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- Misalignment: Compensating Management with Options
- Saj Karsan submits: As a shareholder, you must be extremely cognizant of how the management team of your company is compensated. An ideal compensation structure pays executives enough so that they're not worried about meeting their family obligations, but otherwise aligns their interests with those of shareholders. Contrary to popular...
- External links 2008-10-28
- Book Review: Even Buffett Isn't Perfect
- Saj Karsan submits: A review of Vahan Janjigian's book, Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can-- and Can't-- Learn from the World's Greatest Investor: Chapter 1: by Saj Karsan
- External links 2009-03-09
- Book Review: Even Buffett Isn't Perfect, Part 2
- Saj Karsan submits: <<<Return to Part 1 A review of Vahan Janjigian's book, Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can-- and Can't-- Learn from the World's Greatest Investor: by Saj Karsan
- External links 2009-03-16
- Book Review: Even Buffett Isn't Perfect, Part 3
- Saj Karsan submits: <<< Return to part 2 A review of Vahan Janjigian's book, Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can-- and Can't-- Learn from the World's Greatest Investor: by Saj Karsan
- External links 2009-03-22
- Book Review: Even Buffett Isn't Perfect, Part 4
- Saj Karsan submits: An ongoing review of Vahan Janjigian's book, Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can-- and Can't-- Learn from the World's Greatest Investor: Click on these links to see parts I, II and III of this book review. Chapter Seven: by Saj Karsan
- External links 2009-03-29
- Quest Capital: A Diamond in the Mortgage Rough
- Saj Karsan submits: Companies offering mortgages or related products are currently out of favor in the stock market, and often with good reason. Many companies spent the last few years borrowing money, and then lending it out carelessly, expecting to make profits on the spread resulting in high returns on...
- External links 2009-07-14
- Are Banks a Value Investment?
- Saj Karsan submits:We often get asked if we see value in some banks at these price levels. Some value investors purport to be able to value banks. Some may actually be able to, while others may only think they are able to. For the average retail investor, however, it is...
- External links 2009-09-18
- Quest Capital's Upside: Cash Flow Has Stabilized
- Saj Karsan submits: Investors commonly rely only on quarterly and/or annual reports to evaluate a company. But occasionally, companies will issue press releases or interim reports that can be valuable. Important and material information is often contained in these reports, and investors can often use this info to determine whether...
- External links 2009-10-07
- Conn's: Retailer with Bank-Type Risk
- Saj Karsan submits: When Circuit City declared bankruptcy near the beginning of the recession, opportunities were created for other electronics retailers. One company that aggressively stepped forward to fill the void is Conn's Inc. CONN, a home appliance and electronics retailer. Conn's even took over some of Circuit City's previous...
- External links 2009-10-30
- Copying Buffett's Positions? They Might Not Be His
- Saj Karsan submits: Recently, Berkshire (BRK.A) filed its mandatory disclosures detailing its positions in various securities. As a result, you will undoubtedly see headlines beginning "Buffett Buys X Stock" and "Buffett Sells Y Stock". And when word gets out that Buffett has bought a particular stock, its shares jump immediately....
- External links 2009-11-18
- Buybacks Are Back
- Saj Karsan submits: It's not always a good thing when firms buy back their own shares. For example, under the pretense of creating value for shareholders, managements could use owner funds to increase the value of their stock options. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are also...
- External links 2009-12-16
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- Why You Should Look Beyond Earnings Statements
- Saj Karsan submits: Investors looking to understand a company's current financial position (i.e. the company's debt levels, its cash balance, what it owns and what it owes) will often flock to the financial statements contained in the company's most recent quarterly report. After all, quarterly financial statements are required to...
- External links 2009-08-04
- Daxor: Fake It 'til You Make It?
- Saj Karsan submits: In order to determine whether a company is worthy of an investment, it is important to understand exactly how it makes money. Only then can one understand a firm's business and financial risks. Often, however, the only way to do this is to dig deep into a...
- External links 2009-04-24
- i2Technologies: Management Shenanigans
- Saj Karsan submits: Sometimes the pressure of achieving earnings projections can prove to be stronger than management's integrity. One common method managements use to make a company's financial statements look better than the company's actual operating reality is by recognizing revenue earlier than it should. i2 Technologies ITWO is an...
- External links 2008-11-30
- Escalade: All Debt Is Not Created Equal
- Saj Karsan submits: Regular readers know that, as value investors, we generally prefer companies with relatively low debt levels. The reason for this is that companies with low debt levels will fare much better than their competition during times of economic distress, providing for better downside risk protection. But looking...
- External links 2009-07-24
- Paccar Runs Well but Risks Abound
- Saj Karsan submits: PACCAR PCAR designs and manufactures a wide range of trucks used for commercial transportation. Comparing operating metrics to its competition, it appears to be a well-run company. Furthermore, the company's most recent quarterly results suggest that management anticipated a drop in demand relatively well, as it cut...
- External links 2009-03-10
- A.M. Castle Teaches a Lesson in Inventory Accounting
- Saj Karsan submits: When considering companies for investment, it is easy to take a lazy approach by quickly scanning financial statements and forming conclusions based solely on the numbers. Unfortunately, companies make accounting choices which can drastically alter the meaning of its financial data. One such choice concerns the accounting...
- External links 2009-06-08
- LCA-Vision: Have Revenues Bottomed?
- Saj Karsan submits: Last week, LCA Vision LCAV reported results for its fourth quarter ending Dec 31, 2008. Demand for its LASIK eye procedure dropped a staggering 50% from one year ago. However, this should not come as a big surprise, since we saw earlier that demand for this surgery...
- External links 2009-02-19
- Key Tronic: When to Look Beyond High P/E Values
- Saj Karsan submits: As the market has risen throughout most of this year, many market observers have noted that P/E values are looking rather inflated from a historical standpoint. But of course, earnings are lower than usual this year due to reduced revenue that was caused by financial shocks. So...
- External links 2009-11-05
- Rocky Mountain May Have a Rocky Road Ahead
- Saj Karsan submits: Many value investors are extolling the virtues of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory RMCF, and with good reason. The stock has a P/E of 8, while the company has almost no debt and has managed to stay profitable throughout this downturn. As noted at Wide Moat Investing, the...
- External links 2009-05-07
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