Company Analysis

Babcock: The Danger of Contracting Businesses

Long-time readers of this site will remember my failed investment in Carillion…


General Electric - A 2020 Update

A long-standing reader of my blog called me last week asking whether I was…


Investing in Financial Companies

On my watchlist I highlighted how many financial sector companies represent…


INTU – The downfall of debt

Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently then you’ll be aware of the…


Reader question: Is a falling share price a negative indicator?

I was chatting to a reader about share prices and was asked whether I consider…


General Electric – A 2019 update

Around a year ago, I wrote an article on General Electric, the American…


Is this the end of Kier?

Having written about my painful experience of investing with Carillion I have…


Centrica and the fear of selling

One of the first companies I bought shares in bought was Centrica. If you’ve…


The house of cards that is the Tesla balance sheet

Earlier this week I was alerted to a story about everyone’s favourite electric…


What next for General Electric?

I must confess to being absolutely fascinated by the on-going saga of General…


Understanding Company Fundamentals – Balance Sheet

Having covered a number of company fundamentals that demonstrate how a company…


Understanding Company Fundamentals – Leverage

Leverage, or debt as it is more commonly known, is a term that refers to money…


Understanding Company Fundamentals – Profitability

Profit is an economic concept which occurs when the income from an economic…


Understanding Company Fundamentals - Turnover

Turnover is a financial term which refers to how much cash has entered a…