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 […]
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 […]
Publicly Traded Analog Semiconductor Industry Report: Spring 2024 Results
Latest Spring earnings results of the Top 5 Publicly Traded Analog Semiconductor companies by YoY revenues continue to go down across the board in the January-March quarter, according to their latest earnings releases. Of the publicly traded Analog Semiconductor companies who released Spring 2024 earnings results, only NXP Semiconductors managed to increase their YoY revenues […]
Publicly Traded Insurance Retail Brokers Industry Report: Spring 2024 Results
According to their latest earnings releases, the Spring earnings results of the Top 5 Publicly Traded Insurance Retail Brokers by YoY revenues increased by 10.1% in the January-March quarter. Of the publicly traded Insurance Retail Brokers that released Spring Q1 2024 earnings results, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co grew the highest quarterly YoY revenues by 19.90% Willis […]
