growth stocks
What You Need to Know about IPOs and Emerging Growth Stocks
2021-04-28
Introduction Everybody is looking for IPOs and emerging growth stocks and the opportunity to invest in the next Facebook, Amazon or Netflix. Consequently, young new emerging companies have a strong market available to launch their businesses publicly. However, from the perspective of the potential investor, it is very difficult to evaluate young companies with no […]
True Growth Stocks at a Reasonable Price (GARP)
2021-04-06
Introduction The words growth stocks have different meanings to different people. More often than not, when people are talking about so-called growth stocks, they are actually talking about speculations. These are companies that are expected to grow over time, however, they are also stocks that the market has significantly overvalued. In other words, people are […]
How to Value Growth Stocks
2021-03-11
Valuing High Growth Stocks Growth stocks are a different breed, and they cannot be valued in the same way you value average businesses. When you are looking at regular businesses, the company’s current valuation is a primary consideration. This is typically measured utilizing metrics such as the P/E ratio, price to cash flows, price to […]
Are FANG Investors Playing the Role of Greater Fools? Analyze Out Loud Analysis of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google
2018-08-14
Introduction The greater fool theory is an investing metaphor that suggests that if you pay more for a stock than it is worth (intrinsic value indicates) that you are only doing this on the basis that a fool greater than you will come along and willingly pay you more. When you think about it, the […]
Peter Lynch Taught Me to Invest in Ultra Beauty Inc.
2018-01-31
Introduction In his best-selling book “One up on Wall Street” Peter Lynch included this subtitle on his cover: “How to use what you already know to make money in the stock market.” And later in the book he talks about “the power of common knowledge.” Stating it over simplistically, Peter Lynch often talked about getting […]
Searching for Alphabet’s True Worth? Should we Google it?
2017-08-30
Introduction This is the third in a series of articles where I will cover popular and/or high profile stocks. The primary objective of this series will be to put a spotlight on the importance of forecasting future growth prior to making an investment decision. I elaborated on the importance of forecasting future growth in part […]