The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Hermès — the family-controlled luxury house that has turned craftsmanship and scarcity into a compounding machine. Join Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley as they assess whether Hermès can remain the pinnacle of luxury and whether it deserves a spot in The Intrinsic Value Portfolio. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:10 - Wh...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Doximity (ticker: DOCS), known as “the LinkedIn for doctors,” with a suite of productivity apps supporting physicians’ workflows, too. Incredibly, 80% of physicians in the U.S. are on Doximity, giving them fertile real estate to monetize those eyeballs with high-margin advertising opportunities for pharma companies. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Meta — the world’s most powerful attention engine, spanning Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and still driven primarily by advertising. They break down how Meta’s “Family of Apps” keeps compounding through better AI-driven content discovery and ad targeting, while new surfaces like Reels, Threads, and WhatsApp monetization expand...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Churchill Downs, Inc. (ticker: CHDN), a gaming company that is uniquely tied to the world of horse racing. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - What makes the Kentucky Derby such a cherished event and a masterclass on luxury hospitality 00:05:30 - Why Churchill Downs is so much more than just a gambling company 00:07:54 - What to m...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Mercado Libre, the dominant e-commerce and fintech platform in Latin America. What started as an eBay-like marketplace has evolved into a fully integrated ecosystem spanning online retail, logistics, digital payments, lending, and advertising, with leading positions across Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Exor NV (ticker: EXO), a unique holding company that has acted as a vehicle for the family wealth of Fiat’s founder, but now poses a compelling arbitrage opportunity, with Exor’s stock trading at nearly a 60% discount to its net asset value. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:55 – How Ferrari became Exor’s largest investment 00:06:16...

Daniel and Shawn take a deep dive into Chapters Group — one of Europe’s most rapidly evolving serial acquirers of mission-critical software and services. They explore where the group’s growth is coming from, how the company allocates capital, and whether Chapters Group’s valuation is justifiable. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:06:56 – How Chapters Group was founded 00:09:20 – W...

Shawn and Daniel break down Snap Inc., a camera-based social media platform with nearly one billion monthly users. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:08:25 – Why Snapchat, being a founder-led company, is less than ideal in this case 00:09:15 – Why Snapchat is unlikely to be acquired any time soon 00:17:49 – How Snapchat almost didn’t become a hit, and what made it suddenly so popul...

Daniel and Shawn review the Intrinsic Value Portfolio after nearly one year of searching for the best opportunities in the market. In this episode, they break down the portfolio’s current performance, share updates on existing holdings, and revisit watchlist companies that may now deserve a spot — either because they’ve become cheaper or their outlook has changed. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00...

Shawn and Daniel break down DoorDash (ticker: DASH), America’s dominant meal-delivery company that’s rapidly expanding into all forms of local commerce. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - How DoorDash came out of nowhere to become America’s leading meal-delivery service, usurping Uber Eats and Grubhub 00:07:57 - What opportunity DoorDash’s founders saw and the story of its...

Daniel and Shawn dive into S&P Global – the data and benchmark giant that is best-known for the S&P 500 index. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:02 - About S&P’s Rating Business 00:03:56 - What businesses S&P Global operates 00:04:32 - About S&P’s Market Intelligence Business 00:07:54 - About S&P Global’s founding story 00:38:52 - About S&P’s Index Business 00:48:45 - About S&P...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Booking Holdings (ticker: BKNG), the world’s largest travel company. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:24:07 - What are the subtle differences between Expedia, Booking, and Airbnb 00:26:18 - How Booking.com established a foothold in Europe despite Expedia’s dominance in North America 00:55:59 - What Alphabet could do to seriously disrup...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into TransDigm — the aerospace supplier that turned “boring parts” into a compounding machine. Built around proprietary, often sole-source components installed across nearly every commercial and military aircraft in service, TransDigm monetizes decades of aftermarket demand through premium pricing and enviable margins. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00...

Shawn & Daniel discuss how Robinhood transformed investing with commission-free trading, overcame controversies, and now aims to become a full-service financial platform through Robinhood Gold. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - How Robinhood disrupted the entire brokerage industry 00:32:05 - How Robinhood can offer commission-free trading 00:05:34 - Why Robinhood Gold may...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Salesforce — the company that practically invented modern enterprise software and is now trying to reinvent it again through AI. From its origins as the pioneer of the Software-as-a-Service model in the late 1990s, Salesforce has grown into the world’s #1 CRM provider, powering customer relationships for over 90% of the Fortune 500. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down MSCI Inc. (MSCI), the global leader in financial market indexes that power the passive investing revolution. They explore how MSCI built its dominant, utility-like business model, its compounding potential, and whether the stock remains attractively priced. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:08 How indexes produced by MSCI help to organ...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Copart, the salvage auction company that’s quietly become one of the best-performing stocks of the last three decades. From a single junkyard in California in the 1980s, Copart has grown into a global online marketplace that sells more than three million vehicles a year. With sellers ranging from major insurers and rental fleets to car dealers and financ...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Fair Isaac Corporation (ticker: FICO), a company whose algorithms are essential to computing credit scores, which are used in everything in the U.S., from applying for a mortgage, credit cards, apartments, to even job applications and more. FICO has incredible market penetration and earnings leverage, as almost all of its price increases trickle down to...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Manchester United, the legendary football club that’s grown from a 19th-century railway team into one of the most recognized sports brands on the planet. With revenue pillars in commercial sponsorships, broadcasting rights, and matchday income, plus a fanbase that spans every continent, United is often described as one of the biggest franchises in global...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Universal Music Group (ticker: UMG), a company that controls a royalty stream on roughly ⅓ of the world’s music in an oligopolistic industry also dominated by Sony and Warner Music Group. Universal has incredibly high-quality earnings, with a very stable business and excess returns on capital — a recipe that is very appealing to investors at the right p...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Berkshire Hathaway, the billion-dollar conglomerate built by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger that’s grown from a struggling textile mill into one of the most valuable companies in the world. With core pillars in insurance, railroads, and energy, plus a $250 billion equity portfolio anchored by Apple, Berkshire is often seen as the ultimate compounding...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Match Group (ticker: MTCH), a company that operates as part of a duopoly in online dating, owning a number of dating platforms, including Tinder, Match.com, Hinge, OkCupid, and more, with specialized platforms appealing to certain demographics and dating niches. During the Pandemic, the company was a popular growth stock, but as the number of paying use...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Dell Technologies, the legacy PC giant that’s quietly become one of the largest suppliers of AI infrastructure in the world. Once seen as a low-growth hardware player, Dell now sits at the heart of the data center buildout — shipping billions of dollars worth of GPU-powered servers to customers like xAI, Meta, and Microsoft. With a growing AI backlog, en...

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down Ferrari (ticker: RACE), a company whose stock is arguably just as impressive as its high-performance and ultra-luxury vehicles. By global automotive standards, Ferrari hardly has any sales volumes, selling about 14,000 cars a year, yet these vehicles come with such premium price tags that the company can reasonably command a $90 billion market valuation...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley dive into Crocs, the footwear company that turned a ridiculed foam clog into a global fashion phenomenon. After a post-IPO collapse and years of overextension, Crocs has staged one of the most impressive brand comebacks in recent retail history — now fueled by strong margins, loyal customers, and bold international expansion. But there are still some challenges an...