3 Recent Buys – KMI, RACE, CSU

A quick update on three purchases in our portfolios. It is getting harder and harder to find good value plays as the market seems be pushing the boundaries on the valuation front. With a lot of stocks trading close to 52-week highs, pickings have been pretty slim. However, due to an oversized cash position, I decided to pay up and put some capital to work.

First purchase: I added 200 shares of Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) @ $19.97. I wrote more about my KMI decision during my last iteration in March. Click here to read about the reasoning. The stock yields 5.0% and adds $200.00 in annual dividends.
Second purchase: I added 25 shares of Ferrari N.V (RACE) @ $165.35. I wrote more about decision to buy this company earlier in July. Click here to read about the reasoning.
Third purchase: I added 6 shares of Constellation Software (CSU.TO) @ $1,252.00. Constellation continues to execute well and aggregate small VMS companies led by a brilliant leadership team. A small dividend is paid (yield of 0.4%), but this is a growth-focused stock.

Full Disclosure: Long CSU.TO, KMI, RACE. Our full list of holdings is available here.

3 Recent Buys – BAM, BIP, CU

A quick update on three recent purchases in my portfolio. No new companies in the portfolio in this edition, but continued adding to my existing positions where I saw relatively good valuation.

First purchase: I added 50 shares of Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.A.TO) @ CAD$63.70. BAM continues to acquire high quality assets all around the world and is arguably the best alternate asset manager in the world. The stock yields 1.32% and adds US$32.00 in annual dividends.
Second purchase: I added 50 shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP.UN.TO) @ CAD$57.10. The stock yields 4.6% and adds US$100.50 in annual dividends.
Third purchase: I added 100 shares of Canadian Utilities (CU.TO) @ $35.95. CU currently yields 4.7% and this purchase adds a further $169.00 in annual dividends.

What are you thoughts on the purchases above. Leave a comment below.

Full Disclosure: Long all stocks mentioned. Our full list of holdings is available here.

Recent Buy – RACE

A quick update on a recent purchase in my portfolio. This time, another new position in my portfolio.

As I read and learn more about investing and valuation models, I have come to realize that paying higher attention to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) (and other similar metrics such as ROE, FCF etc) and qualitative aspects of a company present a better probability of finding compounding machines. A good read on this topic is a blog post from Intrinsic Investing about finding the next ROIC machines. As outlined towards the end, investors should look for companies that have economic moats, owner-operators, intrinsically understandable & sound business model, and value accretive to all stakeholders. I believe this new addition to my portfolio checks all those boxes and is a good candidate for a long term compounder.

3 Recent Buys – CSU, JNJ, BIP

A quick update on three recent purchases in my portfolio. One of these three purchases is a new company in my portfolio. This is a company that I have been obsessively reading about for months now and finally decided that I need to own a piece of it. As a growth-focused company, this may not appear cheap for value investors, but the company has a proven track record of amazing capital allocation, diligent screening process for its growth through acquisitions, a legendary leader, cornering various niche markets…and the list goes on.

2 Recent Buys – JNJ, CWO

A quick update on two purchases in our portfolios. It is getting harder and harder to find good value plays as the market seems be pushing the boundaries on the valuation front. With a lot of stocks trading close to 52-week highs, pickings have been pretty slim. However, due to an oversized cash position, I decided to pay up and put some capital to work.

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