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Jeremy Raper Profile picture
@puppyeh1
Mar 5, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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Here's a trade I 💕 in this SPAC pullback, and added to today: selling $PSTH Jun $20 puts. They closed at 80c...

I'm hardly the axe on this name (looking at you @AndrewRangeley ) but in terms of risk/reward this is about as juicy as it gets...40% RoI in a few mms

(mini) THREAD
$PSTH is the Ackman SPAC. It has a bunch of cash in trust ($20 a share) and no announced deal.

SPAC deals take a while to close. PWC says '3-4 mms': pwc.com/us/en/services…

3mos is basically about as fast as you can ram one through...
...but the Ack SPAC is whale hunting and whatever they hope to buy would be a massive transaction ($4bn in trust, plus a big committed PIPE).

Complexity + size = increased time to close.
Today is Mar 5. These options expire in mid-June.

unless Ackman announces a deal in the next 3 weeks, I think it's basically impossible for him to close this transaction before these options expire...
....meaning you get paid 80c (against whatever you have to put up to sell the put, at my broker, ~$2/share), to commit to get long $20 worth of cash at $20.

This is a 40% RoIC for 3.5mos work. With very little risk (beyond mark to market on the puts).
Keep in mind also that as the market goes lower/gets wobbly the odds of doing a deal GO DOWN, not up. So the value of this put should be going down...

The put leg here is MASSIVELY misunderstood and misplaced. Below $20/share in the next few months you're shorting a cash box...
...who wouldn't mind getting long a bunch of cash and then just redeem?

You get paid 40% ROIC to do this. Yes its not scalable. Yes you need to wear mark-to-market. Yes this is options to if you didn't understand even a word of this thread, its NOT FOR YOU.

DYODD always...
...but if none of that applies, this seems highly compelling and (to me) the best risk-adjusted way to play the current SPAC meltdown.

Let Ack's cash box pay you 40% ROICs in a few months. Then go on summer vacay w the proceeds before he even announces a deal 😎😎

GLTA 🙏

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Jeremy Raper Profile picture
Jan 19
Deep dive $HUM.AX Humm Group Limited 🧵number 3: what are we playing for + event trade setup

👇👇

DYODD. Not advice. Recall I own 29mm shares ($21mm AUD) so I have skin in the game.
There are really only two outcomes re $HUM.AX: the Convenors (me+CSAM) win and complete board renewal; or the Convenors lose and Abercrombie remains Chair.

What happens if we win?
The stock is cheap, recall, for two reasons - a big governance discount, and a bloated cash position/underutilized balance sheet.

If we win fixing the governance issue is a fait accompli. Abercrombie will be gone. Compliant directors will be gone. We will add a further 1-2…
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Jan 11
$HUM.AX deep dive 🧵number 2: What does the current Board offer?

In any EGM/Board renewal situation, it's crucial to understand the diff b/w status quo and the change slate.

In this 🧵I will summarize some of the major probs w/ continuing under the current BoD...
1) Current BoD has been a disaster for shareholders. Abercrombie (Chair) acceded in Aug 2015; since then (before our EGM was called) the stock was -80% in 10.5yrs vs the ASX +50%.

A horrendous record of value destruction and market underperformance. Image
2) Current BoD, esp Chair, has made a litany of mistakes, exhibiting bad judgement over many years.

Eg in 2022, the Chair killed a papered, agreed deal to sell the Consumer unit to Latitude...calling the deal 'horribly undervalued...a garage sale'

afr.com/companies/fina…Image
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Jan 5
As mentioned now that mkts are open again I will do a no of deep dive 🧵 on Humm Group $HUM.AX.

As you prob know, I own ~29mm shs here (~$20mm AUD); and have (along w/ CSAM) called an EGM to effect Board Renewal, that will be held on Feb 19, 2025. All details here:

hummboardcleanout.com

These threads will be organized as follows:
1) What are we playing for? (valuation, etc - 50+% upside imo if we win)
2) The status quo (incumbent Board) and what it offers
3) What I/new Board offers + event/arbitrage set-up

NB you should only look at this if you intend to vote in the EGM. It is not hard to vote - full instructions will be forthcoming - takes 5min online for most Aussie shareholders. If you hold through IBKR/overseas brokers it is a bit more involved but still, not exactly difficult.

Also - given the high reflexivity of this idea - that is, the more who believe in it and vote, the more likely it is to work - if you agree w/ the thesis/goal, I would appreciate all sharing on this one. 🙏🙏

OK, on to the 🧵, what are we playing for?
$HUM.AX is a non-bank lender (non-bank financial services), w/ two main businesses: Commercial and Consumer. This is a quintessential 'good business, bad Board' set-up. Fundamentally there isn't much wrong w/ the business, I am not trying on some massive operational turnaround, this is all about simple blocking and tackling on capital allocation and proper, fit for purpose governance norms.

Commercial is a jewel, they provide asset-backed financing to SMEs, for things like equipment, vehicles, inventory. Per below, this segment alone is doing $45-46mm NPAT:Image
Commercial has a long track record of structural growth (see below). AUM is growing, avg losses have been stable (and low) at ~1%; and CTI has improved sequentially over last 4yrs (currently <25% ie v competitive for this type of biz).

The opportunity remains large as banks continue to cede share to non-bank lenders (like $HUM.AX) better able to quickly offer and disburse credit to SMEs.Image
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Dec 1, 2025
$EDU.AX out w/ banger announcement, lifting FY25 guidance substantially - to inline w/ my nos ☺️ - along w/ 13% buyback from Mulpha @ 55c/share.

hotcopper.com.au/threads/ann-fy…

A fair few implications... x.com/puppyeh1/statu…
1) guidance raise. Not hugely surprising to me, but further evidence incremental profits higher again than mgmt was letting on. Despite timing on costs, expect margins to be at a min maintained next yr given this...ie $20mm NPAT next yr is clearly well in play.
2) EPS accretion. They are acquiring 13% of the co at ~5.5x EPS (on FY25 nos, not adjusted for excess cash). Gives you a sense where they think value is.

If my FY26 nos are accurate (ie $20mm NPAT, etc), EPS next yr goes from 13c to 15.7c thru this... Image
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Sep 9, 2025
Following up on the $HUM.AX annual numbers.

Two key points from the accounts specifically highlight a (temporary) diminishing in book equity to facilitate an insider bid:

1) Running hedge m2m losses through OCI
2) Buying back perpetual notes

Let's examine...
1) Running hedge m2m losses through OCI. I saw zero comment on this post $HUM.AX annual numbers. Humm hedges interest rates to protect their NIM and the accounts make it clear that hedges in the accounts are 'effective' - which means simply every $ of hedge losses is offset...
...by gains on the asset side over the life of the hedge. hence you don't run hedge mark-to-market losses (or gains) through the income statement; instead you just run them through OCI.

Importantly these cash flow hedges cost $53mm - only through OCI - to $HUM.AX in FY25... Image
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Jul 28, 2025
$EDU.AX stock has doubled in two months since this. 1H results - announced this AM - make it clear why mgmt/insiders tried to steal this via delisting a cpl of mos ago...

biz is now run-rating $21mm in EBITDA, $12.5mm in net income, and has $21mm net cash...

announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/2025072…Image
At 16.5c per share (the supposedly 'fair' buyback px) the implied mkt cap was $25mm 🤣🤣

Moving on to what the co is worth...

Key disclosure today is the biz appears not to have even peaked...mgmt saying rev growth in 2H will more than offset cost growth... Image
Given enrolments are still actually growing + the avg course is 3-4yrs now, it is quite likely imo that FY26 (next yr) is just as profitable, if not more so, than current year...

If we run that through the PnL you get something like this: Image
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