The main thing I would say again to the students is to ignore the academic models with their false certainty, and try to understand
the qualitative aspects of the business, out of which the quantitative modeling will grow.
Hi Jonathan, I'm very much interested in the numbers... but I also work hard to try and understand
the qualitative aspects of a business.
I think most of the reasoning is that he doesn't use technology much, but other reasons include the sheer size of his investment portfolio and the fact that since the 1980's he has become much more of a business investor interested in
the qualitative aspects of a business.
I'm not saying Buffett's math wasn't simple; I am saying that he took great account of
qualitative aspects of a business — honest & competent management, owner earnings (free cash flow), moats (sustainable competitive advantages), ability to reinvest excess earnings profitably, etc..
If you were to choose stocks based on probability of success, wouldn't it make sense to be extremely picky with
the qualitative aspects of a business?
Not exact matches
It is important to be rigorous about analyzing the
businesses» revenue and expenses, which means rigorously evaluating the
qualitative aspects of the franchise, such as whether it has a culture
of collaborative support or internal competition.
Value investors who follow fundamental analysis typically look at both
qualitative (
business model, governance and target market factors) and quantitative (ratios and financial statement analysis)
aspects of a
business to see if the
business is currently out
of favor with the market and is really worth much more than its current valuation.
This is a self - selected world - class investment group that focuses on both the quantitative as well as the
qualitative aspects of investing, from generating investment ideas, to exploring the investment process, thinking independently, to valuing a
business.