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Should You Be Holding Fiducian Group Limited (ASX:FID)?

Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I’ve chosen to put the spotlight on Fiducian Group Limited (ASX:FID) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. FID is a financially-sound company with an impressive track record and a excellent future outlook. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, read the full report on Fiducian Group here.

Flawless balance sheet with solid track record

FID delivered a bottom-line expansion of 22.4% in the prior year, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 29.5%, which is an optimistic signal for the future.

ASX:FID Future Profit September 19th 18
ASX:FID Future Profit September 19th 18

FID’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This indicates that FID has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. Investors should not worry about FID’s debt levels because the company has none! This means it is running its business only on equity capital funding, which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Therefore the company has plenty of headroom to grow, and the ability to raise debt should it need to in the future.

ASX:FID Historical Debt September 19th 18
ASX:FID Historical Debt September 19th 18

Next Steps:

For Fiducian Group, I’ve compiled three fundamental factors you should further research:

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  1. Valuation: What is FID worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether FID is currently mispriced by the market.

  2. Dividend Income vs Capital Gains: Does FID return gains to shareholders through reinvesting in itself and growing earnings, or redistribute a decent portion of earnings as dividends? Our historical dividend yield visualization quickly tells you what your can expect from FID as an investment.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of FID? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.