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Baumann Capital 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Baumann Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Quick Take

"New concentrated value fund targeting 15-20% returns through 8-12 high quality European businesses with >15% ROIC purchased at cheap valuations. Current portfolio averages 22% ROIC and 7% free cash flow yield."

Executive Summary

Baumann Capital Partnership launches as a concentrated value investing fund modeled after Warren Buffett's partnership, targeting 15-20% annual returns through ownership of 8-12 high quality businesses. The fund applies strict investment criteria requiring companies with >15% ROIC, competitive advantages, excellent management, and cheap valuations yielding >7-8% free cash flow. Their current portfolio averages 22% ROIC, trades at 7% free cash flow yield, and grows organically at 12% annually. The largest position is Ashtead Technology, a subsea rental equipment company benefiting from demand for offshore oil and gas infrastructure maintenance and offshore wind construction, which grew 35% organically in FY23. The manager has invested almost his entire net worth alongside partners and charges no management fee, only a 25% performance fee above 6% high water mark. The strategy emphasizes intensive primary research, long-term holding periods, and patient capital from investors comfortable with a private equity-like approach applied to public markets, primarily focused on European opportunities within their circle of competence.

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Algorithmic conviction, macroeconomic posture, and risk appetite signals extracted from this quarterly letter with qualitative explanations.

Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

82%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (82%)

Very high conviction evidenced by concentrated 8-12 position portfolio with named largest holding (Ashtead Technology), manager's entire net worth invested alongside partners, specific investment criteria with quantified thresholds (>15% ROIC, >7-8% FCF yield), and declarative language about long-term compounding expectations. The fund structure and co-investment demonstrate strong conviction in the approach.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager expresses mild optimism about the opportunity set, stating their current portfolio represents a comfortable situation compared to indices and that they see attractive businesses available. However, this is balanced with acknowledgment that results may be as bad as they are good in the near term.

Risk Appetite

50%

DefensiveAggressive

Balanced (50%)

The fund is positioned with concentrated exposure to 8-12 high quality businesses with the manager's entire net worth invested alongside partners. This represents a risk-on stance through concentration, though tempered by focus on high quality, defensive characteristics of the underlying businesses.

Capital Deployment

15%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (15%)

This is an introductory letter for a new fund, so there is limited evidence of active deployment activity. The manager indicates they aim to take advantage of market volatility to invest, suggesting a deployment bias, but no specific cash level changes or position additions are described beyond the current portfolio construction.

Forward Guidance

40%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (40%)

The manager indicates selective deployment bias, seeking to take advantage of market volatility to invest in high quality businesses. They express confidence in long-term results while acknowledging near-term uncertainty, suggesting a measured approach to new capital deployment.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language is balanced between opportunity-focused terms like attractive, excited about owning, and comfortable situation, offset by acknowledgments of market volatility, near-term uncertainty, and the need for patience. Overall slightly more constructive than cautious.

Perceived Risk

25%

Low RiskElevated

Low Risk (25%)

Low perceived risk with only brief acknowledgment that results may be as bad as they are good in the near term and mention of daily stock market craziness. The manager views market volatility as opportunity rather than threat, with minimal discussion of downside scenarios or systemic risks.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Moderate to good opportunity density implied by the manager's ability to construct a concentrated portfolio of 8-12 businesses meeting strict criteria, with particular excitement about their largest position. They indicate opportunities exist but require selectivity and intensive research to identify qualifying investments.

Time Horizon

85%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (85%)

Very long-term horizon explicitly stated throughout the letter. The manager emphasizes long-term business ownership mentality like private equity, requires patient investors comfortable storing capital long-term as if purchasing a private company, and states one of their key competitive advantages is the aggregate patience of their investor base. The fund structure and philosophy are built around multi-year holding periods.