Investor Presentaiton
Public Companies (cont'd)
Oracle - a long term investment that has generated a 16% annualised total return since inception
Initial investment: 2014
Investment rationale
Attractive risk/return dynamic with a reasonable entry price
into a highly cash generative company benefiting from high
levels of recurring profit providing downside protection with:
Strong possibility of accelerated growth driven by
transition to a cloud and subscription business model
Significant share buybacks at highly attractive prices to
drive substantial value
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Ownership
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Successful transition to cloud and subscription business
model - growth has accelerated to mid/high single digits
Oracle reduced share count by ~50% over the last decade at
an average price ~$45
Traded around our holding - adding ~30% during the Covid
pandemic and selling on recent price spike
Half-year results 2023
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Initial
investment at
120
avg buy price
of $41
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INVESTMENTS
ORACLE®
Top slicing:
number of
trades
Share Price
Topped up our
investment during
Covid adding 30%
at avg buy price of
$49
holding by
~14%
reducing
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1 "Over the last 10 years we've reduced the shares outstanding by 47% at an average price that's about half the current share price." - ORCL CEO Q2 2022 Earnings Call
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