Tags
% of AUM, alternative assets, asset managers, dry powder, Ex-Cash Ratios, FIG, Fortress Investment Group, high dividend yield, incentive fees, Logan Circle Partners, Price/Cash, RailAmerica, share buyback
In May, I published a series on alternative asset managers, which culminated in a write-up of my latest purchase (at the time), Fortress Investment Group (FIG:US). Based on its net cash/investments per share, plus a fund management valuation of 6.3% * $46.4 bio of Assets under Management (AUM), I pegged FIG at a Fair Value of $7.80 per share. Based on FIG’s $3.11 share price at that point, this offered substantial Upside Potential of 151%. This turned out to be v fortunate timing, as I caught the 2012 bottom (in fact, pretty much the 3 yr low) for FIG: