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Dark Accounting Matter

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Colleen Honigsberg (Stanford Law School), on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Editor's Note: Colleen Honigsberg is Associate Dean of Curriculum and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. The S&P 500 currently trades at a price to book value of 4.2, This post is based on her recent paper. more…)

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And the Award for Most Creative Attempt to Evade a Book Value Buy-Sell Provision Goes To.

Farrel Fritz

“Under any standard of value, the true economic value of a business enterprise will equal the company’s accounting book value only by coincidence.” So why do so many shareholder buy-sell agreements require that the shares be purchased for book value? 16, 2024) is the latest.

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Book Value Multiples 3. Working capital needs Thus, I compute pricing multiples based on revenues (EV to Sales, Price to Sales), earnings (PE, PEG), book value (PBV, EV to Invested Capital) or cash flow proxies (EV to EBITDA). Fundamenal Growth in Operating Earnings 3.

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Data Update 5 for 2024: Profitability - The End Game for Business?

Musings on Markets

YouTube Video Datasets Profit Margins, by Industry ( US , Global) Accounting Returns and Excess Returns, by Industry ( US , Global ) Data Update Posts for 2024 Data Update 1 for 2024: The Data Speaks, but what is it saying? Data Update 2 for 2024: A Stock Comeback - Winning the Expectations Game!

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Provident Financial Services, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results Inclusive of Merger-Related Costs and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Benzinga

July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Services, Inc. per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net income of $32.1 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $32.0 For the six months ended June 30, 2024, net income totaled $20.6

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Boom Or Bust? PacWest, Bank Of California Analysts React To Transformational Bank Merger

Benzinga

PacWest's tangible book value had been improving since widespread banking issues rocked the industry earlier this year. Ultimately, the Wedbush analyst believes the deal will go through at the beginning of 2024, but he wouldn't be surprised to see some shareholder dissent and the potential emergence of a third-party bid.

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3 Blue Chip Opportunities the Market Overlooked—Now's Your Chance

Benzinga

The company recently delivered solid second-quarter results for fiscal year 2024, and its current dividend yield of 3.05% underscores Cisco's commitment to shareholder value. which measures its market capitalization relative to its book value, suggests a potential discount. Its current P/E ratio of 17.65