| Name |
Company |
Ticker |
Time Period |
Industry |
Category |
Summary |
Total Return |
CAGR |
Source |
Star |
| Nick Sleep |
Union Cement |
- |
x-1997 |
Phillipines Cement |
Distressed/Replacement Cost |
Asian crisis shopping, buying at 1/4 replacement cost |
500% |
- |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
International Speedway |
NASDAQ:ISCA |
2002-? |
NASCAR Tracks |
Pickaxe & Shovel |
Beneficiary of NASCAR boom |
25% |
10% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Matichon |
BKK:MATI |
2002-? |
Thailand Newspaper |
Value/Asset Light Brand |
4x FCF |
100% |
15% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Xerox |
NASDAQ:XRX |
2002-2005 |
Printer |
Stalwart/Despised/Accounting |
Myopic business but accounting underestimates earning |
75% |
15% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Monsanto |
NYSE:MON |
2002-2002 |
Agriculture |
Value |
Sold due to uncertainty around legal |
- |
- |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Conseco |
- |
2002-2002 |
Mortgages |
Deep Value Workout |
Went bankrupt, underestimated loan book severity |
-100% |
-100% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
| Nick Sleep |
Stagecoach |
LSE:SGC |
2002-2003 |
UK Public Transportation (Bus) |
Fat Trim/Debt Buyback |
Original CEO returns, cut away bad acquisitions, buyback debt for cheap |
700% |
700% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
* |
| Nick Sleep |
Costco |
NASDAQ:COST |
2002-Present |
Discount Retailer |
Low Cost/Wonderful Management |
Wonderful business, cheap based on store/population density |
2000% |
15% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
* |
| Nick Sleep |
Lucent Preferred 8% |
- |
2002-2004 |
Telecommunications |
Special Situation/Despised |
Preferred shares forced to be bought out due to high ownership if converted |
300% |
75% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Weetabix |
OFEX:? |
2003-2003 |
UK Cereal |
Value |
Highly illiquid OTC but very strong business |
260% |
260% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Amazon |
NASDAQ:AMZN |
2004-Present |
Online Retailer |
Low Cost/Wonderful Management |
Underestimated FCF, wonderful management |
8000% |
25% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
* |
| Nick Sleep |
Zimcem (& Others) |
- |
2005-2013 |
Zimbabwe Cement, Brewery, Construction |
Distressed/Replacement Cost/Political |
War-torn country but trading 1/70th replacement cost |
300-800% |
13-26% |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
Games Workshop |
LON:GAW |
2006- |
Board Game/Figurines |
Strong Brand |
Not well discussed publicly |
- |
- |
Nomad Investor Letters |
|
| Nick Sleep |
AirAsia |
KLSE:CAPITALA |
2008- |
Asian Airline |
Low Cost |
Not well discussed publicly |
- | - | Nomad Investor Letters | |
| Nick Sleep |
MBIA |
NYSE:MBI |
2008- |
Insurance | - |
Not well discussed publicly |
- | - | Nomad Investor Letters | |
| Nick Sleep |
ASOS | LON:ASC | 2010- |
Online Retailer |
Emerging Industry |
Not well discussed publicly |
- | - | Nomad Investor Letters | |