

Presentation and Q&A at FLAME University on December 25, 2023
8 snips Feb 12, 2024
Mohnish Pabrai, investor and presenter at Flame University, discusses various investment topics including valuations, portfolio sizing, investing in global markets, and his friendship with Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett.
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Global Bottling Business Insights
- The bottling business has comparable models worldwide despite different geographies.
- Varun Beverages and Coca-Cola Icecek illustrate opportunities from demographic and brand power differences.
Sustainable Volume Growth Limits
- Volume growth for beverage companies cannot outpace population and GDP growth sustainably.
- Per capita consumption comparisons show India's potential but also limits for Varun Beverage's growth.
Turnaround Tale: Uzbek Bottler
- Coca-Cola Icecek took over a poor-performing Uzbek bottler and boosted earnings 5x by simple branding improvements.
- Their arrival with trucks and coolers revolutionized an embryonic market without expanding product range.