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Copart's Network Effects
When I look at the financials for copart, I see a ton of good things. Service revenue was up 24% in 2022 at $2.8 billion while purchase vehicles revenue was up 61%. They've been profitable each of the last 20 years and their return on invested capital tended to be in the mid teens but it really jumped back in 2017. Copart actually doesn't pay a dividend because they have so many investment opportunities that they're capitalizing on.
On today’s episode, Clay Finck does analysis on two high-quality compounders – Topicus.com and Copart. Topicus.com is a spin off of Constellation Software and is at a size similar to what CSI was back in 2010. They provide vertical market software and vertical market platforms in Europe. Copart provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, and many other countries.
Both companies have strong competitive advantages, strong fundamentals, high insider ownership, and managers who think and act like owners, which led Clay to researching them further during this episode.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
02:05 - Clay’s biggest takeaways from reading 100 Baggers by Chris Mayer.
07:00 - Chuck Akre’s 3 legged stool approach to compounding wealth.
09:00 - Clay’s assessment of Topicus as an individual stock.
08:00 - Topicus’s history as a business.
10:00 - Why Topicus operating in Europe is potentially a big competitive advantage.
29:00 - Why Copart is well-positioned to prevent competition from taking their market share.
47:00 - Copart’s insider ownership.
54:00 - Potential risks for Topicus and Copart.
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