
Sunday Idea Brunch with Cove Street Capital
I recognize that there may be a perception among people who avoid Twitter that the platform represents the epitome of everything that is wrong with
I recognize that there may be a perception among people who avoid Twitter that the platform represents the epitome of everything that is wrong with
Yes, the interviewee should have done this on his laptop instead of the CSC conference room if he had known…better. Young Mr. Parnes is a
1. It is a complete embarrassment that Netflix executives won’t take calls directly from investors and instead play the shield through an analyst game. It
Source: MIDiA Research Forget peak Netflix, this is the attention recession by Mark Mulligan Netflix’s Q1 2022 results caused a stir, with subscriber numbers down
Our guest on the show this week was Casey Hoyt, the CEO of Viemed Healthcare (Ticker: VMD). Viemed is a $196 million market cap company
What do investors really need in regard to climate disclosure? This is a reasonably balanced discussion. Recall – the SEC initial proposal subject to public
This week’s guest is Tom Logan, the CEO of Mirion Technologies (Ticker: MIR). Mirion was founded in 2005 and Tom has been the company’s only
April 2022 – As we have noted in this space in the past, there is a lot of the world that cannot be captured by
ESG’s Russia Test: Trial by Fire or Crash and Burn? by Aswath Damodaran My views on ESG are not a secret. I believe that ESG
One of the joys of being a securities analyst is reading conference calls when a CEO goes AWOL and tells people what he or she
Post the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the global universe of online COVID experts have now turned their attention to the ramifications of an “utterly changed
Seeking Safety Well, this has certainly been an eventful quarter. Russia invaded Ukraine, and although not to downplay the severe humanitarian crisis that has resulted,
In January of 2020, Eugene Robin and I appeared on GuruFocus’s Value Investing Live platform to discuss our position in Viasat (ticker: VSAT). The title
We have had ten years of near straight-line declines in interest rates and suppressed volatility. Products are sold and structures are created on the basis
We own a small concrete company in our micro-cap portfolio. We have more than doubled our money and we think we can double it again.
Cove Street has been following Skechers (ticker: SKX) for many years. For a lot of that time, we were hesitant to invest because of the
Our very own Eugene Robin was published in the Q1 2022 Issue of the MicroCap Review Magazine. In the article Eugene covers the issues facing
From time to time, our collective experience in idea and liquidity sourcing, business analysis, valuation, corporate finance, corporate governance, compensation schemes, and investor relations finds
This week’s guest is Eric Ellenbogen, the CEO and Vice Chairman of WildBrain. WildBrain is a 500 million Canadian dollar market cap entertainment company listed
There are some things that are different in managing assets invested in smaller companies than larger ones. Energy is one such thing. Two years ago,
Our returning guest on the show today was Mark Dankberg, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Viasat (Ticker: VSAT). Viasat is $3.1 billion dollar market
We would simply note that in the absence of leverage, one does not have to “freak out” when the market goes down. In fact, new
Our guest on episode 9 was Ramesh Srinivasan, the CEO of Agilysys (Ticker: AGYS). Agilysys is a $950 million market cap company that provides software
Insurance is something we think we know something about, which entitles us to call out from time to time people who know absolutely nothing about
Team Van Hoisington has essentially walked into their office every day since 1982 and said, “Buy More 30 Year Treasuries.” That has arguably been the
If a Cryptocurrency cannot be readily exchanged for cash, what is it? If a Cryptocurrency trades with a beta greater than 1 with the direction
Our guest on Episode 8 was Joey Levin, the CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp. IAC is an $11.4 billion market cap holding company that has a long
This is an old-school article about an old-school topic. The theme is fairly simple – can youthful enthusiasm for money and fame raise flags for
In case we haven’t said it enough in the past, we own 20-something stocks in our Small Cap PLUS portfolio and as the name would
Our guest on Episode 7 was Jennifer McCarron, the CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment Group. Thunderbird is a 220 million Canadian dollar market cap company listed