Value will out, catalyst or not

Intelligent Investor

Independent Financial Research

You don’t need an event to release value, although it can be nice when one turns up unexpectedly. Time usually does the job for you. A member asked recently: ‘News Corp has dropped a fair bit and is compelling value. However what do you see as a catalyst for this value being realised?’ It’s an interesting question. While you should aim to buy undervalued companies, the undervaluation can persist for quite some time. The longer it takes for a company’s value to be realised, the lower your annual return will be. If you buy a company at $0.50 a share that you believe is worth $1.00, a takeover bid at $1.00 the next day means you’ve just made a 100% return in next to no time. If you have to wait five years for the same bid, your annual return will be ‘just’ 15% a year (ignoring any dividends).


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