BOC - Trust the Process -- This Stock Dropped by Over 40% in 2023 but Its Business Is Doing Quite Well
2024-01-04 06:18:00 ET
Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) was one of the worst-performing stocks in the market in 2023. I won't sugarcoat it. While the S&P 500 index generated a 26% total return for the year, Boston Omaha's stock fell by more than 40%.
To be sure, the stock didn't drop for no reason. There are some parts of the business that are sensitive to interest rates, and the company's billboard business depends on advertiser demand and strong economic conditions, just to name a couple of examples. But the stock is now trading for a discount to book value, a level it didn't even reach in the depths of the COVID-19 crash.
If you aren't familiar, Boston Omaha is a holding company with four subsidiary businesses. It owns a billboard advertising business (Link Media), several fiber broadband businesses, a surety insurance company (General Indemnity), and also owns several minority investments and an asset management business under its fourth segment, Boston Omaha Asset Management, or BOAM.
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Trust the Process -- This Stock Dropped by Over 40% in 2023, but Its Business Is Doing Quite Well