MI250: How to Find High Quality Companies w/ Braden Dennis

Rebecca Hotsko chats with Braden Dennis. In this episode, they discuss Braden’s investment process looks like for finding great stocks, his 6-question framework for finding “high-quality businesses” to invest in, how to determine if a company’s high ROIC is sustainable or not, Braden’s analysis and deep dive into Constellation Software and Shopify, why the P/E ratio is not the right multiple to value Shopify with, and what metrics are more relevant to the company, how to make sure you don’t overpay for a business that’s trading at a premium, Braden’s thoughts on Brookfield Asset Management company given its spin-off, is Brookfield Asset Management’s spin-off good for shareholder value, and so much more!    Braden is the founder of Stratosphere and the co-host of The Canadian Investor Podcast. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 04:32 - What Braden’s investment process looks like for finding great stocks.  06:36 - His 6-question framework and checklist for finding “high-quality businesses” to invest in.  10:53 - The most important factors he looks for to identify a company has a sustainable moat.  13:23 - How to determine if a company’s high ROIC is sustainable or not.    16:55 - Braden’s analysis and deep dive into Constellation Software and Shopify.  30:30 - How to make sure you don’t overpay for a business that’s trading at a premium. 37:39 - Why the P/E ratio is not the right multiple to value Shopify with, and what metrics are more relevant to the company. 50:46 - Braden’s thoughts on Brookfield Asset Management company given its recent spin-off.   51:06 - Is Brookfield Asset Management’s spin-off good for shareholder value. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Check out: Stratosphere.  Check out: The Canadian Investor Podcast.   Related Episode: Listen to MI239: Deep Dive into Apple & Google w/ Logan Kane, or watch the video. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Toyota Monarch Money Airbnb Yahoo! Finance Fundrise Range Rover Public NerdWallet NetSuite Connect with Braden: Website |  LinkedIn | Twitter  Connect with Rebecca: Twitter | Instagram Email: [email protected] HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm