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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? |
| Amazon | AMZN | No | > 500 | No | No | yes | No | yes | yes | yes | Keep and Conitue to Analyze |
Data Input
| Stock Ticker | amazon | ||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Quote | |||||
| Current Price | 651.36 | ||||
| P/E | -1252.62 | ||||
| Market Cap | 181680 | [in million USD] | |||
| Shares Outstanding | 465 | [in million] | |||
| Earnings | |||||
| Earnings Growth Rate | 33.46% | ||||
| Company [Next 5 Years] | -3743.62 | [in decimal] | |||
| Financials | |||||
| Income Statement | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Revenue (Sales) | 88988 | 74452 | 61093 | 48077 | 34204 |
| Gross Profit | 26236 | 20271 | 15122 | 10789 | 7643 |
| Operating Income | 178 | 745 | 676 | 862 | 1406 |
| Net Income | -241 | 274 | -39 | 631 | 1152 |
| Interest Expense, Supplemental | 210 | 141 | 92 | 65 | 39 |
| Diluted Normalized EPS | -0.52 | 0.59 | -0.09 | 1.37 | 2.53 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Inventory | 8299 | 7411 | 6031 | 4992 | 3202 |
| Total Current Assets | 31327 | 24625 | 21296 | 17490 | 13747 |
| Total Assets | 54505 | 40159 | 32555 | 25278 | 18797 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 28089 | 22980 | 19002 | 14896 | 10372 |
| Total Long Term Debt | 15675 | 7433 | 5361 | 2625 | 1561 |
| Total Liabilities | 43764 | 30413 | 24363 | 17521 | 11933 |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | 1949 | 2190 | 1916 | 1955 | 1324 |
| Total Equity | 10741 | 9746 | 8192 | 7757 | 6864 |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 465 | 459 | 454 | 455 | 451 |
| Cash Flow Statement | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Cash from Operating Activities | 6842 | 5475 | 4180 | 3903 | 3495 |
| Capital Expenditures (Ignore the negative sign) | 4893 | 3444 | 3785 | 1811 | 979 |
| Fundamentals | |||||
| Key Ratio [10 Year Summary] | |||||
| Avg P/E | Book Value/ Share | ||||
| 2014 | -1252.62 | 23.1 | |||
| 2013 | 1416.98 | 21.23 | |||
| 2012 | -2788.56 | 18.04 | |||
| 2011 | 91.73 | 17.05 | |||
| 2010 | 73.64 | 15.22 | |||
| 2009 | 80.84 | ||||
| 2008 | 35.24 | ||||
| 2007 | 107.15 | ||||
| 2006 | 57.88 | ||||
| 2005 | 41.8 |
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 | (241.0) | 274.0 | (39.0) | 631.0 | 1,152.0 | |
| Interest | 210.00 | 141.00 | 92.00 | 65.00 | 39.00 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 15,675.00 | 7,433.00 | 5,361.00 | 2,625.00 | 1,561.00 | |
| Total Equity | 10,741.0 | 9,746.0 | 8,192.0 | 7,757.0 | 6,864.0 | |
| Invested Capital | 26,416.0 | 17,179.0 | 13,553.0 | 10,382.0 | 8,425.0 | |
| ROIC | -0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.14 | |
| 2 | Equity Growth Rates: | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| BVPS | 23.1 | 21.23 | 18.04 | 17.05 | 15.22 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | |||
| 3 | EPS Growth Rates: | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| EPS | -0.52 | 0.59 | -0.09 | 1.37 | 2.53 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| -0.52 | -0.47 | -1.40 | -0.65 | |||
| 4 | Sales Growth Rates | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales (Revenue) | 88,988.00 | 74,452.00 | 61,093.00 | 48,077.00 | 34,204.00 | |
| Sales Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.270 | 0.228 | 0.207 | 0.195 | |||
| 5 | Operating Cash Flow (OCF) and Free Cash Flow (FCF) growth rates | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| OCF | 6,842.00 | 5,475.00 | 4,180.00 | 3,903.00 | 3,495.00 | |
| CAPEX | 4,893.00 | 3,444.00 | 3,785.00 | 1,811.00 | 979.00 | |
| FCF | 1,949.00 | 2,031.00 | 395.00 | 2,092.00 | 2,516.00 | |
| OCF Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.183 | 0.206 | 0.279 | 0.250 | |||
| FCF Growth Rates: | ||||||
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| -0.062 | -0.023 | 1.221 | -0.040 | |||
| 6 | Gross Margin (>40% is sign of durable competitive advantage; <20% is indicator of highly competitive industry). | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 88988 | 74452 | 61093 | 48077 | 34204 | |
| Gross Profit | 26236.00 | 20271.00 | 15122.00 | 10789.00 | 7643.00 | |
| Gross Margin | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |
| 7 | Operating Margin (>= industry or sector average). (Industry: … ...%; Average of competitors: … …%) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 88988 | 74452 | 61093 | 48077 | 34204 | |
| Operating Profit | 178.00 | 745.00 | 676.00 | 862.00 | 1,406.00 | |
| Operating Margin | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | |
| 8 | Net Margin (> 20% => competitive advantage; <10% sign of competition) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 88988 | 74452 | 61093 | 48077 | 34204 | |
| Net Income | -241.00 | 274.00 | -39.00 | 631.00 | 1152.00 | |
| Net Margin | -0.00 | 0.00 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 9 | Free Cash Flow Margin (>= 10% indicator of competitive advantage; must not be < 3%). | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Sales | 88988.00 | 74452.00 | 61093.00 | 48077.00 | 34204.00 | |
| Free Cash Flow | 1949.00 | 2031.00 | 395.00 | 2092.00 | 2516.00 | |
| FCF Margin | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | |
| 10 | Short-Term Financial Health | |||||
| 10.1 | Current Ratio ≥ 2 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Current Assets | 31,327.00 | 24,625.00 | 21,296.00 | 17,490.00 | 13,747.00 | |
| Current Liabilities | 28,089.00 | 22,980.00 | 19,002.00 | 14,896.00 | 10,372.00 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.33 | |
| 10.2 | Quick Ratio ≥ 1.5 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Current Assets | 31,327.0 | 24,625.0 | 21,296.0 | 17,490.0 | 13,747.0 | |
| Inventory | 8,299.0 | 7,411.0 | 6,031.0 | 4,992.0 | 3,202.0 | |
| Current Liabilities | 28,089.0 | 22,980.0 | 19,002.0 | 14,896.0 | 10,372.0 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 1.02 | |
| 10.3 | Interest Coverage Ratio ≥ 5 minimum; but preferably ≥ 10 (except utilities ≥ 2) | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| EBIT | 178.00 | 745.00 | 676.00 | 862.00 | 1,406.00 | |
| Interest Expense | 210.00 | 141.00 | 92.00 | 65.00 | 39.00 | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.8 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 36.1 | |
| 10.4 | Operating Cash Flow Ratio ≥ 1 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| OCF | 6,842.00 | 5,475.00 | 4,180.00 | 3,903.00 | 3,495.00 | |
| Current Liabilities | 28,089.00 | 22,980.00 | 19,002.00 | 14,896.00 | 10,372.00 | |
| OCF Ratio | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.34 | |
| 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 | 15,675.0 | 7,433.0 | 5,361.0 | 2,625.0 | 1,561.0 | |
| Total Assets | 54,505.0 | 40,159.0 | 32,555.0 | 25,278.0 | 18,797.0 | |
| Debt to Assets Ratio | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.08 | |
| 11.2 | Debt to Equity Ratio ≤ 1 | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Long-Term Debt | 15,675.0 | 7,433.0 | 5,361.0 | 2,625.0 | 1,561.0 | |
| Total Equity | 10,741.0 | 9,746.0 | 8,192.0 | 7,757.0 | 6,864.0 | |
| Debt - Equity Ratio | 1.46 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.34 | 0.23 | |
| 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 | 15,675.0 | 7,433.0 | 5,361.0 | 2,625.0 | 1,561.0 | |
| OCF | 6,842.0 | 5,475.0 | 4,180.0 | 3,903.0 | 3,495.0 | |
| How long to payoff Debt | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| 12 | Growth in Retained Earnings | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| Retained Earnings | 1949 | 2190 | 1916 | 1955 | 1324 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.48 | |||
| 13 | CAPEX Per Share | |||||
| Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| CAPEX | 4893 | 3444 | 3785 | 1811 | 979 | |
| Common Stock Outstanding | 465 | 459 | 454 | 455 | 451 | |
| CAPEX per Share | 10.5225806452 | 7.5032679739 | 8.3370044053 | 3.9802197802 | 2.1707317073 | |
| 4-year Growth rate | 3-year Growth rate | 2-year Growth rate | 1-year Growth rate | |||
| 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.96 | 0.83 |
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 | -1252.6153846154 | -1252.6153846154 | 1416.98 | -2788.5555555556 | 91.73 | 73.64 | 80.84 | 35.24 | 107.15 | 57.88 | 41.8 | |
| Average P/E Ratio | -308.05 | **(Check the formula for average) | ||||||||||
| Analysts Estimate of EPS Growth Rate: | -3743.62 | (see MSN Moneycentral Analysts Estimates) | ||||||||||
| Latest (full year) EPS = | -0.52 | |||||||||||
| k = | 0.1173 | (may try different numbers based on what you know about the company's moat, financial health and historical ROA). | ||||||||||
| Current Price = | 651.36 | |||||||||||
| Step 8B: | Using the Data | |||||||||||
| EPS at end of last year, EPS0 = | -0.52 | |||||||||||
| 1. Average EPS growth rate = | -0.52 | (use the EPS growth rate over the longest period (3-, 4- or 5- year period) you can find) | ||||||||||
| 2. Average Equity growth rate = | 0.11 | (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 = | -3743.6203963401 | (see above) | ||||||||||
| Equity Growth Rate to use for Calculations = | -3743.62 | (This the lowest of the three numbers above) | ||||||||||
| Average P/E over 5 years or 10 years = | -308.05 | |||||||||||
| k, the required rate of return = | 0.1173 | |||||||||||
| Step 9: | Estimating what the business is worth | |||||||||||
| 1. Estimate EPS ten years from now, EPS10 = EPS0 (1+g)10 | -280389111354166630000000000000000000.00 | |||||||||||
| 2. Multiply EPS10 by P/E and call that V10; that is V10 = (EPS10.)x(P/E). | 86,373,262,273,367,060,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 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)] | 28489270929317724000000000000000000000.00 | |||||||||||
| Purchase Decision | ||||||||||||
| Step 10: | Current Price = | 651.36 | ||||||||||
| Current Price/Intrinsic Value = | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Margin of Safety | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| 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 = | 6,842.0 | Capital Expenditure = | 4,893.0 | |||||||||||
| a. Latest FCF | 1,949.0 | |||||||||||||
| b. Rate of Growth of FCF over the next 10 years (use lower of 10% or company's 5-year growth rate) | -0.06 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | 465.00 | |||||||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding from last year | 465 | (for use in calculating F-Score) | ||||||||||||
| Number of shares outstanding two years ago | 459 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 1949.0 | 1828.5 | 1715.4 | 1609.3 | 1509.8 | 1416.4 | 1328.8 | 1246.6 | 1169.5 | 1097.2 | 1029.4 | 1060.2 | ||
| PV of FCF | 1590.0 | 1297.1 | 1058.1 | 863.2 | 704.2 | 574.5 | 468.7 | 382.3 | 311.9 | 254.4 | ||||
| Intrinsic Value in Year 10 | 1899.1 | |||||||||||||
| Intrinsic Value | $9,404 | |||||||||||||
| Intrinsic Value per share | $20.22 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Current market price | $ 651.36 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ratio of current price to intrinsic value | 32.21 | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Safety = | -31.21 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 4 | |
| 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 | 31,327 | |
| Current Liabilities | 28,089 | |
| Total Aseets | 54,505 | |
| Operating Income | 178 | |
| Market Cap | 181,680 | |
| Total Liabilities | 43,764 | |
| Retained Earnings | 1,949 | |
| Sales | 88,988 | |
| Ratios | Score | |
| X1 = Working Capital / Total Assets | 0.0594073938 | 0.0712888726 |
| X2 =Retained Earnings/Total Asets | 0.0357581873 | 0.0500614623 |
| X3 = Operating Income/Total Assets | 0.0032657554 | 0.0107769929 |
| X4 = Market Capitalization / Liabilities | 4.15135728 | 2.490814368 |
| X5 = Sales / Total Assets | 1.6326575544 | 1.6326575544 |
| Total | 4.2555992501 | |
| 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. |