Company research & valuation
Choose a research outline for business quality, valuation, selling pressure or position decisions.
12 tools
Business quality & risks
Quality Gate
Assess whether a business belongs in a long-term research pool before looking at its price.
Best for · You are building a research list and want to screen out weak businesses before considering price.↗Research outlineValue Trap Review
Challenge the reasons a stock appears cheap against new contrary evidence.
Best for · A stock appears cheap, but you suspect a durable problem behind the discount.↗Valuation methods & price
Framework Router
Identify the company type before choosing a valuation method.
Best for · You need to decide whether identify the company type before choosing a valuation method.↗Research outlineClassic DCF
Analyze business value through discounted cash flow, cost of capital, and scenarios.
Best for · You need to decide whether analyze business value through discounted cash flow, cost of capital, and scenarios.↗Research outlineBuffett intrinsic value
Estimate intrinsic value, an attractive price, and a margin of safety from business cash generation.
Best for · You need to decide whether estimate intrinsic value, an attractive price, and a margin of safety from business cash generation.↗Research outlineDamodaran DCF
Build a systematic DCF using FCFF, WACC, and fundamental growth.
Best for · You need to decide whether build a systematic DCF using FCFF, WACC, and fundamental growth.↗Research outlineGCF Growth Valuation
Value a growing company by linking growth, margins, and reinvestment.
Best for · You need to decide whether value a growing company by linking growth, margins, and reinvestment.↗Research outlineRCF Regime Change
Test whether historical financials still represent a business after an industry or model shift.
Best for · You need to decide whether test whether historical financials still represent a business after an industry or model shift.↗Research outlineMargin of Safety
Connect business value, required return, and a downside scenario to a conditional entry ceiling.
Best for · You have a business thesis and want a disciplined conditional entry ceiling.↗Selling pressure, sizing & exit
Panic Trigger
Examine unusual selling pressure without confusing it with business quality or price eligibility.
Best for · A sharp decline raises the question of unusual selling pressure and whether the thesis changed.↗Research outlineBuffett Position Sizing
Connect estimated value, margin of safety, and conviction to position sizing.
Best for · You need to decide whether connect estimated value, margin of safety, and conviction to position sizing.↗Research outlineExit Price
Create a testable reference range for near-term overvaluation and exits.
Best for · You need to decide whether create a testable reference range for near-term overvaluation and exits.↗