Sarah Patel
Fundamentals & Valuation Editor
Pen name used for the alphactor.ai editorial team.
Sarah writes about financial statements, earnings quality, valuation frameworks, and the mechanics of reading a 10-K without falling asleep. Publishes under a pen name on behalf of the alphactor.ai editorial team.
Background
- Background in equity research and financial analysis
- Focus: earnings quality, accruals, cash flow vs. reported earnings
- Reads every filing footnote
Covers
Posts by Sarah Patel (35)
- Accruals Quality: How to Spot Earnings That Aren't Real
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Altman Z-Score: A Bankruptcy Predictor That Still Works
April 18, 2026 · 8 min read
- Balance Sheet Deep Dive
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Cashflow Waterfall: From Operating Cash to Free Cash
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Earnings History
April 18, 2026 · 6 min read
- EV/Revenue: The Multiple That Survives When Earnings Don't
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- FCF Yield: What You're Actually Earning Today
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Balance Sheet Chart: Assets, Debt, and Equity Over Time
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Crowding: When Too Many Funds Hold the Same Bet
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Earnings Power Value
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- SEC Filings: Reading the Primary Source Directly
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Valuation Sensitivity
April 18, 2026 · 8 min read
- Income Statement Deep Dive
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Income Statement Waterfall
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- PEG Ratio: A Growth-Adjusted P/E, Less Naive Than It Looks
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Piotroski F-Score
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Reverse DCF: Solving for the Market's Implied Growth
April 18, 2026 · 8 min read
- Rule of 40: The Shorthand That Captures SaaS Health
April 18, 2026 · 8 min read
- Earnings Season Checklist: What to Watch Before, During
March 16, 2026 · 4 min read
- DCF vs Multiples: When to Use Each Valuation Method
March 14, 2026 · 4 min read
- Understanding P/E Ratio: A Complete Guide for Investors
March 10, 2026 · 3 min read
- How to Analyze REITs: FFO, NAV
February 17, 2026 · 4 min read
- Bank Stocks and Interest Rates
February 13, 2026 · 4 min read
- How Earnings Season Actually Moves Markets
January 2, 2026 · 4 min read
- Price-to-Sales for Growth Stocks
October 6, 2025 · 4 min read
- Insider Buying: The One Signal That's Hard to Fake
October 2, 2025 · 4 min read
- The Dividend Yield Trap: When High Yield Signals Danger
September 28, 2025 · 4 min read
- Price-to-Book Value: Useful for Banks, Misleading for Tech
September 24, 2025 · 4 min read
- Not All Revenue Growth Is Created Equal
September 20, 2025 · 4 min read
- Gross Margins as a Moat Indicator: What 40%+ Really Means
September 16, 2025 · 4 min read
- Debt-to-Equity Ratio
September 12, 2025 · 4 min read
- Return on Equity
September 8, 2025 · 4 min read
- Why Free Cash Flow Matters More Than Earnings
September 4, 2025 · 4 min read
- EV/EBITDA: What Professionals Use Instead of P/E
August 31, 2025 · 4 min read
- How to Analyze a Company Before Earnings in 15 Minutes
August 19, 2025 · 4 min read