Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The other is the dangerous notion that measuring risk is the same as managing that risk and, in some cases, the even more insane view that it removes that risk. In corporate finance, this takes the form of a hurdle rate , a minimum acceptable return on an investment, for it to be funded.

Risk Premium 93

Risk Premium Beta Start-ups Equity 93

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

I spent the first week of 2021 in the same way that I have spent the first week of every year since 1995, collecting data on publicly traded companies and analyzing how they navigated the cross currents of the prior year, both in operating and market value terms. Macro Data I do not report much macroeconomic data for two reasons.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Market Capitalization Equity Start-ups 52

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

After the rating downgrade, my mailbox was inundated with questions of what this action meant for investing, in general, and for corporate finance and valuation practice, in particular, and this post is my attempt to answer them all with one post. What is a risk free investment? Why does the risk-free rate matter?

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Risk-free Rate Risk Premium Treasury Start-ups 98

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

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. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Financing Flows 5. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Buybacks 2. Return on (invested) capital 2.

Dividends 107

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 107

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 30, 2023

The rise in rates transmitted to corporate bond market rates, with a concurrent rise in default spreads exacerbating the damage to investors. Thus, at least in the corporate bond market, the default spread(s) become the market price of risk or risk premium for debt markets.

Treasury 97

Treasury Start-ups Risk Premium Equity 97

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

Corporate Finance : Corporate finance is the development of the first financial principles that govern how to run a business. It is that mission that makes corporate finance the ultimate big picture class, one that everyone (entrepreneurs, investors, analysts, business observers) should take.

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Corporate Finance Start-ups Finance Marketability 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. When valuing or analyzing a company, I find myself looking for and using macro data (risk premiums, default spreads, tax rates) and industry-level data on profitability, risk and leverage. Debt breakdown 2.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups EBITDA 52