Value Investing News

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

One weakness of Magic Formula Investing is an ignorance of past overpayments for growth acquisitions. This article explains why every investor should consider how efficiently a company expands, how to spot inefficient "empire builders", and a list of MFI stocks on both sides of the coin.

Every so often, MagicDiligence compiles a list of Magic Formula Investing 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.

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

Instead of blowing excess cash on "di-worsification" or low return growth projects, it is often a good idea for companies to return cash to shareholders in the form of dividends or share repurchases. Here are some Magic Formula companies that agree.

The top 10 Magic Formula Investing (MFI) stocks as ranked by highest dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratio.

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

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

Earthlink is a 3rd party provider of dial-up and broadband Internet services. With a declining subscriber base, the question here is whether the huge dividend can outpace what is sure to be a declining stock price over the long term.

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

Over the past week twenty-two companies announced that they would be rewarding shareholders with higher dividend payouts. Several solid blue chip companies such as IBM, Costco and Exxon Mobil raised their payouts as well.

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

In the U.S. and Canada, most companies pay dividends quarterly. In other parts of the world, it is not uncommon for companies to pay an annual or a semi-annual dividend. That is not to say that North American companies sometimes choose not to pay quarterly dividends. Though I prefer quarterly dividends, there is something more important than frequency...

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

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