In this Investor Bootcamp episode on The Australian Investors Podcast, Owen Rask dives deep into competitive advantages, otherwise known as "moats".
Topics covered include:
- What is a moat?
- Morningstar's 5 moat ratings:
- Network effects
- Efficient scale
- Intangible assets
- Cost advantage
- Switching costs
- Where wide, narrow and no moat companies are found
- How moats are measured (ROIC - WACC)
- Why the airline industry sucks... capital away from investors
- How dominant wide-moat companies like Microsoft or Xero can grow more powerful as they grow
Some of companies mentioned include:
- Xero Limited (ASX: XRO)
- Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- Qantas Airways (ASX: QAN)
- Virgin Airways
- Flight Centre Travel Management Ltd (ASX: FLT)
- Woolworths Ltd (ASX: WOW)
- Coles Group (ASX: COL)
- APA Group (pipeline operator)
Resources:
- Please see the investor bootcamp for images & graphics
- Book: Gorilla Game: Investing in High Techonology
- Books from Porter: Competitive Strategy (1980), Competitive Advantage (1985) and Harvard Business Reviewâs 10 Must Reads â On Strategy
- David Gardner Snap Test
- Owen's Value Investor Program
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Date recorded: 13th of May 2022