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1/7 How do you read a 10-k if you only have 30 minutes a day or less? Reading the 10-k or other financial docs remain the #1 way to learn about a biz and investing. Below is my method if I lack time. 🧵⬇️
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One of the best valuation talks from my favorite teacher.
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Joel Greenblatt explains valuation. What a wonderful teacher.....
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One of my favorite valuation talks from my favorite teacher.....
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Warren Buffett on how to calculate intrinsic value. The master explaining valuation.
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Free cash flow basics with Aswath Damodaran Can't believe all of this is free!
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Warren Buffett at University of Nebraska. One of my favorite talks.......
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The Dean of Valuation, Professor Aswath Damodaran. Must see lecture on the "dark side" of valuation.......
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For best results, put this speech on repeat....
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Understanding where a company's profits come from:
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Buffett on the benefits of reading 10ks. 5 minutes worth your time.
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Joel Greenblatt on how to value a business.
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Calculating 5 Cash Flows:
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How to Analyze Banks:
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Joel Greenblatt explaining how investors can outperform the market.
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Aswath Damodaran, the Dean of Valuation. Breaking down valuation myths and misconceptions.
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How to Analyze an Insurance Company:
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Joel Greenblatt teaching valuation. What a wonderful teacher......
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How to Analyze a Balance Sheet:
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The Psychology of Money:
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Great chart from Morningstar explaining the different moats.
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What is a bond yield? How do bond yields work? It's easier than you think. Let's learn a little something 🧵⬇️
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Peter Lynch's 20 Rules for Investing:
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Li Lu masterclass on how to be a value investor.
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One of my favorite Warren Buffett speeches. So much knowledge dropped here, timeless......
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Warren Buffett with GEICO Analysis Skip the exhaustive, endless investment analysis. Just give me a one-pager like this one. 🐐🐐
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1/9 Today's show thread will focus on Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF). FCFF represents the base of most calculations using a DCF to value a company. Below we will uncover how to calculate FCFF. 🧵⬇️
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What is Capex?
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EBITDA Broken Down:
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Looking for wide moat companies? Check out this amazing graphic from @Quartr_App
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Peter Lynch on how to invest for beginners. Well worth your time.
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Professor Damodaran teaching valuation at Google.
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ROIC is important WACC is important. But the gap between the 2 is BIGLY important. The greater the gap, the better.
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Want to invest in payments? Study this wonderful graphic to understand the value chain h/t @Quartr_App
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What is Dupont Analysis? Today, we will learn everything we need to know about Dupont Analysis. Dupont Analysis, also known as DuPont Identity or DuPont Model, is a financial analysis method used to assess a company's return on equity (ROE). It breaks down ROE into three key
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Investing for beginners by Peter Lynch
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Explaining Free Cash Flow like I am a 5-year old. H/t @QCompounding for the great graphic.
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Bill Ackman breaking down finance and how to understand businesses. Simple, easy explanations of a complicated subject.
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Why is ROIC important? ROIC + FCF impacts growth in a big way. Let's look at how.
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One of Warren Buffett's favorite metrics is ROIC. Let's learn how to calculate it.
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The Basics of Value from Professor Damodaran
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Patience is what separates the best from the rest.
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Depreciation vs Capex explained simply.
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What is a DCF? DCF stands for Discounted Cash Flow, a method to value a business based on its future cash flows. DCFs can be confusing, let's unwrap the mystery. Let's dig in. ⬇️
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How Does Mastercard Work? $MA, the 2nd part of the payments duopoloy with $V, has earned 28.9% CAGR since IPOing in 2006. Most of us have heard of the company, but how many know how it works? Let's fix that right now. Like Visa, and contrary to popular belief, Mastercard is
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1/7 Today we will take a quick look at calculating net working capital. Net working capital (NWC) helps us understand a company's liquidity, as well funding operations. Joel Greenblatt uses it as part of his calculations for return on capital. 🧵⬇️
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What is a DCF? DCF stands for Discounted Cash Flow, a method to value a business based on its future cash flows. DCFs can be confusing, let's unwrap the mystery. Let's dig in. ⬇️
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2 MUST know profitability metrics. ROE vs ROCE - ROE gauges profits relative to shareholders equity and net income - ROCE assesses overal capital efficiiency, including debt. Buffett loves ROE > 15% indicates possible moat. Terry Smiht loves ROCE Both worthwhile to know.
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Assets vs Liabilities:
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1/7 Today we will take a quick look at calculating net working capital. Net working capital (NWC) helps us understand a company's liquidity, as well funding operations. Joel Greenblatt uses it as part of his calculations for return on capital. 🧵⬇️
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Peter Lynch's talk targeting beginning investors, relevant in 1997, is still relevant today.
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Terry Smith of Fundsmith explains how to find quality companies. Well worth your 20 minutes......
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$MSFT is the perfect illustration of: • Great CEO • Smart, timely acquisitions • Product innovation and iteration h/t @Quartr_App for the great graphic
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Warren buffett speech from 1999 In it he discusses how to succeed in life and finances.
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Warren Buffett with GEICO Analysis Skip the exhaustive, endless investment analysis. Just give me a one-pager like this one. 🐐🐐
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5 Types of Moats:
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One of Warren Buffett's favorite metrics is Return on Equity. It's a metric that can help us find "quality" companies. Below is a simple metric to help you learn how to calculate this important metric.
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Dividends vs Buybacks:
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$AAPL is bigger into financial services than many realize: - payments - savings - credit cards - BNPL Services now make up 22% of AAPL's revenues, with payments hitting all time revenue highs. Fun fact, in 2022, Apple Pay processed over $6T in payments, and is #1 mobile wallet
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Financial Statement Masterclass:
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Capital allocation is job number one for a CEO How does a CEO allocate capital? We measure it in different ways. - ROIC - ROIIC - Dividends - Share buybacks - Successful acquisitions What else?
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Today, we are going to learn how to calculate the cost of capital or WACC. WACC or cost of capital equals a discount rate for DCFs Let's learn how it works 🧵⬇️
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Understanding Free Cash Flow:
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Chuck Akre explains how to find quality compounders.
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Nick Sleep's investment thesis on Costco $COST Fascinating read. h/t @F_Compounders for the find.
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Want to learn valuation? These four books will help you learn how.
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Are you a beginner who wants to learn valuation? Start with the dividend discount model. Great starter model to value solid, cash flow generating companies paying a dividend.
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Want to learn the art of valuing companies? Try reading McKinesy's "Valuation." Here are 9 lessons from the book. 1. Valuation Creation Fundamentals
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4 Ratios every investor should know: Want to find quality companies? Try these profitability ratios. Let's dive in 🧵⬇️
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Comparing the 2 most important ratios in finance, ROIC vs WACC. The greater the gap, the more value a company creates, and if the gap goes negative, it destroys value. Understanding ROIC is important, but understanding the relationship is even more important.
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ROIC is great. But what's even better, ROIIC (return on incremental invested capital) ROIIC can tell us how effectively $GOOG invests. ROIIC = (NOPAT2 - NOPAT1) / (Invested capital1 - Invested capital0) $MSFT ROIIC = ($93.9B - $44.2) / ($191.9B - $93.2) = 50.3%
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Professor Aswath Damodaran on the differences between value and growth:
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Warren Buffett speaking with David Rubenstein. Always a good show, plus we can hear the master speak a bit.
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RIP Charlie Munger The world lost a great one recently. His 1995 Harvard Speech was one of the most influential ever. Here is what he taught us.
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Cash Flow Cheat Sheet:
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1/12 Today's short thread will cover ROIC or return on invested capital and one of the ways I like to calculate the ratio. We will look at the formula, and inputs and briefly discuss why. Keep in mind there are a gozillion ways to determine ROIC, this is my fav. 🧵⬇️
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1/26 $V Visa, has one of the strongest moats in payments biz, but what do we know about it? Today's shallow dive will focus on the biz, moat, capital allocation, mgmt, and valuation. All fun money stuff courtesy of @stratosphere_io , along with mgmt commentary @Quartr_App 🧵⬇️⬇️
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Want to invest in payments businesses like $V, $MA, $ADYEY, or $PYPL? You must understand the payment flow and how it all interconnects. This fantastic graphic from @Quartr_App will help you better understand how it all works.
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Warren Buffett lecture at University of North Carolina in 1996. So many great insights shared....
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Early Buffett interview from 1988.
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12 Financial KPIs every investor should know. 1. Earnings Per Share (EPS) = Net income / Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
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Depreciation vs Amortization How do they compare/differ?
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Invested Capital vs Working Capital
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$V vs $MA The two-headed duopoly of payments continues to excel. Let's take a quick look.
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Want to find a fortress balance sheet? Use these metrics to analyze balance sheets like a pro. → Current ratio > 1 → Asset Turnover > 5% → Interest coverage > 5 → Debt to Assets > 40% → Net debt to EBITA < 3
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1/17 Want to start to value companies? You must learn how to use the cost of equity. Let's jump in and learn more below. 🧵⬇️
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Free cash flow > Net Income As a beginning/intermediate investor you must understand how to calculate free cash flow plus what it represents. This simple graphic below will help you learn what you need to know.
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$AAPL is bigger into financial services than many realize: - payments - savings - credit cards - BNPL Services now make up 22% of AAPL's revenues, with payments hitting all time revenue highs. Fun fact, in 2022, Apple Pay processed over $6T in payments, and is #1 mobile wallet
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Joel Greenblatt and Howard Marks discussing investing. Two giants sharing their knowledge and wisdom. 32 minutes well worth our time.
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Aswath Damodaran explaining the power of numbers and story.
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1/7 All businesses need to invest to grow, even $AMZN. Net working capital (NWC) helps us understand a company's liquidity, as well funding operations. Joel Greenblatt uses it as part of his calculations for return on capital. 🧵⬇️
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DCF Master Class:
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1/37 Today's shallow dive focuses on $NVO Novo Nordisk, the global leader in diabetes with a market share of 31%+. We will look at the biz model, moat, capital allocation, mgmt, and valuation. Cool money stuff from @stratosphere_io and commentary from mgmt @Quartr_App 🧵
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Seth Klarman sharing his views in 14 minues. Time well spent....
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Chapter 8 of the Intelligent Investors contains some of the best investing advice. To invest, we must understand the markets and master our emotions. Warren Buffett has stated "Chapter's 8 & 20 have been the bedrock of my investing for over 60 years." Here the nuggets ⬇️🧵
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Buffett's email exchange showcasing his idea of investing in "fat pitches." h/t @david_perell
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To value any company, we must determine 5 variables. Professor Aswath Damodaran defines these five variables. Let's find out what those variables are 🧵⬇️
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