In regards to Adam's question regarding OLY. Would it be appropriate to look at the interest income that OLY has been able to generate as a hedge against higher interest rates. If rates were to move higher, OLY is set up nicely to outperform. The business delivers high ROE in the 50% plus range and should be able to do well in low interest rate environment especially with a dividend in the 7% range. Would you consider it a compounder?
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Higher interest income would definitely be a tailwind for OLY’s business as interest income flows straight to the bottom line. For example, in FY2023 interest income grew 100%, and now accounts for around 50% of the company’s total revenue. In a low interest rates environment, the business may not do sensational, but would likely still be just fine. In the past 10 years, interest rates were quite low, but OLY’s operating results were still quite healthy and consistent. We may not consider OLY as a compounder as the company did not reinvest much of its earnings to grow, but we would certainly consider OLY as a high-quality, capital light business that would consistently raise dividends over time. We would be comfortable owning OLY over the long term.