Value Investing News

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

The top 10 current Magic Formula stocks ranked in 3 categories: forward indicated dividend yield, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-book ratio.

This story briefly discusses the stocks of three firms that compete against small "mom and pop" companies. It discusses some of the advantages that large firms have over mom and pops and vis-versa.

In the previous article, Debt in Business Analysis, MagicDiligence did an overview of analyzing a prospective investment's debt burden. In this article, we'll go through a Magic Formula example that covers a lot of the bases: Deluxe Corporation (DLX).

Analyzing a company's financial health is paramount in investing. This article take a look at the different kinds of debt a company may carry, what is good or bad, and how much is too much?

Current Magic Formula stocks ranked by highest dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and lowest price-to-book (P/B) ratio.

Since the S&P hit a low on March 9th, it has rebounded an impressive 46%. However, nearly 30% of the top 100 Magic Formula stocks on that day have doubled or better!

Magic Formula stocks sorted by highest dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratio.

What is return on capital as it relates to a business and why is it so important? An analysis of the meaning, how to calculate both traditional and "Magic Formula" figures, and why it is a critical measure to find good businesses.

While most stock screens use market capitalization metrics like price-to-earnings and price-to-book, the Magic Formula's use of enterprise value is a much better choice. The how and why of enterprise value.

Every so often, MagicDiligence compiles a list of Magic Formula stocks sorted by their dividend yield, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-book ratio for investors that like to use those metrics. The result is a list of attractive value stocks for additional research. Here are the top 10 in each of the three metrics.

Deluxe Corporation is one of the largest check and office printing companies in North America. The company has good return on capital, solid free cash flow, and pays a dividend over 8%. Is this an interesting value play?