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And the Award for Most Creative Attempt to Evade a Book Value Buy-Sell Provision Goes To.

Farrel Fritz

“Under any standard of value, the true economic value of a business enterprise will equal the company’s accounting book value only by coincidence.” So why do so many shareholder buy-sell agreements require that the shares be purchased for book value? 16, 2024) is the latest.

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Pathfinder Bancorp Announces Agreement to Acquire East Syracuse Branch

Benzinga

March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. The parties expect to close on the purchase and sale of the Berkshire branch by the end of the third quarter of 2024, at which point the branch will be fully converted to operate as a Pathfinder branch office. OSWEGO, N.Y.,

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Boom Or Bust? PacWest, Bank Of California Analysts React To Transformational Bank Merger

Benzinga

PacWest's tangible book value had been improving since widespread banking issues rocked the industry earlier this year. Ultimately, the Wedbush analyst believes the deal will go through at the beginning of 2024, but he wouldn't be surprised to see some shareholder dissent and the potential emergence of a third-party bid.

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First National Corporation to Acquire Touchstone Bankshares, Inc.

Benzinga

March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First National Corporation ("First National") (NASDAQ: FXNC ) and Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. First National expects the transaction to be approximately 36% accretive to earnings per share with an estimated earn-back period for tangible book value dilution of approximately 3.0 STRASBURG, Va.

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Capital Bancorp, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Integrated Financial Holdings, Inc.

Benzinga

March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bancorp, Inc. ("CBNK" or "Capital") (NASDAQ: CBNK ) and Integrated Financial Holdings, Inc. ("IFH") on March 26, 2024, the implied per share purchase price, inclusive of the cash consideration, is $27.66. ROCKVILLE, Md., Based on the closing price of Capital common stock of $20.00

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Book Value Multiples 3. Working capital needs Thus, I compute pricing multiples based on revenues (EV to Sales, Price to Sales), earnings (PE, PEG), book value (PBV, EV to Invested Capital) or cash flow proxies (EV to EBITDA). Fundamenal Growth in Operating Earnings 3.

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

Benzinga

Following completion of the merger in the first quarter of 2024, Bank of Kirksville will merge with and into Equity Bank. The actual aggregate transaction value may be subject to adjustment based on the adjusted equity capital of Rockhold as of the closing, as further set forth in the definitive merger agreement.

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