The School · Season Three · Shelf 05 of 8

Reading the Numbers. Business analysis. Read a company in an hour.

6 courses26 lessons2 open
01

The Three Statements

Income, balance sheet, cash flow, in plain English.

  1. 1.1The income statement: what came in, what went outComing
  2. 1.2The balance sheet: what it owns, what it owesComing
  3. 1.3Cash flow: the one that can't lieComing
  4. 1.4How the three fit togetherComing
02

The Filing

A 10-K and an earnings call in an hour.

  1. 2.1Where to start in a 10-KComing
  2. 2.2The earnings call: what to listen forComing
  3. 2.3Guidance: the number that moves the stockComing
  4. 2.4The footnotesComing
03

Unit Economics

MRR, churn, LTV, CAC, margins.

  1. 3.1One customer: what it costs, what it's worthComing
  2. 3.2Churn: the leak that kills software companiesComing
  3. 3.3Gross margin: why software and chips are different businessesComing
  4. 3.4Operating leverageComing
04

Valuation

Multiples, discounted cash flow, comparables.

  1. 4.1The multiple: earnings, revenue, and when to use whichComing
  2. 4.2Discounted cash flow: the discount rate againComing
  3. 4.3Comparables: what similar companies sell forComing
  4. 4.4Cheap for a reasonComing
05

The Red Flags

Dilution, debt, accounting games, hype tells.

  1. 5.1Dilution: how your share shrinksComing
  2. 5.2Debt that comes dueComing
  3. 5.3Adjusted earnings and other adjectivesComing
  4. 5.4The hype tellsComing
06

Company Deep Dives

The Tuesday masterclass archive. One company, the model, bull and bear, what the fund thinks.

  1. 6.1Why Is One Man Borrowing Billions to Buy Bitcoin?Read
  2. 6.2Is the Saylor Machine Breaking?Read
  3. 6.3Nvidia: has the money been made?Coming
  4. 6.4Tesla: the robotaxi, the robot, the multipleComing
  5. 6.5SpaceX: the frontier as a businessComing
  6. 6.6Coinbase: the toll boothComing
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