Value Investing News

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

You expect your employer to give you a salary increase periodically. Why wouldn’t you expect the same from your investments? One of the most important aspects of a dividend stock is its ability to consistency raise dividends over time.

Are you confident and secure in your investing process? It appears many people are not. We must follow a process we are 100% confident in. Doubt is the gateway to destructive behavior. For me, dividend growth investing is what I am confident and secure in.

Management typically evaluates short and mid-term economic and business conditions when they decide on allocation of limited resources. Cash is one such resource, which could either be reinvested back in the business, or returned to shareholders. Companies typically achieve some optimal balance in allocating cash flows from earnings between owners and the business.

Odyssey Healthcare is one of the largest hospice providers in the U.S. Demographics and expanding awareness make this a growth market, margins are improving, and the cheap stock price makes it worth a look.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.