How to find and review a stocks financials and ratios plus backtesting
Mar 16, 2019•32 min•Ep. 21
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Episode description
Have you ever watched CNBC or Bloomberg and wondered what commentators are talking about with earnings and valuations on individual stocks? Derek Moore explains common financial metrics and ratios to help listeners become informed and how to interpret things like PE Ratios, Earnings, EBITDA, and more. Plus, hear what back testing is and pros and cons of it.
Key Takeaways:
- • What is the difference between top line and bottom line in an earnings report?
- • How to calculate what a company’s market cap is?
- • What makes up the PE Ratio and how to calculate it?
- • Where to look to see how much debt a company has and its net interest rate on debt?
- • Dividend Discount Model versus Free Cash Flow Valuation
- • What is free cash flow of a stock?
- • Dividend payout ratios versus retention or plowback ratios on reinvested growth
- • What is EBITDA and what is amortization and depreciation?
- • What is backtesting investment strategies?
- • Pros and cons of backtesting
Mentioned in this Episode:
See stock earnings financials and ratios www.marketwatch.com
Podcast comparing hedging portfolios to efficient frontier portfolios https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/broken-pie-chart/e/58410386
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