How I rate a company – part 3

In part 1 I listed my 12 financial criteria for ranking a companies historical financial performance. In part 2 I discussed the criteria and what Im looking for. This blog, the 3rd and last in the series, looks at the companies that rated greater than 9 / 10 against the criteria. I’ve also listed several companies with the lowest scores.

How I rate a company – Part 2

In part 1 , I listed 12 criteria I use to rank all the companies I analyse, based on their historical performance. In this post, I’ll discuss each of the points and why I see them as important.

How I rate a company – Part 1

After analysing approximately 100 listed companies, I wanted to find an easy way of giving the company a score based on their historical financial performance. I came up with a list of 12 financial hurdles. Companies get a score out of 10 for each criteria, which I then add up and divide by 12 to give a score out of 10. Guess what? Not one company I’ve analysed managed to score a 10 /10.

QR National – Yet another share float to avoid

There are so many issues with the QR National float – I hardly know where to start. But first, my conclusion. I’ll be avoiding the float like the plague.
Luckily, everything you need to know to avoid the float is in the prospectus. “Invest in something Big!”, the prospectus and the ads claim.

Finance 101 or Keep It Simple Stupid

While this blog is mainly about value investing, shares and stocks, one of the most important first steps I believe is to get your finances into order, before you add to the complexity by introducing shares and dividends and trying to track your performance.

So what steps should you take to get your finances in order?