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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI313: Small Cap Mastery w/ Rayna Lesser Hannaway

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Business, Investing

4.6593 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Grieve chats with Rayna Lesser Hannaway about her business flywheel model to identify great businesses, a use case of the business flywheel on one of Polen Capital’s holdings, Globant, the strength of businesses with repeatable sales, the advantages of investing in small-cap stocks, how to deal with valuations in high-quality businesses, how to determine when to exit an investment based on a businesses fundamentals, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 05:27 - A 5-step business flywheel approach to finding great businesses. 05:35 - Balancing a portfolio in the small-cap space based on growth.  12:34 - A breakdown of 3 high-quality small caps: Globant, Goosehead Insurance, and Clearwater Analytics. 16:11 - Popular misconceptions of diversification in small-caps. 29:19 - Why high-quality small caps often are undervalued by the market. 35:32 - Why using 5-year models for growth and valuation projections is so effective. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Read Rayna’s perspectives here. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcasts here. 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 Kyle: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website Connect with Rayna: LinkedIn | Website 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 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:03.0

As you think about all of these pieces, they're all interconnected and they're mutually

0:07.9

reinforcing. A company with durable competitive advantages can attract top talent for its management

0:14.8

teams. Effective management can make informed decisions about where to reinvest for the future.

0:21.4

These pieces all work together to drive the compounding engine of a business.

0:26.7

And we require all of these pieces for every company that we invest in.

0:34.9

In this episode, I chat with Rainer Lesser Hannaway about her business flywheel model to identify

0:39.9

great businesses, a use case of the business flywheel on one of Poland capitals holdings,

0:44.6

Globont, the strengths of a business with repeatable sales, the advantage of investing in small

0:49.7

cap stocks, how to deal with valuations in high quality businesses, how to determine when to exit

0:54.9

an investment based on a business's fundamentals, and a whole lot more.

0:58.9

I'm a big fan of small cap businesses.

1:01.1

They offer very high upside for two main reasons.

1:04.0

First, many are in the early stages of their growth cycle and still have many years of growing

1:08.4

20% plus for many years ahead.

1:10.8

Second, because they are smaller and less well known, there are less eyes on them. cycle and still have many years of growing 20% plus for many years ahead.

1:15.0

Second, because they are smaller and less well known, there are less eyes on them,

1:17.4

which can offer mispricings to patient investors.

1:22.2

Poland Capital is one such fund that has dedicated a lot of time and resources to looking just at these types of businesses.

1:24.3

So when I got the opportunity to speak to the head of their small company growth

1:27.6

team, I jumped at the opportunity. After reading their perspectives and about the systems

1:32.0

that Raina has put into place, I had many questions. I know Raina's answers will help listeners

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