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| Basic Quality Standards | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6 | Question 7 | Decision | ||||
| Company Name | Ticker | .OB or .PK? | Mkt Cap < $500M ? | Recent IPO? | 3 to 5 years Positive EBIT? | 3 to 5 years of positive Cash Flow from Operating Activities? | 5 years of ROE > 10%? | 5 Years of Debt to Equity Ratio < 1? | Recent Price to Book Ratio < 2? | 3 years of only positive net Tangible Assets? | Keep and Conitue to Analyze or Drop Company? |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG L | No | NO | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | safe company |
Data Input
| Stock Ticker | GOOG L | ||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Quote | |||||
| Current Price | 695.32 | ||||
| P/E | 32.9068 | ||||
| Market Cap | 201,563,533 | [in million USD] | |||
| Shares Outstanding | 289.89 | ||||
| Earnings | |||||
| Earnings Growth Rate | |||||
| Company [Next 5 Years] | 16.74 | [in decimal] | |||
| Financials | |||||
| Income Statement | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Revenue (Sales) | 66,001 | 59,825 | 50,175 | 37,905 | 29,321 |
| Gross Profit | 40,310 | 33,967 | 29,541 | 24,717 | 18,904 |
| Operating Income | 16,496 | 13,966 | 12,760 | 11,742 | 10,381 |
| Net Income | 14,444 | 12,920 | 10,737 | 9,737 | 8,505 |
| Interest Expense, Supplemental | 101 | 83 | 84 | 58 | 0 |
| Diluted Normalized EPS | 21.02 | 19.07 | 16.16 | 14.88 | 13.16 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Inventory | 0 | 426 | 505 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Assets | 80,685 | 72,886 | 60,454 | 52,758 | 41,562 |
| Total Assets | 131,133 | 110,920 | 93,798 | 72,574 | 57,851 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 16,805 | 15,908 | 14,337 | 8,913 | 9,996 |
| Total Long Term Debt | 3,228 | 2,236 | 2,988 | 2,986 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 26,633 | 23,611 | 22,083 | 14,429 | 11,610 |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | 75,706 | 61,262 | 48,342 | 37,605 | 27,868 |
| Total Equity | 104,500 | 87,309 | 71,715 | 58,145 | 46,241 |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 680.172 | 671.665 | 659.958 | 649.79 | 642.603 |
| Cash Flow Statement | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Cash from Operating Activities | 22,376 | 18,659 | 16,619 | 14,565 | 11,081 |
| Capital Expenditures (Ignore the negative sign) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fundamentals | |||||
| Key Ratio [10 Year Summary] | |||||
| Avg P/E | Book Value/ Share | ||||
| 2014 | 33.1 | 153.64 | |||
| 2013 | 30.77 | 129.99 | |||
| 2012 | 28.12 | 108.67 | |||
| 2011 | 25.26 | 89.48 | |||
| 2010 | 19.62 | 71.96 | |||
| 2009 | 16.7 | ||||
| 2008 | 14.18 | ||||
| 2007 | 9.29 | ||||
| 2006 | 5.94 | ||||
| 2005 | 4.46 |
Value Indicators
| Value Indicators Worksheet | ||||||
| 1 | ROIC - ROIC > 12% since most businesses lends between 8% and 12% | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Net Income | 14,444.0 | 12,920.0 | 10,737.0 | 9,737.0 | 8,505.0 | |
| Interest | 101.00 | 83.00 | 84.00 | 58.00 | 0.00 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 3,228.00 | 2,236.00 | 2,988.00 | 2,986.00 | - 0 | |
| Total Equity | 104,500.0 | 87,309.0 | 71,715.0 | 58,145.0 | 46,241.0 | |
| Invested Capital | 107,728.0 | 89,545.0 | 74,703.0 | 61,131.0 | 46,241.0 | |
| ROIC | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | |
| 2 | Equity Growth Rates: | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| BVPS | 153.64 | 129.99 | 108.67 | 89.48 | 71.96 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | |||
| 3 | EPS Growth Rates: | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| EPS | 21.02 | 19.07 | 16.16 | 14.88 | 13.16 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.10 | |||
| 4 | Sales Growth Rates | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales (Revenue) | 66,001.00 | 59,825.00 | 50,175.00 | 37,905.00 | 29,321.00 | |
| Sales Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.225 | 0.203 | 0.147 | 0.103 | |||
| 5 | Operating Cash Flow (OCF) and Free Cash Flow (FCF) growth rates | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| OCF | 22,376.00 | 18,659.00 | 16,619.00 | 14,565.00 | 11,081.00 | |
| CAPEX | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| FCF | 22,376.00 | 18,659.00 | 16,619.00 | 14,565.00 | 11,081.00 | |
| OCF Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.192 | 0.154 | 0.160 | 0.199 | |||
| FCF Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.192 | 0.154 | 0.160 | 0.199 | |||
| 6 | Gross Margin (>40% is sign of durable competitive advantage; <20% is indicator of highly competitive industry). | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 66001 | 59825 | 50175 | 37905 | 29321 | |
| Gross Profit | 40310.00 | 33967.00 | 29541.00 | 24717.00 | 18904.00 | |
| Gross Margin | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.64 | |
| 7 | Operating Margin (>= industry or sector average). (Industry: … ...%; Average of competitors: … …%) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 66001 | 59825 | 50175 | 37905 | 29321 | |
| Operating Profit | 16,496.00 | 13,966.00 | 12,760.00 | 11,742.00 | 10,381.00 | |
| Operating Margin | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.35 | |
| 8 | Net Margin (> 20% => competitive advantage; <10% sign of competition) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 66001 | 59825 | 50175 | 37905 | 29321 | |
| Net Income | 14444.00 | 12920.00 | 10737.00 | 9737.00 | 8505.00 | |
| Net Margin | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.29 | |
| 9 | Free Cash Flow Margin (>= 10% indicator of competitive advantage; must not be < 3%). | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 66001.00 | 59825.00 | 50175.00 | 37905.00 | 29321.00 | |
| Free Cash Flow | 22376.00 | 18659.00 | 16619.00 | 14565.00 | 11081.00 | |
| FCF Margin | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.38 | |
| 10 | Short-Term Financial Health | |||||
| 10.1 | Current Ratio ≥ 2 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Current Assets | 80,685.00 | 72,886.00 | 60,454.00 | 52,758.00 | 41,562.00 | |
| Current Liabilities | 16,805.00 | 15,908.00 | 14,337.00 | 8,913.00 | 9,996.00 | |
| Current Ratio | 4.80 | 4.58 | 4.22 | 5.92 | 4.16 | |
| 10.2 | Quick Ratio ≥ 1.5 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Current Assets | 80,685.0 | 72,886.0 | 60,454.0 | 52,758.0 | 41,562.0 | |
| Inventory | 0.0 | 426.0 | 505.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Current Liabilities | 16,805.0 | 15,908.0 | 14,337.0 | 8,913.0 | 9,996.0 | |
| Quick Ratio | 4.80 | 4.55 | 4.18 | 5.92 | 4.16 | |
| 10.3 | Interest Coverage Ratio ≥ 5 minimum; but preferably ≥ 10 (except utilities ≥ 2) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| EBIT | 16,496.00 | 13,966.00 | 12,760.00 | 11,742.00 | 10,381.00 | |
| Interest Expense | 101.00 | 83.00 | 84.00 | 58.00 | 0.00 | |
| Interest Coverage | 163.3 | 168.3 | 151.9 | 202.4 | 0.0 | |
| 10.4 | Operating Cash Flow Ratio ≥ 1 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| OCF | 22,376.00 | 18,659.00 | 16,619.00 | 14,565.00 | 11,081.00 | |
| Current Liabilities | 16,805.00 | 15,908.00 | 14,337.00 | 8,913.00 | 9,996.00 | |
| OCF Ratio | 1.33 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.63 | 1.11 | |
| 11 | Long-Term Financial Health | |||||
| 11.1 | Leverage Ratio: Debt to Total Asset Ratio ≤ 0.50 except utilities for which 1.0 is acceptable | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 3,228.0 | 2,236.0 | 2,988.0 | 2,986.0 | 0.0 | |
| Total Assets | 131,133.0 | 110,920.0 | 93,798.0 | 72,574.0 | 57,851.0 | |
| Debt to Assets Ratio | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 11.2 | Debt to Equity Ratio ≤ 1 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 3,228.0 | 2,236.0 | 2,988.0 | 2,986.0 | 0.0 | |
| Total Equity | 104,500.0 | 87,309.0 | 71,715.0 | 58,145.0 | 46,241.0 | |
| Debt - Equity Ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 | |
| 11.3 | How long will it take the company to pay off its long-term debt using Cash Flow from Operations? 3 years or less. | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 3,228.0 | 2,236.0 | 2,988.0 | 2,986.0 | 0.0 | |
| OCF | 22,376.0 | 18,659.0 | 16,619.0 | 14,565.0 | 11,081.0 | |
| How long to payoff Debt | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| 12 | Growth in Retained Earnings | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Retained Earnings | 75706 | 61262 | 48342 | 37605 | 27868 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | |||
| 13 | CAPEX Per Share | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| CAPEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common Stock Outstanding | 680.172 | 671.665 | 659.958 | 649.79 | 642.603 | |
| CAPEX per Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
PE Ratio Valuation
| Estimating Intrinsic Value (P-E Ratio Approach), comparing with Price and Making Purchase Decision based on Margin of Safety | ||||||||||||
| Step 8 | ||||||||||||
| Step 8A: Gathering Data | ||||||||||||
| P/E Ratios | ||||||||||||
| Year | Latest | Year -1 | Year -2 | Year -3 | Year -4 | Year -5 | Year -6 | Year -7 | Year -8 | Year -9 | Year -10 | |
| P/E Ratio | 32.9068 | 33.1 | 30.77 | 28.12 | 25.26 | 19.62 | 16.7 | 14.18 | 9.29 | 5.94 | 4.46 | |
| Average P/E Ratio | 20.03 | **(Check the formula for average) | ||||||||||
| Analysts Estimate of EPS Growth Rate: | 16.74 | (see MSN Moneycentral Analysts Estimates) | ||||||||||
| Latest (full year) EPS = | 21.02 | |||||||||||
| k = | 0.15 | (may try different numbers based on what you know about the company's moat, financial health and historical ROA). | ||||||||||
| Current Price = | 695.32 | |||||||||||
| Step 8B: | Using the Data | |||||||||||
| EPS at end of last year, EPS0 = | 21.02 | |||||||||||
| 1. Average EPS growth rate = | 0.12 | (use the EPS growth rate over the longest period (3-, 4- or 5- year period) you can find) | ||||||||||
| 2. Average Equity growth rate = | 0.21 | (use the BVPS growth rate over the longest period (3-, 4- or 5- year period) you can find) | ||||||||||
| 3. Analysts estimate of EPS growth rate = | 16.74 | (see above) | ||||||||||
| Equity Growth Rate to use for Calculations = | 0.12 | (This the lowest of the three numbers above) | ||||||||||
| Average P/E over 5 years or 10 years = | 20.03 | |||||||||||
| k, the required rate of return = | 0.15 | |||||||||||
| Step 9: | Estimating what the business is worth | |||||||||||
| 1. Estimate EPS ten years from now, EPS10 = EPS0 (1+g)10 | 67.78 | |||||||||||
| 2. Multiply EPS10 by P/E and call that V10; that is V10 = (EPS10.)x(P/E). | 1,357.65 | This gives you the intrinsic value ("Sticker Price") ten years from now. | ||||||||||
| 3. Calculate today’s supposed intrinsic value, V0 = V10 x [1/(1+k)10)] | 335.59 | |||||||||||
| Purchase Decision | ||||||||||||
| Step 10: | Current Price = | 695.32 | ||||||||||
| Current Price/Intrinsic Value = | 2.07 | |||||||||||
| Margin of Safety | -1.07 | |||||||||||
| Decision: | Buy if margin of Safety is greater 50%. | |||||||||||
| Consider buying or put on Watch List if Margin of Safety is between 20% and 50%. | ||||||||||||
| Put on Watch List if Margin of Safety is less than 20%. |
FCF Valuation
| Estimating Intrinsic Value Using Free Cash Flow Approach | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Data | |||||||||||||
| OCF = | 22,376.0 | Capital Expenditure = | 0.0 | |||||||||||
| a. Latest FCF | 22,376.0 | |||||||||||||
| b. Rate of Growth of FCF over the next 10 years (use lower of 10% or company's 5-year growth rate) | 0.10 | |||||||||||||
| c. Terminal Growth Rate (Rate of growth of FCF from year 11 in perpetuity - use average GDP growth rate) | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
| d. Discount rate | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
| e. Number of shares outstanding (undiluted) | 289.89 | |||||||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding from last year | 680.172 | (for use in calculating F-Score) | ||||||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding two years ago | 671.665 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Estimates | |||||||||||||
| a. Estimates of FCF from year 1 to year 10 | ||||||||||||||
| b. Estimate of intrinsic value in year 10 | ||||||||||||||
| c. Estimate of intrinsic value today | ||||||||||||||
| Year: | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| FCF0 | FCF1 | FCF2 | FCF3 | FCF4 | FCF5 | FCF6 | FCF7 | FCF8 | FCF9 | FCF10 | FCF11 | |||
| FCF | 22376.0 | 24613.6 | 27075.0 | 29782.5 | 32760.7 | 36036.8 | 39640.4 | 43604.5 | 47964.9 | 52761.4 | 58037.6 | 59778.7 | ||
| PV of FCF | 21403.1 | 20472.6 | 19582.4 | 18731.0 | 17916.6 | 17137.7 | 16392.5 | 15679.8 | 14998.1 | 14346.0 | ||||
| Intrinsic Value in Year 10 | 107075.2 | |||||||||||||
| Intrinsic Value | $283,735 | |||||||||||||
| Intrinsic Value per share | $978.77 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Current market price | $ 695.32 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ratio of current price to intrinsic value | 0.71 | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Safety = | 0.29 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Purchase or sale decision | |||||||||||||
| Buy if Margin of Safety is 50% or more. | ||||||||||||||
| Consider buying or putting on Watch List if Margin of Safety is between 20% and 50%. | ||||||||||||||
| Put on Watch List if Margin of Safety is less than 20%. |
Piotroski F Score
| Piotroski Screening (F-Score) Criteria | ||
| Criterion | Score | |
| 1 | The return on assets for the last fiscal year (Y1) is positive | 1 |
| 2 | Cash from operations for the last fiscal year (Y1) is positive | 1 |
| 3 | The return on assets ratio for the last fiscal year (Y1) is greater than the return on assets ratio for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 0 |
| 4 | Cash from operations for the last fiscal year (Y1) is greater than income after taxes for the last fiscal year (Y1) | 1 |
| 5 | The long-term debt to assets ratio for the last fiscal year (Y1) is less than the long-term debt to assets ratio for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 0 |
| 6 | The current ratio for the last fiscal year (Y1) is greater than the current ratio for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 1 |
| 7 | The average shares outstanding for the last fiscal year (Y1) is less than or equal to the average number of shares outstanding for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 0 |
| 8 | The gross margin for the last fiscal year (Y1) is greater than the gross margin for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 1 |
| 9 | The asset turnover for the last fiscal year (Y1) is greater than the asset turnover for the fiscal year two years ago (Y2) | 0 |
| TOTAL | 5 | |
| F-Score of 8 or 9 => strong company; low probability of bankruptcy. | ||
| F-Score between 0 and 2 => weak company; high probability of failing. |
Altman Z Score
| Altman Z Score: | ||
| Current Assets | 80,685 | |
| Current Liabilities | 16,805 | |
| Total Aseets | 131,133 | |
| Operating Income | 16,496 | |
| Market Cap | 201,563,533 | |
| Total Liabilities | 26,633 | |
| Retained Earnings | 75,706 | |
| Sales | 66,001 | |
| Ratios | Score | |
| X1 = Working Capital / Total Assets | 0.4871390115 | 0.5845668138 |
| X2 =Retained Earnings/Total Asets | 0.5773222606 | 0.8082511648 |
| X3 = Operating Income/Total Assets | 0.1257959476 | 0.4151266272 |
| X4 = Market Capitalization / Liabilities | 7568.1873239965 | 4540.9123943979 |
| X5 = Sales / Total Assets | 0.5033134299 | 0.5033134299 |
| Total | 4543.2236524337 | |
| Z = 1.2X1 + 1.4X2 + 3.3X3 + 0.6X4 + 1.0X5 | ||
| Z < 1.8 => High probability of bankruptcy | ||
| 1.8 < Z < 2.7 => caution; moderate probability of bankruptcy | ||
| 2.7 < Z < 2.99=> proceed with caution | ||
| Z > 3 => safe; bankruptcy unlikely. |