Mohnish Pabrai Increases Holdings in CHK and Makes Reductions in Two Others

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May 15, 2013
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During the first quarter Guru Mohnish Pabrai added to one of his stocks and reduced his holdings in two other companies. The two companies that Pabrai made reductions in are from the financial sector. Pabrai holds a total 7 stocks that are currently valued at $340 million.

Increases:


1. Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK)

Chesapeake Energy was the only company that Pabrai added to in this previous quarter. Pabrai increased his holdings by 1.85%, adding a total of 58,279 shares at an average price of $19.62. Since this buy the share price of Chesapeake has increased 5%. Mohnish Pabrai now owns a total of 3,214,250 shares which make up 19.3% of his total portfolio.



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Chesapeake is a natural gas and oil exploration company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of properties for the production of natural gas and crude ol from underground reservoirs and it provides marketing and midstream services. The company manages its business as three separate operational segments: exploration and production; marketing, gathering and compression; service operations.

Chesapeake Energy has a market cap of $13.6 billion and a P/S ratio of 1.00. The company is currently trading at $20.66 per share. The company has seen revenue growth of 16.3% in the past 12 months.

Reductions:

1. Citigroup (C)

Mohnish Pabrai reduced his holdings in Citigroup by 13.67% in the first quarter. Pabrai sold 247,000 shares at an average price of $43.48 per share. This sell resulted in a 17.5% gain for the guru.



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Pabrai still holds on to 1,560,000 shares of Chesapeake as of the end of the first quarter. Pabrai’s holdings in Chesapeake make up 20.3% of his total assets managed.

Citigroup is a global financial services holding company, whose businesses provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a wide range of financial products and services including consumer banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage and wealth management.

Citigroup is currently traded at $51.15 and has a market cap of $151.86 billion. The company’s P/E ratio is at 18.8 and their P/S ratio is at 2.1.

2. Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

Pabrai reduced his position in Goldman Sachs by 27.94% in the first quarter. Pabrai sold a total of 55,000 shares at an average price of $147.38 per share. Since this sell the price per share of Goldman Sachs has increased 5.4%.



Mohnish Pabrai still owns 141,863 shares of Goldman Sachs. His holdings in the company make up 6.1% of his total holdings.

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Goldman Sachs is a bank holding company and financial holding company regulated by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. It is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a range of financial services to a substantial and diverse client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals.

Goldman Sachs is currently traded at $155.39; it has a market cap of $68.97 million. The company’s P/E ratio is at 10.70, with a P/B ratio of 0.9 and a P/S ratio of 2.3. Goldman Sachs had an annual average earnings growth of 11.8% over the past five years.

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