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Compound Everyday Capital 2023 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2023 Letter Analysis

Compound Everyday Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

YTD+9.9%

Annualized+13.1%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyAsia

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Compound Everyday Capital maintains disciplined value approach with 25-30% cash, waiting for better prices in expensive Indian markets. Quality stocks show bubble characteristics at 40x+ P/E ratios."

Executive Summary

Compound Everyday Capital delivered 9.9% YTD returns with 73% funds invested, underperforming the BSE 500's 13.2% return. The fund maintains high cash levels of 25-30% while waiting for better entry prices in an expensive market. Their disciplined five-hurdle investment process screens for understanding, opportunity size, competitive advantage, management quality, and valuation. The manager identifies a bubble in quality stocks, with high-quality companies trading at over 40x P/E ratios and pricing in unsustainable growth rates. BSE 500 companies trade at 24.4x P/E, jumping to 30.4x excluding financials at cyclical highs. Portfolio companies' trailing twelve-month earnings grew 16% with forward earnings expected to grow 18%. The fund increased one position to become their largest at 9%. Despite underperformance, they remain committed to their value discipline, believing patient capital will be rewarded when the cycle reverses, drawing parallels to Warren Buffett's experience during the late 1990s tech bubble.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

68%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (68%)

Manager demonstrates high conviction in their five-hurdle investment process and increased one position to become their largest at 9%. Clear articulation of investment philosophy with specific criteria, though diversified approach and hedged language around market timing prevents higher score.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager expresses clear caution about expensive markets, identifies bubble in quality stocks, and warns about overvaluation across multiple metrics. Language emphasizes waiting and patience rather than opportunity.

Risk Appetite

30%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (30%)

High cash levels of 25-30% indicate defensive positioning. Only making full allocations to companies passing all hurdles while waiting for better prices shows reduced risk appetite.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

High cash levels of 25-30% represent significant de-risking. Manager explicitly states they are waiting for better prices and will not deploy spare cash until valuations improve, indicating defensive capital allocation.

Forward Guidance

38%

CautiousExpansionary

Neutral (38%)

Manager explicitly states they are waiting for better entry prices and will not take capital risk on spare cash. Clear bias toward preservation over deployment until conditions improve.

Language Signal

35%

BearishBullish

Bearish (35%)

Language dominated by risk terms: bubble, expensive, overvalued, waiting, caution. While some positive language around earnings growth, the overall tone emphasizes market risks and valuation concerns.

Perceived Risk

75%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (75%)

Manager identifies multiple specific risks including bubble in quality stocks, expensive valuations across metrics, and systemic issues with market participant incentives. Detailed discussion of overvaluation risks and comparison to historical bubbles shows high perceived risk.

Opportunity Density

25%

ScarceAbundant

Scarce (25%)

Manager states only a subset of coverage stocks pass all five hurdles currently, with rest failing on valuation. Emphasis on waiting and scarcity of attractive opportunities at current prices indicates low opportunity density.

Time Horizon

70%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (70%)

Manager emphasizes long-term approach with references to enduring through style underperformance cycles and comparisons to Warren Buffett's patience during 1998-2000. Focus on sustainable competitive advantages and multi-year thesis development indicates medium to long-term horizon.