What Company Earnings Are Telling Us About Today’s Economy
Want to go deeper on real companies with simple, long-term investing guidance? Subscribe to the Value Spotlight newsletter, where Dave and Andrew share stock ideas, valuations, and lessons from real businesses straight to your inbox. In this episode, Dave and Andrew take a stroll through the latest earnings reports from some of the world’s biggest […]
BVPS: How to Calculate It (w/ Real-Life Balance Sheets)
The book value per share (BVPS) ratio compares stockholders’ equity to the total number of outstanding shares. In other words, a company’s net assets (assets minus liabilities) on a per‑share basis. Value investors have long used BVPS to help assess whether a stock is cheap relative to its underlying assets, tying into Benjamin Graham’s idea […]
Beginning Investors: How to Analyze a Stock’s Earnings Report
In the 21st century, investors are bombarded with constant news updates on stocks. With the ubiquity of the internet and the ability to constantly track price movements, you can get new information every hour on the stocks you follow. This is especially true for popular stocks with large market capitalizations. Most of this is just […]
The Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio Formula Explained
Price to Sales (“P/S”) is one of the more common and simple relative valuation ratios used to generally compare how expensive or cheap a stock is compared to its peers. The price to sales ratio formula itself is simple, it is Price (Market Cap) divided by Sales (Revenue). The reason we use Market Capitalization for […]
How to Use Net Profit Ratio to Find a Worthy Investment
“If you do good valuation work, the market will eventually agree with you.” –Joel Greenblatt There are many methods for determining a company’s profitability. The net profit ratio is crucial since it measures how much money a business keeps after all costs are covered. Net income equals a company’s earnings, which Wall Street and analysts […]
How to Read Conference Call Transcripts (and What to Look For)
In the 21st century, we’ve seen a democratization across the investing world. Even if you have just $100 in savings, you can easily put it to work in the stock market with zero fees. Or, you can buy index funds, which are now available at low costs to any investor. The financial world has made […]
Fintech 101: Intro to Financial Technology
Fintech or financial technology describes new tech that seeks to enable and improve financial services. Despite the uptick in fintech and how we use our money, many consumers and investors remain unclear about what “fintech” means. From the latest headlines proclaiming the latest disruption in business to the emerging crypto landscape, fintech occupies a large […]
Publicly Traded Truckload Freight Industry Report: Spring 2024 Results
According to their latest earnings releases, the Spring earnings results of the Top 5 Publicly Traded Truckload Freight companies by YoY Revenues decreased by -4% on average across the board in the January-March quarter. Of the publicly traded Truckload Freight companies who released Spring 2024 earnings results, the following top 5 companies by market cap decreased revenues -4% YoY […]
Publicly Traded Home Builders Report: Spring 2024 Results
Publicly available financial data collected by investment newsletter provider Sather Research, LLC showed that five Publicly Traded Home Builders by Market Cap grew Total Revenues on average 10.84% YoY in the January to March quarter, according to their Latest Earnings Releases. Of the top publicly traded home builders who released Spring 2024 earnings results, the following five companies grew […]
Publicly Traded Life Sciences Industry Report: Spring 2024 Results
Latest Spring earnings showed that the Top 5 Publicly Traded Life Science tool companies by market cap decreased total revenues in the high to low single digits YOY in the January – March Quarter, according to their Latest Earnings Releases. Of the publicly traded Life Science tool companies who released earnings results, the following top […]
