$npx -y skills add xuboyuebobb/investorskills --skill klarman-deep-valueUse when evaluating Seth Klarman-style deep value and distressed opportunities: extreme margin of safety, forced sellers, liquidity discounts, complexity, downside protection, and patience.
| 1 | # Klarman Deep Value |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Use this skill to apply Seth Klarman-style deep value: buy assets at large discounts to conservative value when complexity, illiquidity, distress, or forced selling creates a margin of safety. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## When To Use |
| 6 | |
| 7 | - Deep value and distressed analysis |
| 8 | - Liquidation value, asset value, or hidden value review |
| 9 | - Forced-seller and illiquidity discount opportunities |
| 10 | - Downside-first portfolio review |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Trigger phrases include `Klarman`, `Baupost`, `margin of safety`, `deep value`, `distressed`, `liquidation value`, and `forced seller`. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ## Process |
| 15 | |
| 16 | 1. Estimate conservative asset value and liquidation value. |
| 17 | 2. Identify why the asset is mispriced: distress, complexity, illiquidity, neglect, forced selling. |
| 18 | 3. Demand a large margin of safety. |
| 19 | 4. Check balance sheet, legal structure, seniority, and liquidity. |
| 20 | 5. Define catalyst and patience horizon. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ## Output Format |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ```md |
| 25 | # Klarman View: [Asset] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Verdict |
| 28 | Buy / Watchlist / Too Little Safety / Value Trap / Pass |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Conservative Value |
| 31 | ## Margin Of Safety |
| 32 | ## Mispricing Source |
| 33 | ## Downside Protection |
| 34 | ## Catalyst / Patience |
| 35 | ## Invalidation |
| 36 | ``` |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ## Guardrails |
| 39 | |
| 40 | - Do not confuse cheap with safe. |
| 41 | - Do not ignore liquidity and legal seniority. |
| 42 | - Do not rely on optimistic appraisals. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ## Questflow Use |
| 45 | |
| 46 | In Questflow, this skill is best used as a downside-first distressed and deep-value underwriting module. |