JEFFREY W. UBBEN is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Investment Officer of ValueAct Holding LP. Prior to founding ValueAct Capital in 2000, Mr. Ubben was a Managing Partner at Blum Capital Partners for more than five years.
ValueAct Holdings LP concentrates on acquiring significant ownership stakes in a limited number of companies that it believes are fundamentally undervalued. The investment team seeks to identify companies that are out of favor, or may be undergoing significant transition.
Ubben’s Portfolio is composed of 14 stocks with a total value of $15,958 Mil and according to GuruFocus, the stocks in his portfolio that are currently trading at Low P/E ratio are Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX), Halliburton Co (HAL), Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI), Baker Hughes Inc (BHI) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT)
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX) is trading at P/E (ttm) Ratio of 8.00 and is weighted 7% in his portfolio. The Company is part of the Global Media - Diversified industry which has an average P/E (ttm) ratio of 59.20. FOX’s P/E (ttm) current ratio is better than 97% of its competitors.
The Company has a Market cap of $70.67 B. and it is a diversified media and entertainment company. Its segments includes Cable Network Programming, Television, Filmed Entertainment and Direct Broadcast Satellite Television.
The Peter Lynch Earnings line gives a fair value of $29.9, which means the stock is currently fairly valued.
The Discounted Cash Flow gives a fair value of $ 62.99 so the company is currently trading with a Margin of Safety of 47%.
The Profitability and Growth ratio is 7/10 with a ROA of 17.17%, ROE of 52.46% and ROC of 127.04%. All these ratios are better than 96% of its competitors and both of them are at the best levels of the company’s history.
Over the last 5 years, the Revenue grew by 2.50%, the Free Cash Flow by 11.70% and the Book Value declined by 0.10%.
Jeff Ubben is the Guru with the largest stake in FOX, and he holds 1.43% of FOX’s Shares Outstanding, followed by Donald Yacktman, who holds 1.18% and Paul Singer, who holds 0.7% of Shares Outstanding.
Halliburton Co (HAL) is trading at P/E (ttm) Ratio of 10.60 and is weighted 5.10% in his portfolio. The Company is part of the Global Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry which has an average P/E (ttm) ratio of 19.60.
The Company has a Market cap of $37.28 B. and is a provider of services and products to the energy industry related to the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It serves national and independent oil and natural gas companies. The Company's two business segments are: Completion and Production segment, and Drilling and Evaluation segment.
The Peter Lynch Earnings line gives a fair value of $33.2, which means the stock is currently Overpriced by 30%.
The Discounted Cash Flow model gives a fair value of $66.84 so the company is currently trading with a Margin of Safety of 34%.
The Profitability and Growth ratio is 8/10 with a ROA of 11.45%, ROE of 23.77% and ROC of 27.70%. These ratios are better than 90% of its competitors, but the company had better ratios in its past.Â
Over the last 5 years, the Revenue grew by 18.60%, Free Cash Flow by 22.00% and the Book Value by 14.10%.
Jeff Ubben is the main holder of HAL who holds 2.46% of Shares Outstanding, followed by Chris Davis (0.72%) and Tweedy Browne with 0.63%.
Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) is trading at P/E (ttm) Ratio of 12.10 and is weighted 7.40% in his portfolio. The Company is part of the Global Communication Equipment industry which has an average P/E (ttm) ratio of 99.20.
The Company has a Market cap of $14.45 Billion and is a provider of mission-critical communication infrastructure, devices, software and services. Its communication products and services help government and enterprise customers improve their operations through increased effectiveness and efficiency of their mobile workforces.
The Peter Lynch Earnings line gives a fair value of $38.0, meaning the stock is currently Overpriced by 68%.
The Profitability and Growth ratio is 4/10 with a ROA of 11.21%, ROE of 37.20% and negative ROC of -60.85%.
Over the last 5 years, the Revenue declined by -10.60%, and the Book Value by -14.20%.
This bad situation is getting even worse during these last 12 months, when Book Value is dropped another 21% and EBITDA by 181%
Jeff Ubben is the main holder of MSI with 8.12% of Shares Outstanding, followed by Leon Cooperman who holds 1.14 and George Soros who holds 0.64%.
Baker Hughes Inc (BHI) is trading at P/E (ttm) Ratio of 16.50 and is weighted 5.30% in his portfolio. The Company is part of the Global Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry that has an average P/E (ttm) ratio of 19.60.
The Company has a Market cap of $27.63 Billion and is a supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the oil and natural gas industry. It also provides industrial and other products and services to the downstream refining, and the process and pipeline industries.
The Peter Lynch Earnings line gives a fair value of $26.5, meaning the stock is currently Overpriced by 142%.
The Discounted Cash Flow model gives a fair value of $ $31.5 so the company is currently trading with a negative Margin of Safety of 102%.
The Profitability and Growth is rated 9/10 with a ROA of 6.07%, ROE of 9.52% and ROC of 18.85%. These ratios are better then 85% of its competitors, but compared to history of BHI they are at average levels.
Over the last 5 years, the Revenue grew by 12.00%, grew by 15.00% and the Book Value by 11.40%. Over the last 12 months these ratios are getting even better, with a Revenue at +11%, EBITDA +29% and Book Value +6.50%
BHI is mostly held by Dodge & Cox that holds 5.56% of Outstanding Shares. Jeff Ubben holds 3.45% and Richard Pzena holds 1.19%
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) is trading at P/E (ttm) Ratio of 16.60 and is weighted 21.6% in his portfolio. The Company is part of the Global Software - Infrastructure industry, which has an average P/E (ttm) ratio of 83.60.
The Company has a Market cap of $333.52 Billion and generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing, and supporting software products and services for different types of computing devices. It provides consulting and product and solution support services, and it trains and certifies computer system integrators and developers. It also designs and sells hardware.
The Peter Lynch Earnings line gives a fair value of $49.4, meaning the stock is currently Undervalued by 18%.
The Discounted Cash Flow model gives a fair value of $ 41.95 that means the company is fairly valued (current Margin of Safety of 4%).
The Profitability and Growth ratio is 8/10 with a ROA of 12.51%, ROE of 23.26% and ROC of 214.26%. These ratios are better then 92% of Its competitors but are at low levels compared to History of Microsoft.
Over the last 5 years, the Revenue grew by 9.60%, EBITDA by 8.00% and the Book Value by 20.00%.
