Our Approach
Rooted in Helping Clients Achieve their Goals.
Our philosophy is what makes partnering with Brasada Capital Management so unique. Not only are we a smaller firm, granting our clients access to more personalized service and greater attention to detail, but we also live by a philosophy founded on the basis of helping our clients achieve their investment goals. Click the boxes below to learn more about our five step process.
Screening
Scour our securities universe and narrow our
scope based on qualitative and quantitative criteria:
- Assessment: Evaluate earnings, quality, and valuation criteria.
- Engagement: Participate in company meetings.
- Publications: Study investment and trade articles.
- Conferences: Attend live and virtual events.
- Observation: Survey industry trends and specific company developments.
Internal Research
- Earnings: Evaluate momentum, macro and micro drivers
- Quality Growth: Analyze balance sheet and cash flow
- Appraisal: Determine appropriate range of values
External Research
- Meetings: Engage with Sell-Side analysts and subject matter experts
- Management: Consult with company leadership
Risk Management
- Timing: Assess timeliness of underlying allocation
- Sizing: Ensure appropriate position size
- Exposure: Maintain appropriate industry and sector diversification
Capital Allocation & Continual Risk Management
- Initiate: Establish a position
- Monitor: Regularly monitor underlying fundamentals and security performance
- Assess Expectations: Seek and obtain new and relevant information to weigh against the current thesis
Opportunity Cost Assessment
- Cost of Capital: Continually reassess the current thesis against existing opportunity costs
- Revisit: Reassess previous ideas passed on but placed on watchlist
- Recycle: Reallocate capital to superior ideas when presented
Understand
Screening
Scour our securities universe and narrow our scope based on qualitative and quantitative criteria:
- Earnings, quality, valuation screens
- Company meetings
- Reading investment and trade publications
- Conferences (live & virtual)
- Talking to other investors
- General reading
Gauge
Internal Research
- Earnings: Momentum, macro and micro drivers
- Quality Growth : Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
- Appraisal: Underwrite appropriate range of values
External Research
- Meet with Sell-Side analysts and subject matter experts
- Meet with company management
Customize
Risk Management
- Timing: Assess timeliness of underlying allocation.
- Sizing: Ensure appropriate position size
- Exposure: Ensure appropriate industry and sector diversification.
Implement
Capital Allocation & Continual Risk Management
- Initiate: Establish a position
- Monitor: Regularly monitor underlying fundamentals and security performance.
- Assess Expectations: Seek and obtain new and relevant information to weigh against the current thesis
Oversight
Opportunity Cost Assessment
- Cost of Capital: Continually reassess the current thesis against existing opportunity costs
- Revisit: Reassess previous ideas passed on but placed on watchlist
- Recycle: Reallocate capital to superior ideas when presented