Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

Consequently, you can only value the equity in a bank, and by extension, the only pricing multiples you can use to price banks are equity multiples (PE, Price to Book etc.). The notion of computing a cost of capital for a bank is fanciful and fruitless, and any attempt to compute an enterprise value for a bank is destined to end in failure.

Banking 92

Banking Price to Book Dividends Book Value 92

Valutico

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Example: Here’s an example of a particular metric you might use: In order to determine the Enterprise Value of the business, you find the EBITDA from the business you’re valuing, and then multiply this by the EBITDA multiple observed from the other comparable companies. SaaS start-ups are valued at 10x Sales”.

Precedent Transaction Analysis 52

Precedent Transaction Analysis EBITDA Comparable Company Analysis Enterprise Value 52

Valutico

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Example: Here’s an example of a particular metric you might use: In order to determine the Enterprise Value of the business, you find the EBITDA from the business you’re valuing, and then multiply this by the EBITDA multiple observed from the other comparable companies. SaaS start-ups are valued at 10x Sales”.

Precedent Transaction Analysis 52

Precedent Transaction Analysis EBITDA Comparable Company Analysis Enterprise Value 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

I spent the first week of 2021 in the same way that I have spent the first week of every year since 1995, collecting data on publicly traded companies and analyzing how they navigated the cross currents of the prior year, both in operating and market value terms.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Market Capitalization Equity Start-ups 52

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

trillion was invested by impact investors in 2021, with a diverse range of investors: Global Impact Investing Network, 2022 Report Not surprisingly, the balance between social impact and financial return desired by investors, varies across investor groups, with some more focused on the former and others the latter.

Market Capitalization 112

Market Capitalization Enterprise Value Start-ups Marketability 112

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

Benzinga

JULY 13, 2022

VAALCO to acquire, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, each TransGlobe share for 0.6727 of a VAALCO share; Implied TransGlobe equity value of US$307 million (with premium), and enterprise value of US$273 million assuming cash of US$37 million and debt of US$3 million as of March 31, 2022; A 24.9 percent and 45.5

Dividends 40

Dividends Net Debt Equity Enterprise Value 40