However, other assets carry a value that has more to do
with qualitative value than a quantitative value.
Not exact matches
Branding's most impressive
values are actually somewhat invisible, unless you try to measure them
with qualitative user surveys; for example, how can you measure the average person's «awareness» of your brand?
Instead of being a market timer, I'm a buy - and - sell investor,
with a focus on
valuing individual stocks.Find stocks that lie within your circle of competence, analyze them as to whether they meet your
qualitative criteria (such as competitive advantage, strong balance sheet, high return on capital, shareholder - friendly management.
Science as it is usually understood is simply incapable of addressing the question of the possible purpose of nature since the material it deals
with has already been abstracted out of the «
qualitative» realm of
value and placed in that of the merely quantifiable, subject only to mathematical calculation.
I spoke
with several other students that I personally trained at the Honor Council's first ever Integrity Day about defining success in
qualitative rather than quantitative ways, organized presentations for parents in the local community, wrote brochures explaining of the program for the teachers, and held discussions about how Challenge Success ties into Jewish
values at my Hebrew School.
That is in contrast
with what psychologists call «gist» reasoning, or representations of risk that rely on personal
values and beliefs to create a
qualitative, intuitive understanding of risks.
This
qualitative comparative case study investigates the
value of arts - based programs in facilitating cooperative learning
with the aim of addressing pertinent issues within communities.
The All - Star stocks are the stocks
with the best growth and
value profiles, but our report also takes an
qualitative approach to identify the best
value and growth stocks overall.
WikiWealth actually uses this formula in all our research reports in conjunction
with Buffett's
qualitative assessments of
value.
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.
I have struggled
with the quantitative vs.
qualitative approach to
value investment.
-- Can't STRESS this one enough: If I identify a stock as under -
valued, it doesn't necessarily mean I'd touch it
with a barge - pole, regardless of upside potential... obviously, there are far more quantitative &
qualitative factors to consider before buying a stock!
Finally (& inescapably) your
qualitative assessment of a company & its management adds a whole other dimension to your analysis: We all know of companies
with tremendous upside and / or intrinsic
value... which will never be realized because of God - awful management!
There's no replacement for an ability to identify and buy great businesses at great valuations
with the intention of holding them forever, but Enduring
Value hinges on the ability of an investor to focus on the
qualitative factors of a business over the long - term instead of sticking to an absolute price and over-analyzing a valuation based on quantitative
values.
One of my top
qualitative Value Rules deals directly
with the importance of brand power a company creates in relationship to their business operations.
I match this
with dividend growth, assess if an investment meets my criteria for allocation of capital and then complete an extensive
qualitative analysis on the company (
Value Rules).
Robert Novy - Marx searched for a
qualitative metric which would pair well
with value metrics.
This dynamic model will allow the property to cater to a wide array of guests while meeting new consumer demands which have become increasingly driven by the desire for more
qualitative value with freedom.
This
qualitative approach, including rural - urban temperature differentials
with value - neutral distance measurements, most certainly confirms AW's site - specific Weather Station theses.
The year - to - year variations of these
values show some
qualitative agreement
with the earthshine - trained ISCCP reconstruction but very large quantitative differences.
Most organizations are very familiar
with uncertainty of many different kinds and even
qualitative guidance can have substantial
value in the design of robust adaptation strategies which minimize vulnerability to both climate variability and change.
Address the perception that CPD Program is only of
value to lawyers who are struggling
with their practice and irrelevant to lawyers who take their own professional development seriously Communicate the outcomes of the evaluation including to stakeholders The following comments from focus group participants interviewed by the consultant provide further context and
qualitative information regarding the CPD Program impact and outcomes: «Of course we shouldn't have to track hours, how could the same standard possibly apply to an 85 year old lawyer having practiced in the same area, as it does to someone who just got hired on as an associate in their first firm?»
As such, I don't think the ProCD case applies in my situation due to the
qualitative differences between licensing CD - ROMs
with vast amounts of information that has been compiled and which has
value added search features added to it versus the «sale» of single copies of public domain sheet music (however, a library that creates and licenses for sale a CD - ROM
with hundreds of individual pieces of public domain sheet music might be protected by the principles in ProCD since a court might recognize and protect the library's investment of time and money in creating the CD - ROM, but even in that situation, if the library is not otherwise adding
value - added information above and beyond the public domain content, it is not obvious that ProCD applies).
Also, there will be a few others who assess the movie
with one of the other two
qualitative values.
In the course of the interviews, culturally meaningful and important categories are meant to emerge so that an appropriate idiom or dialogue is developed.49 This approach generally requires a social scientist on the team who has a first hand understanding of the
qualitative research methodology involved, as well as staff
with a first hand understanding of the communities to understand the group's recent history and cultural context, and be able to correctly evaluate what norms and
values underlie a particular person's expressed opinion or action.50