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Meditation Capital 2023 Q3 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q3 2023 Letter Analysis

Meditation Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Quick Take

"Meditation Capital aggressively deployed capital during Q3 market selloff, focusing on high-quality software companies with strong balance sheets trading at steep discounts."

Executive Summary

Meditation Capital's Tim Liu describes an active deployment period starting in August as stock declines created opportunities to buy quality companies at 40-50% discounts from summer peaks. The fund maintains a high hurdle rate for investments, focusing on businesses with great products in their sweet spot that hit attractive valuations. Liu emphasizes their strategy of averaging down on high-quality software companies with substantial net cash and mission-critical products, particularly in cloud infrastructure. The detailed case study focuses on HashiCorp, a cloud infrastructure software company where they built a position starting at $28 and averaging down to the low $20s. HashiCorp trades at 4.2x 2024 sales despite above-median growth prospects, with products like Vault and Terraform that solve critical enterprise problems. The investment thesis centers on low enterprise penetration rates and the inevitable shift from open-source to managed solutions as companies mature in cloud adoption. Liu expresses high excitement about the current opportunity set and expects this active deployment period to drive strong future returns.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

82%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (82%)

High conviction evidenced by concentrated approach with position sizes up to 8-9% and willingness to go higher for exceptional opportunities. Manager provides detailed, specific analysis of HashiCorp including precise valuation metrics, penetration rates, and revenue forecasts. The averaging down strategy and willingness to buy more on weakness demonstrates strong conviction in their thesis.

Growth Outlook

75%

BearishBullish

Bullish (75%)

Manager expresses strong optimism about market opportunities, stating that deep red markets get them really excited and that declining prices open up entirely new opportunity sets. They describe their excitement as high and opportunity generation work spinning into overdrive.

Risk Appetite

85%

DefensiveAggressive

Aggressive (85%)

Portfolio is positioned aggressively for deployment with high cash balance ready to be put to work. Manager describes buying aggressively when valuations hit their sweet spot and being willing to go above normal 8-9% position sizes for exceptionally attractive investments.

Capital Deployment

75%

De-riskingDeploying

Deploying (75%)

Manager describes active deployment starting in August and continuing through September and October, with aggressive buying when companies hit their valuation sweet spot. They maintain a high cash balance but are actively putting it to work, describing this as their most active period since launch.

Forward Guidance

80%

CautiousExpansionary

Expansionary (80%)

Manager explicitly states they would benefit more from further stock declines that allow additional buying rather than stocks going up from current levels. They express readiness to continue deploying capital and even take on leverage if exceptional opportunities warrant it.

Language Signal

70%

BearishBullish

Bullish (70%)

Language is predominantly positive with terms like exciting positions, improvement in opportunity set, eyes light up, and high excitement. Risk language is present but framed as manageable through their disciplined approach to high-quality companies.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Manager acknowledges risks of averaging down and cites specific criteria to avoid value traps, but frames current environment as opportunity rather than threat. They discuss company-specific risks for HashiCorp but express confidence in their ability to manage downside through focus on high-quality companies with strong balance sheets.

Opportunity Density

85%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (85%)

Manager describes screen filled with companies to investigate and visceral improvement in opportunity set. They characterize declining prices as opening up entirely new opportunity sets previously closed due to valuation, indicating abundant opportunities in their investment universe.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager demonstrates multi-year investment horizon with HashiCorp case study projecting to 2027 revenue targets and discussing long-term enterprise adoption trends. They focus on companies reaching greater cloud maturity over time and describe holding through short-term volatility as purchases continue to decline after initial buys.