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Wall Street has many finance bros, but none of them are as brilliant or as handsome as $$$MR. MARKET$$$ is. That’s right. I did it again. Today I sold GSL at 39.19. That’s a 16% gain in a little over 2 months. Over the same period the S&P 500 was up only 1%. You sees? You SEES?? Once again, $$$MR. MARKET$$$ outperforms the market. That’s 32 consecutive profitable trades of 15% or better. I am HUGE! Bring me your finest meats and cheeses.
I can’t hear you! I said, TELL ME WHO THE KING IS! I’m waiting! I’ve got the Johnnie Walker Blue pouring, the ice is clinking, and the S&P 500 is weeping in the corner like a toddler who lost his balloon.
You see those GSL numbers? That wasn’t a trade; it was a surgical extraction of wealth from the pockets of the hesitant and into the vault of the HUGE. While the "experts" on CNBC were sweating over macro-economic "headwinds" and "geopolitical nuances," $$$MR. MARKET$$$ was busy measuring the drapes in the penthouse. 16% in two months? That’s not a return; that’s a victory lap. I’m outperforming the index by a factor of sixteen. Sixteen! If I were any more efficient, I’d be illegal in forty-eight states.
Why am I so HUGE?
Because I don't just read the tape; I am the tape.
The message board is silent. Why? Is it awe? Is it jealousy? It’s probably both. You’re looking at a 32-0 record. That’s not luck. That’s a streak so hot it’s technically classified as a plasma. I’m the Michael Jordan of mid-cap shipping lessors. I’m the Zeus of the Zacks Rank.
Now, excuse me while I go feast on this Wagyu and cave-aged Gruy?re. My next pick is already simmering in my brilliant, handsome skull, but I’m not sharing it until I see 1,000 posts confirming my absolute dominance.
I cannot be stopped. I am simply the greatest stock picker who ever lived. Did you buy GSL?? You?? YOU?? YOU???
I am so happy! I am so HAPPY! Oh Baxter! I think I’ll go drink some Scotch. Johnnie Walker BLUE pleeez.
How HUGE is $$$MR. MARKET$$$?
The best news is that after I finish off this bottle of scotch, I will pick yet ANOTHER $$$MR. MARKET$$$ winner. But before I do that, you must tell me who the greatest stock picker in the world is. Tell me TELL MEEEE! Everyone in this forum must TELL ME NOW!
$$$MR. MARKET$$$
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GSL ==> the CFP winner!
12-12-2025, 05:56 PM
($$$MR. MARKET$$$ is a proprietary investor and does not provide individual financial advice. The stocks mentioned on this forum do not represent individual buy or sell recommendations and should not be viewed as such. Individual investors should consider speaking with a professional investment adviser before making any investment decisions.)
The stock market, especially the frothy tech sector, has investors nervously checking for bubbles. AI this and AI that. How about earnings? But away from the flashing screens of Silicon Valley, there’s a quiet, high-conviction play delivering massive value and stability. This isn’t a speculative bet on the cyclical highs of a volatile industry; it’s a disciplined, income-generating asset play priced for maximum upside.
From time to time, $$$MR. MARKET$$$ serves up a stock so cheap, so cash-rich, and so obscenely ignored that the only reasonable reaction is: “Why is nobody buying this?” Fortunately that ship has not sailed. Right now, that stock is Global Ship Lease (GSL). So today I bought GSL at 33.93. I will sell it in 4 to 6 weeks at 39.19. Here’s why I like GSL.
This is exactly the kind of overlooked, asset-heavy, cash-gushing business that $$$MR. MARKET$$$ loves to pounce on—because sooner or later the market stops yawning and realizes it's been pricing a Ferrari like a lawnmower.
1. The Numbers Are Stupid Cheap
GSL trades at 3.6? earnings and a 7.25% dividend yield, while generating returns on equity and capital that many “high-quality” industrials can only dream about. The stock is up 91% in the last 12 months
Your own valuation sheet basically reads like a checklist of value nirvana:
2. The Backlog Is So Big It’s an Inflation Hedge… Unlike cyclically exposed shipping line operators, GSL is primarily a ship lessor. This model provides superior revenue stability, thanks to a massive $1.92 Billion contract backlog with major global shipping companies, protecting the firm from short-term market fluctuations.
contracted revenue locked in for the next 2.5 years, with:
That backlog alone is worth more than the entire company’s market cap.
In a world where global shipping lanes look like someone dropped a box of spaghetti on a map—wars, sanctions, chokepoint disruptions, emissions rules, you name it—predictable cashflow is gold.
GSL has it.
3. Supply Chain Chaos = More Ships Needed
This is the underappreciated kicker. The global trade economy is a tariff induced mess and supply chains are now willy nilly.
GSL Executive Chairman Youroukos spelled it out:
“Supply chains are less efficient, meaning more ships are needed to transport a given quantity of cargo… and the value of flexible, midsized and smaller container ships is rising.”
This is not temporary.
This is structural.
Geopolitics is fragmenting trade routes. Nearshoring, friend-shoring, and re-routing mean:
4. Crushing Earnings, Again and Again
Q3 2025 was another beat:
They’re also quietly selling older ships at fat gains—over $45M in vessel sale profits this year—and swapping into younger, high-reefer, fuel-efficient ships.
That’s how you extend an earnings runway without raising leverage.
5. Debt is Melting Like Butter on a Houston Sidewalk
Shipping investors are used to companies levered to the eyeballs. Not GSL.
Management has:
You’re earning hedge-fund returns with REIT-like stability.
6. And That Dividend… They Keep Raising It
The supplemental dividend has been increased three times since 2024—now up 67%.
The latest raise puts the dividend at $2.50 per share annualized.
With a payout ratio around 20%, this dividend is not just safe—it's a coiled spring.
Expect more increases.
Here’s the value: At 3.6? earnings with:
This is what value investors dream of:
“Fundamentals go up, share price still cheap, I get paid to wait.”
At this price, the stock remains extremely attractive on earnings, free cash flow, and dividend yield. This extreme discount, combined with high profitability and low leverage, suggests a classic value opportunity. While the marine transportation sector historically trades at a low multiple, GSL’s metrics are standout, presenting a strong case for a future P/E expansion if a broader market rotation into value stocks materializes. GSL is a highly profitable, well-managed company in a strategic niche. It is trading at a deep discount, underpinned by a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar revenue backlog and supported by a rapidly growing, high-yield dividend.
There isn’t much more to say, other than my ship will be coming into the pay window and I’m going to blow that foghorn when I cash cash cash!
$$$MR. MARKET$$$
www.mrmarketishuge.com
I can’t hear you! I said, TELL ME WHO THE KING IS! I’m waiting! I’ve got the Johnnie Walker Blue pouring, the ice is clinking, and the S&P 500 is weeping in the corner like a toddler who lost his balloon.
You see those GSL numbers? That wasn’t a trade; it was a surgical extraction of wealth from the pockets of the hesitant and into the vault of the HUGE. While the "experts" on CNBC were sweating over macro-economic "headwinds" and "geopolitical nuances," $$$MR. MARKET$$$ was busy measuring the drapes in the penthouse. 16% in two months? That’s not a return; that’s a victory lap. I’m outperforming the index by a factor of sixteen. Sixteen! If I were any more efficient, I’d be illegal in forty-eight states.
Why am I so HUGE?
Because I don't just read the tape; I am the tape.
The message board is silent. Why? Is it awe? Is it jealousy? It’s probably both. You’re looking at a 32-0 record. That’s not luck. That’s a streak so hot it’s technically classified as a plasma. I’m the Michael Jordan of mid-cap shipping lessors. I’m the Zeus of the Zacks Rank.
Now, excuse me while I go feast on this Wagyu and cave-aged Gruy?re. My next pick is already simmering in my brilliant, handsome skull, but I’m not sharing it until I see 1,000 posts confirming my absolute dominance.
I cannot be stopped. I am simply the greatest stock picker who ever lived. Did you buy GSL?? You?? YOU?? YOU???
I am so happy! I am so HAPPY! Oh Baxter! I think I’ll go drink some Scotch. Johnnie Walker BLUE pleeez.
How HUGE is $$$MR. MARKET$$$?
- $$$MR. MARKET$$$ once challenged the sun to a staring contest and the sun went behind a cloud "to think about its life choices."
- $$$MR. MARKET$$$ can climb a rope that isn’t attached to anything (for tactical reasons).
- $$$MR. MARKET$$$ can find hay in a needle stack
- Poison Ivy once touched $$$MR. MARKET$$$ and got $$$MR. MARKET$$$ poisoning.
The best news is that after I finish off this bottle of scotch, I will pick yet ANOTHER $$$MR. MARKET$$$ winner. But before I do that, you must tell me who the greatest stock picker in the world is. Tell me TELL MEEEE! Everyone in this forum must TELL ME NOW!
$$$MR. MARKET$$$
================================================== ===============
GSL ==> the CFP winner!
12-12-2025, 05:56 PM
($$$MR. MARKET$$$ is a proprietary investor and does not provide individual financial advice. The stocks mentioned on this forum do not represent individual buy or sell recommendations and should not be viewed as such. Individual investors should consider speaking with a professional investment adviser before making any investment decisions.)
The stock market, especially the frothy tech sector, has investors nervously checking for bubbles. AI this and AI that. How about earnings? But away from the flashing screens of Silicon Valley, there’s a quiet, high-conviction play delivering massive value and stability. This isn’t a speculative bet on the cyclical highs of a volatile industry; it’s a disciplined, income-generating asset play priced for maximum upside.
From time to time, $$$MR. MARKET$$$ serves up a stock so cheap, so cash-rich, and so obscenely ignored that the only reasonable reaction is: “Why is nobody buying this?” Fortunately that ship has not sailed. Right now, that stock is Global Ship Lease (GSL). So today I bought GSL at 33.93. I will sell it in 4 to 6 weeks at 39.19. Here’s why I like GSL.
This is exactly the kind of overlooked, asset-heavy, cash-gushing business that $$$MR. MARKET$$$ loves to pounce on—because sooner or later the market stops yawning and realizes it's been pricing a Ferrari like a lawnmower.
1. The Numbers Are Stupid Cheap
GSL trades at 3.6? earnings and a 7.25% dividend yield, while generating returns on equity and capital that many “high-quality” industrials can only dream about. The stock is up 91% in the last 12 months
Your own valuation sheet basically reads like a checklist of value nirvana:
- P/E: 3.6
- ROA: 16.6%
- ROE: 26%
- Debt-to-equity: 0.42
2. The Backlog Is So Big It’s an Inflation Hedge… Unlike cyclically exposed shipping line operators, GSL is primarily a ship lessor. This model provides superior revenue stability, thanks to a massive $1.92 Billion contract backlog with major global shipping companies, protecting the firm from short-term market fluctuations.
contracted revenue locked in for the next 2.5 years, with:
- 100% coverage for 2025
- 96% for 2026 and 74% for 2027
That backlog alone is worth more than the entire company’s market cap.
In a world where global shipping lanes look like someone dropped a box of spaghetti on a map—wars, sanctions, chokepoint disruptions, emissions rules, you name it—predictable cashflow is gold.
GSL has it.
3. Supply Chain Chaos = More Ships Needed
This is the underappreciated kicker. The global trade economy is a tariff induced mess and supply chains are now willy nilly.
GSL Executive Chairman Youroukos spelled it out:
“Supply chains are less efficient, meaning more ships are needed to transport a given quantity of cargo… and the value of flexible, midsized and smaller container ships is rising.”
This is not temporary.
This is structural.
Geopolitics is fragmenting trade routes. Nearshoring, friend-shoring, and re-routing mean:
- Ships sail longer distances
- Fewer port pairs operate on direct schedules
- Idle capacity globally is near zero
4. Crushing Earnings, Again and Again
Q3 2025 was another beat:
- Revenue: +10%
- EPS: +17.5% YoY
- Normalized EPS: +8.3% YoY
- Adjusted EBITDA: +5.6% YoY
They’re also quietly selling older ships at fat gains—over $45M in vessel sale profits this year—and swapping into younger, high-reefer, fuel-efficient ships.
That’s how you extend an earnings runway without raising leverage.
5. Debt is Melting Like Butter on a Houston Sidewalk
Shipping investors are used to companies levered to the eyeballs. Not GSL.
Management has:
- Paid down debt aggressively
- Prepaid 2026 maturities
- Secured a new UBS facility at SOFR + 2.15%
- Reduced leverage to 0.5? EBITDA
You’re earning hedge-fund returns with REIT-like stability.
6. And That Dividend… They Keep Raising It
The supplemental dividend has been increased three times since 2024—now up 67%.
The latest raise puts the dividend at $2.50 per share annualized.
With a payout ratio around 20%, this dividend is not just safe—it's a coiled spring.
Expect more increases.
Here’s the value: At 3.6? earnings with:
- Rock-solid contracts
- Near-zero idle capacity in the global fleet
- Rising dividends
- A fortress balance sheet
- Continued charter rate strength in midsized vessels
- Industry-leading profitability
This is what value investors dream of:
“Fundamentals go up, share price still cheap, I get paid to wait.”
At this price, the stock remains extremely attractive on earnings, free cash flow, and dividend yield. This extreme discount, combined with high profitability and low leverage, suggests a classic value opportunity. While the marine transportation sector historically trades at a low multiple, GSL’s metrics are standout, presenting a strong case for a future P/E expansion if a broader market rotation into value stocks materializes. GSL is a highly profitable, well-managed company in a strategic niche. It is trading at a deep discount, underpinned by a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar revenue backlog and supported by a rapidly growing, high-yield dividend.
There isn’t much more to say, other than my ship will be coming into the pay window and I’m going to blow that foghorn when I cash cash cash!
$$$MR. MARKET$$$
www.mrmarketishuge.com
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