Archive for May, 2008

Company Profile:  GARMIN LTD. (GRMN) “Garmin is a leading, worldwide provider of navigation, communications and information devices, most of which are enabled by Global Positioning System (“GPS”) technology.  Garmin designs, develops, manufactures and markets a diverse family of hand-held, portable and fixed-mount GPS-enabled products and other navigation, communications and information products for the automotive/mobile, outdoor/fitness, marine, and general aviation markets.”... »

I attended a seminar last week that was labeled: “educational.”  It had been sponsored by one of the largest financial holding companies in the world.  Various individuals from the financial services industry were in attendance to hear an expert, who happens to run a new mutual fund, discuss his views on the American economy and emerging markets.  He was introduced... »

We've received a few questions regarding the valuation method we use, which is posted in detail in our post titled "New" Valuation Method.  These range from where the 8.5 figure comes from to how we weight earnings.  It's time to tackle some of those questions. Sudeep commented a long time ago asking where the 8.5 figure comes from in Graham's formula. ... »

A writer’s conference that I attended last week gave me a new idea for the site. The idea is that people enjoy reading feature articles written in a narrative format much more than the enjoy those written in a news or interview format. Therefore, I decided a great feature would be about how people become value investors.   My idea is... »

Yesterday while speaking with our new contributor, Aaron Horvitz, the topic of calculating growth came up.  The calculation of a forecasted growth rate is one of the most significant variables in any company valuations.  Growth is often miscalculated, leading to an inaccurate calculation of intrinsic value. We believe that growth is best forecasted using historical data from the company at question. ... »