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The Hermit

>3x Potential Opportunity, <0.2 P/B

PoW (#1) Summer Research Brief

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Alejandro Yela
Aug 14, 2025
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Pick of the Week. A curated series of high-conviction research on companies currently under our microscope. We screen for specific dislocations where the market has mispriced the balance sheet or earnings power.

The Selection Criteria:
  • Asset Arbitrage: Trading at a discount to tangible liquidation value.

  • Backlog Disconnect: Future contracted revenue ignored by the market.

  • Hidden Margins: Structural profitability masked by temporary noise or CAPEX cycles.

The Structure:
  • The Business: A concise operational overview.

  • The Dislocation: The specific structural reason the opportunity exists.

  • The Valuation: A stress-tested snapshot including downside risks (”Red Flags”) and our proprietary score.


None of the following should be construed as investment advice. Please consult a financial advisor before making any investment decision. You will find a full disclaimer at the end of this post.

📋 Brief Note

This post was inspired by a trend I keep seeing on Substack: people (and the algorithm) gravitating toward regular (even daily) content about companies.

Guys… finding a company truly worth your time is freaking hard. If you’re going to pay for something, it should either deliver genuinely high-quality information or at least act as a smart filter, narrowing the field down to a curated set of great opportunities.

Personally, we review thousands of companies every year, and maybe a few dozen make it through to the point where they’re worth serious attention.


Quick Note: We’re rolling out a new format. Since we may be actively building some of these positions, these posts will stay premium-only for the first few months before unlocking for everyone.

Once interest rates drop (prob in Sept), we may not see these prices again.

Let’s begin…

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