Toolkit

Four tools to print

Each tool covers part of the 6-step process — a desk-ready PDF, unlocked by email.

PDF · 1 page

The 5-minute quick test

Yes/No form for step 1 — decides whether a deeper analysis is worthwhile at all.

  • Current report publicly accessible? Yes / No
  • Continuous trading volume? Yes / No
  • Stable market segment? Yes / No
  • At least one full financial year? Yes / No
  • Reachable IR contact? Yes / No
  • Market cap so small that small orders move the price? Yes / No
PDF · 1 page

Stop-or-go & red-flag scan

The seven hard exclusion criteria from step 2 to check off.

  • Going-concern qualification
  • Unexplained auditor change
  • Repeated capital increases without progress
  • Ongoing investigation / lawsuit
  • Announced delisting
  • Frequent management changes
  • Mismatch between market cap and business
PDF · 1 page

Financial traffic-light bands

Green/yellow/red table for the six metrics from step 3.

  • Equity ratio
  • Net debt / EBITDA
  • Free-cash-flow margin
  • EBIT margin
  • Interest coverage
  • Working-capital trend
PDF · 2 pages

Process checklist + terms

All six process steps plus a mini-glossary of the twelve most important terms.

EV/EBITEV/EBITDAP/EFree cash flowEquity ratioFree floatValue trapReverse DCFNet debtMarket capGoing-concern qualificationCapital increase
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