Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

At the risk of provoking the ire of those who dislike portfolio theory, the most widely model for risk, in practice, is the capital asset pricing model, and beta is the relative risk measure. At the start of 2022, the ten sectors (US) with the highest and lowest relative risk (unlettered betas), are shown below.

Risk Premium 69

Risk Premium Beta Start-ups Equity 69

Benzinga

JULY 26, 2022

per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 included a provision for loan losses totaling $400 thousand, or $316 thousand, net of tax, and net income for the second quarter of 2021 included a recovery of loan losses totaling $1.0 This compares to net income of $3.3

Banking 40

Banking Dividends Marketability Equity 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

Thus, you and I can disagree about whether beta is a good measure of risk, but not on the principle that no matter what definition of risk you ultimately choose, riskier investments need higher hurdles than safer investments. pm (New York time) All three classes start on February 1, 2021 and end on May 10, 2021.

Corporate Finance 52

Corporate Finance Start-ups Finance Marketability 52

Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 31, 2022

For simplicity, I am ignoring the interest, dividends, borrowing costs, and other fees, but this example is the general idea with convertible arbitrage. If you purchased $2,000 of convertible bonds and short-sold $1,060 of shares, following the initial ~53% delta: The convertible bond would now be worth $5.4 billion, up from $4.7

Banking 88

Banking Risk-free Rate Equity Start-ups 88

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

I have also developed a practice in the last decade of spending much of January exploring what the data tells us, and does not tell us, about the investing, financing and dividend choices that companies made during the most recent year. Beta & Risk 1. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Return on Equity 1.

Dividends 100

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 100

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

At the company-level, I provide data on risk, profitability, leverage and dividends, broken down by industry-groups, to be used in both corporate finance and valuation. Financing Flows Accounting Returns Dividends & Ownership Risk Premiums 1. Dividend Payout & Yield 1. Dividends/FCFE & (Dividends + Buybacks)/ FCFE 2.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups EBITDA 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 31, 2024

Your answer to that question will determine not just how you approach running the business, but also the details of how you pick investments, choose a financing mix and decide how much to return to shareholders, as dividend or buybacks.

Equity 78

Equity Book Value Start-ups Corporate Finance 78