May 2007
May 24, 2007 –
Chipotle's rocks! I love their food and I wish we had one where I live in South Carolina. It's an incredible business with lots of potential and I put my rec in at a pretty decent price. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I'll admit that I do not know all the ins and outs of Getty Images. But I do know a business that earns rising returns and has a falling share price. That leads me to believe expectations got out of whack going up and are possibly out of whack on the way down. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I really think Chico's is an undervalued company that earns incredible returns on invested capital for a retailer. As you'll see, I've missed putting real money into this stock a few times, mainly because I didn't have any to spare in the portfolio. With some cash lying around, I am waiting for another good chance around $20. We'll see if the market will give me a third shot at it or not. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I learned about Cabela's in 2004. I shared my thoughts with Philip Durell at Inside Value and he put it on his watch list. Disclosure: I purchased shares in 2005 at just over $20 per share. I wish I could share all my thoughts that I put on the Hidden Gems boards, but you can access them with a free trial if you like. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I've liked Build-a-Bear's business model for quite some time and finally got a decent price to make a good outperform rec on it. Below is my description of its model and some follow-up articles. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
Clearly, this one hasn't worked out very well. But I think my thesis was decent and I recommended it at a pretty low price. We'll see if CMLS can continue to generate some value and if the market will respond in kind. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I've owned shares of Nike since 1997. It's a great company and one that generates incredibly high and consistent returns on invested capital. Here are the articles that go over why Nike is a great company. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
I can't seem to access my original article: eBay: A Stock I'd Love to Own from August 2005. But have no fear, here is a copy of the article. [more]
May 24, 2007 –
Ok, here's my plan. For my picks, I will put my investment thesis in my blog here, most likely in the form of an article that I wrote for the site. That way, I can have a record of the input that I used to make a selection, outperform or underperform, in CAPS. [more]