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EV/EBITDA Explained: A Key Valuation Multiple for Investors

Valutico

The multiple indicates relative value; interpretation requires comparing it to industry peers, historical trends, and considering the company’s growth prospects, risk, and market conditions. It is generally not suitable for valuing banks and financial institutions and early stage companies.

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Data Update 8 for 2025: Debt, Taxes and Default - An Unholy Trifecta!

Musings on Markets

The table below computes debt to capital ratios, in book and market terms, by sector and sub-region: I would begin by separating the financial sector from the rest of the market, since debt to banks is raw material, not a source of capital. Data Update 4 for 2025: Interest Rates, Inflation and Central Banks!

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

For the segment of my data that is macroeconomic, my primary source is FRED, the data set maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank , but I supplement with other data that I found online, including NAIC for bond spread data and Political Risk Services (PRS) for country risk scores. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. R&D 6.

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To Bitcoin or not to Bitcoin? A Corporate Cash Question!

Musings on Markets

Net Debt to Equity = (Debt-Cash)/ Equity Debt to Capital = (Debt-Cash)/ (Debt + Equity) All of these ratios can be computed using accounting book value numbers for debt and equity or with market value numbers for both.

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First Community Bankshares, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Hometown Bancshares, Inc.

Benzinga

Pursuant to this Agreement, First Community will acquire Hometown, and First Community's banking subsidiary, First Community Bank, will acquire Hometown's banking subsidiary, Union Bank, Inc. As of June 30, 2025, Union Bank had total assets of approximately $402 million. as of July 18, 2025.

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Power & Utilities Investment Banking: How to Turn Yourself into an Electrified ESG Warrior

Brian DeChesare

The power & utilities investment banking team has a reputation for being “boring.”. That is still true for the average company in the industry: it is more defensive than something like technology or financial institutions. ” Different banks classify their power & utilities groups differently.

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Seacoast Announces the Acquisition of Drummond Banking Company

Benzinga

May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast") (NASDAQ: SBCF ), the holding company for Seacoast National Bank ("Seacoast Bank"), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Drummond Banking Company ("Drummond"), parent company of Drummond Community Bank based in Chiefland, FL.

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