a case study in capital allocation
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Which Company Do You Prefer?
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•Both Companies in Comparable Industries
•Both Companies have Great Management
•Both Companies Growing Net Income Faster than Sales Growth
What Else We Need to Know as an Owner?
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Key Additional Notes
•Both Companies in Comparable Industries
•Both Companies have Great Management
•Both Companies Growing Net Income Faster than Sales Growth
•Average ROE of Company B Twice of Company A•Average ROE of Company B Twice of Company A
•Average ROA of Company B Twice of Company A
•Company A Growing Sales and Net Profit At Least 5 Times Faster
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What Else We Need to Know as an Owner?
Recap
Key Metric Company A Company B
10 Year Sales Growth CAGR 73.3% 8.9%
10 Year Profit Growth CAGR 98.6% 16.3%
10 Year Average ROE 9.8% 20.5%
10 Year Average ROA 4.3% 10.7%
Can you Pick Your Choice and Note It Down?
Key Metric Company A Company B
5 Year Sales Growth CAGR 33.8% 5.3%
5 Year Profit Growth CAGR 36.8% 6.7%
5 Year Average ROE 12.03% 24.57%
5 Year Average ROA 5.24% 14.00%
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How Does It Affect the Metrics
Key Metric Company A Company B
10 Year Sales Growth CAGR 73.3% 8.9%
10 Year Profit Growth CAGR 98.6% 16.3%
10 Year Average ROE 9.8% 20.5%10 Year Average ROE 9.8% 20.5%
10 Year Average ROA 4.3% 10.7%
10 Yr. Sales Growth per Share 4.7% 26.0%
10 Yr. Profit Growth per Share 20.0% 34.6%
10 Year Shares O/S CAGR 65.5% (13.3)%
Remarks Serial Diluter Serial Acquirer
How Does It Affect the Metrics
Key Metric Company A Company B
5 Year Sales Growth CAGR 33.8% 5.3%
5 Year Profit Growth CAGR 36.8% 6.7%
5 Year Average ROE 12.03% 24.57%5 Year Average ROE 12.03% 24.57%
5 Year Average ROA 5.24% 14.00%
5 Yr. Sales Growth per Share 13.9% 10.2%
5 Yr. Profit Growth per Share 16.4% 11.6%
5 Year Shares O/S CAGR 17.5% (4.4)%
Remarks Serial Diluter Serial Acquirer
Both Company A and Company B Created Significant Shareholder Value Over the 10 Years; Company A by Shareholder Value Over the 10 Years; Company A by
Growing Net Income Faster than Shares Issued; Company B by Buying Back Shares Aggressively
Combined – Company A and Company B Would Create Significant Value for Shareholders as Both the Companies Significant Value for Shareholders as Both the Companies
are the Same One Over Different Periods of Time
Welcome Master Capital Allocator Henry Singleton
Founder and Former Chairman of TeledyneCompany A is 1961 to 1971Company A is 1961 to 1971Company B is 1972 to 1982
EPS Growth in First Decade 20% CAGR Building a $1B Sales Firm by Issuing Shares at High PE
EPS Growth in Second Decade 34% Buying Back Shares in a Depressed Environment
Teledyne Compounded at 17.9% over 25 Years Starting 1966; 53X over 6.7X over S&P 5001966; 53X over 6.7X over S&P 500
Teledyne Consolidated Financials
Teledyne 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 197110 Year CAGR
5 year CAGR
Sales ($M) 4.50 10.4 31.9 38.2 86.5 256.8 451.1 806.7 1294.8 1216.4 1101.9 73.3% 33.8%
NI ($M) 0.06 0.16 0.73 1.44 3.4 12 21.7 40.7 60.1 62 57.4 98.6% 36.8%
Sales per Share 7.50 1.30 2.62 2.65 4.07 6.21 7.90 11.10 14.65 13.54 11.90 4.7% 13.9%
NI per Share 0.10 0.02 0.06 0.10 0.16 0.29 0.38 0.56 0.68 0.69 0.62 20.0% 16.4%
Shares Outstanding (M)
0.60 8.00 12.17 14.40 21.25 41.38 57.11 72.68 88.38 89.86 92.58 65.5% 17.5%
ROE % 2.40% 4.57% 8.49% 10.51% 9.77% 13.30% 14.17% 12.82% 11.90% 10.52% 9.47%ROE % 2.40% 4.57% 8.49% 10.51% 9.77% 13.30% 14.17% 12.82% 11.90% 10.52% 9.47%
ROA % 1.62% 1.48% 3.05% 4.11% 5.11% 7.04% 0.65% 6.74% 6.37% 5.39% 5.26%
Adjusted for Stock Splits – Omega Advisors Presentation
Teledyne 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 198210 Year CAGR
5 year CAGR
Sales ($M) 1216 1455 1700 1715 1937 2209 2441 2705 2926 3237 2863 8.9% 5.3%
NI ($M) 59.3 66 31.5 101.7 136.8 194.8 248.5 372 344 422 269 16.3% 6.7%
Sales per Share 13.74 22.27 29.68 43.34 67.68 85.39 94.59 109.22 132.86 156.71 138.89 26.0% 10.2%
NI per Share 0.67 1.01 0.55 2.57 4.78 7.53 9.63 15.02 15.62 20.43 13.05 34.6% 11.6%
Shares Outstanding (M)
88.5 65.3 57.3 39.6 28.6 25.9 25.8 24.8 22.0 20.7 20.6 -13.6% -4.4%
ROE % 12.25% 12.39% 6.59% 20.78% 26.64% 28.10% 28.39% 29.17% 24.53% 24.48% 12.77%
ROA % 5.26% 5.38% 2.84% 8.95% 11.16% 13.63% 15.86% 18.35% 13.47% 14.52% 8.19%
Issuing Shares at High PE and Buying Back at Low PE -- Teledyne
EPSClosing Stock Price
(normalized for splits)Remarks Implied PE
Share Issue / Buyback
1961 0.10 Not Known Issue1962 0.02 Not Known Issue1963 0.06 Not Known Issue1964 0.1 Not Known Issue1965 0.16 Not Known Issue1966 0.29 32.24 111.17 Issue1967 0.38 50.40 Split; Stock Div. 132.62 Issue1967 0.38 50.40 Split; Stock Div. 132.62 Issue1968 0.56 39.68 Stock Div. 70.86 Issue1969 0.68 14.03 Split; Stock Div. 20.63 Issue1970 0.69 8.94 Stock Div. 12.961971 0.62 9.95 Stock Div. 16.051972 0.67 8.38 Stock Div. 12.50 Buyback1973 1.01 5.94 Stock Div. 5.88 Buyback1974 0.55 4.30 Stock Div. 7.82 Buyback1975 2.57 9.33 Stock Div. 3.63 Buyback1976 4.78 37.33 Stock Div. 7.81 Buyback1977 7.53 64.13 Stock Div. 8.521978 9.63 48.78 Stock Div. 5.071979 15.02 116.15 Stock Div. 7.731980 15.62 221.39 Split 14.17 Buyback1981 20.43 157.75 Split 7.721982 13.05 129.40 9.92
Example One:Cisco Systems
CISCO 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shares O/S (M) 5848 5563 5404 5380 5281 -2.52% -567
Spent on Re-Purchase of Stock ($M)
-7864 -6713 -4560 -2773 -9413 -31,323
Avg. Price to Shareholder for Repurchased Stock ($)
23.6 28.7 115.5 95.1 55.24
Issuance of Stock to Employees ($M)
3278 1831 1372 3338 1907
EPS 1.36 1.17 1.50 1.87 1.50 2.4% CAGR
Market Price ($) 20.23 18.08 19.44 22.02 28.35 28.18
Cisco
•Cisco Bought Back Shares at Market Price and Issued Shares to Employees for
Compensation
•Net Decrease over 5 Years was 567M Shares with Average Price of $55
•Cisco Defends this as Required to Retain Talent
•Cisco Could Show ONLY 2.5% CAGR on EPS for Retaining these Employees that •Cisco Could Show ONLY 2.5% CAGR on EPS for Retaining these Employees that
Cost the Share Holders $55/Share for Every Share
•Buyback or Maintenance Costs of Employees?
•Magnitude of Value Destruction to Shareholders ??
Example Two:Microsoft
Microsoft 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shares O/S (M) 8927 8593 8506 8470 8399 -1.51% -528
Spent on Re-Purchase of Stock ($M)
-11269 -11255 -5029 -5360 -7316 -40229
Avg. Price to Shareholder for Repurchased Stock ($)
33.7 57.8 148.9 103.0 76.19
Issuance of Stock ($M) 2311 2422 1913 931 607
EPS 2.13 2.73 2.02 2.61 2.66 5.7%
Market Price ($) 27.91 25.96 26.55 37.29 47.88 46.62
Microsoft
•Microsoft Bought Back Shares at Market Price and Issued Shares to Employees for
Compensation
•Net Decrease over 5 Years was 528M Shares with Average Price of $76
•Microsoft Defends this as Required to Retain Talent
•Microsoft Could Show ONLY 6% CAGR on EPS for Retaining these Employees that •Microsoft Could Show ONLY 6% CAGR on EPS for Retaining these Employees that
Cost the Share Holders $76/Share for Every Share
•Buyback or Maintenance Costs of Employees?
•Magnitude of Value Destruction to Shareholders ??
Example Three:Intel
Intel 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shares O/S (M) 5696 5411 5160 5097 5056 -2.94% -640
Spent on Re-Purchase of Stock ($M)
-1736 -14340 -5110 -2440 -11124 -34750
Avg. Price to Shareholder for Repurchased Stock ($)
50.3 20.4 38.7 271.3 54.30
Issuance of Stock ($M) 587 2045 2111 1588 1660
EPS 2.06 2.46 2.2 1.94 2.39 3.8%
Market Price ($) 21.03 24.25 20.23 25.6 37.55 29.47
Intel
• Intel Bought Back Shares at Market Price and Issued Shared to Employees for
Compensation
•Net Decrease over 5 Years was 640M Shares with Average Price of $55
• Intel Could Show ONLY 4% CAGR on EPS for Retaining these Employees that Cost
the Share Holders $55/Share for Every Sharethe Share Holders $55/Share for Every Share
•Buyback or Maintenance Costs of Employees?
•Magnitude of Value Destruction to Shareholders ??
Example Four:Auto Zone
Intel 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Shares O/S (M) 49.3 43.6 39.6 36.6 33.6 -9.14% -15.7
Spent on Re-Purchase of Stock ($M)
-1124 -1467 -1363 -1387 -1099 -6440
Avg. Price to Shareholder for Repurchased Stock ($)
257.4 340.8 462.3 366.3 410.19
Issuance of Stock ($M) 53 0 0 0 0
EPS 14.97 19.47 23.48 27.79 31.57 20.5%
Market Price ($) 272.59 324.97 360.85 476.83 618.76 677.13
Autozone
•Net Decrease over 5 Years was 16M Shares with Average Price of $410 against
Current Price of $677
•Autozone Increased EPS at 20% CAGR over the Same Period
•Autozone has Created More Shareholder Value Compared to S&P 500 (+234%
versus +97%)versus +97%)
Share Buybacks
•Share Buybacks are a Way to Return Money to Shareholders
•Creating Value for the Remaining Shareholders is Possible Only When Executing
Buybacks Way Below Intrinsic Value and Mr. Market is Giving You an Opportunity
like Teledyne Did in 1960’s and 1970’s
•Share Issuance and Buybacks can Both be Used as Shareholder Value Creation •Share Issuance and Buybacks can Both be Used as Shareholder Value Creation
Tools like Teledyne but Opportunity Comes Very Rarely
•Very Few Buybacks We have Evaluated Create Shareholder Value
• Autozone is One
• Berkshire has Announced Buyback only Thrice in 50 Years During 1999, 2011 when
Trading Near Book Value and Once at 1.2 Times Book
•Not All Buybacks are Created Equal; Caveat Emptor
• If Everyone is Doing It, Something Must Definitely be Wrong