% H1 shareholder yield as Brazil's rate cuts slow and competition persists.

STNE $2.2B

IWA Research Aug 25 3 clicks

My Biggest Position: A Monopoly Priced for Failure

A former value-investor darling, down 50%, pairs a monopoly with a recurring-revenue razor-and-blade business; debt paydown, margin…

PBI $2.4B

Treasure Hunting Feb 5 3 clicks

Haw Par Corporation Limited

Haw Par combines Tiger Balm’s stable cash flows with property, leisure and healthcare operations plus stakes in UOB and UOL.

HAWPY $3B

smallvalue. Dec 17 4 clicks

National Beverage Update

National Beverage’s rare share repurchase is framed as a buy signal, with 50% upside projected.

FIZZ $3B

Nat Stewart - Stock Picking Newsletter Nov 25 3 clicks

Tis The (Earnings) Season

Argentine banks, tariff-exposed stocks and Customer’s Bancorp anchor an earnings-season watchlist after Milei’s election victory,…

CUBI $2.7B

Cluseau Research Oct 27 3 clicks

When extend and pretend is a virtue

Upstart says longer repayment terms lifted Q1 debt-settlement acceptances 50%, but does not disclose delinquency changes or the number of…

UPST $2.4B

John Hempton's Newsletter May 6 2 clicks

Sarepta Risk and the FDA

Sarepta’s Exondys 51 approval despite a 12-patient trial frames FDA regulatory risk and a call to remove Commissioner Robert Califf.

SRPT $2.2B

John Hempton's Newsletter Oct 31 1 click

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Late August 2026 Random Ramblings

$ELAL: El Al is a wartime monopoly at 2x EBITDA. Is that a trap? | ASB Partners

CCC Is in the Middle of the Wreckage

From X

Lee Roach on X

Mike on X

Lee Roach on X

Lee Roach on X

Lee Roach on X

mavix on X

Lee Roach on X

SG on X

Investor Letters

Seabridge Gold: Fairly Valued Now But Big Upside

$DNOW: the boring distributor that could double on 2029 numbers | Firebird Management

$UWMC lost $600m hedging a deal they'd already lost

$CBZ: stop the buybacks and restart the M&A flywheel? | Reference Equity

$VEON: a busted EM telecom hiding a 4x? | Samit Umatiya, UIG Funds

Under The Hood, Wingstop Inc. ($WING)

A Hardware Multiple on a Software Powerhouse

Vidrala

AXT’s Tongmei Problem: Great Asset, Fragile Economics

Shift4 Company Podcast Episode Released!

the chemours inc.

StoneCo: Deep Value Hiding Behind Brazil's Rate Fears - For Now

My Biggest Position: A Monopoly Priced for Failure

Haw Par Corporation Limited

National Beverage Update

Tis The (Earnings) Season

When extend and pretend is a virtue

Sarepta Risk and the FDA

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Lee Roach on X

Mike on X

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Lee Roach on X

Lee Roach on X

mavix on X

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SG on X

Investor Letters

Publications we follow

Newsletters 91

YouTube 4

Blogs 12

Seeking Alpha 29 of 159

X accounts we follow

Investor letters we follow

Sectors