Jeff Moore and Thomas Braziel discuss their new position in AAMC. AAMC is an illiquid microcap, which significantly increases its risk, but Jeff and Thomas think the company is likely to have a successful settlement of their preferred stock. After settlement, AAMC should have net cash per share in excess of today's share price, and then the company could make a significantly accrettive acquisition.Jeff's original tweet on AAMC: https://twitter.com/ragnarisapirate/status/1433519100152721412?s=20Jeff's YAVP first appearance on THRY: https://youtu.be/196QthwtDMkThomas's first YAVP appearance on GOED: https://youtu.be/eKnnl7AaMMAChapters0:00 Intro1:30 AAMC overview6:40 Some extra AAMC goodies7:25 Why will Luxor settle their prefs?11:40 Bill Erbey's background16:15 Discussing a potential crypto acquisition23:10 How a crypto transaction could rhyme with SPRT28:00 Discussing a fix and flip34:55 Other possible deals36:55 The longshot Erbey / Blackrock lawsuit41:55 AAMC's cash burn43:30 Could AAMC's new execs reinforce the potential upside here?45:00 Closing thoughts

Kyler Hasson, Portfolio Manager at Delta Investment Management, discusses our mutual position / bag-holding in Altice. Key topics include what bulls could be missing, the differences between Altice and Charter, and how regulation could impact cable.My tweet thread on ATUS: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/status/1435228524399448065?s=20Kyler's write up: https://concentratedcompounding.substack.com/p/alticeMy write up: https://yetanothervalueblog.substack.com/p/altice-is-the-best-large-cap-stockChapters0:00 Intro1:23 ATUS overview2:25 Comping Altice today to Charter in 20184:00 What are we seeing that the stock market is missing7:55 How much weight should we put on Altice's bad quarter11:30 Does Altice management have a handle on the business?21:30 Discussing CABO's valuation versus the major cable peers23:00 How Altice's pricing, cost, and FTTH strategy differs from peers28:00 What if Altice needs to roll back prices or invest back into opex?31:00 Could Altice pull a Dell?37:55 More on Altice's FTTH strategy44:00 Talking about Altice's different parts47:45 What could break the cable thesis?56:00 Quick discussion of satellite / Starlink internet risk58:30 Cable regulatory concerns1:04:30 Kyler's closing thoughts

Brian Laks, partner at Old West Invest Management, discusses the bull case for uranium. Key topics include why this time could be different, breaking down the supply / demand curve that has him so excited, and discussing why NexGen (NXE) is such an interesting way to play uranium.Brian's twitter account: https://twitter.com/brianlaksKuppy's uranium shortage post: https://adventuresincapitalism.com/20...Chapters0:00 Intro1:30 Uranium overview2:35 What got Old West so excited about uranium?5:05 Discussing the uranium cost curve7:35 Uranium supply / demand imbalance10:15 Uranium's cycles since 200015:15 Why is the cycle happening now?19:15 What's to stop supply from coming on if prices start to rise?25:40 When and how do mothballed facilities start coming back on?30:00 The Sprott Uranium Trust40:20 Nexgen (NXE) overview46:20 Nexgen's low cost mine49:10 Nexgen's timeline to completing their mine52:55 Discussing Nexgen's uranium price assumptions56:30 Why won't this go into mine development hell?58:40 Nexgen's base case upsideSHOW LESS

Jon Cukiewar, Founder of Sohra Peak Capital, discusses his ivnestment thesis for goeasy (in Canada under $GSY; in U.S. under $EHMEF). Jon does a deep dive into the company's history before explaining how they can get such great returns and why he sees continued strong growth in their future.Jon's twitter: https://twitter.com/JonCukierwarSohra Peak's website: https://www.sohrapeakcapital.com/disclaimer Chapters0:00 Intro1:40 goeasy overview and background15:00 Discussing goeasy's valuation versus U.S. peers18:15 How can goeasy consistently get over 20% returns on equity28:40 goeasy's strong capital allocation30:45 Why is goeasy paying a dividend?35:55 How do goeasy's borrowers perform when the economy takes a turn?38:35 Regulatory environment and concerns43:15 What's goeasy's advantage as they move into new lending niches?44:45 Revisiting valuation / how does this outperform going forward?55:25 Discussing the lendcare acquisition59;40 Jon's closing thoughts

Thomas Braziel, President of 507 Capital, discusses his investment in $GOED. Key topics include addressing the (many) red flags around the investment, how Thomas found the company and why he likes the set up so much, and why investing in stocks with some hair on them can deliver serious alpha.Thomas's twitter: https://twitter.com/ThomasBraziel My notes on GOED: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/status/1430382893692506112?s=20Chapters0:00 Intro1:20 Thomas's legendary Ethenex trade3:10 $GOED overview8:00 Background to the set up / how the warrants came publicly traded11:00 $GOED merger / financing background14:00 The massive stock offering discussion17:00 Do you believe $GOED's claims that they have sourcing and distribution advantages?20:25 Why was AC the seller instead of the buyer?24:30 Do you worry about $GOED auditor switch / financial statements?27:30 Why did GOED keep recutting the deal to give AC more cash?31:20 GOED's rebate accounting34:20 Capital allocation going forward37:25 General discussion of why buying stocks with hair is riskier but carries huge potential rewards38:30 GOED management's alignment40:05 GOED's activist potential43:10 Quickly painting a reasonable bull / valuation case48:05 General discussion of swinging hard when you find a good pitch49:30 How capital light will GOED be?52:10 Quick Tesla discussion53:25 Thomas's closing thoughts (and a quick ICLTF mention!)

Louis Camhi, a private investor, discusses his thesis for Origin Materials (ORGN). Origin is a recent deSPAC that has seen a brutal sell off, but Louis thinks the company represents a hyper skewed risk reward, albeit one with a VC style downside (i.e. if it doesn't work out, they'll be worth basically nothing). Louis breaks down what Origin does, why he's so confident that they can build their plans on time and on budget, the demand he sees for their products, and a bunch of other pieces of the Origin thesis. Louis's twitter handle: https://twitter.com/valwithcatalystChapters0:00 Intro1:25 Origin overview4:05 How Origin's product is carbon negative6:10 Discussing Origin's SPAC sponsor credentials9:10 Why were these the right sponsors to take Origin public?11:25 Timeline for Origin to get to revenue and scale up14:45 Origin 1 and 2 cost and backlog strength18:40 Could Origin's backlog be impacted by construction delays?20:30 How unique is Origin's process and technology25:40 Discussing Origin's cost and if this can work without getting an "ESG" premium price27:50 Construction cost risk32:25 Various upside and downside risks35:00 Origin's financing plans39:40 Origin's long term margin outlook41:25 Why didn't the SPAC sponsors put equity into the deal?46:25 Comping Origin to other peak SPACmania buzzy deals55:00 What other deSPACs are catching Louis's eye58:20 Quick Katapult and Ironsource mention1:00:35 A little longer ALIT mention

Mike Mitchell, the king of lumber fintwit, discusses his big bet on GreenFirst. Key topics include how Mike found GreenFirst (back when it was Itasca Capital), how he came to know and trust the management team, why he's so bullish on lumber, and why the thinks the deal to buy Rayonier's lumber assets is such a good one.Note that GreenFirst is a microcap Canadian company and much riskier than your average stock, so please remember nothing in this podcast is investing advice and to do your own due diligence.*During the podcast, Mike mentions smoking ribs for Kyle. Kyle has assured me that Mike's ribs are excellent.Mike's thread on ICLTF: https://twitter.com/ignorenarrative/s...My GreenFirst background tweets: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/st... Chapters0:00 Intro1:55 GreenFirst overview and background6:45 Who the heck closes a deal on a Saturday?7:15 How Mike came to know and trust management13:35 Mike smokes ribs for Kyle*17:20 Discussing the various bear cases surrounding the FGF universe20:45 Comping FGF to some of the early John Malone transactions22:50 Betting on great management teams28:00 Lumber fundamentals overview37:45 Some more discussion on the complexity of lumber prices41:40 What drove the recent lumber price crash?44:15 Can ICLTF make money with lumber prices where they are currently?49:35 If ICLTF is buying assets so cheap, why is Rayonier selling?56:20 Viewing the rights offering through the bull and bear lens1:06:15 GreenFirst's new management team (the people who will actually operate the assets)1:10:25 Comping the assets GreenFirst is buying to other industry deals1:14:00 What happens if lumber prices and utilization don't improve?

Sean Iddings, an entrepreneur and microcap investor, discusses his high conviction position in eXp World Holdings (EXPI). EXPI is a hyper growth company that is attacking the real estate brokerage business with an interesting model. Sean breaks down the business, the upside he sees in the company, and addresses some of the red flags surrounding the stock.Sean’s EXPI write up: https://www.thewoodshedd.com/posts/2021-07-09-highconviction-copy/#how-to-value-expi Sean's twitter: https://twitter.com/iddings_seanMy notes on EXPI, including some interesting proxy details: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/status/1423081507132936194?s=20 Chapters0:00 Intro1:25 What is EXPI?8:55 How EXPI harnesses the power of incentives10:05 Comparing EXPI to a multi-level marketing company (EXPI)18:00 Why aren't we seeing operating leverage?22:30 EXPI's expansion opportunities26:30 Discussing EXPI's copycats29:20 Is how the employees relate to the stock price concerning?35:45 Veirbela and Success magazine; critical assets or overrated?45:50 Sean's closing thoughts

Chris Krug, President of Chatham Harbor Capital, breaks down his thesis on PFMT, including why he thinks the stock could be a multi-multi-bagger.Chris's twitter: https://twitter.com/chcap2016My thread on PFMT notes: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/st...Chapters0:00 Intro1:05 PFMT Valuation Outline4:40 PFMT business overview15:15 How PFMT "lands and expands" verticals18:55 How PFMT integrates and ramps up new contracts27:55 Why can't a start up come and displace PFMT?32:05 What PFMT's financials look like once all their new clients onboard35:40 Quantifying PFMT's margin outlook37:25 Why can't HMS respond to PFMT?40:20 Why is Parthenon selling so aggressively?44:20 PFMT's capital allocation47:25 Would healthcare reform hurt or help PFMT?49:15 What could kill this investment?53:10 Closing thoughtsSHOW LESS

Artem Fokin, founder of Caro-Kann Capital, discusses the bull case for Burford (BUR). Burford is a litigation finance firm, and Artem makes a compelling case that they are both undervalued on an asset basis and have a moat giving their scale.Caro-Kann's website: http://caro-kann-capital.com/My thread on Burford prep: https://twitter.com/AndrewRangeley/status/1415795903751983109?s=20Chapters0:00 Intro1:35 Burford Overview6:00 Does Burford bring something other than money to the table?13:45 Is Burford's scale a competitive advantage?19:30 Why can't a major PE or IB launch a Burford competitor?23:10 Are the returns to litigation financing sustainable?37:10 How do you value Burford?42:20 Burford's first component of value: Balance sheet investments49:05 Buford's second value component: Asset management54:50 Burford's third value component: YPF case58:30 How Burford has valued YPF over the years1:10:25 Why should YPF settle in dollars instead of pesos?1:14:20 Discussing the bear case around the management team1:23:45 Closing thoughts