Precision Castparts (PCP) is a global, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products sold primarily to aerospace, power and industrial customers. CEO Mark Donegan is a first-rate operator, sound strategic thinker and highly skilled acquirer / integrator. Concerns over the health of the new commercial aircraft cycle provided us an opportunity to establish an initial position at what we believe is an attractive discount. We have been heartened by management’s more recent decisions to repurchase stock and look forward to the prospect of additional value-accretive M&A in the future.
From Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio)'s Value Fund Q3 2014 Commentary.
