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Etsy

July 14, 20210Comments

Cash to Debt Ratio: Unscrubbed Data Creates Misleading Credit Ratings

This report explains how our “Adjusted” Cash to Debt ratio is better than the “Traditional” ratio because the Traditional ratio is based on unscrubbed financial data.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
Danger Zone
February 1, 20210Comments

Don’t Pay for a Low-Quality Portfolio

There is no reason to allocate to overvalued stocks when there are industry leading firms trading at discounted prices.
by Alex Sword
Danger Zone
September 10, 20200Comments

Don’t Add This Risk To Your Cart

Investors with fiduciary responsibilities should take notice of how quickly high-flying tech stocks can come back down to reality.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
Danger Zone
August 17, 20200Comments

This Online Retailer Is Furnishing Investors With Risk

Investors in this firm are betting on a growth story that surpasses Amazon’s even as competition with Amazon and the firms that survived the retail apocalypse only gets tougher.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
February 17, 20200Comments

Earnings Distortion Scorecard: Week of 2/24/20-2/28/20

For the week of 2/24/20-2/28/20, we focus on the Earnings Distortion Scores for 55 companies.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 17, 20190Comments

Does The RealReal (REAL) Have a Path to Profitability?

This report aims to help investors sort through REAL’s financial filings to understand the fundamentals and valuation of this recent IPO.
by Sam McBride
May 24, 20180Comments

Position Close Update: Etsy Inc. (ETSY)

The valuation alone is not enough to justify keeping this position open given the large improvement in the firm’s fundamentals led by a new management team.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
April 16, 20180Comments

Overstated Profits Can’t Even Justify this Stock’s Valuation

This firm’s lack of resources (relative to competitors) and low profitability make the expectations baked into the stock price look overly optimistic.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
August 17, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Etsy Is In The Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Etsy Inc. (ESTY).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 14, 20170Comments

Too Much Market Value for Too Small a Market

This niche business generates plenty of “adjusted EBITDA,” but no real profits. It also has too much market value for too small a market, especially in light of its deteriorating competitive position. Absent a textbook case of “stupid money risk,” (i.e. a grossly overpriced acquisition) the risk/reward does not look good for equity investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
October 31, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Overstock.com (OSTK)

With negative profitability, rising costs, and an overvalued stock price, Overstock (OSTK) is on October’s Most Dangerous Stocks list and is in the Danger Zone this week. Could OSTK be the next victim of the retail market?
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
tech ipo
April 10, 20150Comments

Why Investors Should Beware Recent Tech IPOs

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer sits down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about why we put recent Technology IPOs in the Danger Zone.
by Andre Rouillard
Tech IPOs
April 6, 20150Comments

Beware These Three Letters

Thanks to these three letters, investors have lost billions of dollars this year, and could stand to lose even more.
by Andre Rouillard

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