Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In this post, I will focus on corporate debt in 2023, keeping in mind that it was a year where the tradeoffs changed, as interest rates rose to pre-2008 levels, and putting at risk those firms that had borrowed to capacity, or even beyond, at low interest rates.

Equity 52

Equity EBITDA Start-ups Net Debt 52

Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

The other is that by tying cashflows to capitalization, it allows us to bring in that same factor into risk and costs of equity, with under capitalized banks have higher costs of equity.

Banking 63

Banking Price to Book Dividends Book Value 63

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

− Transaction will create the 4 th largest commercial mortgage REIT with a capital base of $2.8 billion – − Highly synergistic platforms and capital optimization will drive strong earnings per share accretion in 2024 and sustained long-term growth − − Expected value at closing of approximately $787 million − NEW YORK, Feb.

Book Value 40

Book Value Finance Market Capitalization Equity 40

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis. That pessimism was not restricted to market outlooks.

Marketability 95

Marketability Risk Premium Start-ups Treasury 95

Benzinga

JULY 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- SMG Industries Inc. million in estimated cost saving synergies), this acquisition positions SMGI as a leading regional transportation and logistics player across multiple markets in the United States. million (including $2.5

EBITDA 40

EBITDA Book Value Capital Structure Marketability 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

For example, I have seen it asserted that a stock that trades at less than book value is cheap or that a stock that trades at more than twenty times EBITDA is expensive. Data universe : In my sample, I include all publicly traded firms with market capitalizations that exceed zero, traded anywhere in the world.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends EBITDA Start-ups 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since I am lucky enough to have access to databases that carry data on all publicly traded stocks, I choose all publicly traded companies, with a market price that exceeds zero, as my universe, for computing all statistics. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Book Value Multiples 3. Revenue Multiples 4.

Dividends 98

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 98