A transparent, disciplined framework for value‑oriented investors. No black boxes, no hype – just a clear view of how each company is evaluated.
Stedrok does not provide personal financial advice. The scores are research tools to help you focus your own analysis.
Stedrok is built for patient, conservative investors who care about paying sensible prices for resilient businesses. The methodology is grounded in long‑standing value principles: focus on underlying cash generation, protect the downside, and look for opportunities when share prices are temporarily out of favour.
Rather than chasing themes or short‑term noise, we concentrate on the relationship between business strength, balance sheet resilience, valuation, and where the current price sits in its recent history.
Every company in Stedrok is evaluated through four main lenses: value, business strength, resilience, and price context. Each pillar brings together several underlying metrics. No single ratio is ever decisive on its own.
The value pillar considers whether the current share price is reasonable relative to the profits, cash generation, and assets of the business. The focus is on companies that appear modestly priced given their underlying economics, rather than on speculative stories.
Typical inputs include earnings, cash flow, and balance sheet measures compared with the price investors are asked to pay.
This pillar looks at the quality of the business itself. It emphasises consistent profitability, sensible use of capital, and a track record of reinvesting in a disciplined way. Businesses that steadily create value for shareholders over time tend to be rewarded more strongly.
We give greater emphasis to enduring performance and returns on capital than to short bursts of growth.
Before giving weight to value or growth, the model asks a simple question: can this company reasonably withstand a difficult period. The resilience pillar focuses on liquidity, leverage, and the tendency to avoid sustained losses.
If a company fails to meet basic resilience expectations, its overall rating is constrained regardless of how cheap it looks.
Even a strong business at a fair valuation can become more interesting when the price has retreated from a previously elevated level. The price context pillar looks at where the current share price sits in relation to its recent range and trend, with emphasis on orderly pullbacks rather than extreme volatility.
The aim is to highlight situations where sentiment has softened while the underlying business remains sound.
Behind the scenes, each pillar is transformed onto a common scale and then combined into one overall rating. Valuation carries greater influence, followed by business strength and price context, while resilience acts as a strict safety gate.
The exact blends and thresholds are deliberately kept flexible. This allows the model to evolve as new research, data, and investor feedback emerge, while keeping the core philosophy unchanged.
The rating is a tool for prioritisation. It is not a shortcut around doing your own homework, and it is never a guarantee of future returns.
Stedrok groups companies into broad bands to help you decide where to spend your research time first.
| Rating | What it usually signals |
|---|---|
| Buy | High conviction ideas based on the model. These companies combine attractive valuation, strong underlying business quality, and a sound resilience profile. For a value‑orientated investor, they may deserve deeper, case‑by‑case analysis. |
| Watch | Interesting candidates that clear the main quality and resilience checks but may need either a more attractive entry price or further improvement in fundamentals. Many investors use this band as a personal watchlist. |
| Avoid | Companies that currently sit outside our preferred range on valuation, business strength, or resilience. These names usually do not justify further work for conservative, long‑term investors under the current conditions. |
Many users start by filtering for companies with stronger ratings, then dig deeper into the financial statements, industry dynamics, and management quality before making any decisions.
Stedrok can act as a second lens on companies you already own or follow. A weaker rating does not automatically mean a sale, but it can prompt a closer look at valuation or resilience.
By focusing on fundamentals and balance sheet strength, the model is designed to keep attention on long‑term drivers of value rather than on short‑term market noise or headlines.
Stedrok relies on public market data from reputable providers. Company information is refreshed on a regular schedule aligned with trading days and financial statement releases.
While every effort is made to keep information current and accurate, delays, revisions, and occasional data issues are still possible.
The model does not incorporate every factor that may matter to you, such as qualitative assessments of management, detailed industry structure, or your personal tax and risk situation.
A high rating is never a prediction that a share will rise, and a low rating is not a prediction that it will fall. Markets are uncertain by nature, and losses are always possible.
Stedrok is an educational research tool only. It does not provide personal financial advice, recommendations, or offers to buy or sell any security. Any decisions you make are your own and should take into account your personal objectives, financial situation, and needs. If you are unsure, consider speaking with a licensed financial adviser.