Polen Capital Management recently released its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. During the third quarter of 2020, the Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Composite Portfolio returned 4.57% gross of fees, while the Russell 2000 Growth Index was up 7.17%. You should check out Polen Capital’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of this year.
In the said letter, Polen Capital highlighted a few stocks and Malibu Boats Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) is one of them. Malibu Boats Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) is the manufacturer of recreational boats. Year-to-date, Malibu Boats Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) stock gained 38.2% and on November 13th it had a closing price of $57.00. Here is what Polen Capital said:
“We also started a new position in Malibu Boats, a high-quality boat manufacturer, during the third quarter. We believe Malibu’s competitive advantage stems from the strength of its brand, which is renowned for premium performance and attention to quality within the boating and ski/wake sports industries.
Malibu’s products garner a premium price, have strong customer loyalty with high repeat purchases, and are widely recognized for their continued innovation, style, ease of use, and overall high performance.
In our view, management takes a very thoughtful and disciplined approach around every aspect of their business with a focus on driving long-term value creation. This includes how management reinvests back into Malibu’s brands as well as its approach to M&A. Malibu has successfully acquired two other leading boat brands. Each had a dominant position in their respective categories but were previously undermanaged as family-owned and operated businesses. The business has a highly variable cost structure, generates incredibly strong returns on investment, and has a dominant and growing market share with high brand loyalty.”
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In Q2 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Malibu Boats Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) stock increased by about 19% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers believe in MBUU’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Malibu Boats Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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