Aug 21, 2026 · 17 min
Paul Scott records a Friday podcast between beer and poker
Paul’s Podcast - Fri 21 Aug 2026
The episode’s defining feature is its candid, improvised opening, offering a glimpse of the presenter’s informal recording routine rather than a developed market discussion.
- 1Paul Scott opens the week’s final “freebies on Friday” episode after realizing he had not yet recorded it.
- 2He candidly says he is drinking beer and playing online poker while making the podcast.
- 3The available outline centers on the introduction and contains no developed discussion of companies or investment arguments.
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Paul Scott reveals that he is recording while drinking beer and playing online poker after realizing he had not yet done the podcast.
The brief
Paul Scott opens the week’s final “freebies on Friday” podcast with an unusually candid confession: he is recording while drinking beer and playing online poker.
The trigger is mundane but revealing: Scott realized he had not yet completed the episode, so the recording begins as an improvised act of catch-up.
The available outline stops at the introduction, making the episode’s informal recording circumstances its central subject rather than a substantive small-cap argument.
What was said on this episode
14 statements · 6 positive · 7 negative · 1 neutral
Spire Healthcare is close to receiving a formal takeover bid.
“I think this looks like it's very close to turning from a possible bid into an actual bid, but we'll wait and see.”
Listen at 3:01
Accounting standards should reflect open-market property values on balance sheets.
“I think they should actually. I think it's a glaring anomaly that companies can have enormous upside on properties that are in the valuation in the balance sheet at cost”
Listen at 3:30
Springfield Properties is unlikely to suffer large landholding write-downs.
“I don't think Springfield is susceptible to big write-downs in its landholdings either.”
Listen at 5:54
Springfield Properties is an attractive investment.
“So we like Springfield Properties.”
Listen at 6:08
Hunting remains attractive despite its profit warning.
“We still like it though. We've reassessed the numbers. We still like it.”
Listen at 6:33
Buying activity in Hunting shares may signal underlying demand.
“So it looks like there's a buyer just in the market hoovering up sellers, which in itself can be quite a good sign.”
Listen at 7:56
HMRC is becoming more aggressive in issuing winding-up petitions.
“HMRC is getting more aggressive on winding up petitions apparently.”
Listen at 10:09
Paul Scott recommends avoiding investments in listed legal firms.
“I don't think I'll get involved in listed legal firms again”
Listen at 11:20
Knights Holdings has excessive debt and a slightly negative net tangible asset value.
“So anyway, and we do have balance sheets issues with Knights Holding. We think it's got a bit too much debt, and a slightly negative net tangible asset value is suboptimal”
Listen at 11:35
PPHE Hotels is difficult to value.
“So anyway, PPHE, we're amber on that. We don't know how to value it.”
Listen at 13:07
eEnergy has a precarious cash position and warrants a negative rating.
“I don't like it. I've dropped it to red from no colour or from amber because the cash position is precarious.”
Listen at 13:27
eEnergy is financially distressed.
“I mean, this is obviously financially distressed.”
Listen at 14:18
Small shareholders should avoid financially distressed companies they cannot control.
“I would never be a small shareholder in something obviously clearly financially distressed where you can't control or even know what's going on.”
Listen at 14:36
Investors should steer away from eEnergy for now.
“And I just think it's best to steer away.”
Listen at 14:59
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