Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Note that this framework applies for all businesses, from the smallest, privately owned businesses, where debt takes the form of bank loans and even credit card borrowing and equity is owner savings, the largest publicly traded companies, where debt can be in the form of corporate bonds and equity is shares held by public market investors.

Equity 52

Equity EBITDA Start-ups Net Debt 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Its impact is not just financial, but emotional and physical, and it predates markets. Dealing with catastrophic risk It is undeniable that catastrophic risk affects the values of businesses, and their market pricing, and it is worth examining how it plays out in each domain. 4 & 5 Uninsurable Risk.

Risk Premium 74

Risk Premium Start-ups Beta Marketability 74

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That attention has worked in the company's favor over much of its lifetime, as it has gone from a start-up to one of the largest market cap companies in the world, disrupting multiple businesses in the process.

Start-ups 114

Start-ups Marketability Market Capitalization Equity 114

Appraisal Rights

JUNE 5, 2017

Further to our prior post about Delaware’s two new appraisal decisions, SWS Group was a small, struggling bank holding company that merged on January 1, 2015 into one of its own substantial creditors, Hilltop Holdings. With regard to beta, the court found fault with both side’s approach. at closing. below the merger price. Conclusion.

Beta 40

Beta Risk Premium Capital Structure Discounted Cash Flow 40