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Coty Divests 3.6% Stake In Wella Brand For $150M

Benzinga

stake in Wella for $150 million, reflecting a 4% premium to the book value of Wella as of March 31, 2023. Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY ) has entered into a binding letter of intent to sell a portion of its Wella beauty and hair care brand stake to investment firm IGF Wealth Management. Coty will sell a 3.6%

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Data Update 5 for 2023: The Earnings Test

Musings on Markets

Finally, I look at the aggregated values across all companies on all three income measures, across all global companies, again broken down by sector: Collectively, global companies reported $16.9 billion in gross profit in the last twelve months leading into 2023, but operating income drops off to $6.4

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Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2023; Declares 16 Cent Dividend

Benzinga

and 0.91%, Respectively, Excluding Non-Recurring Expenses First Quarter 2023 Loan Growth of $22.1 Non-performing Assets were 0.14% of Total Assets at March 31, 2023 Common Equity Tier 1 and Tangible Common Equity Ratio of 12.16% and 7.63%, Respectively, at March 31, 2023 1 LAKEVILLE, Conn., million, or 1.8% million, or $0.52

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Data Update 6 for 2023: A Wake up call for the Indebted?

Musings on Markets

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.

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Exit Through the Virtual Door: Tips for Selling Your E-commerce Business

Viking Mergers

Know the Virtual Landscape E-commerce is a rapidly expanding way to do business, with over one-fifth of worldwide sales estimated to take place online in 2023. With that kind of earnings potential, you may expect it to be a seller’s market with buyers lined up to take advantage of e-commerce popularity.

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Good (Bad) Banks and Good (Bad) Investments: At the right price.

Musings on Markets

While differentiating between good and bad banks can be straightforward, it does not follow that buying good banks and selling bad banks is a good investment strategy, since its success depends entirely on what the market is incorporating into stock prices.

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Equity Bancshares, Inc. Adds to Missouri Franchise, Will Acquire Bank of Kirksville

Benzinga

06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equity Bancshares, Inc. Our teams continue to work diligently to add customers, colleagues, and market locations within our four-state footprint, and we're pleased to enter Kirksville and serve a vibrant customer base." "We billion as of September 30, 2023. WICHITA, Kan., Equity reported $4.9

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