Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Retail Sectors
Household Names
In the old days, companies that sold common goods had very low P/Es, whereas high-growth, high-tech companies might sport P/Es in the mid-20s. Those days are long gone. Check out these firms, which make the most banal items around and yet have massive valuations.
First there is YETI which makes………….wait for it………..cups. Yeah, freakin’ cups. We’ve got ’em in our house. In normal times, a freakin’ cup company would not have a P/E at all, since it wouldn’t be public in the first place. This one, however, is 61 times earnings.
Marcus Minimus
Eight is Enough
I’ve got 60 short positions right now. Below are the eight best winners from a percentage standpoint. As always, click on any chart to go into gallery mode.
