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Financial Modeling

Financial Modeling: The Complete Guide to Building Financial Models

By Andrew Stotz

Financial modeling is the process of building a structured representation of a company’s financial performance, past, present, and projected, to make informed investment, valuation, or business decisions. A financial model translates assumptions about revenue growth, costs, capital investment, and financing into quantified projections of income, cash flow, and balance sheet position. At its core, financial…

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Would You Invest in Thales if Its Profits Come from War?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Thales is that the Ukrainian war has been a massive catalyst for its share price

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How Did Goldman Sachs Determine the Intrinsic Value of Twitter?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Twitter is that Goldman Sachs evaluated Elon Musk’s offer as fair.

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Is Snapchat’s Crash Symbolic of the Social Media Fall?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Snapchat is that its share price is 82% below its Oct ‘21 all-time high.

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Is Ferrari’s Prestige Enough to Drive Its High Valuation?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Ferrari is that when they increase the price, demand also rises.

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Can Carnival Sail Safely through the Hurricane?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Carnival is that its debt has swollen by 200% compared to pre-pandemic level.

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Would You Bet on China-Backed SMIC to Win the Semiconductor Race?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about SMIC is that it’s the 5th largest chipmaker in the world.

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Can FedEx Hit $300 Again?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about FedEx is that its margin is half of its main competitor UPS.

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Can Alibaba Continue to Maintain Its Dominant Position?

By Andrew Stotz

Alibaba’s GMV is twice of Amazon’s. In 2020, Jack Ma criticized China’s banking system as being inefficient which led to realization that China’s big techs are wielding too much power.

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Facebook Stock Crashed 58%: BUY or SELL?

By Andrew Stotz

What’s interesting about Meta is that it trades at a PE ratio of 13x.

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