The Hermit

The Hermit

Outrageously Cheap @ 0.5x EV/FCF

PoW (#7) Revisiting an old friend

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Alejandro Yela
Oct 03, 2025
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In today’s not-so-deep dive we’re looking at a not-so-great business that just dropped some very positive news.

It’s a SaaS player in an oligopolistic market, running at ~40% EBIT margins…
And… it trades at just 0.5x EV/FCF.

In other words, in only 6 months, it should generate its entire market cap back in cash. That’s as cheap as it gets 🤑

But… What’s the catch?

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