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What is Book Value of a Company? How to Calculate Book Value?

Last Updated: April 9, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

The way to identify an undervalued stock is to empirically determine an intrinsic value of the stock that serves as a benchmark against which the stock price can be compared. If this intrinsic value is higher than the stock price in the market today, than the stock can be considered undervalued and vice versa. Over the years, many methods of establishing this valuation benchmarks have been devised and are in use today. Book Value of a stock is one such method.

National Presto Industries Facing Headwinds – Is the Stock a Good Value?

Last Updated: August 31, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

On July 29, National Presto Industries (NPK) issued its 2nd quarter earnings report. As the company has guided investors through its earlier reports, the 2nd quarter was indeed challenging for the company. National Presto’s sales declined from $117 M in Q2 2010 to $98.3 M in Q2 2011. Its net earnings also declined to $10.82… [Read More]

[Member] PC Connection (PCCC) Shares are Undervalued and a Great Buy

Last Updated: July 26, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

This is a past Premium recommendation and is made available for your reference. For more past trades, refer to our trade history. PC Connection (PCCC) is set to report earnings on Thursday (Aug 4, 2011) after market close so it is worth keeping an eye out for the company. A single analyst covers the stock… [Read More]

How to Find Intrinsic Value of Stock?

Last Updated: April 3, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

To know if the price you are paying for a stock is fair, you need to have a good estimate of the value of the underlying business, or the intrinsic value that each share represents. While the stock price fluctuates based on the demand and supply of the shares in the secondary market, the business value only changes when the business conditions change. Over time, the intrinsic value and the stock price tend to correlate, in the short term there might be discrepancies large enough that an intrepid investor can exploit for profit. Learning about intrinsic value will help you value stocks to buy.

Mini Berkshire Hathaway – 6 Companies that maybe the Next Berkshire Hathaway

Last Updated: April 14, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

It is always instructive to try and find stocks of companies that are in some way or other similar to Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA). Ask any value investor about what they consider as mini Berkshire Hathaway, and their picks will likely be different depending on how they interpret Mr Buffett’s investments.

For this list, I have tried to find companies that fit one or more of the following criteria

The US Debt Default Scenario for Investors

Last Updated: January 27, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Media is having a field day discussing the nightmare that will unfold on the citizenry if US does default on its federal debt. No doubt that the possibility exists, and a US debt default will have a large impact on our personal finances. But as value investors, we are more inclined to look past short… [Read More]

[Member] Klipsch Earning Power has Moat – A Good Acquisition – Part 3

Last Updated: April 13, 2015 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

This is a past Premium recommendation and is made available for your reference. For more past trades, refer to our trade history. For this analysis, you might find it useful to refer to the accompanying 8-KA that Audiovox published. This document provides audited financial statements for Klipsch for the last 3 fiscal years as well… [Read More]

[Member] Xyratex (XRTX) is Still a Bargain

Last Updated: April 13, 2015 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

This is a past Premium recommendation and is made available for your reference. For more past trades, refer to our trade history. You might recall I recently purchased shares in the data storage company Xyratex (XRTX). This is a reasonably small company (Market Cap: $300 Million) based in Havant UK that provides solutions and technologies… [Read More]

Stock Picking Beats Passive Investing if done Correctly

Last Updated: April 4, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Most of the mutual fund industry and the financial planning establishment will have you believe that the only smart way to invest is passive investing, that is, buy into a heavily diversified portfolio and rebalance your portfolio periodically to achieve the perfect asset allocation. Stock picking, they say, is a fools errand. This assertion is often backed up by statistics and research that seem to offer support for the two most widely promoted apparent truisms in investing:

TTM Technologies (TTMI) – Investors May Want to Look Elsewhere for Value

Last Updated: August 31, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

TTM Technologies was brought to my attention by one of the subscribers to the VSG Premium program. As a result of the interest I decided to review the company to see what merits it might hold for someone who is looking to buy a good solid business at an attractive price. The Business of TTMI… [Read More]

[Member] Did Audiovox Pay a Fair Price for Klipsch? Valuing Klipsch Assets – Part 2

Last Updated: February 15, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

This is a past Premium recommendation and is made available for your reference. For more past trades, refer to our trade history. I am of a firm belief that companies generally destroy shareholder value when they acquire other companies. Synergies, that the most acquiring company expect out of the combined entity often fail to materialize,… [Read More]

[Member] AudioVox – A Net-Net in Search of Moat – Part 1

Last Updated: April 13, 2015 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

This is a past Premium recommendation and is made available for your reference. For more past trades, refer to our trade history. Sometimes, stocks can remain undervalued for long periods and need a catalyst to unlock the value. Audiovox Quick Facts Ticker VOXX Markets mobile & consumer electronics products International operations in Europe, Asia, Venezuela… [Read More]

Value Stock Guide Premium Access is Now Open

Last Updated: February 3, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Value Stock Guide Premium Access is now open as of Mar 31. There was a little technical delay but it is all squared away now. I have also decided to offer two different subscription options, annual and quarterly. If you pre-registered before the launch, I will be sending out your complimentary access over this weekend…. [Read More]

Why Are We So Clueless About The Stock Market – A Review

Last Updated: April 2, 2019 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Profitable investing in the stock market is not difficult. It does require some basic understanding of how the markets and businesses work. Fortunately, this is not hard to learn.
This is the basic premise of the book “Why Are We So Clueless About the Stock Market” by Mariusz Skonieczny. Mariusz runs the Classic Value Investors LLC, and it is not surprising that he espouses buying stocks when they are priced below the value that the business represents.

Visa and MasterCard – Credit Card Plays Worth a Look?

Last Updated: September 6, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Back during my teen years, I would read every book I could get my hands on about Buffett and Graham. And of course if you know anything about Buffett’s buying history, then you know the story of why he chose to gobble up as much Coca-Cola stock as he could. To most people at the… [Read More]

National Presto Industries Inc. – Boring and Beautiful

Last Updated: August 31, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Adult Diapers, Defense supplies, and small kitchen appliances – product portfolio as diverse and uninspiring as these, topped up with no-frills, relentless execution, long term contracts and transparent and shareholder friendly policies, and stellar dividend history – this is National Presto Industries Inc. for you. The company has continued to show revenue growth and profitability… [Read More]

Let Thousand Bubbles Bloom – Value Investing Will Be Better for it

Last Updated: August 31, 2017 By Shailesh Kumar, MBA . Learn to Beat the Market | Get the Value Investing Case Studies | Get Our Value Stock Picks

Have we not learned anything from history? This time it is different. How often have we heard this and how often has it turned out not to be different? Capital markets and investing have been around for decades, and there is not really much new to see or learn. The problem is that even the… [Read More]

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