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February, 2012: 5 29
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| Investor's Journal is a diary focused strictly on investments and personal finance issues, primarily from a contrarian and retiree point of view. Follow along with an average guy's failures and successes as he learns, by trial and error, the fine art of value investing. |
2/5/12-On 2/1/12, our Low Price to Book Value asset, KTCC, purchased on 3/11/11, was sold for a net gain of 95.88%. Info on KTCC's cost basis and performance from 3/11/11 through 2/1/12 has been added to the Low P/Bk closed positions spreadsheet, and KTCC has been deleted from the record of Low P/Bk open positions.
On 2/3/12, another of our Low Price to Book Value assets, FVE, purchased on 9/11/11, was sold for a net gain of 52.64%. Info on FVE's cost basis and performance from 9/11/11 through 2/3/12 has also been added to the Low P/Bk closed positions spreadsheet, and FVE has been deleted from the record of Low P/Bk open positions.
My current top-five low price to book value stocks are: FLXS; HDNG; JST; NPTN and SCX.
My new favorite from among them is Hardinge, Inc. (HDNG) (recent price $10.94). It meets Benjamin Graham's bargain stock safety and value criteria.
Hardinge, Inc. will be added to our nest egg at its market price in early trading on Monday, 2/6/12.
2/29/12-On 2/16/12, our Low Price to Book Value asset, VII, purchased on 10/2/09, was sold for a net loss of 42.95%. VII had been held over two years, and there appeared to be other low price to book value assets with better prospects. Info on VII's cost basis and performance from 10/2/09 through 2/16/12 has been added to the Low P/Bk closed positions spreadsheet, and VII has been deleted from the record of Low P/Bk open positions. With this trade, the average closed position performance of our Low Price to Book Value portfolio has fallen to an annualized 28.56% (after commissions), not counting dividends, which have been running between 1-2% a year.
On 2/21/12, another Selective Six Percent Plus (SSPP) portfolio asset, AZN, was purchased, bringing that total portfolio up to ten holdings: AZN, MDP, RVT, SSL, STM, TEI, TICC, UMC, UVE, and VOD. This portfolio was begun on 8/22/11. The portfolio assets have gradually been added since. Though the buy criteria simply calls for a minimum forward dividend estimate of 5.6% (rounds to 6%), on average the ten assets have had dividends of greater than 7% at the time of purchase. Through the close of trading yesterday, 2/28/12, the portfolio as a whole is up 15.77% after commissions, but not counting the additional return from dividends. Once I find another good candidate for the SSPP portfolio, I intend to buy it but sell UVE which has turned out to be the weakest SSPP performer (down a little more than one percent so far, not counting its yield).
My current top-five low price to book value stocks are: BSET; HDNG; PLFE; SCX; and SYA.
My new favorite from among them is Presidential Life Corp. (PLFE) (recent price $11.35). It meets Benjamin Graham's bargain stock safety and value criteria.
Presidential Life Corp. has been added to our nest egg at its market price ($11.35) in early trading today, Wednesday, 2/29/12.
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