Author: Saj Karsan

As value investors, we are trained to look at the “Goodwill” and “Intangibles” lines on a company’s balance sheet with great skepticism. After all, these supposed company assets are not hard assets...

All companies say they want to add value for shareholders, but not all actually mean it. Sometimes, investors have to read between the lines to figure out what are management’s true intentions. This article contains some...

Usually, a company’s stock price changes by more than its business value. This is evident by the price volatility that allows value investors like Warren Buffett to buy low and sell high (or in his case, hold forever). But...

The Q&A sessions during company conference calls are usually filled with the questions of analysts with very short-term mindsets. This is illustrated by the nature of their questions, which can range from “Is your...

Quarterly results can be very misleading. As value investors, we must think long-term and avoid over-emphasizing recent events. Negative quarters for otherwise healthy companies can occur for a variety of economic reasons,...

Universal Power Group (UPG) is a distributor of batteries and other power-related accessories. While it has been cheap for a while, it just got really cheap as a result of the market turmoil and recent results that the market...