July Ben Graham Net-Net Newsletter: A Stock Trading at 2/3 NCAV with a Potential Catalyst

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Jul 07, 2012
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The Ben Graham: Net-Net Newsletter’s July’s pick is a company trading below 2/3 NCAV with a potential catalyst for full book value, which is 2.5x more than the current price to be realized. The company has been consistently profitable and operates in a stable industry. Cash makes up 70% of the company’s market capitalization. This is a conservatively run business in a sleepy industry ripe for a takeover.

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This month’s pick:

The Ben Graham: Net-Net Newsletter’s July pick is a profitable boring business with a Board of Directors looking to maximize shareholder value.

This month’s pick:

1. Is consistently profitable·

2. Yields a generous 3.2%

3. Cash makes up 70% of the company’s market capitalization, with no debt on the balance sheet.


If the above points aren’t attractive enough what really makes this stock special is a catalyst exists that could help shareholders realize book value for this company.

1. There is a director and major shareholders who have agitated for the company to be sold at or above book value in the past.

2. The major hurdle to a sale has been removed.

3.
While shareholders wait for something to happen they can be reassured by the large margin of safety and the consistent dividend.

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“It always seemed, and still seems, ridiculously simple to say that if one can acquire a diversified group of stocks at a price less than the applicable net current assets alone...the results should be quite satisfactory. They were so, in our experience, for more than 30 years.”- Ben Graham

What’s a Net-Net?

A net current asset value bargain—or net-net—is a stock selling for less than the value of its current assets—cash, receivables, and inventory—minus all liabilities. Basically, it’s a stock selling for less than its liquidation value.

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GuruFocus’s Ben Graham: Net-Net Newsletter is written by Nate Tobik. It picks one new net-net every month. The newsletter goes out to subscribers on the first Friday of the month. The newsletter looks for stocks that have both a tangible margin of safety and reasonable upside potential.

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