CGVI - What are your opinions?

brettc4 said:

Hi All,

On another post I saw a link to http://www.ascii-data.com/ which is very interesting. After downloading the spreadsheet I saw a column, 'CGVI' which I am not farmilar with. Thanks to Google I got to http://www.lainie.com.au/sharesguru/index.html where I could download a powerpoint on the subject.

Comparitive Growth and Value Indicator

In a nutshell:

CGVI% = ((EPS + DPS) / Share Price) + ((EPS - DPS) / NTA Backing)

It appears that the theory goes:
IF CGVI > 30 Very good buying opportunity (ensure trend is in right direction)
IF CGVI > 24 Good buying opportunity (ensure trend is in right direction)
IF CGVI > 20 Accumulate if already owned
IF CGVI > 17 Hold if owned
IF CGVI > 12 Stay out

My assumption is that anything less than 12, avoid like the plague.

I also assume that companies that either do not have a high dividend payout ratio, or those that are paying out dividends not via earnings but by borrowings, and those with a very low share price or NTA will cause anomolies in this index.

Does anyone use this indicator. If so, what conditions have you put on it's use?

Brett

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