02-27-2021, 08:41 PM
Finding gems in the balance sheet
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have often heard of great investors identifying gems in the balance sheet such as underfunded pensions, real estate that is valued at cost, massive cash reserves that are going unnoticed, and various other things. I have heard about these concepts from various accounting books and investing books. </p> <p>My question is do most of these individuals simply choose a particular company and just try to see if their balance sheet contains gems or do they have a sort of screener which makes them spot particular companies that might have gems. Are there companies that are better candidates for screening for undervalued gems in the balance sheet? I am assuming maybe if you know a company owns a lot of land or real estate buildings. I am also assuming these investors scout the newspapers for financial companies and keep up with the news. </p> <p>Do any of you know of any excellent resources that are dedicated to this and provide education on spotting these types of companies?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Crazrwire999"> /u/Crazrwire999 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/ltv8l7/finding_gems_in_the_balance_sheet/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/ltv8l7/finding_gems_in_the_balance_sheet/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have often heard of great investors identifying gems in the balance sheet such as underfunded pensions, real estate that is valued at cost, massive cash reserves that are going unnoticed, and various other things. I have heard about these concepts from various accounting books and investing books. </p> <p>My question is do most of these individuals simply choose a particular company and just try to see if their balance sheet contains gems or do they have a sort of screener which makes them spot particular companies that might have gems. Are there companies that are better candidates for screening for undervalued gems in the balance sheet? I am assuming maybe if you know a company owns a lot of land or real estate buildings. I am also assuming these investors scout the newspapers for financial companies and keep up with the news. </p> <p>Do any of you know of any excellent resources that are dedicated to this and provide education on spotting these types of companies?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Crazrwire999"> /u/Crazrwire999 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/ltv8l7/finding_gems_in_the_balance_sheet/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/ltv8l7/finding_gems_in_the_balance_sheet/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R