
3 Positive Asymmetric Buys From The Bets Quadrant...
The speaker presents three bets with a positive asymmetric risk-reward ratio that could boost long-term portfolio returns. He critically analyzes each position within the Bets Quadrant.
Lululemon- Michael Burry sold his position (entry at 200, now 50% loss) for tax-loss harvesting (wash sale).
- New CEO, expected revenue decline of 10–11%, but still profitable.
- Market cap: $10B, free cash flow: $1.2B, P/E: 7.
- Possible private equity exit by 2027, but short-term risky – more of a speculative bet.
- Not a true value investment: The market reflects reality, no win-win situation.
- Birkenstock: Quality decline (disposable sandals), no entry.
- Mohnish Pabrai holds concentrated single bets (offshore drilling, Turkey, India, Mongolia).
- Offshore drilling (Transocean, Valaris): 10% dividend, but highly dependent on oil prices – too risky.
- Mongolia bet sold due to political changes.
- Bill Ackman sees 5x potential, but the market disagrees.
- Intrinsic value: At 10% growth, it’s 50% below current price – no margin of safety.
- High competition, no durable moat – not a value investment bet.
- Already moved to the Investment Quadrant – update to follow.
- 400M daily users, profitable, P/E 7.
- Owns 68% of Kling AI (AI video tool, $2.8B funding, IPO planned).
- Spin-off as catalyst in 2027: Core business $15B + Kling $15B = $30B – well above current market cap.
- Asymmetric bet: AI hype vs. cheap core business.
- Market cap: $107B, $66B in cash → effective P/E 4.
- Building a third business (Xin Pin Mu) with $15B investment.
- Potential 2–3x if Temu reaches profitability.
- Very positive risk-reward – requires deeper analysis.
- Not a clear buy: Search moat eroding, P/E not low, high liabilities.
- Free cash flow: $5–6B with market cap of $16B (after Cox transaction).
- Interest-sensitive: $120B debt, rising rates pressure earnings.
- Price/FCF ratio of 3 – could double if rates fall.
- High risk, high reward – remains in the Bets Quadrant.
The speaker favors steady value investing and rejects many bets. Kuaishou and Pinduoduo are particularly interesting. He recommends checking the Value Investing Quadrant (link in description).






