Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

I also used the banking framework to argue that good banks have stickier deposits, with a higher precent of these deposits being non-interest bearing, that they invest in loans and investment securities on which they earn interest rates that cover and exceed the default risk in these investments. All Equity, All the time!

Banking 63

Banking Price to Book Dividends Book Value 63

Chris Mercer

AUGUST 1, 2022

This eleventh post in the Deja Vu series involving restricted stock studies addresses an issue that is rarely mentioned in the context of the studies – of the impact of dividends on restricted stock discounts (RSDs). Of these 244 transactions, only 24 involved companies that paid dividends, or less than 10% of the transactions.

Dividends 52

Dividends Appraisal Marketability Start-ups 52

Valutico

MARCH 20, 2023

HSBC Holdings plc Weekly Valuation – Valutico | 20 March 2023 Link to the valuation Context The past weeks, the financial market was rattled by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the go-to bank for tech startups, serving half of America’s venture capital-backed tech firms. USD 1.68) billion.

Dividends 52

Dividends Banking Equity Market Capitalization 52

Valutico

MARCH 28, 2023

The collapse of SVB had a ripple effect through the banking sector, leading investors to fear that other banks could follow suit. As a result, they have been pouring into money market funds at the highest rate since the COVID pandemic began. As of now, UBS is offering a dividend of USD 0.55 billion in the short term.

Banking 52

Banking Dividends Equity Marketability 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 19, 2022

If equity markets surprised us with their resilience in 2020, not just weathering a pandemic for the ages, but prospering in its midst, US equity markets, in particular, managed to find light even in the darkest news stories, and continued their rise through 2021. The year that was.

Risk Premium 80

Risk Premium Risk-free Rate Start-ups Equity 80

Benzinga

MAY 18, 2023

The combined company is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $11 billion and total enterprise value of approximately $16 billion. UBP is expected to align the timing of its quarterly dividend payments to Regency's during the pendency of the merger.

Equity 40

Equity Enterprise Value Dividends Market Capitalization 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 21, 2023

While there are many events during 2022, some political and some economic, that one can point to as the reason for poor stock returns, it is undeniable that inflation was the driving force behind the market correction. In this section, I will begin with a deconstruction of stock returns in 2022 and the year's place in stock market history.

Equity 70

Equity Risk Premium Start-ups Dividends 70