Showing posts with label DG. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

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Recent posts include:

[OAK] Valuation Attractive on Normalized Fee-Related Earnings

[DLTR, DG] Dollar Store Deep Dive

[CHUBA/K] A Skeptical Take

Quick Blurbs [WETF, ALLY, HBI, ANTM, AMZN, LUV, URI, WNC]


Wednesday, August 31, 2016

What We're Reading ~ 8/31/16


Jesse Livermore: The man who sold America short in 1929 [Tom Rubython]

50 of the best investing blogs [Acquirers Multiple]

Why value investors are different [Seth Klarman]

Paul Tudor Jones and the nature of the beast [A Wealth of Common Sense]

Be mindful of rich valuations in low volatility stocks [Morningstar]

What are interest rates forecasting for stocks? [Cordant]

Are you smarter than an algorithm? [Financialist]

A new payoff to risky decisions [Psychology Today]

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can [Tony Isola]

German savers lose faith in banks, stash cash [WSJ]

Coach's brand transformation fake-out [Glenn Chan]

Can TripAdvisor turn things around? [Skift]

Dollar Stores' startling admission: half of US consumers are in dire straits [Zero Hedge]

Tencent: WeChat's world [Economist]

The twilight of China's online consumer paradise [Bloomberg]

Why Amazon is suddenly swimming in cash [Internet Retailer]

The war on cash [The Long and Short]


Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Carl Icahn Takes Family Dollar Stake, Company Adopts Poison Pill

Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a 9.39% stake in Family Dollar (FDO) per a filing with the SEC.  After disclosing his stake, shares jumped over 14%.

It seems Icahn's plan here is to get the company sold.  While private equity firms or Dollar General (DG) could be logical suitors, Family Dollar announced that they've adopted a shareholder rights plan.

Icahn is looking to talk to FDO's board so we'll see what comes of his activism.  While dollar stores have been popular plays among hedge funds, many long/short managers have preferred shares of DG (such as Lone Pine, Tiger Global, Glenview, Senator, Corvex and more). 

That said, Family Dollar's largest shareholder list as of the end of Q1 included Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund as well as Paulson & Co.


Wednesday, April 9, 2014

What We're Reading ~ Analytical Links 4/9/14

On unsentimental investors [Ritholtz]

The best and worst thing about investing [Reformed Broker]

Wall Street's brightest minds reveal the most important charts in the world [BusinessInsider]

Dollar General (DG) annual valuation [ModernGraham]

In scrutiny of cable merger, internet choice will be crucial battlefield [NYTimes]

Report on the performance of controlled companies [IRRC Institute]

Bank of America (BAC) has more upside [Barrons]

What investors need to know about rising rates [BlackRock]


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

What We're Reading ~ Analytical Links 2/26/14

Excerpts from Warren Buffett's upcoming annual letter [Fortune]

A look at 2014's best online brokers [Stockbrokers]

On adapting as an investor [ReformedBroker]

Is value investing bred in the bone? [WSJ]

Don't fall in love with your stocks [Marketwatch]

On the MBA vs CFA debate [CNBC]

A pitch on Discovery Communications [SumZero]

American shoppers are making a giant shift to dollar stores [QZ]

Vodafone cable deals interest complicates possibility of AT&T deal [WSJ]

The internet is F'd [The Verge]

Social advertising economics [Morally Bankrupt]

On what Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp really means [Benedict Evans]

A look at Spirit Airlines [NPR]

A conversation about young Wall Streeters [Dealbook]

Gross vs El-Erian: inside the showdown atop the world's biggest bond firm [WSJ]


Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Lone Pine Capital Adds to B/E Aerospace, Dollar General & DSW

Steve Mandel's hedge fund firm Lone Pine Capital has filed 3 separate 13G's with the SEC.  Here's the breakdown:


B/E Aerospace (BEAV)

First, Lone Pine has disclosed a 5% ownership stake in B/E Aerospace (BEAV) with 5,285,850 shares.  The 13G filed with the SEC was required due to portfolio activity on August 16th and represents a 22% increase in their position size since the end of Q2.

BEAV was analyzed in our premium Hedge Fund Wisdom newsletter last November and is up over 58% since then. Lone Pine originally started their BEAV position back in the first quarter of 2012.

Per Google Finance, B/E Aerospace is "a manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets and distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables. The Company sells its products directly to the airlines and aerospace manufacturers. It also designs, engineers and manufactures customized fully integrated thermal and power management solutions for participants in the defense industry, aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the airlines. In addition, it provides aircraft cabin interior reconfiguration, program management and certification services. The Company operates in three segments: commercial aircraft, consumables management and business jet."


Dollar General (DG)

Second, Mandel's hedge fund also revealed a 5.4% ownership stake in Dollar General (DG) with 17,684,604 shares.  The 13G was filed with the SEC due to trading activity on August 14th.  Their position size has increased almost 30% since the end of Q2.

Per Google Finance, Dollar General is "a discount retailer in the United States primarily in the southern, southwestern, midwestern and eastern United States. The Company offers a selection of merchandise, including consumables, seasonal, home products and apparel. The Company's merchandise includes national brands from manufacturers, as well as private brand selections with prices at substantial discounts to national brands. It offers its merchandise at everyday low prices through its convenient small-box (approximately 7,200 square feet) locations"


DSW (DSW)

Lastly, Lone Pine has disclosed a 5.6% ownership stake in DSW (DSW) with 2,045,064 shares.  This means they've over doubled their exposure to this name since the end of the second quarter.

The 13G Lone Pine filed with the SEC signifies portfolio activity on August 16th.

Per Google Finance, DSW is "a United States branded footwear and accessories specialty retailer.  DSW has two segments: the DSW segment, which includes the DSW stores and dsw.com sales channels, and the leased business division segment"

For more on this hedge fund, we've also highlighted some of Lone Pine's other activity here.


Thursday, September 22, 2011

Lone Pine Capital's Current Investment Themes

Today we're covering the current investment themes from Steve Mandel's hedge fund Lone Pine Capital.


*Update: excerpt removed per request by representatives of Lone Pine


In more recent portfolio activity, we've detailed how Lone Pine nearly doubled its SolarWinds (SWI) stake and has been buying the dip in VanceInfo Technologies (VIT).