Value Investing with Sven Carlin, Ph.D.Published 2026-11-03
“S&P 500 (459 to 440) - 6 Extremely Interesting Investing Stories (PNW, SOLV, GNRC, ECHO, GEN, IVZ)”
$SOLVBearish
AI summary · SOLV looks cheap at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11 with stable margins and profitable operations, but its cash flows are very low versus earnings per share due to 3M transition costs and litigation fees; with spin-offs often loading debt onto the new company, the speaker finds this very complicated and sees no real value in it at the moment.
The second interesting story is Solventum, an investment resulting from a spin-off from 3M, and there is a lot of financial engineering involved, and this and that. The price-to-earnings ratio is at 11, so it looks cheap and if 3M spins it off, there's probably some value.
Let's see. Surgical solutions, dental solutions , health information system. It looks good, stable margins, profitable.