Value investing articles, screens and related topics
Growth is all the rage today and the markets are quite frothy. Never mind the extraordinary risk presented to us due to the government economic data blackout during the shutdown. One wonders how the market will react when the government reopens and the data starts flowing again. The was to handle this risk is to […]
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Margin of Safety is a core concept in value investing. This essentially tells you how much the stock price is discounted from the intrinsic (or fair) value. Margin of Safety serves two separate purposes. Given the importance of margin of safety in managing risk and estimating the target sell price, it is clear why stocks
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Turns out that Ted and Todd at Berkshire Hathaway are enterprising investors in the Graham mold. The Graham Enterprising Investor screen relaxes the strict value investing criteria to include more growth orientation. For example, we are not merely looking to buy a dollar now for pennies, we are now open to paying a dollar today
When I look at a balance sheet, I am always interested in a business’ ability to pay its obligations. All companies will go through rough patches over their lifetimes. In as much as we want the business to grow and prosper, and the company to invest in its growth, if the balance sheet is not
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Value investing is much simpler with asset plays where you are not interested in the operating business, you just evaluate the balance sheet. For most other investments, you will need to consider earnings, quality of earnings and earnings growth. You already know the power of margin of safety, intrinsic value, and contrarian patience. But what
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Risk averse investors buy classic defensive value plays, but if you are an enterprising investor willing to take a little more risk, Benjamin Graham suggested adding a little bit of growth in the mix when searching for candidates. The Graham Enterprising Investor screens for underpriced stocks with a history of earnings growth. Additional filters include
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You’ve heard the arguments for growth stocks, index funds, crypto, and real estate. But what if the strategy with the strongest long-term performance has been hiding in the shadows, ignored by Wall Street, misunderstood by most investors, and dismissed because it lacks sex appeal? This isn’t a theory. It’s a fact supported by nearly a
Piotroski F-Score is a composite metric that measures the financial strength of a company. Research shows that a high Piotroski F-Score of 8 or 9, coupled with cheap valuation, can return on average of 7.5% above the market. This is one way to find value without it being a value trap. For this particular screen,
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It was a great pleasure to be a guest on The Contrarian Capitalist podcast. It was a great discussion and we covered a wide array of topics including my stock selection process, risk management, investment philosophy and more. If you are interested in understanding how a professional value investor goes about the business of makin
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Mid cap stocks are often ignored. Large caps have a presence in almost every investor’s portfolios through index funds and Mag 7 or FAANG stocks. Small caps, especially small cap value is prized by sophisticated investors due to their high performance potential. Mid caps are often forgotten. The truth is, these mid caps grow up
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