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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

Value Scope

This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. We know ESG is important and valuable, but it will be even more valuable when it is clearly quantified and valued using conventional and customary approaches. Do ESG programs impact firm value?

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A Follow up on Inflation: The Disparate Effects on Company Values!

Musings on Markets

Inflation and Value When in doubt about how any action or information plays out in value, I find it useful to go back to value basics, and trace out the effects of that action/information on value drivers.

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Announcement: Valutico Provides Easier Way to Value Startups

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As some recent start-up valuations are falling amidst investor caution, this new development comes at an opportune time to positively impact how effectively financial firms value young businesses. The calculation of these discount rates are based on the observed betas of similar listed peer companies.

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

Musings on Markets

Beta & Risk 1. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. Book Value Multiples 3. Employee Count & Compensation I nvesting Principle Financing Principle Dividend Principle Hurdle Rate Project Returns Financing Mix Financing Type Cash Return Dividends/Buyback s 1. Return on Equity 1. Debt Details 1. Buybacks 2.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

Standard deviations in equity and firm value 4. To get to the excel versions of this data, or the excel versions by region (Emerging Markets, Europe, Australia & Canada, Japan) as well as globally, please go the current data page of my website: Risk Measures Cost of Funding Pricing Multiples 1. Cost of Equity 1. PE & PEG 2.

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ESG A Valuation Framework

Value Scope

How do you justify making substantial investments and fundamental changes to corporate structures and culture without empirical evidence that it will make a direct impact on shareholder value, total shareholder return, net present value, and individual rates of return? . Do ESG programs impact firm value?