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

Musings on Markets

Thus, as you peruse my historical data on implied equity risk premiums or PE ratios for the S&P 500 over time, you may be tempted to compute averages and use them in your investment strategies, or use my industry averages for debt ratios and pricing multiples as the target for every company in the peer group, but you should hold back.

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Deja Vu #11: Can Restricted Stock Studies Be Used to Estimate DLOMs for Dividend-Paying Companies?

Chris Mercer

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.

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

Musings on Markets

I have also developed a practice in the last decade of spending much of January exploring what the data tells us, and does not tell us, about the investing, financing and dividend choices that companies made during the most recent year. Return on Equity 1. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Return on Equity 2.

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Can Equity Value Be Negative?

Equilest

distressed firms) Companies facing bankruptcy Impact on Investors and Stakeholders Risk to shareholders Implications for lenders and creditors How Negative Equity Affects Valuation Impacts on stock price Effect on mergers and acquisitions Can a Business Recover from Negative Equity? How does negative equity affect dividends?

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Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2023; Declares 16 Cent Dividend

Benzinga

Non-performing Assets were 0.14% of Total Assets at March 31, 2023 Common Equity Tier 1 and Tangible Common Equity Ratio of 12.16% and 7.63%, Respectively, at March 31, 2023 1 LAKEVILLE, Conn., Net Interest and Dividend Income Tax equivalent net interest income of $11.3 Capital Shareholders' equity increased $4.0

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EV/EBITDA Explained: A Key Valuation Multiple for Investors

Valutico

This ratio offers insight into a companys profitability and relative value by comparing its total worth (Enterprise Value, encompassing debt and equity) to its operational earnings (EBITDA). The multiple is calculated as Enterprise Value (EV) divided by EBITDA.

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The Corporate Life Cycle: Corporate Finance, Valuation and Investing Implications!

Musings on Markets

The second is to look at the industry group or sector that a company is in, and then follow up by classifying that industry group or sector into high or low growth; for the last four decades, in US equity markets, tech has been viewed as growth and utilities as mature.