Thread by @MlnDollarMinds

Few conclusion drawn from @Howardmarksbook cofounder of @oaktree Jan 2021 newsletter.

@dmuthuk @packyM @mariodgabriele

Time for thread 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

(1/n)

Value investing doesn’t have to be about low valuation metrics. Value can be found in many forms. The fact that a company grows rapidly, relies on intangibles such as technology for its success and/or has a high p/e ratio shouldn’t mean it can’t be invested.

(2/n)

Many sources of potential value can’t be reduced to a number. As Albert Einstein purportedly said,“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” The fact that something can’t be predicted with precision doesn’t mean it isn’t real.

3/n

Since quantitative information regarding the present is so readily available, success in the highly competitive field of investing is more likely to be the result of superior judgments about qualitative factors and future events.

(4/n)

The fact that a company is expected to grow rapidly doesn’t mean it’s unpredictable, and the fact that another has a history of steady growth doesn’t mean it can’t run into trouble.

(5/n)

The fact that a security carries high valuation metrics doesn’t mean it’s overpriced, and the fact that another has low valuation metrics doesn’t mean it’s a bargain.

(6/n)

Not all companies that are expected to grow rapidly will do so. But it’s very hard to fully appreciate and fully value the ones that will.

(7/n)

If you find a company with the proverbial license to print money, don’t start selling its shares simply because they’ve shown some appreciation. You won’t find many such winners in your lifetime, and you should get the most out of those you do find.

(8/8)