Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since I am lucky enough to have access to databases that carry data on all publicly traded stocks, I choose all publicly traded companies, with a market price that exceeds zero, as my universe, for computing all statistics. Costs of equity & capital 4. Dividend yield & payout 3. Default Spreads 3. Margins & ROC 3.

Dividends 105

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 105

Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 23, 2024

in August 2019, wiping out about $36 billion in market capitalization. The securities class action – initially filed in December 2019 – survived a motion to dismiss in April 2021. According to the complaint, the undisclosed cost cuts ultimately led to a massive $15.4 in November 2015 to $26.50

Banking 59

Banking Private Equity Firm Alpha Compliance 59

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

percent increase over fiscal year 2021; 129 actions against issuers who were allegedly delinquent in making required filings with the SEC; and 169 “follow-on” administrative proceedings seeking to bar or suspend individuals from certain functions in the securities markets based on criminal convictions, civil injunctions, or other orders.

Compliance 45

Compliance Marketability Technology Alpha 45

Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

As the semiconductor business has acquired heft, in terms of revenues and profitability, investors have priced those operating results into the market capitalization assigned to these companies. After a long stretch at the top, Intel has dropped back down the list and ranked third, in terms of revenues, in 2022.

Start-ups 103

Start-ups Marketability Market Capitalization Technology 103

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Put simply, there are relatively few firms, where there is corporate venture capital arm or division, that is in charge of, and accountable for, CVC investments. Over its lifetime, Google Ventures has picked some big winners, including iUber, Airbnb and Slack, all of which are now public companies with substantial market capitalization.

Start-ups 68

Start-ups Alpha Equity Marketability 68