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Global Compounders

Global Compounders: Greatness and Value Capture

Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-35 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends which aid the delivery of mid-to-high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. To identify such compounders, one of the markers that we look for is the amount of value companies are able to capture from broader opportunities. This is […]

Global Compounders FEB 27 . 5 MIN READ

Global Compounders: The Diversification “Free Lunch”

Global Compounders DEC 19 . 5 MIN READ

Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess

Global Compounders OCT 30 . 12 MIN READ

Global Compounders Portfolio: N.I.M.B.Y. Investing! – Turning Waste into Wealth

Global Compounders

Global Compounders: Greatness and Value Capture

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Global Compounders

Global Compounders: The Diversification “Free Lunch”

Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 20-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. The US market has a track record of strong, earnings led returns despite modest GDP growth. This places it among the top performing markets globally over a […]

Feb 27 . 5 MIN READ READ MORE

Global Compounders

Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess

Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. In this newsletter, we present our perspective on valuations in the US market given that we do see signs of excess in S&P 500 valuations. However, these […]

Dec 19 . 5 MIN READ READ MORE

Global Compounders

Global Compounders Portfolio: N.I.M.B.Y. Investing! – Turning Waste into Wealth

Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. Investing globally, particularly in the US, is often equated with technology companies. While the US is home to iconic tech giants, exceptional value creation has occurred across […]

Oct 30 . 12 MIN READ READ MORE

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Consistent Compounders

How Volatile Funds Cost Investors Dear

High volatility in an equity portfolio creates zones of ‘excitement’ and ‘fear’ based on recent performance. This adversely affects the quality of decision making by equity investors. As a result, historically, investor returns in Indian equity funds have been lower than fund returns across different periods. Similarly, a recent example from the US – NYSE […]

Feb 01 . 6 MIN READ READ MORE

Consistent Compounders

The Benefits of Timing are Inversely Correlated with the Quality of Fundamentals

The rate at which fundamentals of a company compound (and hence its share price) over the long term is inversely correlated with the quantum of benefit that an investor can achieve by perfectly timing her purchases at the bottom of the share price trajectory. Moreover, for a portfolio consisting of high-quality companies, benefits from a […]

Jan 03 . 8 MIN READ READ MORE

Consistent Compounders

CCPs use more ‘S-curves’ to elongate their fundamental compounding

Value addition from every initiative undertaken by a company follows an ‘S-curve’ with three parts to it – the investment phase, the growth phase and the fade period. The fundamentals of the overall company are a consolidation of ‘S-curves’ of all initiatives. There are several limiting factors to every initiative such as addressable market size, […]

Dec 01 . 8 MIN READ READ MORE

Consistent Compounders

The Path to Consistent Compounding is Paved with Free Cashflow

There are four key drivers of free cashflow in a business – revenue growth, profit margins, working capital efficiency, and asset turnover. The order of importance across these four drivers differs across businesses. As Marcellus’ CCP companies invest in technology to improve operational efficiencies, those companies that sell day-to-day essentials to their customers whilst avoiding […]

Nov 02 . 17 MIN READ READ MORE

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Strategy Series

Global Compounders: Greatness and Value Capture

Global Compounders: The Diversification “Free Lunch”

Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess

Global Compounders Portfolio: N.I.M.B.Y. Investing! – Turning Waste into Wealth

Global Compounders: Greatness and Value Capture

Global Compounders: The Diversification “Free Lunch”

Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess

Global Compounders Portfolio: N.I.M.B.Y. Investing! – Turning Waste into Wealth

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