Our time-weighted methodology failed to properly capture the impact of tickers removed from the Focus List. To correct this oversight, we’re updating the performance methodology of our Focus List Model Portfolios.
This firm is a classic “roll-up” that has been buying up smaller competitors for years to manufacture EPS growth. Its recent and largest acquisition to date is also the most harmful to shareholders.
In our calculation of ROIC, we use a time-weighted average invested capital, to most accurately capture the capital available to a business that can be used to generate NOPAT over the course of a year.
A decline in fundamentals, along with a weakening competitive position (KNL no longer earns the highest ROIC among competitors) lead us to close this position.
David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, presented “Modern Research Tools for Modern Markets” on the Interactive Brokers Education and webinar platform on May 8, 2018. Watch the replay.
David Trainer sat down with Alyona Minkovski of Real Vision TV to talk about our recent Long Idea “Rising from the Ashes to Lead a New Retail Paradigm.”