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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

Value Scope

This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. We know ESG is important and valuable, but it will be even more valuable when it is clearly quantified and valued using conventional and customary approaches. Do ESG programs impact firm value?

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A Follow up on Inflation: The Disparate Effects on Company Values!

Musings on Markets

Inflation and Value When in doubt about how any action or information plays out in value, I find it useful to go back to value basics, and trace out the effects of that action/information on value drivers. The former is short hand for the small cap premium and the latter is the proxy for the value factor in returns.

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

Musings on Markets

Thus, looking at only the companies in the S&P 500 may give you more reliable data, with fewer missing observations, but your results will reflect what large market cap companies in any sector or industry do, rather than what is typical for that industry.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

Counter made-up numbers : It remains true that people (analysts, market experts, politicians) often make assertions based upon either incomplete or flawed data, or no data at all. Data universe : In my sample, I include all publicly traded firms with market capitalizations that exceed zero, traded anywhere in the world.

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Announcement: Valutico Provides Easier Way to Value Startups

Valutico

As some recent start-up valuations are falling amidst investor caution, this new development comes at an opportune time to positively impact how effectively financial firms value young businesses. For demonstrations please contact Head of Marketing, Alex Harris. Have Questions About the VC Method? What is the VC method?

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ESG A Valuation Framework

Value Scope

How do you justify making substantial investments and fundamental changes to corporate structures and culture without empirical evidence that it will make a direct impact on shareholder value, total shareholder return, net present value, and individual rates of return? . Do ESG programs impact firm value? Technology.

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

In corporate finance and investing, which are areas that I work in, I find myself doing double takes as I listen to politicians, market experts and economists making statements about company and market behavior that are fairy tales, and data is often my weapon for discerning the truth. Beta & Risk 1. Return on Equity 1.