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Here’s What Dragged E.W. Scripps (SSP) in Q3

Investment management company Cove Street Capital recently released its “Small Cap Value Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The firm concluded an unsatisfactory fiscal year of operations. It owns a few not-so-good holdings and some delayed-gratification positions since the market generally dislikes small-cap value stocks. In the third quarter, the fund returned 3.70% (net of fees) compared to 9.27% for the Russell 2000 Index and 10.15% for the Russell 2000 Value Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know...