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In Search of a Steady State: Inflation, Interest Rates and Value

Musings on Markets

Inflation: The Full Story I wrote my first post on this blog in 2008, and inflation merited barely a mention until 2020, though it is an integral component of investing and valuation. As the inflation bogeyman returns, the worries of what may need to happen to the economy to bring inflation back under control have also mounted.

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Risk Capital and Markets: A Temporary Retreat or Long Term Pull Back?

Musings on Markets

And Consequences If you are wondering why you should care about risk capital's ebbs and flows, it is because you will feel its effects in almost everything you do in investing and business. That pullback has had its consequences, with equity risk premiums rising around the world.

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Data Update 2 for 2021: The Price of Risk!

Musings on Markets

Note that nothing that I have said so far is premised on modern portfolio theory, or any academic view of risk premiums. It is true that economists have researched risk aversion for centuries and concluded that investors are collectively risk averse, and that the level of risk aversion varies across age groups, income levels and time.

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A Zomato 2022 Update: Value, Pricing and the Gap

Musings on Markets

The effects of inflation show up first as higher risk free rates , across currencies, and next in higher risk premiums, with both equity risk premiums and default spreads rising. YouTube video Blog Posts on Zomato The Zomato IPO: A Bet on Big Markets and Platforms! 2% from my IPO valuation.

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Use of Discounted Cash Flow Approaches in US GAAP Accounting

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The adjustment added to the risk-free rate to arrive at the risk-adjusted rate is often referred to as the “risk premium.” The risk premium reflects that market participants require compensation for taking on uncertainty. The risk premium may incorporate factors such as credit risk or market illiquidity.

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Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) - Can it Enhance Valuation?

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In this blog post, we will explore the key principles of the APT and provide a comprehensive guide on how to use it to make informed investment decisions. And the factor loading for country risk might be 0.1, meaning that 10% of the stock's risk is specific to the country in which the company is based. x 5%) + (0.2 x 4%) + (0.1

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Private company valuation: Better understand your worth

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When submitting financials as part of your loan package, consider accompanying them with voluntary disclosures similar to the ones that public companies provide about non-GAAP financial measures, and in the MD&A and risk factor sections of their SEC filings. Visit our estore today.