Deep Value Investing

This episode examines the evolving landscape of the podcast industry, focusing on diverse business models like advertising, direct listener support, and premium content. It highlights the dominance of platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for audience reach, while also detailing the crucial role of hosting platforms for creators. A significant emphasis is placed on the increasing importance of video podcasts and the t...

This episode compare the strategies of OpenAI, Google, and xAI in enabling custom AI application development and monetization. OpenAI focuses on a consumer-facing marketplace through its GPT Store, aiming to democratize AI creation, though creators face challenges with monetization and control. Google Gemini employs an API-first, enterprise-focused infrastructure, providing robust tools for developers to build custom applications a...

This episode explains that Warren Buffett strategically employs arbitrage, particularly merger arbitrage, alongside his renowned value investing. This approach, while less publicized, is a critical component of his investment success, allowing for efficient capital deployment and significant contributions to Berkshire Hathaway's returns. It functions as a pragmatic tool to utilize large cash reserves and capitalize on opportunities...

This episode discuss the Buffett Indicator, a metric comparing the total value of the U.S. stock market to the country's GDP. As of late May 2025, the indicator reached roughly 196.8%, significantly exceeding its historical average of approximately 122.4% and indicating the market is overvalued. This elevated level, about 1.8 standard deviations above the historical trend, suggests stock valuations are disproportionately high compa...

Drawing upon the enduring allegory of Benjamin Graham's "Mr. Market," this analysis explores the complex interplay between this concept of emotional, irrational market fluctuations and the characteristics of modern digital financial environments. It contends that the digital age, through factors like social media, algorithmic trading, and information overload, significantly alters and often amplifies Mr. Market's ...

This episode offer a comprehensive analysis of financial statements, explaining the purpose and components of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement and how they are interconnected to provide a complete view of a company's financial health. They examine the recent financial performance and decade-long trends of the top 10 S&P 500 companies, emphasizing the dominance of the technology sector driven by d...

This episode compare book value, a historical accounting measure of a company's net assets, and intrinsic value, a forward-looking estimate of a company's true economic worth based on future potential. They explain the calculations and uses of each metric, highlighting that book value is stable and less relevant for companies with significant intangible assets, while intrinsic value is subjective and based on future cash fl...

This episode text offers a comprehensive look at the strategy of selling put options, particularly as a tool for value investors. It explains the mechanics of a put option trade, where a seller receives a premium for agreeing to buy a stock at a specific price if the option buyer exercises their right. The sources highlight the dual benefits for value investors: generating income through premiums and acquiring shares of desired com...

This episode offer a detailed look at NVIDIA Corporation, focusing on its significant role in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) markets. They highlight NVIDIA's rapid growth, particularly driven by its Data Center segment, and examine its strong financial performance, including increasing revenue, net income, and free cash flow, along with high profitability and liquidity. The reports also discuss key risks such as...

This episode provide a comprehensive financial and strategic analysis of JD.com, a prominent Chinese e-commerce and logistics company. They cover its business model, revenue streams, and cost structure, highlighting the significance of its proprietary logistics network and direct sales approach. The analysis also examines JD's management team, governance structure, and major shareholders, including insights into leadership tran...

Annie Duke, a former professional poker player and cognitive psychologist, presenting her as a modern philosopher focused on practical decision-making. They analyze her core principles, such as "thinking in bets" to navigate uncertainty, the error of "resulting" (judging decisions solely by outcomes), identifying and mitigating cognitive biases, learning effectively from experience, and the strategic power of &q...

This episode presents a comprehensive financial and strategic analysis of PDD Holdings, examining both its domestic platform Pinduoduo and international platform Temu, incorporating recent Q1 2025 earnings data. It details PDD's social commerce business model and diverse revenue streams, primarily from online marketing and transaction services. The analysis identifies significant short-term challenges such as slowing growth, in...

This episode present a comprehensive analysis of the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation model, explaining its fundamental principles rooted in the time value of money and its use in determining a company's intrinsic value. They detail the core components of a DCF analysis, including projecting Free Cash Flows (FCF), determining the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the discount rate, and calculating a Terminal Value for ...

This episode compares and contrast the investment approaches of Warren Buffett, primarily through Berkshire Hathaway, and Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm. They highlight the fundamental differences in their strategies, with Buffett focusing on value investing in established, public companies and Sequoia concentrating on early-stage, high-growth technology startups. A key clarification is made distinguishing Sequoia Capital ...

This episode analyzes Occidental Petroleum (OXY), focusing on its business model across oil & gas, chemicals, and midstream segments, highlighting the dominance of oil & gas revenue. They examine its financial performance, including volatile historical results, recent strong Q1 2025 earnings surpassing expectations, significant debt reduction, and a shift towards shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends. The analysis ...

This episode provides a structured analysis of Walmart Inc. (WMT), offering a business overview, outlining key financial data including sales mix, income streams, costs, and historical performance, and discussing management structure and shareholder information. It also examines capital return strategies and offers a valuation perspective from a value-investing viewpoint, highlighting potential risks and challenges. The information...

This episode explores Charlie Munger's concept of "worldly wisdom," arguing that intellectual success stems not from innate brilliance but from cultivating specific thinking habits. Central to this is building a multidisciplinary latticework of mental models, frameworks drawn from various fields like psychology, economics, physics, and biology, used to understand reality. Key models discussed include Inversion, Circle of Competence...

This episode discuss Warren Buffett's strong emphasis on analyzing balance sheets when evaluating companies. They explain that Buffett prioritizes balance sheets over income statements because they provide a more reliable view of a company's true financial health and durability, highlighting factors like low debt, ample cash, and growing shareholder equity. This approach, rooted in value-investing principles, informs Berkshire Hath...