I have recently finished James Dyson’s autobiography Against the Odds (published in 1997). Even though 2013 has only just begun, I am sure this book will make my list of favorite books for this year. I’ll try not to put any major spoilers in this post. James Dyson is the man behind the Dual Cyclone […]
Alpha Pro Tech and the value of optionality
Today I noticed a former holding of mine Alpha Pro Tech (APT) gained about 30% in just two days on very strong volumes. So, what happened that caused the stock to spike like this? It’s dangerous to talk about “the reasons” for a stock (or the stock market) going up or down. I find it […]
Why I sold ADDvantage Technologies (AEY)
ADDvantage Technologies (AEY) is a well known stock among value investors in micro cap stocks. Whopperinvestments.com has covered the stock extensively and has a position. In a post today he poses the question Is it time to bail on ADDvantage Tech? For now Whopper continues to hold. Another perspective was offered a few days ago […]
Not an exciting net-net…
This is going to be a rather short post about a net-net on the pink sheets. Most of the good net-nets I have found on the pink sheets have already been discussed by value bloggers, some of my favorite blogs can be found in the right column of this site. I don’t plan on doing […]
Audika Groupe: can you hear the call of value?
The French company Audika Groupe (EPA:ADI, company website) sells hearing aids in France and in Italy. The Italian operations were started-up in 2007 and Audika’s presence is still fairly limited with 54 hearing centers. Audika’s main market is clearly it’s home market, France, where the company has established over 440 hearing centers. The company sells […]