The COL SMart Investing Summit 2016 was recently held last Sept. 3, 2016 at the SMX Aura Premiere. Mr. Marvin Fausto of COL Financial, delivered an interesting talk about the stock market in general in this informative gathering. In this video, he discussed the 5 Basic Principles of SMart Investing. I’ve highlighted some of the most … Read more
In this tutorial, I’ll teach you two Balance Sheet ratios I use and how important it is to determine a company’s financial health. These 2 ratios are Current Ratio and Debt To Equity Ratio. But first, let me discuss some of the important balance sheet terminologies that you need to learn in order to understand the … Read more
The Price To Earnings Ratio (P/E) and Price To Book Value Ratio (P/BV) are one of the most common financial ratios used by investors when deciding to buy stocks. Yet, most investors don’t know what these numbers mean. The lack of knowledge with these numbers presents a problem for an aspiring value investor. But if … Read more
In this tutorial, I’ll teach you 7 important income statement ratios that you need to know when analyzing an income statement. These ratios are widely used by large institutional investors to small retail investors. Many businesses are now letting a specialized team handle management, from anything to marketing, sales to analytics. Companies that offer these … Read more
I was often asked by some of my readers where I get the figures I present in my stock valuations. Some are confused because they couldn’t find the exact numbers that I present. Some generally don’t understand how a financial statement is interpreted. Others, just hate math in its entirety and asks for easy ways … Read more
I was asked by one of my readers as to why is it that there’s a sudden decline on Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) stock price. I answered him “I don’t know“. I was like, “uhhhh, hmm”. On the other hand, I was also thinking of the price decline be like, “Yeah baby, yeah!” This made … Read more
This came in as a request from some of my readers a few weeks back. So for today, I’ll look into First Gen Corporation (FGEN). This article will help you analyze FGEN’s earnings, financial health and cash flow among others. If want to get a good insight on FGEN to help you decide whether to buy … Read more
Here’s a tip I just received from Truly Rich Club and I think it’s worth a share. Bro. Bo calls this Top Slicing. This tip is useful for those investors who have been investing for quite some time and has huge unrealized gains by now. If you want to know what it is all about, … Read more
I have read books, articles, podcasts and other resources about Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Seth Klarman and Mohnish Pabrai. The common thing about their investment philosophies is that they emphasize the importance of a margin of safety and moat. In this post, I’ll discuss about why these 2 factors are important in determining a good investment. What … Read more
I was inclined to take a look at Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) again because of COL’s earnings analysis. According to the report, core income rose to 25.5% y/y to P7.0B. Truly Rich Club recommended to buy again the stock during the last week of July. I think every investor out there is now bullish on … Read more