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Top 5 Accounting Issues to Master to Avoid Snags in SPAC IPOs

ThomsonReuters

Additionally, private companies have options in a few areas—most notably use of IBR or risk-free rate–that public companies do not,” she said. 2016-15 and SEC Accounting and Reporting Update Service [SARU] No.

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Tesla's Trillion Dollar Moment: A Valuation Revisit!

Musings on Markets

If you are interested, you can see my valuations from 2014 , 2016 and 2017. Risk : When I valued Tesla last in early 2020, I used a cost of capital of 7%, reflecting a risk free rate of 1.75% and an equity risk premium of 5.2% for mature markets.

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Country Risk: A July 2023 Update!

Musings on Markets

Your choice of currency will affect your cash flows and your discount rates, but only because each currency brings it's own expectations of inflation, with higher inflation currencies leading to higher growth rates for cash flows and higher discount rates.