Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis. That pessimism was not restricted to market outlooks.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While I have seen claims that intangibles now account for sixty, seventy or even ninety percent of value, I take these contentions with a grain of salt, since the definition of "intangible" is elastic, and some stretch it to breaking point, and the measures of value used are questionable.

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Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

The other is that by tying cashflows to capitalization, it allows us to bring in that same factor into risk and costs of equity, with under capitalized banks have higher costs of equity.

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Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Based on S&P Capital IQ Pro data as of June 30, 2023, First of Long Island is ranked #4 in Nassau County and #5 in Suffolk County in deposit market share among banks under $100 billion of assets. "We Tangible book value per share dilution is projected at 12%, with an earnback period of approximately 2.9

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

− Transaction will create the 4 th largest commercial mortgage REIT with a capital base of $2.8 billion – − Highly synergistic platforms and capital optimization will drive strong earnings per share accretion in 2024 and sustained long-term growth − − Expected value at closing of approximately $787 million − NEW YORK, Feb.

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Benzinga

JULY 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- SMG Industries Inc. million in estimated cost saving synergies), this acquisition positions SMGI as a leading regional transportation and logistics player across multiple markets in the United States. million (including $2.5

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In this post, I will focus on corporate debt in 2023, keeping in mind that it was a year where the tradeoffs changed, as interest rates rose to pre-2008 levels, and putting at risk those firms that had borrowed to capacity, or even beyond, at low interest rates.

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