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Analyzing a Company With a Short History

On June 17, 2013 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
stock market education

The nonprofit investor organization BetterInvesting relies on the Toolkit 6 software program for analysis. The first page of the stock study typically is a view of the past 10 years of a company’s financial history, with an eye to determining consistency of past growth and the strength of that growth.

But what [...]

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Why Smaller Companies Pack Power

On April 12, 2013 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
investing in small companies

This year got off to a good start, with markets performing well, suggesting a resurgence of growth and pent-up driving gains in many categories. Small-cap and mid-cap stocks in January did even better than large-caps, however, turning in 6.2% and 7.1% returns, respectively. If you want to maximize the returns in your portfolio, you [...]

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Following the Life Cycle of a Successful Company, Part 2

On February 7, 2013 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
making money on the stock market

Following is the second and final segment of a recent article from the Small-Cap Informer Newsletter. Review Part One here.

What kind of growth rates do successful companies have? It depends in large part on the size of the company. Expected growth rates from typical companies vary from a low of [...]

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Following the Life Cycle of a Successful Company, Part 1

On January 28, 2013 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
making money on the stock market

Following is Part One of a recent article from the Small-Cap Informer Newsletter. 

As a company succeeds and grows, it gets harder and harder for it to maintain the high growth rates it may have enjoyed when it was a much smaller business.

For this reason, it is very important for investors to [...]

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How to Find a Small-Cap Company With Growth Potential, Part 2

On January 11, 2013 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
small cap company growth

Following is Part Two of an article from the Small-Cap Informer Newsletter. Part One outlined criteria for a sample small-company growth screen from the BetterInvesting Guide to Computerized Investing and the Internet. Here we look at adding further criteria to screen [...]

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The World MoneyShow: A Field Guide to a More Prosperous New Year

On January 4, 2013 By BetterInvesting, Empowering Investors Since 1951
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If one of your new year’s resolutions is to power up your personal economy, the first stop on your road trip to better investing skills should be the The World MoneyShow, from Jan. 30-Feb. 2 in Orlando.

More than 150 financial investing and trading experts will be offering their expert insights at the free [...]

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How to Find a Small-Cap Company With Growth Potential, Part 1

On December 26, 2012 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
small cap company growth

Following is Part One of an article from the Small-Cap Informer Newsletter.

In my 2004 book, the BetterInvesting Guide to Computerized Investing and the Internet, I outlined a sample small-company growth screen, and the criteria are still valid today.

Sales greater than $500 million.  This limits your search to companies that have revenues [...]

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Profit Margin Analysis Is Key to Identifying Quality, Part 4

On December 12, 2012 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
small company investing

This is the final installment in an article on profit margin analysis from the SmallCap Informer newsletter.

Digger Deeper into Margins
As with any trend-based analysis of company fundamentals, there can be a number of factors that can affect performance. When an anomaly is spotted, possible explanations should be sought from further research [...]

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Profit Margin Analysis Is Key to Identifying Quality, Part 3

On December 5, 2012 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
small company investing

Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at profit margin analysis in an article from the SmallCap Informer newsletter.

Industry & Peer Comparisons
Analyzing the trend of margins is critical, but it’s not the only measurement that should be taken. A company’s margins can be compared to its peers and industry group, as [...]

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Profit Margin Analysis Is Key to Identifying Quality, Part 2

On November 28, 2012 By Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief, SmallCap Informer
small company investing

Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at profit margin analysis in an article from the SmallCap Informer newsletter.

Reviewing Margin Trends
On the Stock Selection Guide, the 10-year history of a company’s pre-tax margins is displayed, with particular emphasis on the figures from the last five years. The intent is to provide [...]

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