New and Improved F.A.S.T. Graphs™ Beta Version Pre-launch

Introduction

Team F.A.S.T. Graphs™ is pleased to announce the launching of the “beta” version of our new and improved fundamentals analyzer software tool. This new version will provide additional fundamental metrics to both Premium and Basic subscribers.

Basic Subscribers:

Upon launch Basic subscribers will have the opportunity to evaluate “Free Cash Flow” in addition to Operating Cash Flow. This metric has been one of the most requested additions; therefore, we are pleased to now make it available to all subscribers.

Premium Subscribers:

Premium subscribers will be provided with three additional fundamental metrics. In addition to Free Cash Flow, they will also be provided with a third cash flow metric – Gross Cash Flow. Consequently, they will be able to evaluate several iterations of each company’s various price to cash flow metrics.

Premium subscribers will also be provided with access to the valuation metrics EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) and EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes). These metrics and Gross Cash Flow will be segregated into a separate category we are calling “Intrinsic Value Correlations.”

Note: These three intrinsic value correlation categories will only be presented based on historical normal valuation levels. There is an important reason for only applying historical normal valuation levels to these metrics. Every industry will typically be valued with its own unique multiples of EBIDTA and EBIT. Moreover, individual companies within a specific industry will also tend to be valued at its own unique multiple of these metrics.

Consequently, these “Intrinsic Value Correlations” will be presented based on each individual company’s unique historical multiple. Therefore, F.A.S.T. Graphs™ subscribers can evaluate a company’s valuation based on these metrics relative to what has been historically normal for the specific company being graphed.

Additional Upgrades

Included in this beta launch will be the addition of a “Subscriber Center.” Details of this new feature will be elaborated on in a separate announcement. Team F.A.S.T. Graphs™ is confident you will find these additional upgrades to our “tool to think with” both useful and valuable. Additional details will be presented in the “Announcements” tab accessed through the “Subscriber Center.”

6 comments

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Faraz Siddiqi
Jan 11, 2017

Absolutely love it !!! Thanks for keeping FastGraphs affordable for individual investors like myself.

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Ian Cornell Thomson
Jan 12, 2017

Where did the recessions (grey colored) go on the graphs?

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Polly C
Jan 12, 2017

Hi Ian, They are there, you won't see them if you draw a chart less than 9 years, as those recessions were in 2001 and 2008-2009. If you don't see them, can you please send me a screenshot so I can take a look? send to pollyc@fastgraphs.com Kindest Regards, Polly

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John Mitchell
Jan 16, 2017

Looks like the feature that popped up the sector when mousing over the "Sub-industry Class" has been lost. That was a useful feature.

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Polly C
Jan 19, 2017

Hi John, Thanks for your comments. At this time that is turned off by default. The box “FAST FACTS” is dark gray indicating that the pop-ups are turned off. To unfreeze, simply go to the FAST FACTS box on the top graph, put your curser on the words “FAST FACTS” left click your mouse one time and that will unfreeze the pop-ups.

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Chuck Carnevale
Jan 23, 2017

John et all, With the launch of this new version the pop-ups in the FAST FACTS boxes and the navigation bar are turned off. The reason we did this is because the pop-ups can be a nuisance when working with the navigation bar. However, the pop-ups within the main graph will continue to function. As the previous comment suggested, you are free to turn the pop-ups on and off if you choose. However, subscriber feedback is appreciated. Therefore, we would appreciate additional feedback regarding whether the pop-ups should be active or not. In other words, would you rather have pop-ups active by default where you can turn them off, or do you prefer the current method. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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