Author: Saj Karsan

Linktone (LTON) is a Ben Graham net-net, with current assets of $125 million, total liabilities of just $11 million, and a market cap of $70 million. Most of the current assets are in the form of cash, which is the result of a...

Companies with lower risk can afford to take on more debt than the average company, as their low-risk nature allows them to service debt even when the going gets tough. In the finance industry, the term “low-risk” in...

Warren Buffett has called himself “85% Graham and 15% Fisher”. While the works of Graham are often cited, Fisher’s book “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” is not. Here follows a summary of the...

Warren Buffett has called himself “85% Graham and 15% Fisher”. While the works of Graham are often cited, Fisher’s book “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” is not. Here follows a summary of the...

That management should act in the best interests of shareholders is often discussed, including on this site. Implicit in this idea, however, is the notion that all shareholder interests are the same. Unfortunately, this is not...

American Metal & Technology (AMGY) is rather undervalued on an asset basis: the company trades for under $5 million, but has cash of $7 million and receivables and inventory of $3 million against total liabilities of just $2...

A few years ago, Heelys’ footwear product for children was all the rage. The company had designed a sneaker with a removable wheel on the heel that had taken the consumer market by storm. Below is a demonstration of the...

Last week, Hardinge (HDNG), maker of precision machinery, received a cash offer for its shares that was a 45% premium to its closing price on the previous day. Predicting when such offers are going to occur is a difficult task...

Warren Buffett has called himself “85% Graham and 15% Fisher”. While the works of Graham are often cited, Fisher’s book “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” is not. Here follows a summary of the...