Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

I have also developed a practice in the last decade of spending much of January exploring what the data tells us, and does not tell us, about the investing, financing and dividend choices that companies made during the most recent year. Financing Flows 5. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Book Value Multiples 3.

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Valutico

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This is accomplished through methods like Comparable Company Analysis, Precedent Transaction Analysis, and Market Capitalization, which collectively offer insights into the company’s value within the context of the broader market landscape. A lower EV/EBIT ratio indicates a potentially better value for investors.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. For example, I have seen it asserted that a stock that trades at less than book value is cheap or that a stock that trades at more than twenty times EBITDA is expensive. Price to Book 3. EV/EBIT and EV/EBITDA 4.

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Equilest

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Introduction In the fiercely competitive landscape of finance, succeeding in a valuation interview requires a unique blend of knowledge, confidence, and strategic preparation. These interviews are not just a mere formality but a critical component of the hiring process in finance, investment banking, and consulting.

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Benzinga

JULY 26, 2023

The Transaction provides diversification with no single end market contributing more than approximately a third of adjusted EBIT. The Transaction is fully funded by bank secured & vendor provided debt financing.

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FE International

DECEMBER 31, 2021

That is, were the companies in those transactions valued as a multiple of EBIT , EBITDA , revenue, or some other parameter? If you figure out what the key valuation parameter is, you can examine at what multiples of those parameters the comparable companies were valued. How to Value an Advertising Business.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

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. Financing Flows 5. Book Value Multiples 3.

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