Wednesday, October 7, 2026

What I’ve Been Up To

Cogent Communications and AI data-center bottlenecks feature in a newsletter update on recruiting, financial media and conference takeaways.

CCOI $515M

Stock Thoughts Oct 7 2 clicks

Oct 7 LSAK $405M

Lesaka: Why He's Betting Big | Ali Mazanderani | Ep. 5

Mispriced Assets 2 clicks

Oct 1 EVC $634M

Not So Fast

The Mikro Kap 1 click

From X

@leevalueroach Sep 19

Lee Roach on X

Long $EVC https://t.co/Ds3MvBLp5v

@BarbarianCap Sep 19

Barbarian Capital on X

Multibillion-Dollar Stock-Market Scandal Roils Erdogan’s Turkey $TUR https://t.co/8dsSZFTVqE

@calvinblissett Sep 19

Calvin Blissett on X

@RodAlzmann I did think $CASH was interesting, I have heard about $GDOT before, Rod I admire your work and think your a good analyst could you give the quick elevator pitch?

@calvinblissett Sep 19

Calvin Blissett on X

$BMBL looking past GAAP accounting like a 1x Owner's Earnings multiple, not shrinking fast, executing turnaround strategy and optimizing for quality over quantity. Founder back, paying off debt more than doubles the equity. Which the FCF says they can do. https://t.co/6byxo2vb8s

@calvinblissett Sep 19

Calvin Blissett on X

$ARKO Trading below the value of it's stake in $APC, transferring to asset light business model, targeting 10% dividend https://t.co/kDZ2zPoIkm

@orrdavid Sep 18 2 clicks

David Orr on X

I see this a lot in the investing business. For example, the young fiery aggressive fund managers of the 1990s, who called out dishonest bad management, are now behaving like the companies they used to vicisouly attack. Stuff like $GLRE or $HHH.

@BrokenMoats Sep 18 1 click

Broken Moats on X

Could see $JACK, $WEN, $PZZA all go bankrupt. Probably others across the QSR space (subway, Pizza Hut some of the more challenged private operators) -- to be fair some of these could get acquired too but interesting how that would play through commercial real estate and impact the non distressed survivors -- very challenging space with prices having soared (affordability) and consumers pushing back or finding better/comparable value at a Chili's etc. Freight costs (diesel and trucker shortage from policy moves) and food costs that are/will escalate (freight and commodities) is going to bring new challenges to margins. Menu prices likely need to reset lower across many of these chains but that is a very difficult process for owners and franchises to accomplish especially while input costs continue to rise. GLP1s hurt overall volume trends as well but......look out to automation/robotics in store and how trends tend to switch back to QSR/fast food in a more stressed economic condition there might be select opportunities in the coming months for a few players as prices have/are resetting fast across tis space

@leevalueroach Sep 18 1 click

Lee Roach on X

I continue to view $EVC as severely mispriced here. Market is completely missing the big picture. https://t.co/T1vGykkx1F

Washington Trust Bancorp: 100-Year Track Record Of Dividends Supports A 6% Yield

Washington Trust Bancorp offers a 5.8% dividend yield, with C&I loan growth supporting ROE despite 40% commercial real estate loan…

WASH $560M

Sorrento Research Oct 1

NASDAQ:YB 10% dividend, 2x P/E, 30% growth, AI beneficiary, secular tailwinds, founder CEO I think is as good as Bezos/Walton

Yuanbao pairs a 10.2% dividend and cash exceeding its market value with 33.5% first-half profit growth from AI-enabled Chinese insurance…

YB $561M

Calvin Blissett Sep 30 4 clicks

3 Mergers and 1 Liquidation in the Danger Zone

Stratus Properties liquidates Austin real estate below projected distributions, while Atlantic Lithium and Intermex await approvals for…

IMXI $376M

Triple S Special Situations Investing Sep 30

Riley Exploration Permian: 30% Oil Growth At Half The Sector's Multiple

Riley Exploration Permian raised oil production guidance after a Q2 beat, targeting 30% growth while trading at 6.52 times forward earnings.

REPX $950M

The Supercycle Investor Sep 28

VersaBank: The Bank Behind the Bank – How a Canadian Branchless Pioneer Wants to Make Asset-Backed Securities Obsolete

VersaBank uses cash holdbacks and put-backs to buy point-of-sale loan cash flows, with C$7 billion in assets and AI-enabled real-time…

VBNK $702M

Substack von Philipp Sep 26 7 clicks

Updates

FGPR remains on track, PRTH's management buyout is set at $8.05, and microcap RAVE is described as cheap.

PRTH $644M

Nat Stewart - Stock Picking Newsletter Sep 25 8 clicks

Is The Bond Market Running On Empty?

U.S. Treasury yields are testing credit and equity markets, while the discussion also targets recent changes at Glass House (GLAS).

GLAS $401M

WHAT ARE WE DOING? “Contrarians At The Gate” Sep 25 1 click

Kronos Worldwide: Benefiting From Sulfur Shortage

Kronos Worldwide’s 27% inventory reduction added $120 million in cash inflows as chloride-based TiO₂ demand rises amid a sulfur shortage.

KRO $891M

Given Mahlangu Sep 23

ARKO. 3x Owner’s Earnings multiple, 21% ROCE, Founders involved and large shareholders, Stake in a public company>market cap. Superb Capital Allocators

ARKO trades at 3 times estimated 2025 owner’s earnings, while its 73.6% APC stake exceeds its $473 million market cap.

ARKO $472M

Calvin Blissett Sep 21 3 clicks

Bumble, 2x Owner’s Earnings. Sentiment is abysmal, the founder is back. The stock could easily be a multibagger.

Bumble trades at roughly 2x owner’s earnings and 4.76x enterprise value, with Whitney Wolfe Herd’s return central to a rerating case.

BMBL $329M

Calvin Blissett Sep 20 4 clicks

HRVFF · long

Harvia Oyj

HRVFF $896M

Value Investors Club Jul 7 2 clicks

Syntec Optics: Q2 Indicates Inflection Point--Market Already Pricing It In

Syntec Optics posted $8.3 million Q2 revenue, returned to net income, and raised cash to $14 million after an offering, as communications…

OPTX $325M

Robert F. Abbott Sep 28

Evolus: Aesthetic Spending Bounceback (Ticker: EOLS)

Evolus posted 21% quarterly revenue growth as U.S. facial-injectable spending bottoms, while making progress toward GAAP profitability.

EOLS $515M

Emerging Moats Research Sep 18

This Week in Special Situations: Cooper Companies, Sturm Ruger, Grab Holdings, Boston Omaha

Special-situations survey flags Cooper’s $3 billion buyback, Grab’s $900 million repurchase, and Beretta’s $44.80 partial tender for Sturm…

RGR $699M

Latticework by MOI Global Sep 18 1 click

The Groupon Turnaround — Dušan Šenkypl & Rana Kashyap | Ep. 3

Groupon CEO Dušan Šenkypl and CFO Rana Kashyap discuss rebuilding the local-experiences marketplace with AI infrastructure, better…

GRPN $762M

Mispriced Assets Sep 11 5 clicks

Independence Realty Buying Centerspace: Opportunity And Implications

Independence Realty Trust is buying Centerspace in stock to create an $8.1 billion apartment REIT, targeting 5% 2027 Core FFO per-share…

CSR $919M

Dane Bowler Sep 11

Sofwave Medical: Lifting Skin While the Beauty Sector Sags

Sofwave Medical grew Q2 revenue 43% as recurring usage fees reached 46% of sales for its non-invasive ultrasound skin-tightening devices.

SOFWF $380M

Substack von Philipp Sep 11 1 click

Zack Buckley on $PRTH's take private

Priority Technology’s chairman offered $6.00 to $6.15 a share to take PRTH private, while Zack Buckley argues Treasury Solutions and…

PRTH $644M

Yet Another Value Podcast Sep 10 3 clicks

(Idea) GeoPark’s Venezuela Deal Creates More Upside—And A More Difficult Valuation

GeoPark’s Bare Block acquisition targets $1.2 billion of 2030 EBITDA, but 42.1 million to 47.6 million new shares and Gilinski control…

GPRK $745M

HFI Research Sep 10 2 clicks

Fundamentals Turn In Favor Of Farmland Partners

Farmland Partners trades at 70% of NAV, with farmland appreciation, commodity prices and crop insurance supporting earnings beyond AFFO.

FPI $452M

Dane Bowler Sep 8

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