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Investment Analysis - The Complete Guide

Investment Analysis: The Complete Guide

By Andrew Stotz

Investment analysis is the process of evaluating financial assets, such as stocks, bonds, and portfolios, to determine their value, risk, and potential return. Professional analysts use it to decide what to buy, hold, or sell, and at what price. Whether you’re building a DCF model, applying the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), or assessing a…

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How Sustainable Is PBF Energy’s Pure Play Refinery Business Model?

By Andrew Stotz

Scaling necessary to survive in thin-margin business, high oil price could offset gains from demand rebound, and growing environmental burden is a poison pill for margin.

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Is PTT’s Strategy to Become a Multi-Industry Conglomerate the Right Move?

By Andrew Stotz

Expansion to other industries as oil business matures, natural gas as transition fuel drives PTT’s organic growth, and attractive dividend yield despite rise in invested capital.

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How Much Can Gazprom Prosper From Europe’s Energy Crisis?

By Andrew Stotz

Bright future of natural gas as a transition fuel, if Europe holds back Gazprom expansion, pivot to Asia, and domestic market still not fully penetrated yet.

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Can Idemitsu Kosan Generate Enough Cash From Oil to Fund Transition?

By Andrew Stotz

Slowing oil consumption could result in declining revenue, ramp-up of CAPEX necessary to ensure longevity, and attractive dividend yield could rise to 2x Japanese average.

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Can TTM Technologies Turn Into a High Profitable Growth Company?

By Andrew Stotz

Growing US defense spending boosts core segment revenue, strategic divestments to drive future profitability, and China poised to win 5G race, providing a growth catalyst.

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How Much More Can the Taiwanese Giant Hon Hai Grow?

By Andrew Stotz

Smartphone market matures, focus on emerging countries, EV market might turn into growth catalyst soon, and attractive dividend yield could rise above 5%.

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Is LG Display a Deep Value Play or Cheap for a Reason?

By Andrew Stotz

Intensified price competition leads to loss of market share, end markets for displays face maturity, expect low growth, and focus on premium products to turnaround margin.

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Is Terex the Right Industrial Sector Stock to Own to Ride the Economic Recovery?

By Andrew Stotz

Heavy gov’t spending on infrastructure drives top-line growth, costs cuts to drive sustainably higher margins, and strong ROE and ROIC might be overlooked by the market.

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Is Radiant Opto-Electronics an Undervalued Dividend Play?

By Andrew Stotz

End markets mature, no opportunities to grow, lack of investments translate into zero revenue growth, and massive dividend yield secured by strong cash generation.

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