Basil
@balsikafi.bsky.social
Public markets investor focused on midcaps and microcaps.
Mentions aren't investment advice.
Chicago based
Substack.whitebrook.com
Mentions aren't investment advice.
Chicago based
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Basil
@balsikafi.bsky.social
· Apr 25
WhatsApp Policy — White Brook Capital
www.whitebrookcapital.com
I and White Brook Capital are being impersonated on WhatsApp.
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
I and White Brook Capital are being impersonated on WhatsApp.
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
WhatsApp Policy — White Brook Capital
www.whitebrookcapital.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I and White Brook Capital are being impersonated on WhatsApp.
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
I only use WhatsApp to schedule doubles tennis matches and receive youtube videos from my mother.
Thanks
www.whitebrookcapital.com/whats-app-po...
Interesting $GBX buys its steel from the US and exports it into Mexico then imports the cars back over.
Bet the tariff people didn't see that one coming
Bet the tariff people didn't see that one coming
February 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Interesting $GBX buys its steel from the US and exports it into Mexico then imports the cars back over.
Bet the tariff people didn't see that one coming
Bet the tariff people didn't see that one coming
Godo $DNUT implications from $MCD
February 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Godo $DNUT implications from $MCD
Certainly stuck out. Something has to be coming this week
This one was a weird one to slide in. Feel free to regulate drug prices like most countries do.
February 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Certainly stuck out. Something has to be coming this week
If it's meant to feed an "external revenue service" shouldn't that be the domain of the House of Representatives?
Isn't the point of recurring tariffs, revenue? And therefore the House's domain? vs punitive tariffs where it's international relations and the president's?
Which are these?
Isn't the point of recurring tariffs, revenue? And therefore the House's domain? vs punitive tariffs where it's international relations and the president's?
Which are these?
February 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If it's meant to feed an "external revenue service" shouldn't that be the domain of the House of Representatives?
Isn't the point of recurring tariffs, revenue? And therefore the House's domain? vs punitive tariffs where it's international relations and the president's?
Which are these?
Isn't the point of recurring tariffs, revenue? And therefore the House's domain? vs punitive tariffs where it's international relations and the president's?
Which are these?
These tariffs have introduced a lot of bad vibes to a market underwritten by good vibes.
February 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
These tariffs have introduced a lot of bad vibes to a market underwritten by good vibes.
With $LTH guiding leverage ratio the same for FY25 as current, but growing EBITDA 25%, $LTH either going to buyback stock, initiate a new effort, or perform fewer sale lease backs this year. Probably the first.
January 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
With $LTH guiding leverage ratio the same for FY25 as current, but growing EBITDA 25%, $LTH either going to buyback stock, initiate a new effort, or perform fewer sale lease backs this year. Probably the first.
My sense is that this was a Decision without Sheryl. Bold, quick, and a huge finger to advertisers. The ones that $meta actually makes money from....and either the new norm is advertisers don't care where their company logo appears or this gets partially walked back.
January 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My sense is that this was a Decision without Sheryl. Bold, quick, and a huge finger to advertisers. The ones that $meta actually makes money from....and either the new norm is advertisers don't care where their company logo appears or this gets partially walked back.
Obviously a strong addition to $ptlo board. Now that $ptlo is financing its buildings very similar return metrics to opening a new Chipotle during their growthier phase. Shrunk restaurant footprint means can fit into similar box as well. Makes a lot of sense....
January 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Obviously a strong addition to $ptlo board. Now that $ptlo is financing its buildings very similar return metrics to opening a new Chipotle during their growthier phase. Shrunk restaurant footprint means can fit into similar box as well. Makes a lot of sense....
It's silly how much money $W is going to make from these fires. If a DC isn't burning, what a boon.
And US lumber. I mean jeez, have to use wood because of earthquakes, Trump is raising costs of Canadian lumber.
Which means home building supply distributers as well...the builders, I'm not sure.
And US lumber. I mean jeez, have to use wood because of earthquakes, Trump is raising costs of Canadian lumber.
Which means home building supply distributers as well...the builders, I'm not sure.
January 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's silly how much money $W is going to make from these fires. If a DC isn't burning, what a boon.
And US lumber. I mean jeez, have to use wood because of earthquakes, Trump is raising costs of Canadian lumber.
Which means home building supply distributers as well...the builders, I'm not sure.
And US lumber. I mean jeez, have to use wood because of earthquakes, Trump is raising costs of Canadian lumber.
Which means home building supply distributers as well...the builders, I'm not sure.
It's more mad to write an article gaming out buying Greenland that it is to propose buying Greenland.
January 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's more mad to write an article gaming out buying Greenland that it is to propose buying Greenland.
Its the same as my last one, but I'm splitting up content into different venues
open.substack.com/pub/theecono...
open.substack.com/pub/theecono...
Rapid Micro Biosystems (RPID)
Net/Net Netting Bugs out of our Medicines
open.substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Its the same as my last one, but I'm splitting up content into different venues
open.substack.com/pub/theecono...
open.substack.com/pub/theecono...
I posted on $RPID Rapid Micro Biosystems
The first microcap, I've written up.
Always appreciate any feedback.
open.substack.com/pub/whitebro...
The first microcap, I've written up.
Always appreciate any feedback.
open.substack.com/pub/whitebro...
Rapid Micro Biosystems (RPID) - Net/Net Netting Bugs out of our Medicines
Today, White Brook Capital published its company evaluation of Rapid Micro Biosystems, ticker RPID, an automated quality control company for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I posted on $RPID Rapid Micro Biosystems
The first microcap, I've written up.
Always appreciate any feedback.
open.substack.com/pub/whitebro...
The first microcap, I've written up.
Always appreciate any feedback.
open.substack.com/pub/whitebro...
Medicine & healthcare are national security issues....
We don't think of them that way for some reason.
We don't think of them that way for some reason.
December 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Medicine & healthcare are national security issues....
We don't think of them that way for some reason.
We don't think of them that way for some reason.
For context, Belarusian potash is tariffed, Canadian Potash export taxed, but Russian potash - nothing.
Biden admin and Trump admin are part of the same comedy
Biden admin and Trump admin are part of the same comedy
*slaps roof of the 49th parallel* this baby can fit so much trade war driven cost inflation for food and energy in it.
*CANADA ALSO MULLS EXPORT TAX ON POTASH IF TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS
*CANADA WEIGHS EXPORT TAX ON URANIUM, OIL IF TRUMP ADDS TARIFFS
*CANADA ALSO MULLS EXPORT TAX ON POTASH IF TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS
*CANADA WEIGHS EXPORT TAX ON URANIUM, OIL IF TRUMP ADDS TARIFFS
December 12, 2024 at 11:43 PM
For context, Belarusian potash is tariffed, Canadian Potash export taxed, but Russian potash - nothing.
Biden admin and Trump admin are part of the same comedy
Biden admin and Trump admin are part of the same comedy
But can it run android?
December 10, 2024 at 10:58 AM
But can it run android?
Baggy jeans and now this? My childhood is coming back. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...
Chi-Chi’s, the Former Mexican Restaurant Chain, Plans a Comeback
The chain, which closed in 2004, is poised for a revival next year after the son of one of the founders reached a deal with Hormel Foods.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Baggy jeans and now this? My childhood is coming back. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...
To be clear $OMC and $IPG pretty clearly anticompetitive. They're going to have to create the number 1 and number 4 largest ad agencies out of this merger of the number 2 and number 4 largest ad agencies
December 9, 2024 at 9:56 PM
To be clear $OMC and $IPG pretty clearly anticompetitive. They're going to have to create the number 1 and number 4 largest ad agencies out of this merger of the number 2 and number 4 largest ad agencies
Good morning Trump antitrust division.
$IPG and $OMC are going to test market definitions.
4 to 3 is usually not hard. When $GOOG and $META are included in their market definition though its going to make it seem like DOJ designated monopolies are actually subject to the power of ad agencies...
$IPG and $OMC are going to test market definitions.
4 to 3 is usually not hard. When $GOOG and $META are included in their market definition though its going to make it seem like DOJ designated monopolies are actually subject to the power of ad agencies...
December 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Good morning Trump antitrust division.
$IPG and $OMC are going to test market definitions.
4 to 3 is usually not hard. When $GOOG and $META are included in their market definition though its going to make it seem like DOJ designated monopolies are actually subject to the power of ad agencies...
$IPG and $OMC are going to test market definitions.
4 to 3 is usually not hard. When $GOOG and $META are included in their market definition though its going to make it seem like DOJ designated monopolies are actually subject to the power of ad agencies...
I've always been a fan of the ASR. It's the right way to do a share repurchase when you're sending a message.
When you're in a position where you want to send a message it's often superior to at will deployment as well.
Good for $wing
When you're in a position where you want to send a message it's often superior to at will deployment as well.
Good for $wing
December 9, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I've always been a fan of the ASR. It's the right way to do a share repurchase when you're sending a message.
When you're in a position where you want to send a message it's often superior to at will deployment as well.
Good for $wing
When you're in a position where you want to send a message it's often superior to at will deployment as well.
Good for $wing
The last year has been really helpful in providing real world examples for me to teach my kids that there aren't good guys and bad guys, but people who have different objectives and are willing to do things, sometimes not nice things, to get them.
December 6, 2024 at 12:36 AM
The last year has been really helpful in providing real world examples for me to teach my kids that there aren't good guys and bad guys, but people who have different objectives and are willing to do things, sometimes not nice things, to get them.
Fidelity wrote up the value of their investment this week.
Twitter posts no longer have timestamps. That's exactly what you want on a network built on being a realtime information source. Possibly the worst to ever do it in social media
December 4, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Fidelity wrote up the value of their investment this week.
If Trump dies tomorrow, how many cabinet members get replaced? How does that change policy?
Harris was so damaged politically early in Biden's term, she was unlikely to deviate if something happened.
What would happen under Vance?
When we elect old guys, we have to consider the risk....
Harris was so damaged politically early in Biden's term, she was unlikely to deviate if something happened.
What would happen under Vance?
When we elect old guys, we have to consider the risk....
December 3, 2024 at 2:02 PM
If Trump dies tomorrow, how many cabinet members get replaced? How does that change policy?
Harris was so damaged politically early in Biden's term, she was unlikely to deviate if something happened.
What would happen under Vance?
When we elect old guys, we have to consider the risk....
Harris was so damaged politically early in Biden's term, she was unlikely to deviate if something happened.
What would happen under Vance?
When we elect old guys, we have to consider the risk....
I'm always surprised by what the market cares about in a particular day, quarter, year for a sector. $PTLO historically grew capital heavy - it liked owning its buildings, its improvements. It will now expand capital light, the boxes will be a little more cookie cutter.
December 2, 2024 at 7:51 PM
I'm always surprised by what the market cares about in a particular day, quarter, year for a sector. $PTLO historically grew capital heavy - it liked owning its buildings, its improvements. It will now expand capital light, the boxes will be a little more cookie cutter.