Simon Kold, Author of "On the Hunt for Great Companies", on what makes a great company

Simon Kold, Author of "On the Hunt for Great Companies" and Founder & Portfolio Manager at Kold Investments, joins the podcast to discuss what makes a great company based on his research and writing of his new book, "On the Hunt for Great Companies."You can buy your copy of Simon's new book, "On the Hunt for Great Companies" here: https://www.amazon.com/Hunt-Great-Companies-Evaluating-Durability/dp/1394285744Chapters:[0:00] Introduction + Episode sponsor: Fintool[2:30] Why Simon decided to write the book[4:30] Authenticity of communication as an indicator of management passion / deviations from the norm[12:53] Maximizing shareholder value (pretenders vs. reality) / Founder CEOs / Project IRRs vs. buybacks[23:09] Value capture / over-earning vs. over-extraction[33:47] Industries with staying power / longer-term predictability (example of Alcohol industry) / building competitive advantages ($COST example)[44:42] Premise / value add of the book + final thoughtsToday's sponsor: FintoolFintool is ChatGPT for SEC Filings and earnings calls. Are you still doing keyword searches and going to the individual filing and using control F? That’s the old way of doing things before AI. With Fintool, you can ask any question and it’s going to automatically generate the best answer. So they may pull from a portion of an earnings call, or a 10k, whatever it may be and then answer your question. The best part- every portion of the answer is cited with the source document.Now- if you’ve tried to do any of this in ChatGPT you may know that the answers are often wrong or hallucinations. The way Fintool is able to outperform ChatGPT is their focus on the SEC filings. If you’re an analyst or a portfolio manager at a hedge fund, check them out at https://fintool.com?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=yavb&utm_content=podcast280See our legal disclaimer here: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/legal-and-disclaimer