Colin King

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They say there’s no bonus points for complexity, but here’s my attempt anyway!

This week's quick value covers a somewhat complex stub situation run by a jockey/compounder CEO

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Maybe time to take a flier on $SNWV?

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$UBER FCF growth

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Cloud looks like a star destroyer

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Hope this isn't a taco bell portfolio 😬

Honestly, so many ETA/search/SMB buyers are hell bent on avoiding retail & restaurants that these are pretty good opportunities...

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$CAG to other staples with today’s dividend cut

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Brutal

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$OCTV

May 2026 software spin-off from a Swedish industrial business. Long, drawn-out sell-off in this one...

Clean balance sheet, growing, looks cheap.

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Every investor, operator, business owner, working human, etc. should read this book

Needs to be required reading in every field

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$FUBO

A little late today, but this week’s Quick Value is finally out

P.S. let me know if these write-ups are getting too long and I need to condense more

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For ETA folks wanting a real adventure

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Generic drug makers outperforming on a 5-year basis...

$VTRS still lagging, but they should get there soon enough

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I've now looked at $NOMD $CPB $MICC

Who's next?

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June 2026 write-ups on VDL:

1) SGI — vertical integration + industry recovery story
2) Guide to GoodCo / BadCo investing
3) CPB — beaten down consumer staple
4) MIDD — closer look at MIDD/MFP spin-off
5) MBC — recently closed cabinet merger

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Appreciate the support from subs

VDL in a nutshell:

1) value investing (cheap stocks) — Schloss
2) special sits (catalyst-driven) — Greenblatt
3) out of favor ideas (“ick” investing) — Burry
4) uncovered, under-appreciated, overlooked (contrarian) — Buffett partnership era

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Took a closer look at $MBGL for this week's quick value write-up...

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Help me understand this $MBGL spin-off...

295m shares x $20 = ~$5.9bn market cap

PF earnings ~$1.30 per share ($214m pre-tax + $296m amortization taxed at 25%)

15.4x earnings for a business growing 7-9% organically with huge margins and virtually no capex?

Is this a buy?

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$HCI owns ~82.5% of $XZO (and consolidates on their financials)

Here's a look at how HCI stub is trading excluding the XZO stake since Nov 2025

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Time to retire the 2Q26 “list of stocks to look at”

What should get rolled over to the next list?

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Have a great 4th...

If you find yourself with downtime, recently updated the list of VDL posts :)

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Auto suppliers taking a hit over the past month...

Biggest losers -- $DAN $MOD $DCH $APTV