Tupperware Brands’ (NYSE:TUP) operating results have admittedly been lackluster, but with 90% of its revenues earned outside the United States, investors appear to believe Tupperware is permanently on the “wrong side” of both currency risks and ongoing trade disputes. There’s plenty of uncertainty surrounding when these headwinds will abate. But given our long -term view of Tupperware’s global business prospects and its stock priced around seven times next year’s earnings, we believe the risk-reward profile to be favorable. To reiterate a point from this quarter’s shareholder letter, we are mindful of the challenges such “deep value” opportunities pose (just as buying a wonderful business at too high a price creates challenges of a different sort), and we will size the position accordingly. Nevertheless, there are many ways to apply a value investing philosophy, and our portfolio approach affords us the flexibility to act on different kinds of opportunities.
From Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio)'s third-quarter 2018 Partners III Fund shareholder letter.
