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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI209: The Art of Value Investing w/ Drew Weitz & Barton Hooper

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:55 - What makes Weitz’s equity and fixed income funds different from others. 04:20 - Weitz’s overall investment process and how it has evolved over time.  04:20 - What their “quality at a discount” (QAD) investing framework is.  11:45 - What 6 factors they look for to assess the quality of a company.  14:16 - What discount rate they use when projecting out cash flows.  24:01 - Their thoughts on Google, Facebook and Amazon stocks.  26:44 - Their investment thesis for Liberty Broadband.  31:30 - What drives large discrepancies between a companies’ enterprise value and market cap, and what should investors be more focused on.  37:52 - Why Accenture stock has been one of their core holdings for 10+ years.  And much, much more!  *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. EPISODE RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Check out Weitz Investment Management.   Related episode: Value Investing in the Digital Age w/ Adam Seese - MI196. Related episode: Warren Buffett Value Investing w/ Gary Mishuris - MI Rewind. Related episode: Investing Legend Bill Miller On Amazon, Bitcoin, & Buffett - RWH007. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Weitz:  Twitter | Drew's LinkedIn | Barton's LinkedIn  Connect with Clay: Twitter  | Instagram HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.6

Everybody talks about, well, we invest in quality companies and we only look at quality.

0:07.8

And, you know, we do too, and we've said that.

0:10.3

But over the years, we sort of asked ourselves, what constitutes quality and why?

0:16.5

And so we've come up with these six attributes that go into the Quad Framework.

0:20.3

And I'll just

0:21.1

briefly run through them.

0:25.6

On today's episode, I'm joined by Drew White's and Barton Hooper from White's Investment

0:30.6

Management. Drew is a portfolio manager, and Barton is the Director of Equity Research

0:36.2

at White's.

0:37.5

White's has $4 billion in assets under management, and the firm manages four equity funds,

0:43.3

for fixed income funds, and an asset allocation fund.

0:46.8

During this episode, I chat with Drew and Barton about White's overall investment strategy,

0:51.2

which largely focuses on finding quality companies for a discount.

0:55.0

And we talk about what specific factors they look for when trying to find these quality

0:58.9

companies to invest in.

1:00.7

We also cover why they focus more on what a business is worth based on its future cash flows

1:05.5

instead of its current multiple, what discount rate they use when projecting cash flows,

1:10.2

as well as their thoughts on a number

1:11.9

of companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Liberty Broadband, and Accenture. With that, I really

1:18.5

hope you enjoy today's conversation with Drew White's and Barton Hooper. You're listening to

1:23.9

Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast Network, where your hosts, Robert Leonard

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