I apologize if the numbers are hard to see, but I built a spreadsheet to create my own way of determining a company’s financial health and growth prospects.

It scores based off the following financials/metrics:

1) average of next three year’s revenue estimates

2) fcf margin

3) fcf yield

4) net income margin

5) current ratio

The max points a company can receive in any single category is 10; the least is 0. Points are received incrementally based on that company’s metric. The final score, denoted “Nick’s Score” in the spreadsheet, uses the weighted average of their scores in each category.

Using the same order of the metrics listed above, we have the following weighting:

Then you sum the points and divide by five (the number of scored categories) and voilà… you arrive at Nick’s Score.

I am aware that this algorithm isn’t inherently fair and equal as the companies above span multiple industries, are at different stages in the business cycle, and numbers don’t paint the full picture. I just thought it would be a fun exercise.

All questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions are welcome.

Do you think Elon can actually transform Twitter into what we all hope and dream it can become?

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Building segmented revenue sources is inherently difficult for platforms in general, and even more-so for primarily social platforms. There just aren’t many viable options available outside of marketplaces, advertisements, and subscriptions… all of which depend largely on active, engaged audiences.

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While I think transforming Twitter to an open-source place of free speech is good for the community (and humanity), I can’t see how it directly translates to a solid, financially-backed investment.

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Elon knows engineering and physics, not psychology and humans. But… he also knows how to do the impossible.

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Time will tell. Thoughts appreciated!

I’ve decided it is past time that I give this app a try. I’ll do my best to share some thoughts every now and then. Great community, happy to be here!

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