@vanckzhu In our conversation with the company they claim it's their washing process which differentiates them. 4 hour washing vs 10 minutes at labquest, superior results, less chance of contamination & false positives.
I would also include expectations investing, capital returns, the outsiders, investment intelligence from inside trading, best practices for equity research analysts, the misbehavior of markets, super forecasting
@Post_Market We always ask this question as it specifically relates to m&a. This tends to be an area where management has the potential to destroy value. A weak understanding of the returns they underwrote is a red flag. We hear a lot of red flags.
@ValueStockGeek I've found screens work great when markets are turbulent like back in March because companies screen well for non idiosyncratic reasons. In rising markets, screens reflect higher market efficiency.
@syouth1@SylFlood See also from Vanguard, "Can Active Funds Deliver Persistent Performance". Spoiler, the answer is rarely. Top quintile funds fall to the bottom. Investing is a long game, but career risk and recency bias get in the way. Thanks for sharing.
Health care (majority Biotech), is now 27% of the Russell Microcap Index vs an average of 21% going back to 2013 when it was 17%. This has come at the expense of Tech and Consumer. Should speculative companies with a high probability of failure make up nearly 1/3 of an index?
@FullySynergized Rail volumes are down on mainly two factors (1) precision railroading has cut volumes considerably (2) rig counts declining means less volume of crude and frac sand
@Greenbackd@ReformedBroker Is retained earnings in "Avg Incremental Growth" supposed to be a proxy for the retention rate? If yes, shouldn't it be retained earnings / common equity = retention rate? Otherwise, retained earnings x ROE should return a number, not a % return, right?