Alphabet Inc. Valuation – October 2015 Update $GOOG $GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. qualifies for the Enterprising Investor but not the more conservative Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned by the lack of dividends, and the high PEmg and PB ratios, while the Enterprising Investor is only initially concerned by the lack of dividends.
The Best Companies of the Software Industry – August 2015
While ModernGraham supports the bottom-up approach to investing, many investors do utilize the top-down method, whereby an industry is selected before the company itself. With that in mind, this article will take a brief look at the best companies of the software industry, selecting the most promising investment opportunities within the industry, and giving a broad look into the industry as a whole.
17 Companies in the Spotlight This Week – June 21, 2014
We evaluated 17 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 […]
Google Inc. Quarterly Valuation – June 2014 $GOOG
Google Inc. qualifies for Enterprising Investors but not for Defensive Investors. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the lack of dividend payments and the high PEmg and PB ratios, while the Enterprising Investor is concerned about the lack of dividends.
17 Companies in the Spotlight This Week – 3/22/14
We looked at 17 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) […]
Google Inc. (GOOG) Quarterly Valuation – March 2014
Google has exhibited outstanding growth in earnings, but remains suitable only for the Enterprising Investor. The company’s lack of a long dividend record as well as high PEmg and PB ratios make it unsuitable for the Defensive Investor at this time.