On today's episode, Clay brings back long-time guest, Brian Feroldi, to educate our listeners on how to analyze financial statements.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - An overview of the three financial statements.
13:11 - What GAAP accounting is and why the US is a good environment for investors from a regulatory perspective.
18:08 - Why Brian prefers that companies pay employees in cash rather than through stock based compensation.
30:29 - Why each dollar should be treated differently when analyzing different businesses.
37:20 - The role of financial statements in estimating a company’s intrinsic value.
37:20 - Why the P/E ratio is a useless valuation metric for growth businesses.
40:33 - Why Brian prioritizes optionality in his investment process.
43:26 - Red flags to look out for in the financial statements.
58:02 - What David Gardner taught Brian about investing.
01:01:41 - Why good investing is all about marrying the right side of your brain with the left side of your brain.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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