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Hidden Value Gems Unique Investment Approach

Low Leverage: minimal use of financial leverage (preferably a net cash position) which adds long-term resilience at the expense of short-term results
Insider Ownership: management with ‘skin in the game’, strong alignment of interests between all the key stakeholders, preferably founder-led businesses, strong track record of value-accretive capital allocation
Attractive Valuation: companies that are trading below their fair values as the market fails to appreciate the full potential of those businesses
Business Quality: a great product (unique and hard to replace), that offers critical value to customers, with limited competition and a loyal customer base
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Five criteria for identifying attractively priced businesses with above-average potential

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    Ildar Davletshin, CFA
    Founder of Hidden Value Gems
    Published 1,000+ research reports and analyst notes
    Covered 100+ public companies
    Helped corporates to raise over $1.5 billion through IPOs and private placements
    Provided financial advice to investors with a wide range of portfolio strategies (Value, Growth, Long/Short, Natural resources, EM, Market neutral)
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