Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year.

Marketability 139

Marketability Market Capitalization Start-ups Equity 139

Equilest

MARCH 28, 2025

This pivotal metric is typically calculated by summing the market capitalization and net debt of the organization. Understanding equity value is essential as it provides a clear indication of what shareholders truly own in the business, reflecting the residual claim on assets once all debts and obligations are settled.

Equity 40

Equity Net Debt Enterprise Value Capital Structure 40

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

As the world's attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. The increase in default spreads was not restricted to foreign markets, as fear also pushed up spreads in the corporate bond market.

Start-ups 100

Start-ups Risk Premium Equity Market Capitalization 100

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In response, I have been told that the problem is not with the idea of ESG, but in its measurement and application, and that impact investing is the solution to both market and society's problems. If impact investing were measured entirely on fund flows into green energy companies and out of fossil fuel companies, it has clearly succeeded.

Market Capitalization 103

Market Capitalization Enterprise Value Start-ups Marketability 103

Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

The first is that my portfolio has held up well this year, in a market that has been top-heavy and tech-driven, and one big reason is that it contains both NVIDIA and Microsoft, two companies that have benefited from the AI story. Love-Hate Relationship with Markets! I will start this post with a couple of confessions.

Start-ups 103

Start-ups Marketability Market Capitalization Technology 103

Valutico

APRIL 24, 2023

Share Price Performance KHC’s heavy debt load following its merger in 2015 was lightened by the pandemic’s increased demand for food, lower interest costs, and opportunities for divestment. Despite a flat operating performance in 2021, the company successfully reduced its net debt to $22 billion.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow EBITDA Net Debt EBIT 52

Valutico

APRIL 24, 2023

Share Price Performance KHC’s heavy debt load following its merger in 2015 was lightened by the pandemic’s increased demand for food, lower interest costs, and opportunities for divestment. Despite a flat operating performance in 2021, the company successfully reduced its net debt to $22 billion.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow EBITDA Net Debt EBIT 52