Just curious⦠other than the common analysis (PE ratios, financials etc) how do you evaluate your stock picks? Is there a reference site of some sort? Do you use one of the many scoring systems out there?
Lets share our approaches in this thread⦠Iām pretty new to investing so Iām developing as I go. Iām doing all the conventional things so far but, as I said, Iām curious to know what else is out thereā¦
RE: reference site, āSimplyWallStreetā is a decent place to start, but I feel like soon enough people āgrowā out of it and it becomes more useful for the RAW data than anything else, with the analysis being done yourself (e.g. forecasts).
Anyway, hereās my process:
Screen:
Profitability
High returns
History of growth
Industry I know (i.e. within my ācircle of competenceā)
Analysis:
Runway for growth (e.g. untapped markets)
Sustainable competitive advantage (moat)
Financials (balance sheet, income and cash flow statements, etc)
Deciding to open position
Low P/E or P/B (if cyclical) in historic or relative terms
If too expensive, pop it in watchlist and wait until attractive entry point (this can be years!)
Selling
Ideally never, BUT
Will sell if I realise I was fundamentally wrong in any of above steps OR
If the moat is eroded (if the moat disappears so quickly, was it ever a moat to begin with?)