Value Determinator
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Instructions
| Value a Stock in 4 Steps | |||||||
| 1. Decide on the company you would like to evaluate. This should be a company that you understand enough to be | |||||||
| able to come to a general conclusion on its future earnings prospects. | |||||||
| 2. Enter the stock symbol, date, and current stock price in the green spaces provided. | |||||||
| 3. Go to MSN® Annual Balance Sheet Data | Click here to go to MSN® Annual Balance Sheet Data | ||||||
| Enter the stock symbol and click "Go" | |||||||
| Enter the latest Common Shares Outstanding, Total Equity, and Intangible Assets in the green spaces provided. | |||||||
| Note: The Common Shares Outstanding must be entered in the same value as the balance sheet data such as in thousands, | |||||||
| millions, or billions. | |||||||
| 4. Switch from the MSN® Annual Balance Sheet Data to the Annual Income Statement Data | |||||||
| Examine the Historical Normalized Income and project the future earnings in the green spaces provided. | |||||||
| Remember to not blindly extrapolate from current trends and base the earnings on changes in the level of differentiation from | |||||||
| competitors and the level of demand. | |||||||
| Note: For advanced users, update the 10-Year US Treasury Note Yield in the green space provided. | |||||||