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Bonhoeffer Capital Management Q2 2025 Letter
Seeking Alphaยท 2025-09-11 00:00
Core Insights - The Bonhoeffer Fund focused on selling slower-growth firms and acquiring durable, faster-growing companies in depressed sectors, aligning with long-term growth themes such as consolidation and financial compounders [7][11] - The fund achieved a net gain of 8.7% in Q2 2025, underperforming compared to the MSCI World ex-US and S&P 500, which returned 12.1% and 10.8% respectively [9][10] - The portfolio's projected earnings/free cash flow growth is approximately 16%, with a weighted average earnings/free cash flow yield of 12.5% [10][11] Investment Themes - **Distribution (49% of Portfolio)**: The fund holds high-velocity distributors in various markets, focusing on car dealerships and building product distributors, which have shown a quarterly performance of 6% [14] - **Real Estate/Construction/Finance (58% of Portfolio)**: Investments in construction firms are expected to benefit from government infrastructure programs and affordable housing financing, with banks showing sustainable ROEs and EPS growth rates above 15% [18][19] - **Public Leverage Buyouts (31% of Portfolio)**: The strategy involves growth through acquisitions, with firms like Builders First Source (BFS) utilizing local economies of scale to generate high returns [22][24] - **Compound Mispricings (15% of Portfolio)**: Investments in Korean preferred stocks and Asian real estate are characterized by governance improvements and liquidity, with Vistry facing challenges but still focusing on affordable housing [31][32] - **Telecom/Transaction Processing (3% of Portfolio)**: Companies like Millicom are positioned to benefit from reduced competition and favorable market conditions, with a focus on cost-cutting and dividend yields [33][35] - **Consumer Products (3% of Portfolio)**: Defensive consumer product firms are expected to perform well, with Academy Sports facing challenges but retaining potential for recovery [36][37] Financial Metrics - The Bonhoeffer Fund's portfolio has an average EV/EBITDA of 3.2 and a growth rate of 16% [9][10] - Arrow Electronics is projected to have a 27% EPS growth rate through 2029, with a future share price estimated at $39 [17] - Builders First Source (BFS) is expected to see a recovery in share price with a projected value of around $505 per share based on a 32% IRR [30]
Stantec (STN) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-08-14 13:00
Financial Performance - Net revenue increased to $1.6 billion, a 6.9% increase compared to Q2 2024[17] - Adjusted EBITDA increased to $284 million, a 15.0% increase compared to Q2 2024[17] - Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 120 bps to 17.8%[17] - Adjusted EPS increased to $1.36, a 21.4% increase compared to Q2 2024[17] Revenue Breakdown - Net revenue from the US was $820 million in Q2 2025[20] - Net revenue from Canada was $394 million in Q2 2025, a 6.2% increase compared to Q2 2024[25] - Net revenue from Global operations was $383 million in Q2 2025, a 10.5% increase compared to Q2 2024[32] - Organic revenue growth was 4.8%[17] - Acquisition revenue growth was 0.8%[17] Acquisitions and Growth - Acquired Page, a 1,400-person US-based architecture and engineering firm[8] - Acquired Cosgroves, a 90-person firm in New Zealand[9] - Acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person engineering and environmental consultancy firm in Ireland[10] - Stantec team grows to over 34,000 with these acquisitions[11] Backlog - Backlog increased to $7.9 billion, a 9.9% year-over-year organic growth[53]
SiteOne(SITE) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Presentation
2025-07-30 12:00
Second Quarter 2025 Financial Performance - Net sales increased by 3% to $1,461.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2024[27, 28] - Gross profit increased by 4% to $531.4 million, with gross margin improving 30 basis points to 36.4%[25, 27] - Net income attributable to SiteOne increased 7% to $129.0 million[25, 27] - Adjusted EBITDA increased 8% to $226.7 million, and the margin improved 60 basis points to 15.5%[25, 27] - Acquired sales contributed $40.9 million, representing 3% to the overall growth rate[29] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow - Working capital increased to $1,061.7 million[30] - Cash provided by operating activities was $136.7 million[30] - Share repurchases amounted to $54.3 million[25, 30] - Net debt was $531.6 million, with a leverage ratio of 1.3x Net debt / Adjusted EBITDA[30] Acquisitions and Growth Strategy - The company acquired Grove Nursery and Nashville Nursery[24] - Green Trade Nursery acquisition was completed[25] - Full year Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $400 million to $430 million[44]