GeoInvesting research contributor Thomas Birnie’s perspective on investing is characterized by a transition towards a more consistent, long-term strategy irrespective of market conditions. His investment philosophy centers around identifying high-quality businesses trading at what he perceives as good or undervalued prices, with a particular focus on the small and microcap sectors, where he sees significant opportunity.
Birnie’s approach is inspired by principles of quality investing, as advocated by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, which emphasize investing in businesses with a track record of growing their earnings.
To quote a few instances in the recent roundtable discussion (referenced below in this Monthly Issue) we had with him and a few other investors:
“I want to invest with companies that kind of bootstrap themselves and they are self-funding, profitable businesses in general.”
“I used to look at valuation first, when I was screening companies. Now I’m first trying to find very high quality businesses with a moat, and trying to find and pick them up at cheap prices and technical levels.“
“There’s just been tremendous opportunity in the small cap space to load up on very high quality businesses. And some of them I just have not found yet. I’m just still trying to get my feet wet on how to effectively find these businesses – the right valuations…”
Thomas can be found on Twitter at @HyperGarp You can read his 2020 thesis on Smart Employee Benefits here, a stock that ended up getting acquired for a 39.5% premium over Birnie’s publish price.
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Research Progress, February 2023
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