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1Two Decades of Finding European Value Omaha, May
2012
2ABOUT US
? Incorporated in 1987. Shareholder structure 100-owned by Acciona Group (Quoted and Ibex-35 member). Three fund managers and three analysts (one based in Shanghai). Fund managers Profit sharing agreement and 100 of financial assets invested in the funds.
? Spains leading independent fund manager 5,7Bn AUM and 37,000 customers (95 equities).
? Focused on returns not volumes under management. No marketing or distribution agreements.
? Investment philosophy based on Value Investing. Long only. No leverage. No derivatives. No activism.
? Two portfolios 20 AUM Iberian (Spain and Portugal) and 80 AUM Global (mainly Europe).
3 BESTINVER OUR PERFORMANCE
4COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE
BESTINVER SPANISH EQUITIES vs. BENCHMARK
YEAR BESTINVER IBERIAN EQUITY BENCHMARK Relative perf.
1993 43,91 46,67 -2,76
1994 5,28 -11,70 16,98
1995 10,33 12,30 -1,97
1996 41,01 38,96 2,05
1997 41,01 42,22 -1,21
1998 29,03 37,19 -8,16
1999 -10,98 16,22 -27,20
2000 13,91 -12,68 26,59
2001 21,22 -6,39 27,61
2002 8,25 -23,10 31,35
2003 38,31 27,44 10,87
2004 29,97 18,70 11,27
2005 27,07 20,56 6,51
2006 37,36 34,49 2,87
2007 4,84 5,60 -0,76
2008 -35,16 -40,56 5,40
2009 34,56 31,37 7,33
2010 3,68 -15,24 18,93
2011 -12,66 -16,23 3,57
30/03/2012 1,55 -3,80 5,35
Return since 1993 1406,51 266,93 1139,58
Average annual return 15,16 7,00 8,16
Returns for BESTINFOND to 31/12/1997 and B.
BOLSA from 01/01/1998 BENCHMARK is a weighted
average of IGBM of IGBM (70) (Madrid Stock
Exchange Index) and PSI (30). All Bestinver
returns are expressed as net, after expenses and
commissions.
5COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE
BESTINVER INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES vs. MSCI
YEAR B.GLOBAL EQUITY MSCI World Index Relative perf.
1998 -14,13 16,51 -30,64
1999 47,87 44,75 3,12
2000 18,39 -8,24 26,63
2001 16,59 -13,36 29,95
2002 -26,95 -33,02 6,07
2003 32,70 8,83 23,87
2004 19,01 4,71 14,30
2005 30,47 23,95 6,52
2006 24,05 5,51 17,98
2007 -4,61 -3,41 -1,20
2008 -44,71 -39,08 -5,63
2009 71,85 23,02 48,83
2010 25,75 17,16 8,59
2011 -10,07 -4,53 -5,54
30/03/2012 9,36 8,15 1,21
Return since 1998 266,83 17,21 249,62
Average annual return 9,55 1,12 8,43
Returns for BESTINVER INTERNACIONAL MSCI
Morgan Stanley global stock market index All
Bestinver returns are expressed as net, after
expenses and commissions.
6PHILOSOPHY FOUR KEY CORNERSTONES
- GOOD PRICE DUE TO
- Shareholder structure (family owned)
- Type of shares (preferred, non-voting, etc.)
- Geographical reasons business and shareholders
in different zones - Long term projects (impatient market)
- Small caps (unnoticed by the market)
- Asset organization (Holdings..)
- COMPANIES WITH
- Competitive advantage
- High ROCE
- Sustainable
- Correct attitude with generated cash-flow
- TIME
- Patience
- Psychological preparation
- Client education
- AUSTRIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
- Economic general structure
- Human behavior
- Non-predictable consequences in stocks
- Euphoria / Panic
7THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL
Practical points from the school
8ECONOMIC SCENARIO WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT?
- Estimated GDP growth for China in 2012 is 7x
higher than the potential combined contraction
for the southern European countries
bn 2007 (1) 2011est (2) 2012est (2) 2015est (3) Ch. 2012est
Italy 2,116 2,060 2,014 2,042 -45
Spain 1,442 1,417 1,393 1,417 -24
Portugal 232 224 217 223 -7
Greece 305 283 275 275 -8
Total 4,095 3,984 3,899 3,958 -85
China 3,494 7,301 (4) 7,900 10,025 599
Fuente Capital Economics
- World Bank, current figures.
- IMF growth estimate.
- Bestinver growth estimate.
- Current figure at close of 2011.
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9HOW CHINA GROWS
- Average productivity growth of 4 from 1990 to
2008 () - Growth is increasingly driven by internal
development - Exports net of imports now hardly contribute to
economic growth - 1 in 2011
- Outside the state-owned sector (30 of the
economy) it is the worlds most flexible and
dynamic market. - Despite the surge in investment, the capital
stock per capita is not even 15 of Koreas.
Chinas rail network is smaller than Americas
was in 1880
Source The Economist , 14 November 2009
10HOW CHINA GROWS (II)
- Very high savings rates of gt50 for families
this is 20 - Financial system has very little borrowings
- Loans to deposits ratio 0.66 (Spain 1.40)
- In the last Chinese banking crisis (2000), this
figure was 0.90 - Reasonable interest rates Mortgages (6), and
account for a mere 13 of loans. Borrowing from
banks to buy land is not allowed. - Increase in property prices similar to that of
available income 10 a year. - Little government debt including local bodies,
this is 75 of GDP. The value of state
enterprises is estimated at over 100 of GDP.
CEO of Coca-Cola It is easier to do business in
China than in the USA (FT 26/09/2011)
11EUROPE VS. USA
12PORTFOLIOS MAIN FEATURES
13 TWO EXAMPLES OF INVESTMENT
14BMW PREFERRED SHARES
2013 We use a normalized operating profit of 8.2. Company guidance is 8-10. Operating profit in 2012 is expected to be 14.
15BMW PREFERRED SHARES
Luxury Stocks Price/Free cash flow 2012 2013
Burberry 22,8 x 19,9 x
Coach 21,3 x 19,1 x
Richemont 23,6 x 18,9 x
Hermes 63,1 x 42,8 x
Luxottica 23,4 x 20,8 x
LVMH 22,1 x 18,0 x
PPR 14,7 x 10,9 x
Prada 30,1 x 21,3 x
Ferragamo 22,4 x 22,1 x
Tiffany 38,7 x 22,2 x
Tod's 22,5 x 18,1 x
Average 27,7 x 21,3 x
Source Factset
Why Preferreds Drawbacks ? Liquidity 75.000 shares/day. ? No voting rights. Slightly higher dividend by company statutes. Employees incentive plans are done through preferreds. Average discount of 5 largest german stocks with dual shares 4.
FORD Market cap, bn Market cap, bn 33,5
Adj Net Cash 1,7
EV 2013e 31,7
2011 2012 2013
Free cash flow Free cash flow 4,1 4,3 4,9
Price / Free cash flow Price / Free cash flow 8,1x 8,2x 6,5x
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16EXOR
Holding controlled by the Agnelli family, founders of Fiat Holding controlled by the Agnelli family, founders of Fiat Holding controlled by the Agnelli family, founders of Fiat
mn mn Main investments Value at market price Bestinver Value
Fiat Industrial Fiat Industrial Case New Holland (agricultural and construction equipment), Iveco (trucks and commercial vehicles), FPT Industrial (engines and transmission systems). 2.948 4.622
Case New Holland (agricultural and construction equipment), Iveco (trucks and commercial vehicles), FPT Industrial (engines and transmission systems).
Fiat Auto Fiat Auto Cars (Fiat, Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Maserati), Fiat brand commercial vehicles and components. 1.593 3.259
Cars (Fiat, Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Maserati), Fiat brand commercial vehicles and components.
SGS SGS Global leader in verification, inspection, control and certification activities 1.662 1.696
Cushman Wakefield Cushman Wakefield Largest privately held company for real estate services 417 417
Alpitour Alpitour Largest integrated Italian tourism group 240 240
Sequana Sequana Leading European group in the distribution of paper and packaging products 59 59
Net debt and others Net debt and others Juventus, Banca Leonardo, etc. 201 201
Total value Total value 7.119 10.494
Value per share Value per share 31,3 46,2
Exor preferred share price (Milan Stock Exchange) Exor preferred share price (Milan Stock Exchange) Exor preferred share price (Milan Stock Exchange) 15,5 15,5
Upside 102 198
Book Value
17APPENDIX
18THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL
Essential differences between the Austrian and
neoclassical schools
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19THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL
(continued)
Source The Austrian School, Jesús Huerta de
Soto Other sources Mises Institute
(www.mises.org)
Source Bestinver
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