Value Investing

In value investing, we spend a great deal of time looking at valuations, moats, and financial statements to uncover opportunities the market has missed. But while many investors focus on P/E ratios or book value discounts, there’s another class of indicators that often go underappreciated: signals that expose the true operating health of a business. […]

As a long term investor, you know that that some numbers are more important than others to find out which company deserves your investment dollars. Profitability Ratios tell you whether the business is running efficiently and creating value for the shareholders, or is eroding value over time investing in bad projects one after another. Earnings

When you invest in small caps, you often buy uncertainty at a discount. These companies can be temporarily out of favor, misunderstood, or just plain ignored by the broader market. That’s the opportunity. But it’s also the risk because the waiting game can be long. Value can take months, sometimes years, to surface. And if

You Can’t Rely on Earnings, But You Can Trust the Cash You know the game. A company hits the earnings estimate, maybe even beats it by a penny, and the stock pops. But what if that “beat” was a mirage, puffed up by accruals, non-cash adjustments, or accounting gimmicks? As a long-term investor, you can’t