The Use of Leverage in Investing and Evaluating Quality Businesses

This chapter discusses the use of leverage in investing and their views on it, cautioning against companies heavily relying on leverage for long-term growth. They also emphasize the importance of finding quality businesses at an acceptable price and evaluating them for long-term growth potential and undervaluation.

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Kyle Grieve chats with Rayna Lesser Hannaway about her business flywheel model to identify great businesses, a use case of the business flywheel on one of Polen Capital’s holdings, Globant, the strength of businesses with repeatable sales, the advantages of investing in small-cap stocks, how to deal with valuations in high-quality businesses, how to determine when to exit an investment based on a businesses fundamentals, and a whole lot more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

05:27 - A 5-step business flywheel approach to finding great businesses.

05:35 - Balancing a portfolio in the small-cap space based on growth.

12:34 - A breakdown of 3 high-quality small caps: Globant, Goosehead Insurance, and Clearwater Analytics.

16:11 - Popular misconceptions of diversification in small-caps.

29:19 - Why high-quality small caps often are undervalued by the market.

35:32 - Why using 5-year models for growth and valuation projections is so effective.

And much, much more!

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