Money and Finance
Ben Graham on reversion to the mean...
From
Security Analysis:
It is natural to assume that industries which have fared worse than the average are “unfavorably situated” and therefore to be avoided. The converse would be assumed, of course, for those with superior records. But this conclusion may often prove quite erroneous. Abnormally good or abnormally bad conditions do not last forever. This is true not only of general business but of particular industries as well. Corrective forces are often set in motion which tend to restore profits where they have disappeared, or to reduce them where they are excessive in relation to capital.
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Phil Fisher On Profit Margins And Marginal Companies...
From Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits: From the standpoint of the investor, sales are only of value when and if they lead to increased profits. All the sales growth in the world won't produce the right type of investment vehicle if, over the years,...
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Growth At Dirt Cheap Prices (gadcp)
From Modern Security Analysis:In GADCP, there is no emphasis on estimating future flows. Rather it is recognized that growth in common stock prices can come, and frequently does come, from sources other than corporate operations. Growth can come...
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Safal Niveshak: Value Investing, The Sanjay Bakshi Way 2.0 – Part 2
For Part 1, which was a great overview on MOAT investing, go HERE. A big thanks to Vishal Khandelwal for doing these brilliant interviews. Link to interview: Value Investing, the Sanjay Bakshi Way 2.0 – Part 2Excerpt: As a disciple of Ben...
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Whitman, Diz On Net-nets
From the book Modern Security Analysis: Understanding Wall Street Fundamentals:Our definition of net nets is taken from Graham and Dodd’s Security Analysis, but with a few twists. Graham and Dodd relied on a GAAP classified balance sheet to definite...
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Jnj Stock Analysis
I've started to try and consolidate my stock analysis spreadsheets to make it easier for myself to cruch numbers. I like JNJ and would love to get in but right now it seems that it's a little overvalued and there's just too many question marks...
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