Posts by Andrew Stotz
10 Ways Ethics Adds Value to YOU
Within the financial world, there are many areas of focus such as accounting, economics, valuation, or derivatives. And, of course, there is ethics. I want to teach you 10 ways that ethics can add value to you.
Read MoreWhy We Stopped Performance Appraisals at CoffeeWORKS
Twenty years ago I co-founded a coffee roasting factory in Bangkok, Thailand while I was head of research at an investment bank in Bangkok. I learned more about investing and valuing businesses from that experience than I ever learned from all my studies of finance, including my CFA exams.
The most valuable thing I learned is that you get the most from employees when they love their jobs and respect their teammates and the people they work for.
Read MoreProfitable Growth is What Matters for Long-Term Value
World Class Benchmarking measures the financial performance of a company through Profitable Growth. Our database includes about 27,000 companies worldwide and each company is benchmarked versus all its global sector peers.
Learn more about it in this post, and why Profitable Growth is what matters to you as an investor.
Read MoreAre financial analysts’ earnings forecasts accurate?
This A. Stotz Academic-Style Research is revealing findings from Andrew’s dissertation and focuses on answering the question: Are financial analysts’ earnings forecasts accurate?
Read the full article to learn the answer…
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Face to Face with Armed Guards
Business DNA: Masthawin Charnvirakul joined one of his family’s companies, STP & I, and was quickly appointed to pilot it through its darkest time. Masthawin’s leadership emphasized changes that have brought the company to the financial success it is experiencing today.
Read More18 Questions for Pre-Revenue Valuation of a Startup
Oftentimes, I’m asked about the concept of pre-revenue valuation for a startup. Well, that’s a very difficult thing because you’ve got no revenue and certainly no profit. How do you value this? In my opinion, the first step in the valuation of a company is to ask these 18 questions. These 18 questions cover five areas. First is trust; second is the idea; third is execution; fourth is the exit; and the fifth is enthusiasm.
Read MoreBusiness DNA: Everyone Makes Mistakes – You Live and Learn by Them
Business DNA: Born as the seconded eldest of eight children, for Dennis, competition and the drive for success was an important factor in his upbringing. Early on Dennis learned “to start with a goal and put together a prepared plan to accomplish that goal” and “that a lot can be accomplished just by working hard.”
Read MoreNoodles in Exchange for Investing Advice
During my recent trip to China, I explored the topic of the Chinese stock market, which appears cheap at a 13x price-to-earnings (PE) ratio. However, this is distorted by a very low PE financial sector that is a third of overall stock market value. While visiting Hefei, Anhui province a friend took me to a noodle shop in. The owner of the shop had asked my friend if he knew anything about investing because he had lost a lot of money in the stock market.
Read MoreI Lost for 14 Years in a Row
I can remember within the first few months sitting down with my boss and telling him I want to be the number one analyst in Thailand. Year after year there were rankings of analysts by fund managers. My name never appeared for many years. But over time, my name started to appear, unfortunately at the bottom of the list.
Read MoreWhy Are Korean Stocks So Cheap?
My recent time in Korea refreshed my mind about the beauty of Asia—the contrasts. Being a financial analyst at heart, I was searching for answers to questions, such as: Why has the Korean stock market been so cheap, for so long? Is this going to reverse (Providing a great buying opportunity)? My short answer: Small changes are coming, but don’t expect the structure of society to change; and, like the Thai smile, expect the “Korea Discount” to remain for the near future.
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