Weekly Stock Screen: Searching for quality companies at a reasonable price

In the first of our weekly stock screens, Phil attempts to unearth very good companies that may have attractive valuations.

This is the first in a regular weekly series of stock screens.

Before I begin, it is important to stress that I see stock screening’s sole purpose as a means of generating ideas for further research. Unless you are a quantitative investor (“quant”), you should never blindly invest based on numbers alone.