What’s the Big Advantage in a high return on equity?
In the May 2012 edition of the ASX Investor Update Email Newsletter, Roger Montgomery outlines his Value.able framework for successfully investing in the share market. Read here.
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Roger Montgomery is the Founder and Chairman of Montgomery Investment Management. Roger has over three decades of experience in funds management and related activities, including equities analysis, equity and derivatives strategy, trading and stockbroking.
Prior to establishing Montgomery, Roger held positions at Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming, BT (Australia) Limited and Merrill Lynch.
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Great question John, Some secrets stay secret.
Roger Montgomery
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John Asked:
“Roger,
How will you handle/adjust ROE for the following 3 different scenarios for the purpose of assessing (a) their competitive advantage and (b) the value of their future growth?
(1) A company with a large part of its assets in goodwill
(2) A company with a large part of its assets in goodwill
and the company has been growing by acquisitions.
(3) A service-based company (e.g. accounting, IT services) which isn’t capital intensive. (The “human capital” is not on the book.)”