Why Value Fund Smead Capital Management Likes Gannett Co Inc

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Excluding Warren Buffett, there are few investment managers out there that would recommend buying a newspaper company in this day and age. [buffett] However, William Smead, Tony Scherrer and Cole Smead of Smead Capital Management are willing to take on the challenge. In particular, the three partners are betting on Gannett Co Inc, a pure-play daily community news organization, which owns USA Today and more than 90 local newspapers, mostly in small and mid-sized markets. Smead Capital Management on Gannett Co Inc William, Tony and Cole discuss why they like Gannett Co Inc in the October 30 issue of Value Investor Insight. They believe…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk