Equilest

JANUARY 25, 2023

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) have become increasingly popular among start-ups as a way to enhance valuation and promote growth and retention. This article will explore the benefits of ESOPs for start-ups, including how they can be used to boost valuation, promote growth, and retain top talent.

Start-ups 40

Start-ups Discounted Cash Flow Earnings Multiplier Appraisal 40

Equilest

JANUARY 25, 2023

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) have become increasingly popular among start-ups as a way to enhance valuation and promote growth and retention. This article will explore the benefits of ESOPs for start-ups, including how they can be used to boost valuation, promote growth, and retain top talent.

Start-ups 40

Start-ups Discounted Cash Flow Earnings Multiplier Appraisal 40

Chris Mercer

AUGUST 1, 2022

This 2008 version had information on 477 restricted stock transactions, up from 430 transactions in the 2004 version. There were 231 transactions after April 1997, when the SEC’s period of restriction was reduced from two years to one year (up from 182 transactions in the 2004 version). Conclusion. This is just common sense.

Dividends 52

Dividends Appraisal Marketability 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. Consequently, I do report industry averages for the two fastest growing emerging markets in India and China.

Dividends 98

Dividends Risk Premium Equity Book Value 98

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 21, 2023

I will follow up by looking at the mechanics that connect stock prices to inflation, and examine why the damage from higher inflation can vary across companies and sectors. The Year in Review At the start of 2022, the S&P 500 was at 4766.18, up from 3756.07 at the start of that year. Stocks: The What?

Equity 70

Equity Risk Premium Start-ups Dividends 70

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

We will then follow up with a framework for thinking about how key people can affect the value of a business, with practical suggestions on valuing and pricing key people. We will end with a discussion of how enterprises try, with mixed effects, to build protections against the loss of key personnel.

Key Person Discount 113

Key Person Discount Start-ups Price to Book Marketability 113

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A few days ago, I valued Instacart ahead of its initial public offering , and noted that the reception that the stock gets will be a good barometer of where risk capital stands in the market, right now. To understand why, consider how fixed assets (such as plant and equipment and equipment) become part of the balance sheet.

Intangible Assets 104

Intangible Assets Book Value Equity Start-ups 104