Plus it's a highly effective way to separate the (quantitative)
stock valuation process from the (more qualitative) stock selection process — and when the companies stand revealed, investors can examine (individually & in aggregate) their
stock valuation process & potential biases in a far more detached and objective fashion.
Don't forget, we've already assumed you're doing a bang - up job with
your stock valuation process — so you obviously shouldn't be buying dud stocks, or forsaking a decent margin of safety!
From
your stock valuation process, you know you have a 50 cent dollar stock on your hands vs. what looks like a bona fide growth stock trading on a bare sliver of a discount.
But presuming your quantitative
stock valuation process is nailed down, then stock selection is obviously a far more qualitative process... it's certainly not about ranking & selecting stocks purely in terms of their upside potential.
[NB: We're presuming you're already comfortable with the rigour & consistency of
your stock valuation process].
Not exact matches
However, as rates begin to normalize,
valuations on utility
stocks, as well as other dividend - paying sectors, are likely to come down — a
process already well underway.
In fact, fellow contributor Dave Van Knapp has made the
valuation process fairly simple and straightforward when it comes to dividend growth
stocks, via his
valuation lesson.
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
Its
stock selection
process is a bit opaque beyond the broad descriptions of its screens: fundamental, timeliness,
valuation and risk.
Verizon's
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
The Motley Fool interviewed Portfolio Manager Bill Nygren about the firm's value investment
process, current holdings and
stock market
valuations, among other topics.
The Fund's
stock selection
process seeks to identify companies with sound and well - established management, financial strength, a history of earnings growth, sustainable long - term demand trends, attractive
stock valuations and other characteristics.
I call anything within 10 % of fair value «fair,» because
stock valuation is an inherently imprecise
process.
Merck's
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
Focuses on identifying value - oriented, micro-cap
stocks, using a quantitative
process focusing on numerous growth, quality, and
valuation factors
However, as rates begin to normalize,
valuations on utility
stocks, as well as other dividend - paying sectors, are likely to come down — a
process already well underway.
Heather Arnold: I am a strong believer in our Templeton value
process: Buy a number of
stocks at what we consider to be extremely low
valuations, diversify as broadly as possible across sectors and countries, and then practice patience.
The good news here is that fellow contributor Dave Van Knapp has come to the rescue, with his dividend growth investing lesson on
valuation making the
process of valuing dividend growth
stocks pretty simple and straightforward.
After weeding out bad businesses the next needle (s) to pass is the parallel decision on if this good
stock is also cheep judging from the absolute level of a number of
valuation multiples and if the investor in the
process of analyzing the qualities and inexpensiveness of the
stock has been free from biases.
Cardinal's
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
In fact, fellow contributor Dave Van Knapp has made the
valuation process fairly simple and straightforward when it comes to dividend growth
stocks, via his
valuation lesson.
In the
process of scanning the investment landscape to find value amidst the all time highs for the indices, I've noticed that a number of big cap tech
stocks are priced at low
valuations relative to their earnings and free cash flow, measured on an absolute basis and relative to their own historical
valuations.
Portfolio construction is driven by bottom - up
stock selection decisions made on the basis of our evaluation of a company's
valuation, quality and other factors as described above; this
process is not influenced by benchmark weights.
Taking
Stock in IGM (Part I, II, III & IV): An insight and beginners guide to my stock analysis process examining both qualitative and quantitative information, organization and determining a valuation for securi
Stock in IGM (Part I, II, III & IV): An insight and beginners guide to my
stock analysis process examining both qualitative and quantitative information, organization and determining a valuation for securi
stock analysis
process examining both qualitative and quantitative information, organization and determining a
valuation for securities.
As I've been banging on about,
stock picking is really composed of two very distinct processes: Stock Valuation & Stock Selec
stock picking is really composed of two very distinct
processes:
Stock Valuation & Stock Selec
Stock Valuation &
Stock Selec
Stock Selection.
And as promised, a good time to kick - off The Great Irish Share
Valuation Project, with the ISEQ on a breather for the past year (down 0.6 %)(but still over 40 % off its all - time high, as set nearly a decade ago now), and the Celtic Phoenix offering more opportunity than ever... Long - time readers will be familiar with TGISVP (here's my kick - off posts from 2012, 2013 & 2014), where I attempt to analyse & value every listed Irish
stock out there (and usually piss off some tired & emotional shareholders in the
process).
When buying
stocks,
stock valuation is a paramount hurdle — you should obviously ensure it's a quantitative
process that's as rigorous & consistent as possible.
If you find you're applying such
valuation haircuts, I suspect you'll quickly lose track of proper relative values across your
stock selection
process.
[In fact, if you significantly change your
stock valuations at the mere drop of a hat, you may want to take a closer / harder look at your
valuation process & investing habits...] I'm also reluctant to provide any list that might suggest you just plunge in & buy a few of them asap — uhoh, not my intention at all..!
The reality is that, while I have known since the late 1990s that the Old School SWR studies get all the numbers wildly wrong, I am myself still in the
process of coming to terms with the implications of the idea that
valuations affect SWRs (and everything else relating to
stock investing, to be sure).
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
Verizon's
Stock Valuation My 4 - step
process for valuing companies is described in Dividend Growth Investing Lesson 11:
Valuation.
But just as important, each and every
stock also undergoes a
process of
valuation before I invest, as I want to make sure that a dividend growth
stock is undervalued before I buy.
Investment
Process: After completing the Genius of Buffett course and participating in as many as ten blind
valuations of
stocks and businesses purchased by Warren Buffett, Executive teams select, research, present, and defend a qualified
stock.