Franklin International Growth Fund Manager Performance Evaluation

FILRX Fund  USD 15.89  0.29  1.79%   
The fund shows a Beta (market volatility) of 1.31, which means a somewhat significant risk relative to the market. As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Franklin International will likely underperform.

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Over the last 90 days Franklin International Growth has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, Franklin International is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
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Franklin International Relative Risk vs. Return Landscape

If you would invest  1,645  in Franklin International Growth on January 26, 2024 and sell it today you would lose (56.00) from holding Franklin International Growth or give up 3.4% of portfolio value over 90 days. Franklin International Growth is currently producing negative expected returns and takes up 0.9977% volatility of returns over 90 trading days. Put another way, 8% of traded mutual funds are less volatile than Franklin, and 99% of all traded equity instruments are likely to generate higher returns over the next 90 trading days.
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Assuming the 90 days horizon Franklin International is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 1.57 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.05 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE Composite is currently generating roughly 0.12 per unit of volatility.

Franklin International Current Valuation

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Please note that Franklin International's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. At this time, the entity appears to be fairly valued. Franklin International shows a prevailing Real Value of $16.25 per share. The current price of the fund is $15.89. We determine the value of Franklin International from reviewing fund fundamentals and technical indicators as well as its Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we advise acquiring undervalued mutual funds and dropping overvalued mutual funds since, at some point, mutual fund prices and their ongoing real values will submerge.
Our valuation method for Franklin International Growth is useful when determining the fair value of the Franklin mutual fund, which is usually determined by what a typical buyer is willing to pay for full or partial control of Franklin International. Since Franklin International is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Franklin Mutual Fund. However, Franklin International's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.
Historical Market  15.89 Real  16.25 Hype  16.18
The real value of Franklin Mutual Fund, also known as its intrinsic value, is the underlying worth of Franklin International Mutual Fund, which is reflected in its stock price. It is based on Franklin International's financial performance, assets, liabilities, growth prospects, management team, or industry conditions. The intrinsic value of Franklin International's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Franklin International's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
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Estimating the potential upside or downside of Franklin International Growth helps investors to forecast how Franklin mutual fund's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Franklin International more accurately as focusing exclusively on Franklin International's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
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Franklin International Market Risk Analysis

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for Franklin International's investment risk. Standard deviation is the most common way to measure market volatility of mutual funds, such as Franklin International Growth, and traders can use it to determine the average amount a Franklin International's price has deviated from the expected return over a period of time. It is calculated by determining the expected price for the established period and then subtracting this figure from each price point. The differences are then squared, summed, and averaged to produce the variance.

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Based on monthly moving average Franklin International is not performing at its full potential. However, if added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Franklin International by adding Franklin International to a well-diversified portfolio.

Franklin International Fundamentals Growth

Franklin Mutual Fund prices reflect investors' perceptions of the future prospects and financial health of Franklin International, and Franklin International fundamentals are critical determinants of its market performance. Overall, investors pay close attention to revenue and earnings growth, profit margins, and debt levels. These fundamentals can have a significant impact on Franklin Mutual Fund performance.

About Franklin International Performance

To evaluate Franklin International Mutual Fund as a possible investment, you need to clearly understand its upside potential, downside risk, and overall future performance outlook. You may be satisfied when Franklin International generates a 15% return over the last few months, but what if the market is generating 25% over the same period? In this case, it makes sense to compare Franklin Mutual Fund's performance with different market indexes, such as the Dow or NASDAQ Composite. These indexes can act as benchmarks that will help you to understand Franklin International market performance in a much more refined way. The Macroaxis performance score is an integer between 0 and 100 that represents Franklin's market performance from a risk-adjusted return perspective. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the better is overall performance as compared to other investors. The score is normalized against the average investing universe (the best we can interpret from the data available). Within this methodology, scores of individual equity instruments will always be inferior to the scores of portfolios of equities as portfolios typically diversify a lot of unsystematic risks away. The formula to derive the Macroaxis score bases on multiple unequally-weighted factors. For more information, refer to our portfolio performance evaluation section.
Please also refer to our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
The fund invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily common stock, of mid- and large-capitalization companies located outside the U.S., including developing or emerging market countries. The fund may invest up to 20 percent of its net assets in emerging market countries. Mid- and large-capitalization companies are generally companies with market capitalizations of greater than 2 billion.

Things to note about Franklin International performance evaluation

Checking the ongoing alerts about Franklin International for important developments is a great way to find new opportunities for your next move. Mutual Fund alerts and notifications screener for Franklin International help investors to be notified of important events, changes in technical or fundamental conditions, and significant headlines that can affect investment decisions.
Franklin International generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The fund generated three year return of -10.0%
Franklin International retains 96.56% of its assets under management (AUM) in equities
Evaluating Franklin International's performance can involve analyzing a variety of financial metrics and factors. Some of the key considerations to evaluate Franklin International's mutual fund performance include:
  • Analyzing Franklin International's financial statements, including its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, helps in understanding its overall financial health and growth potential.
  • Getting a closer look at valuation ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and price-to-book (P/B) ratio help in understanding whether Franklin International's stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to its peers.
  • Examining Franklin International's industry or sector and how it is performing can give you an idea of its growth potential and how it is positioned relative to its competitors.
  • Evaluating Franklin International's management team can have a significant impact on its success or failure. Reviewing the track record and experience of Franklin International's management team can help you assess the Mutual Fund's leadership.
  • Pay attention to analyst opinions and ratings of Franklin International's mutual fund. These opinions can provide insight into Franklin International's potential for growth and whether the stock is currently undervalued or overvalued.
It's essential to remember that evaluating Franklin International's mutual fund performance is not an exact science, and many factors can impact Franklin International's mutual fund market price. Therefore, it's also important to diversify your portfolio and not rely solely on one company or stock for your investments.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Franklin International Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Franklin International's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Franklin International is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Franklin International's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.