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Meditation Capital 2024 Q2 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q2 2024 Letter Analysis

Meditation Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

Market CapSmallCap

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Meditation Capital targets counter-positioned business models that save customers money at low valuations. The fund's detailed analysis of Cab Payments demonstrates this philosophy - a UK bank disrupting cross-border payments to Africa through direct banking networks."

Executive Summary

Meditation Capital focuses on counter-positioned business models that save customers money while trading at attractive valuations. The fund's core philosophy centers on finding companies with unfair competitive advantages through business models that incumbents cannot copy without damaging their existing operations. The detailed case study of Cab Payments exemplifies this approach - a UK regulated bank providing low-cost cross-border transfers to Africa through direct banking relationships that bypass expensive correspondent banking systems. Despite recent volatility from central bank interventions and management missteps, Cab trades at only 7x free cash flow with potential for high-teens growth. The manager acknowledges current high cash levels after trimming successful positions and remains patient in deploying capital only when compelling opportunities arise. With large banks retreating from emerging markets and specialists gaining share, the structural tailwinds support the investment thesis. The fund's concentrated approach and willingness to invest in illiquid, specialized situations reflects the manager's conviction in finding asymmetric opportunities.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

78%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (78%)

High conviction demonstrated through concentrated portfolio approach, detailed 8-page analysis of single holding Cab Payments, and willingness to invest significant time in illiquid positions. Manager explicitly states base case IRR of 40% for Cab and describes it as highest in coverage universe.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager acknowledges being blessed with a steadily rising market but warns this will not last forever. Expresses cautious optimism about finding opportunities while recognizing the true test will come in falling markets.

Risk Appetite

15%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (15%)

Fund maintains high cash balance after trimming positions, indicating selective risk appetite. Manager is willing to take concentrated positions in illiquid names like Cab Payments but remains patient rather than forcing deployment.

Capital Deployment

38%

De-riskingDeploying

Net Neutral (38%)

Manager explicitly states sitting on high cash balance after trimming or selling positions that worked out. Despite reaching high deployment intra-quarter, current positioning suggests net cash raising rather than deployment.

Forward Guidance

10%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (10%)

Manager explicitly states working hard to deploy cash but will not force it if there are not good enough candidates. This suggests a cautious, selective approach to future deployment rather than aggressive risk-taking.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language includes positive terms like 'amazing products,' 'great value,' and 'enormous businesses' when discussing investment opportunities, but balanced with risk acknowledgments and volatility discussions.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Manager acknowledges volatility risks in Cab Payments, central bank intervention risks, and warns that rising markets will not last forever. Discusses the true test coming in falling markets, indicating moderate risk awareness.

Opportunity Density

35%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (35%)

Manager describes difficulty in finding good enough candidates to deploy cash, suggesting selective opportunity set. References missing opportunities like Wise and emphasizes patience in deployment, indicating sparse opportunities meeting hurdle rates.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager emphasizes multi-year investment track record evaluation, discusses building businesses over extended periods, and shows willingness to hold through volatility. Investment philosophy focuses on long-term compounding rather than near-term catalysts.