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Cliff Sosin from CAS on Carvana and a bunch of other stuff $CVNA
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In this episode of Yet Another Value Podcast, host Andrew Walker welcomes back Cliff Sosin of CAS Investment Partners for his second appearance. Known for his concentrated, long-term investing approach, Cliff discusses the unique characteristics of Carvana's lending model, the intricacies of subprime finance, and why he believes Carvana's comeback story deserves a closer look. The conversation explores Cliff's investment philosophy, alternative data use, and risk management, while diving deep into market misconceptions around subprime lending, inventory valuation, and self-driving cars. Tune in for a data-rich breakdown of one of the market's most discussed turnarounds.
Links:
YAVP with Aaron Chan on CVNA: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/recurve-capitals-aaron-chan-on-the
CAS Investment Partners - https://www.casinvestmentpartners.com/
Yet Another Value Blog - https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com
See our legal disclaimer here: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/legal-and-disclaimer
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[00:00] Intro to the podcast and guest, Cliff Sosin
[01:38] Cliff on his podcast return
[00:02:11] Cliff reflects on past public exposure
[00:05:26] Cliff’s focus in subprime and securitizations
[00:12:17] Carvana’s lending model and performance vs peers
[00:24:29] Alt data, trading signals, and Carvana
[00:30:58] Evolution of Carvana’s operational resilience
[00:34:03] What keeps Cliff up at night about Carvana
[00:38:11] Risks from used car market decline
[00:40:08] Potential disruption from low-cost EVs
[00:47:00] Threat of autonomous vehicles
[01:01:50] Stanford, Google, and Carvana
[01:10:10] Tail Risks
[01:13:00] Getting better with expert networks
[01:18:00] My trite Cliff saying
[01:19:00] What is Cliff researching now
317 episodes
Manage episode 481396990 series 2789730
In this episode of Yet Another Value Podcast, host Andrew Walker welcomes back Cliff Sosin of CAS Investment Partners for his second appearance. Known for his concentrated, long-term investing approach, Cliff discusses the unique characteristics of Carvana's lending model, the intricacies of subprime finance, and why he believes Carvana's comeback story deserves a closer look. The conversation explores Cliff's investment philosophy, alternative data use, and risk management, while diving deep into market misconceptions around subprime lending, inventory valuation, and self-driving cars. Tune in for a data-rich breakdown of one of the market's most discussed turnarounds.
Links:
YAVP with Aaron Chan on CVNA: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/recurve-capitals-aaron-chan-on-the
CAS Investment Partners - https://www.casinvestmentpartners.com/
Yet Another Value Blog - https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com
See our legal disclaimer here: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/legal-and-disclaimer
_______________________________________________________
[00:00] Intro to the podcast and guest, Cliff Sosin
[01:38] Cliff on his podcast return
[00:02:11] Cliff reflects on past public exposure
[00:05:26] Cliff’s focus in subprime and securitizations
[00:12:17] Carvana’s lending model and performance vs peers
[00:24:29] Alt data, trading signals, and Carvana
[00:30:58] Evolution of Carvana’s operational resilience
[00:34:03] What keeps Cliff up at night about Carvana
[00:38:11] Risks from used car market decline
[00:40:08] Potential disruption from low-cost EVs
[00:47:00] Threat of autonomous vehicles
[01:01:50] Stanford, Google, and Carvana
[01:10:10] Tail Risks
[01:13:00] Getting better with expert networks
[01:18:00] My trite Cliff saying
[01:19:00] What is Cliff researching now
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