Podcast by Andrew Walker, a PM at Rangeley Capital, Yet Another Value Podcast

Yet Another Value Podcast

Podcast by Andrew Walker, a PM at Rangeley Capital

Yet Another Value Podcast is a new podcast from Andrew Walker, the founder of yetanothervalueblog.substack.com/. We interview top investors and dive deep into stocks and companies they are currently working on and investing in. While nothing on this channel is investing advice and everyone should do their own diligence, our goal is to frequently feature edgy and actionable value and/or event driven ideas. Please see our legal and disclaimer at: https://yetanothervalueblog.substack.com/p/legal-and-disclaimer

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<ul><li>Ecolab is a company that fights the fade and is immune to short-term disruptions.</li><li>The company's moat trend is widening, and they have strong relationships and pricing power.</li><li>Risks to Ecolab include short-term issues like inflation and geopolitical risks, but the long-term outlook remains positive with low risk of catastrophic failure.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Ecolab is a company that fights the fade and is immune to short-term disruptions.The company's moat trend is widening, and they have strong relationships and pricing power.Risks to Ecolab include short-term issues like inflation and geopolitical risks, but the long-term outlook remains positive with low risk of catastrophic failure.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

KNA Capital Management's Todd Wenning on Making Sense of the Upside with Ecolab $ECL

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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Ecolab has reported an affirmatively robust performance for the third quarter of 2024, demonstrating solid growth across various business segments and geographical regions.</li><li>Christophe Beck, Ecolab's Chairman and CEO, acknowledged the efforts of the team and attributed the success to innovative strategies and strong customer service.The company experienced a 4% organic sales growth with a notable volume growth of 2%, driven by significant business wins and forward-thinking innovation.</li><li>This growth is also coupled with effective pricing strategies that remained robust, maintaining a value pricing trajectory within the targeted range of 2% to 3%.</li></ul>

Ecolab has reported an affirmatively robust performance for the third quarter of 2024, demonstrating solid growth across various business segments and geographical regions.Christophe Beck, Ecolab's Chairman and CEO, acknowledged the efforts of the team and attributed the success to innovative strategies and strong customer service.The company experienced a 4% organic sales growth with a notable volume growth of 2%, driven by significant business wins and forward-thinking innovation.This growth is also coupled with effective pricing strategies that remained robust, maintaining a value pricing trajectory within the targeted range of 2% to 3%.

Ecolab Inc.: What Is Their Strategy Towards Value Creation Through Pricing Changes? - Major Drivers

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Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Political policies could affect markets across the spectrum.</li><li>The incoming administration’s more hawkish attitude when it comes to potentially destabilizing implementation of tariffs as a political rather than economic tool could result in greater volatility when it comes to commodity and finished goods pricing and availability, while its greater focus on domestic energy production and onshoring of supply chains could provide opportunities and lead to lower energy and logistics costs.</li><li>Lower energy and feedstock costs could drive margin improvement. </li></ul>

Political policies could affect markets across the spectrum.The incoming administration’s more hawkish attitude when it comes to potentially destabilizing implementation of tariffs as a political rather than economic tool could result in greater volatility when it comes to commodity and finished goods pricing and availability, while its greater focus on domestic energy production and onshoring of supply chains could provide opportunities and lead to lower energy and logistics costs.Lower energy and feedstock costs could drive margin improvement. 

WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Recap - Trends That Could Shape Chemicals and Materials Industries in 2025

<ul><li>Ecolab has presented its second-quarter 2024 results demonstrating robust growth and an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year.</li><li>The company reported a 35% increase in adjusted earnings and expects an earnings growth of 25% to 29% for the full year.</li><li>This performance underscores Ecolab's strong business momentum and its ability to deliver both customer satisfaction and shareholder value.</li></ul>

Ecolab has presented its second-quarter 2024 results demonstrating robust growth and an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year.The company reported a 35% increase in adjusted earnings and expects an earnings growth of 25% to 29% for the full year.This performance underscores Ecolab's strong business momentum and its ability to deliver both customer satisfaction and shareholder value.

Ecolab Inc.: How Are They Managing Global Industrial Demand and Strategic Shifts!  - Major Drivers

<ul><li>WTR-CMI in 2024. Last year was difficult for specialty chemicals and materials stocks, with our WTR-CMI Index posting a rather modest 5% gain for the year, affected by &gt;40% Y/Y declines in lithium stocks.</li><li>The index’s performance was well off the pace of the Russell 2000 and S&amp;P 500, which posted returns of 10.8% and 24%, respectively, driven by the extraordinary gains of the “magnificent seven” tech and media stocks.</li><li>On a positive note, RYAM’s stock price nearly doubled during the year, driven by an improving pricing environment, better sales mix, and cost containment efforts, as well as the ramp-up of the company’s Biomaterials business. </li></ul>

WTR-CMI in 2024. Last year was difficult for specialty chemicals and materials stocks, with our WTR-CMI Index posting a rather modest 5% gain for the year, affected by &gt;40% Y/Y declines in lithium stocks.The index’s performance was well off the pace of the Russell 2000 and S&amp;P 500, which posted returns of 10.8% and 24%, respectively, driven by the extraordinary gains of the “magnificent seven” tech and media stocks.On a positive note, RYAM’s stock price nearly doubled during the year, driven by an improving pricing environment, better sales mix, and cost containment efforts, as well as the ramp-up of the company’s Biomaterials business. 

Mat-Chem Notes - Looking Ahead by Looking Back at 2024

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Ecolab Inc. is a global provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services for customers in foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets. The Company's services include water treatments, cleaning and sanitizing solutions, pest elimination, and kitchen repair and maintenance services.

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Mat-Chem Notes - Looking Ahead by Looking Back at 2024

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