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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. The second is that in my line of work, which is corporate finance and valuation, the numbers I need lie in micro or company-level data, not in the macro space. EV/EBIT and EV/EBITDA 4. Cost of Equity 1.

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

Musings on Markets

In my corporate finance class, I describe all decisions that companies make as falling into one of three buckets – investing decisions, financing decision and dividend decisions. Financing Flows 5. EBIT & EBITDA multiple s 5. Dividend yield & payout 3. Default Spreads 3. Margins & ROC 3. Tax rates 4.

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Renewable Energy Investment Banking: How to Make Greens by Going Green

Brian DeChesare

Finally, many renewable energy debt deals take place within Project Finance teams at banks – but Project Finance and corporate finance are very different ! The bottom line is that you must pay close attention to your group’s deal flow rather than assuming all teams operate similarly.

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Announcement: Valutico Provides Easier Way to Value Startups

Valutico

We’re particularly happy that this represents a significant increase in our offering for Venture Capital and Corporate Finance firms across the 70 countries Valutico is already being used in. CEO of Valutico, Paul Resch stated: “We’re extremely excited to announce the new VC method as part of Valutico’s ever-expanding toolbox.

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Valutico Leverages EMIS Transaction Data to Enable Better Valuations of Emerging Market Deals

Valutico

Users can also delve into in-depth deal specifics, like stake purchases, deal amounts, and crucial multiples such as EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, EV/EBIT and P/E. Detailed information on deals, buyer profiles, and industry medians can also be found within the system, making it an impressive and full-bodied tool for finance professionals.

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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. Financing Flows 5. Book Value Multiples 3.

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Forecasting Future Fraud: Q&A With Joanne Horton Of Warwick Business School

Global Finance

Its going to change your equity, your retained earnings, your profits, your earnings per share, your EBIT, your EBITDAall these numbers would change. Because the trouble is, if you change a few numbers in revenue, its going to change a lot of numbers in accounting. And its incredibly difficult.

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