Understanding Finance
When screening companies we often look for something called operating leverage.
Rising interest rates are causing problems for many companies, but a silver lining can be found in the dwindling defined benefit (DB) pension obligations on company balance sheets.
The slowing global macro backdrop is feeding through to the performance of a range of businesses.
The slowing global macro backdrop is feeding through to the performance of a range of businesses.
The legendary investor and ‘Sage of Omaha’, Warren Buffet, CEO/Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway wrote, in 1986, about the important concept of “owner earnings”.
A question I am frequently asked is how do we analyse stocks? How much emphasis do we place on valuation? And how much do we place on company analysis, in terms of assessing quality and growth…
A core method we, as equity analysts, use to calculate and estimate the present value of the companies we invest into on behalf of clients is the discounted cash flow model (DCF).
Return on capital metrics are closely watched by managers and investors alike.
A dual-listed company (DLC) is a company that is listed on multiple exchanges.
In theory, the definitions of an investment or an expense seem quite clear cut. An investment, so the theory goes, is spending which creates an asset which will help produce profits over a number of…
Conceptually we have a reasonable understanding of inflation. As an economic term, inflation represents the general price rise of goods and services over a predetermined time.
Usually, your bank would pay interest on your savings accounts. Negative interest rates turn this around and mean customers have to pay banks to hold their savings.
You probably sort of know how index linked gilts, or “linkers,” work. The redemption value is linked to the change in the retail price index, or RPI, that takes place over the life of the gilt.
Another word for duration could be the average life of a bond. Most bonds pay annual or semi-annual coupons and have a redemption date. So whilst a bond maturing in three years and with a £5 annual…
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