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Aug 6, 2018
Valuentum’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Distribution
The weighted average cost of capital is one of the most subjective measures in corporate finance, but it is also one of the most important ones.
Jun 27, 2018
Restaurant Traffic Down, Chipotle Still a Favorite Idea
Image Source: Chipotle (page 89 of 160). In late April of this year, we added Chipotle to the simulated Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. The high end of our fair value estimate is nearly $600.
Jun 20, 2018
Starbucks Facing New Era of Challenges?
There are core problems lurking at Starbucks, in our view, and the idea that the chain will triple the number of company-owned store closings in US markets in fiscal 2019, to 150 (from 50, on average, in prior years), is rather telling that something’s not quite right, regardless of whether it may be too-high of prices, changing consumer preferences (millennials), increasing competition (McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts), oversaturation in densely-penetrated markets--or a combination of all of the above.
May 30, 2018
Study: Valuentum's Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio
"Though we largely achieved the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio’s goals in advancing the newsletter portfolio each publication year (ends December 15) and achieving relative outperformance and risk-adjusted superiority to the benchmark, we may have done even better had our equity allocation been full during the measurement period." -- Brian Nelson, CFA
May 25, 2018
The Most Important Topic in Stock Investing
President of Equity Research, Brian Nelson, discusses why price vs. value is the paramount consideration in stock investing.
Apr 30, 2018
McDonald’s Breakfast, Starbucks’ Afternoons
Two of the most well-known brands are focusing on two different dayparts, but will the end game be increased competition across the board? We like the prospects for both McDonald’s and Starbucks, as we continue to be amazed at the pace of same-store-expansion at the former.
Apr 18, 2018
ICYMI: Valuentum’s Improved Stock and ETF Web Pages
Valuentum has rolled out improved stock and ETF web pages on its website www.valuentum.com. Now, subscribers can access key proprietary information on the stock and ETF web pages in addition to the customary stock and ETF reports.
Apr 12, 2018
The Dividend Cushion Meets the Dividend Aristocrats
We showcase the Dividend Cushion ratios for the Dividend Aristocrats, a grouping of firms that have increased their dividends for more than 20 consecutive years. The Dividend Cushion's track record of quantifying excess cash-flow capacity that leads to outsize dividend growth and assessing cash shortfalls that lead to dividend cuts has been excellent.
Mar 13, 2018
Our Ideas Are Performing Awesome So Far in 2018!!! 6 of the Top 7 of the Dow!
We’ve done a fantastic job identifying some of the top performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average during 2018 (6 of the top 7!), but to be fair, a couple haven’t panned out that well either. In any case, we couldn’t be more pleased with the simulated newsletter portfolio ideas.
Mar 12, 2018
The "Luck" and "Randomness" of Index Funds
If the year-to-year performance of active funds relative to index funds can be considered “random,” so then is the year-to-year performance of index funds relative to active funds, regardless of fees and expenses. Image shown: page 1 of 14.


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