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: The Bankruptcy Predictor That Still Works 60 Years Later
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read
- Balance Sheet Deep Dive: Capital Structure and Liquidity at a Glance
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Cashflow Waterfall: From Operating Cash to Free Cash, Step by Step
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Earnings History: The Per-Ticker Record That Teaches You How a Name Reports
April 18, 2026 · 2 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 on the Market Cap 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: Bruce Greenwald's Valuation Without the Growth Fantasy
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- SEC Filings: The Primary Source That Analysts Summarize and Mislead About
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read
- Valuation Sensitivity: The Grid That Shows What Your Assumption Is Worth
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read
- Income Statement Deep Dive: Reading Quarterly P&L Beyond the Headlines
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Income Statement Waterfall: Where Every Revenue Dollar Actually Goes
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- PEG Ratio: The Growth-Adjusted P/E That's Less Naive Than It Looks
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Piotroski F-Score: A 9-Point Checklist for Financial Strength
April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
- Reverse DCF: Solving for What the Market Is Already Pricing
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read
- Rule of 40: The Single Number That Separates Good SaaS From Bad
April 18, 2026 · 2 min read
- Earnings Season Checklist: What to Watch Before, During, and After
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, and the Metrics That Replace P/E
February 17, 2026 · 4 min read
- Bank Stocks and Interest Rates: The Relationship Everyone Gets Wrong
February 13, 2026 · 4 min read
- How Earnings Season Actually Moves Markets (It's Not Just Beat or Miss)
January 2, 2026 · 4 min read
- Price-to-Sales for Growth Stocks: When Earnings Don't Exist Yet
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: When Leverage Goes from Smart to Dangerous
September 12, 2025 · 4 min read
- Return on Equity: The Number That Separates Good Companies from Great Ones
September 8, 2025 · 4 min read
- Why Free Cash Flow Matters More Than Earnings
September 4, 2025 · 4 min read
- EV/EBITDA: The Valuation Metric 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