The focus on buying stocks at a discount has unparalleled benefits. It is especially true for people who are accumulating assets through the process of value investing. We tend to shop more during the SALE season. Recently I upgraded my phone to a Samsung S20 FE. It’s almost a 1.5-year-old model, but considering that it’s…
Among other metrics, our stock screener stands out because of two important numbers, the overall score, and intrinsic value. The intrinsic value of stocks is estimated based on a few standard financial models like DCF and a few of my own algorithms and logic. But the overall score-rendering proved to be more complicated. Why? Because…
Performing stocks analysis by comparison method is relative valuation. We can compare a company’s valuation multiples with its industry average or with its peers. This valuation approach is easy but there are limitations…
The mathematics side of Net Present Value estimation is complicated. Hence, we’ve implemented the whole algorithm in our stock screener. Nevertheless, this article explains my NPV algorithm in full detail.
The debt-Equity ratio (DE) is easy to calculate. But its interpretation is not as straightforward as we think. We generally assume that a DE ratio of 2 is acceptable. But for analysts, this number is too high. Let’s look at the DE ratio from an analyst’s perspective.
With value investing comes a few synonymous terms like reading financial statements, intrinsic value, over and undervaluation, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, long-term holding, etc.
We’ve built an Excel-based tool that can analyze stocks. But how beginners can calculate the intrinsic value in excel on their own? In this article, I’ll discuss a procedure to do it. It is simple, and even beginners can practice it. There are limitations of estimating intrinsic value using this method. But experts say that using some valuation method is better than investing blindly…
Talking about stocks, investing only in a financially healthy company is advisable. But it is easier said than done. Why? Because analyzing the financial health of a company is not easy for a novice? It is a thing that must be learned. In this article, we will try to do just that. Generally speaking, investors…
Generally, for banks and lenders, the asset coverage ratio (ACR) is one way to check the loan-friendliness of the company. Investors can also use the concept of ACR to check two things about the company. First, they can check if the company is risky due to a high debt load. Second, they can also check the price…
When it comes to the use of jargon, probably the world of equity investment will be among its heavy users. Two commonly used words of this field are Alpha and Beta. The term beta is in use for a long time. But the trend of alpha is more recent. What are alpha and beta? Alpha…
People who know about value investing will be familiar with the term called “margin of safety”. Generally, people prefer to apply a rule of thumb when it comes to the margin of safety. A stock trading at two-third of its estimated intrinsic value can be said to be available at a good margin of safety….
[Updated] Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method is a better way of intrinsic value calculation. The DCF model is derived from a concept called Net Present Value (NPV). Why Intrinsic Value is required? Because based on it, one can judge if the stock is fairly priced or not. DCF method is not an easy way of doing price…
