10 things that lead to a lasting relationship with a stock
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Things that Lead to a
Lasting Relationship
with a Stock10
Low Price
to Earnings1
Stocks with low price-to-earnings
ratios historically have
outperformed the overall market
and provided investors with less
downside risk than other equity
investment strategies.
Low Price to Cash Flow2 Strong cash flows give a company greater financial
flexibility. When paired with capable management, it
can be the foundation for stronger earnings and higher
stock prices.
Low Price to
Book Value
3
When a stock’s price is low in
comparison to the company’s book
value, sentiment about the company or
the sector may be overly negative.
Potential downside risk protection
makes low price-to-book value
stocks attractive.
Value of the
Company4
We seek to appraise the true
intrinsic value of each company
we evaluate. Our goal is to
make prudent investments by
purchasing stocks when they
trade at a significant discount to
our estimate of their true value.
Financial Soundness
5We prefer companies with limited long-term debt.
Low-debt companies have more flexibility during
adverse business conditions because they can direct
cash to operations rather than interest expenses.
Catalysts for Recognition6We consider consumer, political, environmental, and
other impacts and trends to determine whether a
company has a specific catalyst that we believe will
cause its stock price to rise.
Capable
Management &
Insider Ownership7
We generally have more than 1,000 meetings
with company management teams each year to
help us assess the strength of a company’s
leadership. We pair this evaluation with
information about any significant or increasing
stock ownership among a company’s officers
and directors because meaningful insider
ownership can signal management’s personal
confidence in the business. Insider ownership
also aligns leadership’s long-term interests with
those of shareholders.
Sound
Business
Strategy8
We seek to understand a
company’s business strategy by
meeting with its management team,
and we generally have more than
1,000 of these meetings each year.
It’s also common for us to gather
opinions from customers, suppliers,
and competitors.
Positive Earnings Dynamics
9
Earnings tend to drive stock prices. We prefer companies that recently have
demonstrated improved earnings and that have upwardly trending estimates.
Positive
Technical
Analysis10
A stock’s historic and more recent price
movements can help determine future
changes. We prefer stocks that are
trading within a narrow price range
following a previous down trend.
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about our 10
Principles of
Value Investing™
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