You cannot judge a three-year-old by their SAT score, and you cannot judge a young company by its P/E ratio. Brian Feroldi explains the five phases that tell you which numbers actually matter. 

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

Why Buffett skips the spreadsheet math entirely, and the bridge analogy behind it

How the "too hard" pile works, and what belongs in yours

The five phases every business moves through, from startup to decline

Which metrics matter in each phase, and which ones are meaningless

Why Amazon was genuinely cheap at 100 times earnings

The two conditions that have to be true before the P/E ratio tells you anything

How to compare a company's multiple against its own history in about a minute

Why some businesses are cheap at 30x and others are expensive at 10x

A free tool that sorts any ticker into its phase for you

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Episode/s Mentioned 

Warren Buffett: How To Calculate Intrinsic Value https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knetdlviyDE 

Stock Valuation Lecture: How We Value A Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1TNv246A0 

A Masterclass on Investing in Individual Stocks with Brian Feroldi https://youtu.be/gfh5i4H5MG8 

Why YOU Have an Advantage as a Small Investor with Brian Feroldi https://youtu.be/iJFbVFMc05E 

The Most Underrated Way to Build Wealth with Brian Feroldi https://youtu.be/c8vlvc3FEmw 

How to Use AI to Research Stocks (With Brian Feroldi) https://youtu.be/WeaXVgQcpu8 

Watch Next

12 Reasons You Need to Stop PLAYING SMALL with Money https://youtu.be/qFz3_-pLapg 

19 Strategies to Pay Off Debt (FASTER!) https://youtu.be/WAnf4Z7PHjs 

How to Build a Portfolio If You Are Worried About An AI Bubble https://youtu.be/NhfJVhSTedA 

The Millionaire Money Rules (Get to $1M Faster!) https://youtu.be/CNeIBcfXtUA 

The EXACT System I Use to Manage Every Paycheck https://youtu.be/o-URBMRnItU 

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