Hello guys. I have a confession to make. I had been investing in stocks for many years and made a decent +10% return on average per year.
However, in 2023 I made a few very concentrated bets that have gone terribly wrong. I lost 30% of my portfolio while holding for 3 years. It’s embarrassing. I averaged down in the wrong time and in the wrong stocks.
I seem to be making terrible mistakes systematically, and I’m genuinely asking for help.
Here’s my portfolio:
\- Winners (sorted by portfolio % weight)
\- \*\*Philip Morris International Inc (TDG)\*\* – \*\*+83.94%\*\* – \*\*10.50%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*NCC Group PLC (LSE)\*\* – \*\*+46.09%\*\* – \*\*3.39%\*\* of portfolio
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\*\*Losers (sorted by portfolio % weight, biggest positions first)\*\*
\> \*The ones with the \*\*largest impact on total portfolio loss\*\* (big size + big negative %) are marked with \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*\*
\- \*\*Nagarro SE (XET)\*\* – \*\*\\-27.10%\*\* – \*\*19.79%\*\* of portfolio \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*
\- \*\*Teleperformance SE (EPA)\*\* – \*\*\\-58.33%\*\* – \*\*13.50%\*\* of portfolio \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*
\- \*\*Concentrix Corp (NDQ)\*\* – \*\*\\-67.40%\*\* – \*\*7.54%\*\* of portfolio \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*
\- \*\*GFT Technologies SE (TDG)\*\* – \*\*\\-43.53%\*\* – \*\*6.47%\*\* of portfolio \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*
\- \*\*PayPal Holdings Inc (NDQ)\*\* – \*\*\\-42.21%\*\* – \*\*6.45%\*\* of portfolio \*\*\[HIGH IMPACT\]\*\*
\- \*\*Domino’s Pizza Inc (NDQ)\*\* – \*\*\\-24.28%\*\* – \*\*6.36%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*Epam Systems Inc (NSY)\*\* – \*\*\\-30.36%\*\* – \*\*3.92%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*ADR on Nice Ltd (NDQ)\*\* – \*\*\\-53.85%\*\* – \*\*4.29%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*Van de Velde NV (EBR)\*\* – \*\*\\-7.05%\*\* – \*\*2.24%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*ADR on Endava PLC Class A Ord Shs (TDG)\*\* – \*\*\\-90.30%\*\* – \*\*0.43%\*\* of portfolio
\- \*\*Chegg Inc (NSY)\*\* – \*\*\\-94.22%\*\* – \*\*0.29%\*\* of portfolio
My analysis included the traditional value investing approach using finbox.io for valuations, and I fetched companies with low PE ratio despite growing revenues and ebitda, some contrarian plays regarding AI.
All were deeply researched and monitored, and had buybacks, but the prices seem to keep nosediving.
I guess I bought stocks that were cheap ‘for a reason’?