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4th Largest Bank in Canada – Bank of Montreal (BMO)

Introduction Bank of Montreal (BMO) engages in the provision of banking and financial services to individuals and institutions. The reason I am featuring this over any of the other Canadian banks, there are some concerns about the retail housing market in Canada and the exposure that a lot of the big banks have.  Once of …

Demo – FUN Graphs: Financial Underlying Numbers

Introduction In this video Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs will go over FUN Graphs. FUN is an acronym for Financial Underlying Numbers. FUN Graphs are designed to empower premium subscribers the capability to quickly and efficiently engage in a comprehensive and deep dive into each company’s historical fundamental results.  There are 4 separate but comprehensive and powerful …

OGE Energy: Attractive Value Above-Average Dividend Yield

Utility Stock OGE Energy OGE Energy is a utility stock, and utility stocks should be primarily thought of as income investments. To a certain extent they can be considered as bond alternatives. Not bond replacements, instead, an alternative income producing asset that has advantages and disadvantages over fixed income and common stocks in general. For …

Demo – The Forecasting Tool Powered by FAST Graphs

Introduction The 5 Forecasting Calculators are found under the Forecasting tab. These are used to perform performance calculations using the estimates provided. Each Calculator has 11 different valuation lines with clickable points for each of the four quarters in the fiscal year. The Estimates Forecasting Calculator is the default calculator when going to the Forecasting …

UGI Corp.: FAST Graphs Analyze Out Loud Video

Introduction I am going to be discussing UGI Corp – a divided paying stock. UGI Corp. operates as a holding company that engages in the distribution, storage, transport, and marketing of energy products and services. It operates through the following segments: AmeriGas Propane; UGI International; Midstream and Marketing; and UGI Utilities. The AmeriGas Propane segment …

Oracle: All Important Fundamental Metrics Say Buy

Introduction Oracle (ORCL) was founded in 1977 and today is one of the largest enterprise grade database, middleware and application software providers in technology. Although the company has been slow to adopt cloud computing, it has expanded its operations in recent years. Today the company offers cloud solutions and services that customers can use to …

Demo – Introducing FAST Graphs

Introduction FAST Graphs, the powerful fundamentals analyzer software tool, is all about calculating fair value, or what we refer to as True Wort.  The graph creates a fair value reference line, as well as a market-driven normal P/E ratio valuation calculation.  The graph is interactive, which allows you to point to the triangles (on the …

FedEx vs UPS – Which Will Deliver More to Your Portfolio?

Introduction United Parcel Service (UPS) Description United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS operates as a logistics and package delivery company that provides supply chain management services. Its logistics services include transportation, distribution, contract logistics, ground freight, ocean freight, air freight, customs brokerage, insurance, and financing. The firm operates through the following segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International …

Corporate Debt Out-Of-Control Or Smart Business: Part 2

Introduction In part 1 found here, Why Record Corporate Debt Might Not Be So Bad: 8 Debt-Laden Blue Chips – Part 1 of this two-part series, I pointed out that low interest rates have been a strong motivating factor for publicly traded companies to utilize debt over equity to finance their operations. Simply stated, it is a …

Bank OZK (NAS:OZK)

Introduction I was asked to cover the Bank OZK by a subscriber back in 2018, where I produced a video.  Bank OZK was not a company that I had personally invested in, but when I was asked to look at it I was quite enthralled with this company, and I don’t mind saying that today …