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Tools and Techniques for Value Investing Introduction Tools and Techniques for Value Investing James

James Montier's "Value Investing: Tools and Techniques for Intelligent Investment" (2009) provides a practical guide that merges behavioral finance with fundamental analysis, aiming to bridge theory with actionable investment strategies. The text, highly regarded as a modern, skeptical counterpart to classic Graham-Dodd investing, outlines a "Ten Tenets" framework while redefining risk as the permanent loss of capital rather than mere volatility. For a detailed review, including a breakdown of the book's six parts and expert perspectives, visit Amazon. Key statements: income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Value Investing: Tools and Techniques for Intelligent Investment The Iceberg Screen – A quantitative filter for

• Key statements: income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement
• Important line items to track: revenue, EBITDA, operating income, free cash flow (FCF), capital expenditures, working capital changes, book value, goodwill, debt maturities
• Ratios and what they reveal: ROE, ROIC, current ratio, quick ratio, interest coverage, debt/EBITDA, FCF yield
• Step-by-step: How to read 3-year and 5-year trends

The Iceberg Screen – A quantitative filter for finding hidden assets: excess real estate, underfunded pension assets, or valuable subsidiaries that the market is ignoring because they’re buried in footnotes.

3. Free Cash Flow (FCF) Yield Over Earnings

A critical technique highlighted in the document is the preference for FCF over Net Income. The PDF argues that earnings can be manipulated via depreciation and amortization schedules, but cash is truth. It teaches the "Owner Earnings" technique (Buffett’s preferred method): Net Income + Depreciation/Amortization – Maintenance Capex.

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