Valuentum Exclusive Analysis for the Discerning Investor

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Aug 28, 2024

The Difference Between Speculation and Investment
In this edited video transcript, Brian Nelson, President of Investment Research at Valuentum, discusses the difference between speculation and investment.

Aug 9, 2024

Paper: Value and Momentum Within Stocks, Too
Abstract: This paper strives to advance the field of finance in four ways: 1) it extends the theory of the “The Arithmetic of Active Management” to the investor level; 2) it addresses certain data problems of factor-based methods, namely with respect to value and book-to-market ratios, while introducing price-to-fair-value ratios in a factor-based approach; 3) it may lay the foundation for academic literature regarding the Valuentum, the value-timing, and ultra-momentum factors; and 4) it walks through the potential relative outperformance that may be harvested at the intersection of relevant, unique and compensated factors within individual stocks.

Jul 25, 2024

Chipotle's Comparable Store Sales Growth Impresses
Image: Chipotle’s stock has done quite well since the beginning of 2023. Looking to 2024, Chipotle's full year comparable restaurant sales growth is expected in the mid to high-single digit range, while the firm expects to open a total of 285 to 315 new restaurant openings in the year with over 80% having a Chipotlane drive thru. We liked Chipotle’s second quarter results, especially the pace of its comparable store sales increase, and the firm remains a key idea in the portfolio of the Best Ideas Newsletter.

Jul 7, 2024

Latest Report Updates
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Jun 25, 2024

Latest Report Updates
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Jun 10, 2024

Update: Frequently Asked Questions About Valuentum Securities, Inc.
Valuentum (val∙u∙n∙tum) [val-yoo-en-tuh-m] Securities Inc. is an independent investment research publisher, offering premium equity reports and dividend reports, as well as commentary across all sectors/companies, a Best Ideas Newsletter (spanning market caps, asset classes), a Dividend Growth Newsletter, modeling tools/products, and more. Independence and integrity remain our core, and we strive to be a champion of the investor. Valuentum is based in the Chicagoland area. Valuentum is not a money manager, broker, or financial advisor. Valuentum is a publisher of financial information. We address a number of questions from both subscribers and visitors to our site.

Apr 25, 2024

Chipotle’s Same Restaurant Sales Growth Continues to Shine
Image Source: Valuentum. On April 24, Chipotle reported excellent first-quarter 2024 results. We liked the quarterly report from Chipotle and remain huge fans of its long-term restaurant unit growth story. We also like the levers that Chipotle can pull to drive same restaurant sales growth, not only in building out Chipotlanes but also the valuable breakfast daypart, an area that Chipotle has yet to tap.

Apr 4, 2024

Latest Report Updates
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Mar 22, 2024

Understanding Stock Splits
Let’s dig into how stock splits impact valuation.

Feb 25, 2024

We Remain Bullish; Is This 1995 – The Beginning of a Huge Stock Market Run?
Image: Large cap growth stocks have trounced the performance of the S&P 500, REITs, and bonds since the beginning of 2023. We expect continued outperformance in this area of the market. We’re now roughly four years past the depths of the COVID-19 meltdown, where equities collapsed in February and March of 2020. As the markets began to recover through 2020, our long-term conviction in equities only grew stronger. We think the biggest risk for long-term investors remains staying out of the market on the basis of what could be considered stretched valuation multiples. As we outlined heavily in the book Value Trap, valuation multiples hardly tell the complete story about a company and often omit key long-term earnings growth, cash flow dynamics, and balance sheet health considerations. We remain bullish on equities for the long haul, and we think the next couple years will be incredibly strong. Our best ideas can be found in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio, Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio, High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio, ESG Newsletter portfolio, and via the Exclusive publication as well as options idea generation.