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Headwaters Capital 2024 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2024 Letter Analysis

Headwaters Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Added cybersecurity distributor CLMB while maintaining full investment despite market strength. Manager sees reasonable valuations and earnings growth supporting continued opportunities, particularly in small caps trading at attractive multiples relative to historical periods."

Executive Summary

Headwaters Capital returned 10.4% net in Q1 2024, outperforming the Russell Mid Cap Index's 8.6% return through positive stock selection. The portfolio benefited from three key market themes: confidence that interest rates have peaked, economic resilience supporting earnings growth, and continued AI momentum. Top contributor UFP Technologies gained 47% on strong medical end market performance and a five-year supply agreement, while Qualys declined 13% on Microsoft partnership termination despite minimal financial impact. The manager added Climb Global Solutions, a specialty cybersecurity and data center software distributor with attractive growth prospects and capital-efficient business model. Despite recent strong performance, the manager maintains full investment with under 5% cash, citing reasonable market valuations, growing earnings, and attractive small-cap opportunities. The focus remains on finding quality businesses that can compound returns above market rates through patient, long-term investing, while acknowledging potential market volatility ahead.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

72%

CautiousHigh

High Conviction (72%)

High conviction evidenced by detailed analysis of individual holdings, specific position sizing discussions, and willingness to add new positions. Manager provides extensive fundamental analysis of CLMB with specific valuation targets and return expectations. However, diversified portfolio structure and some hedged language around market timing prevent maximum conviction score.

Growth Outlook

50%

BearishBullish

Neutral (50%)

The manager expresses constructive optimism about market prospects, noting reasonable valuations and earnings growth, but acknowledges this feels like a point where markets are due for a pullback and expects unexpected twists and turns ahead.

Risk Appetite

75%

DefensiveAggressive

Aggressive (75%)

Portfolio remains fully invested with less than 5% cash, demonstrating high risk appetite. Manager actively added a new position (CLMB) and maintains conviction in existing holdings despite recent strong performance.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

Manager added one new position (CLMB) but made no sales, suggesting modest net deployment. Portfolio remains fully invested at under 5% cash with no indication of significant cash level changes during the quarter.

Forward Guidance

25%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (25%)

While maintaining current positioning, the manager expresses caution about timing and acknowledges market volatility ahead. The tone suggests monitoring rather than aggressive deployment, with emphasis on patience and selectivity.

Language Signal

40%

BearishBullish

Balanced (40%)

Language is balanced with positive terms like 'optimistic,' 'attractive opportunities,' and 'reasonable valuations' offset by cautionary phrases about pullbacks, volatility, and market timing difficulty. Net slightly positive but measured.

Perceived Risk

45%

Low RiskElevated

Moderate Risk (45%)

Manager acknowledges standard market risks including potential pullbacks, volatility, and timing difficulty, but does not express heightened concern about systemic risks. Discussion of risks is balanced and measured rather than alarmed.

Opportunity Density

70%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (70%)

Manager sees 'plenty of attractive investment opportunities' particularly in small caps trading at cheap valuations relative to 2013-2019 period. Added detailed analysis of new position CLMB suggests active opportunity identification, though selectivity is emphasized.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Strong emphasis on long-term investing philosophy with focus on companies that can compound returns over time. Manager discusses multi-year thesis for CLMB with 2026 targets and emphasizes patience in investment approach, though some catalyst dependency is evident.