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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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Theory

By Andrew Stotz

P/E is an easy to use and commonly used measure of company value, it can be described as what you would pay in price for one in earnings.

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Terminal multipliers

By Andrew Stotz

We estimate the terminal value of cash flows by valuing the company as a perpetuity using the Gordon Growth model.

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Sector specific issues

By Andrew Stotz

All industry-related issues regarding your forecast. Common-sized P&L and Balance Sheet data will help put your forecast into perspective

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Misclassification

By Andrew Stotz

We help you with the identification and correction of misclassifications. Here are some of the data difficulties we encountered in the past:

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Inventory, receivables, and payables

By Andrew Stotz

ValueModel checks if Inventory conversion period, receivables collection period and payables deferral period forecast deviates substantially

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Introduction to the model

By Andrew Stotz

The excel file consists of 9 sheets which serve different purposes. Sheet FS: This sheet includes the financial data provided

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Formulas & definitions (list)

By Andrew Stotz

Explanation of items and the used formulas within the ValueModel. Quick jump to: P&L – Supplemental – BS: Assets – BS: Liabilities

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Dividend payout ratio and ROE

By Andrew Stotz

The ValueModel checks whether your ROE and DPR forecast deviates substantially from the past.

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Common valuation mistakes

By Andrew Stotz

Don’t lose sight of the bigger picture of the complex of Business valuation. The ValueModel is designed for the analyst to avoid mistakes.

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