40 Companies in the Spotlight This Week – 2/21/15
We evaluated 40 different companies this week to determine whether they are suitable for Defensive Investors, those unwilling to do substantial research, or Enterprising Investors, those who are willing to do such research. We also put each company through the ModernGraham valuation model based on Benjamin Graham’s value investing formulas in order to determine an intrinsic value for each. Here’s a summary of the ModernGraham Valuations.
ECOLAB Inc. Annual Valuation – 2015 $ECL
ECOLAB Inc. is not suitable for the Enterprising Investor or for the Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the the low current ratio, and the high PEmg and PB ratios. The Enterprising Investor is concerned by the level of debt relative to the current assets.
14 Companies in the Spotlight This Week – 2/22/14
We looked at 14 different companies this week.  Here’s a summary of the ModernGraham Valuations.  For more detailed analysis, click on the name of the company.  To see screens of all of our valuations, be sure to get a copy of this month’s edition of ModernGraham Stocks and Screens! The Elite (Defensive or Enterprising and Undervalued) […]
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Annual Valuation
Ecolab is not suitable for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor. For the Defensive Investor, the company’s current ratio is too low, and the company is trading at PEmg and PB ratios that are too high. The Enterprising Investor is turned off by the company’s high level of debt relative to its current assets.