Using ShareScope’s “Live” tables in your own spreadsheets
Maybe you already download tables of data from ShareScope by clicking on the sharing button in ShareScope’s blue Table view, but this data is dead.
30th January 2018
Richard Beddard
Richard is a highly-respected investment writer well-known for his Share Sleuth portfolio, a model portfolio he runs for the investment platform Interactive investor. Richard eats his own cooking – buying good businesses at reasonable prices and holding them for the long-term in his Self Invested Personal Pension.
I’m a long-time ShareScope and SharePad fan and my aim is to help you find better companies faster using the fantastic tools at your disposal. My focus is on finding businesses we can reasonably expect to prosper for many years. As well as analysing data, I work out the strategies companies are following and try to verify that they are working in the real world by quizzing executives, visiting companies, trying their products and observing how they operate.
Buy and build
If you take a look at Diploma through the lens of SharePad’s summary page (under the green ‘Financials’ tab), you will find it shares many
15th January 2018
Settings for the big picture
Happy New Year! I’ve started mine by tidying up my many desktops: my physical desk, my laptop’s desktop, and SharePad. I did so much experimenting
3rd January 2018
Two charts to unlock a company’s finances
By way of introducing two charts I’m routinely using to suss out how companies are financed – the twin pillars of debt and equity –
6th December 2017
The elusive hire firms you can buy and hold
Last week I introduced the listed plant and tool hire companies and mentioned in passing the industry has a bit of a boom bust reputation. Perhaps I
14th November 2017
Homing in on hire firms
Homing in on hire firms When business is sluggish at construction sites and factories, tools and equipment are returned and hire companies make less profit.
7th November 2017
Stock Watch: Abcam – is lower profitability worth paying for?
Abcam shares are more popular than ever. Perhaps they’re worth it. Nailed on growth stock There’s no doubt Abcam has grown. In performance terms it’s
23rd October 2017
Finding companies that speak your language
Finding companies that speak your language It’s a commonly held view that the only bits of financial reports worth paying attention to are the numbers
4th October 2017
Tech recruiter is statistically attractive, but is it special?
There are two questions I ask of all companies I might invest in. Do the statistics indicate the business is highly profitable and, if they
26th September 2017
How I choose my next share using filters and charts
After many years of investment I still feel a sense of anticipation when I examine lists of shares looking for new opportunities. It’s like opening
13th September 2017
Shares to hold to the grave, and beyond…
For my debut SharePad article, I’ve been invited to introduce my stockpicking strategy. It’s a daunting prospect because strategy is everything. Without a strategy, luck
31st August 2017
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