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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Great post, agree with the conclusion

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Emerging Value's avatar

It happened to all of us! Cyclicality in earnings is also found in service business like cro, consulting and IT services

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8percentpa's avatar

Good post! Yes value traps can be frustrating. It could be 5-10 years, nothing happens then suddenly something does. Some of these value names in Japan need activists to unlock.

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Mark Kennedy's avatar

First, thank you for sharing your personal experience with such humility. It's inspiring to hear how you learned from your past mistakes.

Second, thank you for the clear explanation of your logic. It makes a lot of sense.

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Rei Saito's avatar

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, as the old saying goes "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is."

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