Posts by Andrew Stotz
Global Return on Assets of 4% and Asia at 3%
Chart of the Day: Return on assets tells how much profit a company generates from the assets in place. Good for comparing companies in an industry. Disregards how the assets were financed.
Read MoreKorea & Indonesia Appear Most Attractive in Asia
Chart of the Day: Korea tops the list driven by cheap valuation, good price and fundamental momentum, and relatively low volatility. Indonesia has the highest ROE in Asia and moderately strong price momentum.
Read MorePorter’s Five Forces That Shape Business Strategy
Michael E. Porter’s five forces analysis is a framework for understanding the degree of competition in an industry. Strong forces drive down industry profitability.
The five forces model acknowledges that a company operates in a system of suppliers, customers, and existing competitors.
Porter’s Three Types of Business Strategies
Strategy is about how a company picks which activities it engages in. It is also about how and where management decides to engage in those activities. Success is when that strategy generates a sustainable, above industry average profit.
Read MoreIndonesia and India Continue to Be High Interest Rate Countries
Chart of the Day: Indonesia and India continue to be high interest rate countries. Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong all maintain very low rates. At 3.5%, China has room to raise rates to slow bubbles.
Read MoreThai Govt Bond Rate Rose to 3%, Moving in Step with Asia
Chart of the Day: US 10yr govt bond rate fell from 5% to 2% and has remained there since 2011. Thailand broke from Asia in 2014 and moved rates close to the US.
Read MoreBecome a Great Presenter and Increase Your Influence at Chulalongkorn University
Pictures from Become a Great Presenter and Increase Your Influence at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand on 11 May 2017.
Read MoreFVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Indonesia
Pictures from FVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Indonesia in Jakarta on 5 May 2017.
Read MoreWACC in Asia: Cost of Equity Matters Most
Chart of the Day: Looking at 500 non-financial companies in Asia. Considering the relatively low percent and relatively low cost of debt, cost of equity is the significant component of WACC.
Read MoreBrexit: EU Without UK Moves to Second from First in World Trade
Chart of the Day: EU holds the largest share of the world trade. Leaving the EU, UK would become 3% of the world trade, rather than being part of the largest block.
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