All articles tagged with "Financial Analysis"
All three mega-banks maintain similar capital adequacy (TCE ratios 6.7-6.9%), but reserve quality tells a divergent story: JPM 5.43x vs BAC 2.48x coverage, BAC's flat ALLL despite highest NPLs, JPM's hidden deterioration (NPAs up 23%), WFC turnaround validated (lowest NCOs). The 4-metric framework reveals which banks are prepared for credit stress.
The average 10-K filing contains over 500,000 characters of text. Most investors don't know what sections exist, let alone where to find specific information. This guide breaks down every section and explains what investors actually find in each.
Earnings can be manipulated through accounting choices. Cash flow cannot. Our earnings quality research library covers OCF/NI ratios, FCF consistency, stock-based compensation dilution, depreciation divergence, and buyback effectiveness—everything you need to separate real profits from accounting fiction.
Earnings can be manipulated through accounting choices. Cash flow cannot. Learn the cash conversion framework—synthesizing Damodaran's multi-period analysis, Greenwald's earnings power value, and Sloan's accruals anomaly—to separate real profits from accounting fiction.
Reading 10-Q quarterly filings takes 3+ hours per company. For a 20-stock portfolio, that is 240+ hours per year. MetricDuck structures the key insights with QoQ/YoY comparisons so you can analyze any 10-Q in 5 minutes.
Forward guidance is a company official forecast of future revenue, EPS, and margins. Learn where to find it in SEC filings and how to track guidance revisions for 500+ public companies.
Traditional dividend screening misses deterioration. This 4-metric framework with 8-quarter payout trends predicted 3M's 54% cut 6 months early, Intel's 2024 suspension, and Leggett & Platt's 89% reduction. Screen 938 dividend stocks for sustainability in under 30 seconds.
Manual ROIC screening takes 4+ hours per session. Learn our 5-step framework with sector-specific benchmarks from 938 companies showing why retail median ROIC (15.9%) differs from utilities (5.7%). Screen 500+ companies in 30 minutes with sector-adjusted thresholds.