Aswath Damodaran began chapter four of his book, "The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock and Profit," with this challenge: "If Dell (DELL) is Trading at 17 Times Earnings, ...

Valuation is, of course, fundamental to investing. Knowing what an asset is worth and the drivers of value is a pre-requisite for intelligent investing (as opposed to speculation). In general, there ...

The PE (price to earnings ratio) of a stock is 18. Is that cheap or expensive? Well, it depends. On what? Many things! Welcome to the world of relative valuation. The findings from research done a ...

The DCF model follows the principle that a firm’s “true” value today is equal to the sum of all its the future free cash flows (FCF) it will make in the future (to infinity). Since the hardest part of ...

ArcBest has a long history and has undergone a significant business transformation over the past decade. The company has successfully shifted its strategy to become an integrated logistics provider, ...

Professional stock valuation in the UK demands rigorous analysis using established methodologies. According to the Financial Conduct Authority’s March 2024 guidance, valuation analysis must examine ...

Relative valuation—using simple metrics to compare a firm’s value to its peers—is a cornerstone of financial decision-making. If a company earns $2 billion in profit, and if similar firms trade at 15 ...

Charting the outlook for value vs growth stocks + wider stock market implications. Value vs Growth Stocks: new lows, further extremes. (p.s. skip to the end if you just want the bullet point summary + ...

SEMrush Holdings performance remains solid despite macro-weakness, with growth metrics in line with expectations. The potential monetization of SEMrush's AI tools and international market penetration ...