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Dec 5, 2023Liked by Compounding Quality

CQ, thank you for posting this wonderful interview!

Chris Mayer is a giant in the Quality Investing community. There is so, so much to learn from him. I haven't read his first book yet, but I just bought it, and I will read it through my Christmas break.

And you, my friend and partner, keep delivering outstanding quality content to your subscribers. My work load has been quite heavy lately and I hardly have any time and energy left for reading at the end of the day. However, if there was only one thing I would read each day, it would be the latest post from Compounding Quality.

I greatly admire and appreciate your work!

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Hi Pavel,

I am sure you are doing an excellent job at your new work.

Don't worry about not having a lot of time to digest everything.

Maybe we should think about adding a monthly summary or something like that for people who don't have time to read everything (a lot of content is published nowadays).

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Dec 6, 2023Liked by Compounding Quality

As you know, I'm in for the long run. I'll keep reading and learning at a slow but steady pace. I'd rather be "the tortoise", not "the hare" 😊 🙌

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Absoultely! It's the most sustainable way to learn (being a tortoise) :)

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Dec 6, 2023Liked by Compounding Quality

Take a look at PHX.TO. Canadian company great balance sheet. Low PE ratio with healthy dividend. Up 15% in 2 months

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Thanks for this information, Eric!

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Dec 6, 2023Liked by Compounding Quality

I cannot get enough of Chris' thinking and attitude

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He's a very kind and brilliant man for sure!

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"I never buy a company for more than 10% of the Portfolio, but I let my runners run. I would have no problems with it when a certain company grows to 20% or even 40% of the total portfolio value."

Does it mean that he doesn't do rebalancing at all?

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At least he doesn't trim his winners. :)

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While I acknowledge Copart's impressive track record and quality, a forward PE of 34.2x raises concerns for a conservative value investor like myself. It's crucial to balance growth potential with a margin of safety. How do you reconcile the seemingly rich valuation with the principles of value investing, especially considering the stock's remarkable ascent over the years?

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Hi Joshua,

I agree with you. I would love to own Copart but not at today's valuation levels.

I wrote something short about it here: https://www.compoundingquality.net/p/best-buys-december-2023 (in the great company but too expensive part)

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