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Old 10-17-2007, 10:56 AM
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Re: The Dhandho Investor - Mohnish Pabrai

Quote:
Originally Posted by npg View Post
Q: Why sell something you have gotten at a huge discount?
A: Because you don't trust your own analysis.

And quite right so. An estimate that relies on projecting a future PE is bound to be off by miles. Learn how to estimate intrinsic value and get off the roller coaster.
NPG,

What method do you use for calculating intrinsic value?

I do admit that I am not 100% confident in Phil's method. But I do see a lot of merit in using his big 5 numbers to determine the overall health of a company.

AAII back-tested Phils strategy all the way back to 1998. Take a look at their results:

http://www.aaii.com/journal/200710/images/sschart1.gif
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