value investing
Sweden produced 14.57% CAGR from the DCF discount strategy vs 2.40% for the OMX Stockholm 30 (price-only). The +12.17% headline excess narrows to roughly +9 points after dividend adjustment, still the strongest local-benchmark result in our global comparison.
value investing
Same DCF screen across 14 global exchanges with local benchmarks. Sweden led on every metric (+12.17% vs OMXS30, Sharpe 0.579). Germany +7.89% vs DAX, Canada +7.40% vs TSX. India trailed its Sensex. Universe construction matters as much as the signal.
value investing
We screened every US stock for discount to intrinsic value using a Gordon Growth Model and backtested from 2000 to 2025. The strategy returned 7.91% CAGR vs 7.33% for SPY, +0.58% annual excess. A thin edge with deeper drawdowns and worse risk-adjusted returns than the index.