Below are the few parameters which are very useful in stock picking in
fundamental way
Earnings per share (EPS);
Net Sales; Book Value per share (BVPS);
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC); and,
Debt-to-Net Profit ratio.
Seen together and over 10 years these 5 reveal the truth. Let's see how!
The truth-revealing 5 Financial parameters
What is the first thing that you will look for in a company before
investing? You will check whether it is making Profits, consistently!
Since we will be shareholders, we need to look at the profit it earns
per share . Hence the first parameter to look for is EPS – Earnings
per Share.
How can a company continue to earn profitsyear after year? By selling
more and more every year. Hence, the second parameter tolook for is
Net Sales.
To increase its sales in the long run, a company will need to expand
its capacity.
Book Value per Share, BVPS tells us how much a company is investing in
expanding its capacity. That's the third parameter.
Companies in the most basic sense are money-using and money-making
machines. How do we rate a machine? Simple, we look at what it
produces in relation to what it uses i.e. efficiency.
Companies produce profits using the capital invested (both equity and
debt). Hence to know the efficiency with which a company uses its
capital, we need to look at Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). That's
the fourth parameter
Finally, if a company borrows money, it should be able to repay it
without serious difficulty over a reasonable period of time.
Debt-to-Net Profit ratio tells us the number of years in which the
company will be able to repay the debt. Hence the fifth parameterto
look for is its Debt-to-Net Profit Ratio.
How can you be absolutely sure if a company's financialtrack record is
great or not?
A company that has been growing its EPS, Net Sales and BVPS by 12%+
year-on-year ; has a ROIC of over 12% every year ; and can pay off its
debt in less than 3 years i.e. a Debt-to-Net Profit ratio of3 or less
– has a great Financial Track Record. Companies meeting this gold
standard are wonderful companies worth short listing.
Such companies are quite likely to have a moat – a sustainable
competitive advantage, which has allowed it to post great numbers. So,
now you know how important these 5 parameters are!
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