Value & Growth
Value & Growth
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● The early value opportunities identified by Graham and Dodd included stock in public companies
trading at discounts to book value or tangible book value, those with high dividend yields, and
those having low price-to-earning multiples, or low price-to-book ratios
● Essence of value investing is buying stocks at less than their intrinsic value.
● Value investors actively ferret out stocks they think the stock market is underestimating.
● Value investors use financial analysis, don't follow the herd, and are long-term investors of
quality companies.
● Numerous academics have published studies investigating the effects of buying value stocks
● These studies have consistently found that value stocks outperform growth stocks and the
market as a whole as per historical data.
Characteristics of Value Investing
03 Lower Risk
04 Margin of Safety
Value Investment Process
• The investors expect continuous and strong growth in profit, revenues, book value, and cash
flows.
• Companies are fundamentally and financially sound and outpace competitors with innovative
product offerings and pricing strategy.
• Growth Investors typically invest in growth stocks- that is young or small Co. s whose earnings
are expected to increase at an above average rate compared to the industry sector or overall
market.
Characteristics of Growth Investing
02 Higher Price-To-Earnings
03 Higher Volatility
Growth Investing : Pros and Cons
Pros Cons
● Although proponents of both these theories have their reasons for liking or disliking a particular
set of stocks, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ approach when it comes to selecting stocks.
● “In our opinion, the two approaches are joined at the hip: Growth is always a component in the
calculation of value, constituting a variable whose importance can range from negligible to
enormous and whose impact can be negative as well as positive.” – Warren Buffett
● Value investors are more cautious while growth investors are more optimistic.
● Value investors wants to have margin of safety while growth investors are more optimistic
towards future growth.
Economic Moat
The term “economic moat” refers to a long-term competitive advantage that a company holds that protects its
position in the marketplace. The term is inspired by the moat that surrounded medieval castles to protect the
valuables within from invaders. A company with a strong moat possesses a competitive advantage that is both
strong and sustainable.
● The returns you can get by pursuing a blended approach typically lag either a growth or
value strategy short term, depending on which is outperforming the other. As such, it can
be psychologically difficult to stick to a blended approach when more money is being
made either with growth or value investing
● Over the long-term, however, a blended approach can often outperform an investor who
switches between growth and value in an attempt to time the market.
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