Part 2: Deep dive on Alarum Technologies (ALAR)
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FWIW, my investment portfolio is +158.8% YTD in 2024, was +134.7% in 2023 and is +2,600% since January 2020 when I got back into investing full-time.
My investment strategy is pretty simple. I want to own 15-20 high-quality growth stocks (core holdings) plus swing trades, with the best fundamentals at the most reasonable valuations — if the fundamentals begin to disappoint or the valuation no longer looks compelling I will trim or sell my position. If the fundamentals remain strong and valuation remains reasonable then I’ll add on pullbacks. I only want to own stocks that have at least 50% upside within the next 1-2 years and at least 100% upside within the next 3-4 years. If I buy stocks that are too expensive, the fundamentals aren’t good enough or my investment thesis is weak — then I’ll never hit my investment performance goals. My objective is to maximize the upside in good markets and minimize the downside in bad markets which I accomplish by being very selective in what I own but also using technical analysis and hedges to protect my portfolio during market selloffs.
Company: Alarum Technologies
Ticker: (ALAR)
Websites: alarum.io and netnut.io
IPO date: July 2018
IPO price: $14.35 per ADS
Reverse stock splits: 4
Current stock price: $41.71
Outstanding shares: 64.1 million (ordinary shares or 6.4 million in ADSs)
52-week high: $45.90 on June 28, 2024
52-week low: $2.07 on July 27, 2023
Market cap: $266 million
Net cash/debt: +$13 million
Enterprise value: $253 million
Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel
Investor Relations: https://alarum.io/alarums-investors-lobby/
Q1 2024 Earnings Report: https://alarum.io/alarum-announces-q1-2024-results/
Corporate Presentation (May 2024): https://d2ghdaxqb194v2.cloudfront.net/2637/194103.pdf