Stock Valuation – Simple and Well-Founded

How the finanzoo methodology works: from balance sheet analysis through ratios to the F-Score as a decision-making basis.

Stock valuation and fundamental analysis with finanzoo

Before you buy or sell stocks, a well-founded stock valuation forms the central basis for your decision. Whether you achieve long-term gains or avoid losses depends largely on how systematically and reliably this valuation is carried out.

For a professional stock valuation, both the quality and earning power of a company are examined from balance sheet data, and the current share price is put in relation to the determined intrinsic values.

This is exactly where finanzoo applies a structured, data-driven approach. The combination of balance-sheet-based fundamental analysis and clear valuation logic makes individual stocks comparable and faster to assess.

Valuing Stocks Correctly: the finanzoo Methodology

finanzoo's goal is to condense the wide range of available fundamental ratios into a single, practical valuation metric: the F-Score.

The calculation is based on balance-sheet, verifiable data. Chart-based forecasts and purely speculative expectations about the future are deliberately excluded.

Weighting of the Ratios in the F-Score

  • Price-to-free-cash-flow ratio: 23%
  • Equity ratio: 20%
  • Profitability: 17%
  • Price-to-earnings ratio: 15%
  • Price-to-book ratio: 15%
  • Dividend history: 10%
  • Point deduction for extreme short-term price fluctuations

A high F-Score can indicate a stock that tends to be attractively valued. A low F-Score, on the other hand, tends to indicate a more demanding valuation.

Advantages of the finanzoo Stock Valuation

The method helps to avoid uncritically overweighting extreme short-term price movements, which strengthens the robustness of the analysis.

For investors, this means: faster pre-selection, better comparability and significantly less time spent on the fundamental selection of stocks.

Fundamental Analysis Workflow in the Tool

The following areas cover the complete functionality of finanzoo – from the initial pre-selection to the ongoing strategy review in your portfolio.

Analysis & Valuation

Sorted overview of stocks by F-Score

1) Overview by F-Score

At first, analyzed stocks are displayed sorted by F-Score. Detail views can be opened directly from the list.

Detail view with company data and fundamentals

2) Company Details

You get information on symbol, market capitalization, country, indices, sector, balance sheet update and company description.

P/E and P/S ratio over time

3) P/E, P/S Ratio and Valuation

P/E and P/S ratios are displayed over time and supplemented with explanations of their relevance to the F-Score.

Dividend and F-Score over time

4) Dividend & F-Score

Dividend history and overall score are shown combined, making it easier to assess stability and quality.

Filters, Search and Data Tables

Filter functions for ratios and markets

5) Your Own Filter Strategy

Filter by market capitalization, countries, indices, sectors as well as ratios like P/E, P/B, P/S, P/FCF, equity ratio, ROA and F-Score.

Quick search for stocks by name, ISIN or WKN

6) Search and Requested Stocks

Find individual stocks by name, ISIN or WKN. Missing stocks can be reported as a requested stock.

Data tables and historical ratio comparisons

7) Data Tables

Tables give a quick overview of recent years and can be sorted specifically for comparative analysis.

Historical fundamental data from annual reports

8) Balance Sheets and Annual Reports

Fundamental data from business and annual reports is historized long-term and prepared for direct comparison.

Watchlist, Portfolio and Strategy Review

Watchlist and alert functions for buying and selling

9) Portfolio Watchlist

You monitor candidates and define buy and sell thresholds. Notifications are sent when signals occur.

Starting capital and portfolio setup for the strategy

10) Starting and Building the Portfolio

The virtual portfolio is structured like a real portfolio and supports a structured start to your strategy.

Portfolio transactions and strategy evaluation

11) Transactions and Evaluation

Entries and exits are documented and performance can be compared against key indices.

Continuous review of the stock strategy

12) Continuous Optimization

By combining valuation, history and portfolio review, you improve your strategy step by step.

Conclusion for Practical Stock Analysis

The F-Score is not an isolated buy recommendation, but a reliable, time-saving entry point into stock picking. It helps you quickly filter out, from a large number of stocks, the ones that are particularly interesting for a deeper review.

This gives you a transparent pre-selection based on well-founded balance sheet data – structured, traceable and equally usable for private and professional investors.

Try Finanzoo for Stock Valuation

Test the methodology directly in the application and value stocks systematically according to clear rules.