March 3, 20140Comments

Some the First Video Testimonials

A few clients come forward to talk about what New Constructs' diligence has done for them.

March 3, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: AOL (AOL)

AOL is not executing well in its reinvention as a digital media company and can't hope to fulfill the growth expectation implied by its valuation.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 27, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Comcast (CMCSA)

The Time Warner deal is a smokescreen for the fact that Comcast faces many problems to which it does not have an answer. The market already understands that CMCSA has overpaid, which is why the stock is down 5% since the acquisition was announced. And the price will drop further as the market catches on to the larger competitive issues that Comcast faces.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 25, 20140Comments

New Constructs Initiates Facebook (FB) Coverage At Neutral

Last week, Facebook (FB) filed its second annual report as a publicly traded company, which allows us to initiate coverage. The company’s strong return on invested capital (ROIC) and profit growth offset the stock’s expensive valuation (~$70/share) to earn our Neutral rating.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 25, 20140Comments

Models: Results — Overrides

In this video we will show you how to override our adjustments.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 25, 20140Comments

Identifying Red Flags: Filings — Click-Through

Here we will show you how to navigate and "click-through" company filings.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – PV Leases

Here we will show you how to access the PV Leases page for a company.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Other Disclosures

This video will show you how to access our Other Disclosures.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – NOPAT

Here we will show you how to access the NOPAT page for a company.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Metrics

This video will show you how to access the metrics page for a company.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Invested Capital

This video will show you how to access the Invested Capital page for a company.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Income Statement

Walking you through how to access a company's Income Statement.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Balance Sheet

Here we will show you how to access the Balance Sheet page for a company

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 24, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – Adjustments

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 21, 20140Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style Mutual Funds

Picking from the multitude of style mutual funds is a daunting task. In any given style there may be as many as 942 different mutual funds, and there are at least 6,095 mutual funds across all styles.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 20, 20140Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Sector Mutual Funds

Picking from the multitude of sector mutual funds is a daunting task. In any given sector there are up to 222 different mutual funds. There are at least 618 mutual funds across all sectors.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

February 19, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Small Cap Value Funds/Investors

Over a third of all Small Cap Value stocks earn a Neutral-or-better rating, but 98% of all funds in this style earn a Dangerous-or-worse rating. Fund managers are doing a poor job of allocating to good-quality stocks.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO