Please read the Infoblox (BLOX) earnings call transcript yourself. There is great information, and it will make this article go smoother. I am discussing it and some points I found interesting, but it is packed full of information and this article is by no means complete. I am also talking about broader topics than just…
What is a stock? – Beginner Series
Welcome to the new beginner series that I decided to start after realizing there were a lot of people who were not aware of even the basics, such as the definition of a stock. You have to start somewhere. It seems fitting to start with the definition of a stock, because there is a subtlety…
GrubHub (GRUB) Potential Buy After IPO Cooldown
This is not analysis of GrubHub (GRUB), because the company is an IPO. I need to hear management after at least their first earnings report before I really dig into a stock. This is just something to put on the watchlist for the future. GrubHub is something I started using a little later than my…
What Is An Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
Companies do not just start on stock exchanges. They are formed by private parties as a private company. It is only after they establish their business and hopefully prove themselves that they make an initial public offering or an IPO. I do not mean to sound condescending, but I’ve learned that even people who are…
Using the Price to Book Ratio and Free Cash Flow to find Stable Undervalued Stocks
A price to book ratio below one means that the market has attached a discount to the assets of a company. It that for every dollar spent buying a piece of the company, the amount bought is greater than that dollar. There are various other definitions and metaphors that are apt, but the simplest explanation…
Dividends are Fantastic, Own them and Love them
Dividends are the best. They are a great way to earn a return from the safest stocks. Frankly, even the safest stock out there is subject to a beating like the one we had in 2008. Think of dividends like your risk premium. You take the risk of your capital, and the company pays you…
