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

Musings on Markets

Along the way, more people than I ever imagined have found my data of use, and while I still have no desire to be a data service, I have an obligation to be transparent about my data analysis processes. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Dividend yield & payout 3. Beta & Risk 1.

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Unlocking the Hidden Value: Exploring the Relationship between Retained Earnings and Business Valuation

Equilest

As an essential component of shareholders' equity, retained earnings reflect the accumulated profits that a company has chosen to reinvest rather than distribute as dividends. Calculating retained earnings is relatively straightforward, involving subtracting dividends and distributions from net income over a specific period.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

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. At the company-level, I provide data on risk, profitability, leverage and dividends, broken down by industry-groups, to be used in both corporate finance and valuation.

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Understanding S-Corps, C-Corps, and LLCs: Navigating the Alphabet

Equilest

C-Corporations (C-Corps) C-Corporations are incorporated businesses that are taxed on their profits after which the shareholders are taxed on the profits they receive in form of dividends. Advantages • Unlimited Shareholders: The shareholders are free to include as many of them as possible and from which part of the world they want.

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Beta Explained: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Valutico

Accurate Adjustments: If required, make necessary adjustments to the data for any corporate actions, such as stock splits, dividends, or other events that may impact the asset’s prices and returns. Ensuring data accuracy and integrity is vital to obtaining reliable beta values.

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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will start with a rationalization of why I do this data analysis every year, follow up with a description (geographic and sector) of the overall universe of companies that are in my analysis, list out the variables that I estimate and report, and conclude with a short caveat about 2020 data.

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“Shadow Trading” Becomes Insider Trading

Reynolds Holding

Foundational cases involved company information like its determination to cut its dividend [27] and information about a company’s major mineral discovery. [28] A wise investment decision that generates substantial profit can also generate close SEC scrutiny, often now guided by algorithmic surveillance and big-data analysis.