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Top 5 Ideas In This Report
EchoStar Corporation
(Nasdaq: SATS) ……………… p. 57
EMC Corporation
(NYSE: EMC) …………………. p. 59
Republic Airways
(Nasdaq: RJET) ………………. p. 62
Ticketmaster Entertainment
(Nasdaq: TKTM) ……………… p. 64
WellCare Health Plans
(NYSE: WCG) ………………… p. 68
Also Inside
Editor’s Commentary
…………….. p. 4
Portfolios with “Signal Value”
…. p. 5
Exclusive Interview: Zeke Ashton
p. 27
Exclusive Interview: Igor Lotsvin
p. 35
100 Superinvestor Stocks
……… p. 38
Value Investing Congress Notes
p. 139
Essay: Want to Be Next Buffett?
p. 153
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Inside:
Exclusive Interview with Zeke Ashton, founder and managing partner of Centaur Capital Partners
With compliments of The Manual of Ideas
Table of Contents
EDITOR’S COMMENTARY ............................................................................ 4
PORTFOLIOS WITH “SIGNAL VALUE” ....................................................... 5
B
ILL
A
CKMAN
,
P
ERSHING
S
QUARE
............................................................................................... 6
Z
EKE
A
SHTON
,
C
ENTAUR
............................................................................................................ 7
B
RUCE
B
ERKOWITZ
,
F
AIRHOLME
.................................................................................................. 8
W
ARREN
B
UFFETT
,
B
ERKSHIRE
H
ATHAWAY
................................................................................. 9
I
AN
C
UMMING
&
J
OE
S
TEINBERG
,
L
EUCADIA
.............................................................................. 10
D
AVID
E
INHORN
,
G
REENLIGHT
................................................................................................... 11
B
RIAN
G
AINES
,
S
PRINGHOUSE
................................................................................................... 12
T
OM
G
AYNER
,
M
ARKEL
G
AYNER
................................................................................................ 13
G
LENN
G
REENBERG
,
C
HIEFTAIN
................................................................................................ 14
M
ASON
H
AWKINS
,
S
OUTHEASTERN
............................................................................................ 15
C
HRIS
H
OHN
,
C
HILDREN
’
S
I
NVESTMENT
F
UND
........................................................................... 16
C
ARL
I
CAHN
,
I
CAHN
P
ARTNERS
.................................................................................................. 17
S
ETH
K
LARMAN
,
B
AUPOST
........................................................................................................ 18
E
DDIE
L
AMPERT
,
RBS
P
ARTNERS
............................................................................................. 19
D
AN
L
OEB
,
T
HIRD
P
OINT
........................................................................................................... 20
S
TEVE
M
ANDEL
,
L
ONE
P
INE
...................................................................................................... 21
M
OHNISH
P
ABRAI
,
P
ABRAI
F
UNDS
.............................................................................................. 22
R
ICH
P
ZENA
,
P
ZENA
I
NVESTMENT
M
ANAGEMENT
....................................................................... 23
K
EN
S
HUBIN
S
TEIN
,
S
PENCER
C
APITAL
...................................................................................... 24
P
REM
W
ATSA
,
F
AIRFAX
............................................................................................................. 25
M
ARTY
W
HITMAN
,
T
HIRD
A
VENUE
.............................................................................................. 26
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ZEKE ASHTON ....................................... 27
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH IGOR LOTSVIN ....................................... 35
SNAPSHOT OF 100 SUPERINVESTOR-OWNED COMPANIES ............... 38
I
N
A
LPHABETICAL
O
RDER
.......................................................................................................... 38
B
Y
M
ARKET
V
ALUE
................................................................................................................... 40
N
ET
C
ASH AND
O
THER
M
ETRICS
............................................................................................... 42
S
TOCK
P
RICE
P
ERFORMANCE
................................................................................................... 44
F
REE
C
ASH
F
LOW
..................................................................................................................... 46
P/E
M
ULTIPLES
......................................................................................................................... 47
H
ISTORICAL AND
P
ROSPECTIVE
EPS ......................................................................................... 48
L
ATEST
Q
UARTERLY
EPS
S
URPRISE
......................................................................................... 50
R
EVENUE AND
EPS
G
ROWTH
.................................................................................................... 52
P
ERCENTILE
R
ANK WITHIN
I
NDUSTRY
......................................................................................... 54
I
NSIDER
B
UYING AND
O
WNERSHIP
............................................................................................. 55
TOP 5 SUPERINVESTOR SELECTIONS .................................................... 56
E
CHO
S
TAR
(SATS)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
,
J
OHN
G
RIFFIN
........................................................ 57
EMC
C
ORPORATION
(EMC)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
A
CKMAN
,
E
INHORN
.................................................... 59
R
EPUBLIC
A
IRWAYS
(RJET)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
................................................................... 62
T
ICKETMASTER
E
NTERTAINMENT
(TKTM)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
,
W
EITZ
................................... 64
W
ELL
C
ARE
H
EALTH
P
LANS
(WCG)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
ERKOWITZ
.................................................... 68
NEW OR INCREASED SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS ............................. 70
A
MERICAN
E
XPRESS
(AXP)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
UFFETT
,
B
ERKOWITZ
................................................ 71
B
URLINGTON
N
ORTHERN
S
ANTA
F
E
(BNI)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
UFFETT
,
W
ATSA
.................................. 74
E
B
AY
(EBAY)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
H
AWKINS
,
M
ILLER
........................................................................... 77
F
ACET
B
IOTECH
(FACT)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
K
LARMAN
....................................................................... 80
PDL
B
IO
P
HARMA
(PDLI)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
K
LARMAN
....................................................................... 83
H
ARMAN
I
NTERNATIONAL
(HAR)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
............................................................. 86
P
REMIER
E
XHIBITIONS
(PRXI)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
S
ELLERS
................................................................ 89
S
EARS
H
OLDINGS
(SHLD)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
L
AMPERT
,
B
ERKOWITZ
,
M
ILLER
.................................... 91
S
T
.
J
OE
(JOE)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
ERKOWITZ
,
W
HITMAN
.................................................................. 93
W
ATERS
C
ORPORATION
(WAT)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
G
REENBERG
........................................................ 96
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UNCHANGED SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS ........................................... 99
A
MERI
C
REDIT
(ACF)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
C
UMMING
/S
TEINBERG
,
B
ERKOWITZ
..................................... 100
C
ONSOLIDATED
-T
OMOKA
L
AND
(CTO)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
W
INTERS
,
W
HITMAN
................................. 103
H
ARVEST
N
ATURAL
R
ESOURCES
(HNR)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
P
ABRAI
.................................................. 105
J
EFFERIES
G
ROUP
(JEF)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
C
UMMING
&
S
TEINBERG
............................................... 108
L
EUCADIA
N
ATIONAL
(LUK)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
ERKOWITZ
,
P
ABRAI
................................................. 111
MEMC
E
LECTRONIC
M
ATERIALS
(WFR)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
.............................................. 114
P
FIZER
(PFE)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
ERKOWITZ
.................................................................................. 116
S
YNERON
M
EDICAL
(ELOS)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
K
LARMAN
................................................................ 120
TAL
I
NTERNATIONAL
(TAL)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
ERKOWITZ
.............................................................. 122
USG
C
ORPORATION
(USG)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
B
UFFETT
,
W
ATSA
,
W
EITZ
......................................... 125
Y
AHOO
!
(YHOO)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
I
CAHN
,
A
SHTON
,
M
ILLER
.......................................................... 128
REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS ................. 130
A
MERISOURCE
B
ERGEN
(ABC)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
P
ZENA
,
R
OBBINS
.................................................. 131
A
RK
R
ESTAURANTS
(ARKR)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
R
ICHARDSON
,
G
REENBLATT
.................................... 133
D
ELL
(DELL)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
H
AWKINS
,
G
REENBERG
,
W
ATSA
..................................................... 135
URS
C
ORPORATION
(URS)
–
O
WNED
B
Y
E
INHORN
................................................................. 137
NOTES FROM VALUE INVESTING CONGRESS, MAY 5-6 .................... 139
Z
EKE
A
SHTON
,
C
ENTAUR
C
APITAL
........................................................................................... 139
J
OHN
B
URBANK
III,
P
ASSPORT
C
APITAL
................................................................................... 141
J.
C
ARLO
C
ANNELL
,
C
ANNELL
C
APITAL
.................................................................................... 142
D
AVID
C
HU AND
I
GOR
L
OTSVIN
,
S
OMA
A
SSET
M
ANAGEMENT
.................................................... 143
C
HARLES DE
V
AULX
,
I
NTERNATIONAL
V
ALUE
A
DVISERS
............................................................ 144
B
RIAN
G
AINES
,
S
PRINGHOUSE
C
APITAL
................................................................................... 145
S
COTT
K
LEIN
,
B
EACH
P
OINT
C
APITAL
M
ANAGEMENT
................................................................ 146
D
AVID
N
IERENBERG
,
D3
F
AMILY OF
F
UNDS
.............................................................................. 147
J
ED
N
USSDORF
,
S
OAPSTONE
C
APITAL
..................................................................................... 148
D
AVID
R
ABINOWITZ
,
K
IRKWOOD
C
APITAL
................................................................................. 149
G
UY
S
PIER
,
A
QUAMARINE
C
APITAL
.......................................................................................... 150
W
HITNEY
T
ILSON AND
G
LENN
T
ONGUE
,
T2
P
ARTNERS
............................................................. 151
W
ILLIAM
W
ALLER AND
J
ASON
S
TOCK
,
M3
F
UNDS
..................................................................... 152
ESSAY: WANT TO BE THE NEXT WARREN BUFFETT? ....................... 153
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