Book “The Power Law” you should read this book if you want to have a deep understanding of the technology industry in the United States and the venture capital industry. This book can be said to be the most complete, clear, and easy-to-read book I ever read in this area.
Category: Management Team
Twitter acquisition is a modern version of ‘Barbarians at the Door’
Twitter acquisition is a modern-day version of ‘Barbarians at the Door’, First of all, if you haven’t read “Barbarians at the Gate”, which is regarded as the most classic Wall Street M&A and business war related books or movies in history, please find time to read it.
Gross margin is a great indicator to judge the management
Wouldn’t the ROE be better? Many US-listed companies are losing money. How can they calculate the return on equity (ROE) without positive earnings? However, most listed companies must have revenue and can calculate the gross margin.
The rebirth and fall of 4 major technology stocks in 10 years
Rebirth and fall of 4 technology stocks, Ten years ago, in early November 2011, Microsoft’s market capitalization was about $124.7 billion, and Intel was about $127 billion; the two were almost on par. However, as of November 4, 2021, Microsoft is 2.53 trillion US dollars, Intel is about 204.1 billion US dollars; Microsoft’s market value has caught up with Apple’s market value at the end of October, 12 times that of Intel!
Wells Fargo, a major holding once praised by Buffett and Munger
Wells Fargo, a major holding once praised by Buffett and Munger, Company profile, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) started buying Wells Fargo stock in 1990, a story worth mentioning.
ROE, the most important management indicator
The Return On Equity (ROE) algorithm is “net profit after tax/shareholder equity × 100%”, which is one of the few financial figures that can be used to measure the operational performance of a company’s leadership team. It represents the efficiency of the company’s profit for shareholders, and it can also be said to measure the company’s overall capital utilization efficiency. Therefore, the higher the value, the better.
The valuation influence of stock liquidity and stock split on listed companies
The valuation influence of stock liquidity and stock split on listed companies. For a long time, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire company stock has been poorly rated (I didn’t write it wrong, no one should be surprised). One of the main reasons is the poor liquidity in the market, that is, very few people trade the stock.
Institutional imperative – the good, bad, and ugly
Institutional imperative. In many articles, I have mentioned the so-called Institutional Imperative proposed by Buffett (also translated as institutional compulsion by many people in Taiwan). This article will talk about this, which can be used to explain common problems in many enterprises. And the root cause of the unreasonable phenomenon.
Why most mergers and acquisitions end in failure?
Why most mergers and acquisitions end in failure? From a purely positive or optimistic perspective, companies must conduct mergers and acquisitions in order to achieve the following goals:
Investing has no formulas, but there are ways to invest successfully
There are ways to invest successfully, but there can be no formulas. This post will repeatedly quote the words in my book “The Rules of Super Growth Stocks Investing”, and the words in the book referred to are my book.