December 2013
Intermediate to advanced
160 pages
3h 10m
English
One of the things you should look for as an investor is predictability. It’s comforting not only to have a handle on what a company’s earnings are and how they make their money, but also what business might look like past the current quarter.
That’s why I like POOLCORP (POOL), the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and accessories. They like to boast that they sell “everything but the water.” POOLCORP is one of our favorite and most successful companies, and it’s headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, a quiet bedroom community outside New Orleans and not too far from Tulane.
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