Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously said that ‘Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.’ When we think about how risky a company is, we always like to look at its use of debt, since debt overload can lead to…

With its stock down 28% over the past three months, it is easy to disregard iRay Technology (SHSE:688301). However, stock prices are usually driven by a company’s financial performance over the long term, which in this case looks quite promising. In this article, we decided to focus on iRay Technology’s ROE. Return on equity or…

DKosig ETF Overview iShares Global 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:IOO) owns a portfolio of about 100 large-cap global equities. The fund basically tracks the investment results of the S&P Global 100 Index. With an expense ratio of 0.41%, this fund is not cheap, as many other global equity funds have expense ratios lower than that. For example,…

It is hard to get excited after looking at Alibaba Health Information Technology’s (HKG:241) recent performance, when its stock has declined 17% over the past three months. But if you pay close attention, you might find that its key financial indicators look quite decent, which could mean that the stock could potentially rise in the…

Key Insights The considerable ownership by retail investors in Shenzhen Silver Basis Technology indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy A total of 9 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong…

If you’re not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Typically, we’ll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses…

With a price-to-earnings (or “P/E”) ratio of 12x Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000928) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in China have P/E ratios greater than 32x and even P/E’s higher than 60x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we’d need to dig a little…

Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. And highest quality companies can see their share prices grow by huge amounts. Just think about the savvy investors who held Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (SZSE:300750) shares for the last five years, while they gained 421%. This just goes…

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to investors, even if it currently lacks a track record of revenue and profit. But as Peter Lynch said in One Up On Wall Street, ‘Long shots almost never pay off.’ Loss making…

Notorious for its hypertrophic waters, Hartbeespoort Dam is benefitting from an experimental project to clean it up. The project, spearheaded by BluePlanet South Africa, is an effort to harvest and biocontrol invasive hyacinth through oxygen transfer technology. Marcel Esterhuysen, operations director for BluePlanet SA told Daily Maverick that the company was selected after a request-for-information…