#13 Chris Mayer: 100-Baggers
Investing by the Books
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Chris Mayer is an expert on stocks that return 100 times or more. In a thoughtful conversation with many company examples, we talk about how to identify 100-baggers and their common characteristics. Chris also shares his portfolio strategy and the mindset needed to reach superior investment results.
For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page.
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Episode Chapters
Part I: INTRO
(00:00) Intro to Chris and 100-Baggers
(03:15) A favorite 100-bagger story
(05:23) The two routes to 100-bagger status
(06:50) The twin engines
(08:14) Chris’s investor evolution
Part II: PEOPLE
(13:13) Owner-operators and incentives
(18:58) Capital allocation decisions
(21:12) Business culture
(24:50) The most important question to management (competition)
(26:58) Companies checking all the People’s boxes
Part III: BUSINESS
(29:18) Business models for the next 50 years
(29:55) Growth
(33:09) Moats
(37:00) Size and industry
(38:26) Holding companies/Serial acquirers
Part IV: STRATEGY
(48:33) Where to start looking for 100-baggers
(50:05) Sosnoff’s Law
(50:53) Valuation
(52:11) Portfolio construction
(55:07) Kelly criterion
(56:47) Position size
(58:33) Selling and switching a position
(1:00:47) The Coffee Can approach
(1:05:10) Cash position
Part V: MINDSET
(1:07:21) Personal traits to realize 100-baggers
(1:10:51) How to improve patience
(1:14:27) Most common biases
(1:16:16) Learning from success and failure
(1:20:03) Books to find & hold on to 100-baggers
(1:22:29) Chris’s upcoming book
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Articles & Books Mentioned
- 100-Baggers - Chris Mayer
- Humble on Wall Street - Martin T. Sosnoff (1975)
- Silent Investor, Silent Loser - Martin T. Sosnoff (1987)
- Coffee Can Approach - Robert G. Kirby (1984)
- How Do You Know - Chris Mayer (2018)
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Companies Mentioned (in order of its first appearance)
- Monster Beverage
- McDonald's
- Starbucks
- Brown & Brown
- Domino’s Pizza
- Copart
- Insurance Auto Auctions
- ODFL
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Lifco
- Addtech
- Lagercrantz
- Bergman & Beving
- Danaher
- Constellation Software
- Nibe
- Assa Abloy
- Franklin Resources
- Wix.com
- Xerox
- Kodak
- Nokia
- Valeant
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More on Chris Mayer
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-W-Mayer/e/B001IGOH5E?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1641899969&sr=1-2
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chriswmayer
Blog: https://www.woodlockhousefamilycapital.com/blog
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Disclaimer
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