Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

“Taking the Temperature of Health Care Valuations” (JofA, Oct.01, page 79) indicates the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) was used to derive the discount rate, which resulted in an “enterprise value ...

Weighted average is a powerful tool for an investor. It can be used to evaluate the performance of a portfolio. It can help us better understand how the broader market moves. Even more important, it ...

This measurement for gauging whether a company is using its assets well may be a good tool for company managers and executives, but its results aren't so informative for investors. Investing is one of ...

Analysts use the return on invested capital (ROIC) metric to evaluate a company's capital allocation decisions. In particular, it's common to use ROIC in comparison with a company's weighted average ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. #1 stock picker for 51 straight months on SumZero. AI is my edge. Return on invested capital (ROIC) spiked to a new high for the S ...