Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

First, these categorizations were created close to twenty years ago, when I first started looking a global data, and many countries that were emerging markets then have developed into more mature markets now. Beta & Risk 1. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Buybacks 2.

Dividends 105

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 105

Equilest

JANUARY 7, 2025

This revolutionary technique is revolutionizing how we determine a company's actual value. So let's get started and discover the keys to accurate valuation! By identifying earnings manipulation and guaranteeing more accurate firm values, this clever little technology is here to save the day.

Business Valuation 40

Business Valuation Risk Premium Finance Start-ups 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

In my last post, I talked about the ritual that I go through every year ahead of my teaching each spring, and in this one, I will start on the first of a series of posts that I make at the start of each year, where I look at data, both macro and company-level. That is not true!

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups EBITDA 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

It is the end of the first full week in 2025, and my data update for the year is now up and running, and I plan to use this post to describe my data sample, my processes for computing industry statistics and the links to finding them. Beta & Risk 1. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Return on Equity 1. Debt Details 1.

Risk Premium 115

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups Corporate Finance 115

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The results, broken down broadly by geography are in the table below: As you can see, the aggregate market cap globally was up 12.17%, but much of that was the result of a strong US equity market. I am no expert on exchange rates, but learning to deal with different currencies in valuation is a prerequisite to valuing companies.

Risk Premium 67

Risk Premium Start-ups Enterprise Value Equity 67