Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

I am a former strategy consultant with heavy exposure to business and intangible assets valuation. Throughout my career I have been focused on solving complex business problems through the lens of the overall business strategy and by incorporating a set of valuation and financial modelling techniques.

In my spare time I have been exploring the concept of value investing and in particular finding companies with sustainable competitive advantages that also trade below their intrinsic value. In addition to my bottom-up approach of individual equities I also take a more holistic view of the markets through factor investing techniques.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Colgate-Palmolive's share price performance over the past few years is not as grim as it might look on the surface.</li>
<li>Improving gross margin remains the only game in town for future shareholder returns, according to the company.</li>
<li>Colgate-Palmolive Company (<span class="ticker-hover-wrapper">NYSE:CL</span>) is rarely seen as an attractive investment opportunity as the company significantly underperformed the S&amp;P 500 and the consumer staples sector in particular over the past 5-year period.</li>
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Colgate-Palmolive's share price performance over the past few years is not as grim as it might look on the surface.
Improving gross margin remains the only game in town for future shareholder returns, according to the company.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is rarely seen as an attractive investment opportunity as the company significantly underperformed the S&amp;P 500 and the consumer staples sector in particular over the past 5-year period.


Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP US)

Colgate Palmolive Co

Colgate-Palmolive: The Only Game In Town