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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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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

Musings on Markets

While I was working on my last two data updates for 2025, I got sidetracked, as I am wont to do, by two events. With these characteristics, the accounting balance sheets for these companies will be identical right after they start up, and the book value of equity will be $60 million in each company.

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

Musings on Markets

Cash in a Going Concern In a world where businesses can raise capital (equity or debt) at fair prices and in a timely manner, there is little need to hold cash, but that is not the world we live in. The Short, Eventful History of Bitcoin The origin story for Bitcoin matters since it helps us understand both its appeal and its structure.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Brian DeChesare

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.” Distressed assets offer non-correlated returns, similar to global macro.”

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will look at another initial public offering, Birkenstock, that is likely to get more attention in the next few weeks, given that it is targeting to go public at a pricing of about €8 billion, for its equity, in a few weeks. So, how far has accounting come in bringing intangible assets on to balance sheets?

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Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

Musings on Markets

After paying taxes on this income, the residual amount represents net income, the final measure of equity earnings, and the basis for computing earnings per share and other widely used measures of profitability used by equity investors.

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Valuation Decision Finds LLC “Worthless, Worthless, Worthless”

Farrel Fritz

Quattro’s Position on Value. In its memorandum of law , Quattro argued that no trial was required because all of the evidence showed, and Rakib previously admitted, that Quattro’s equity was worthless without an additional cash infusion of tens of millions of dollars. Quattro was not a “fair value” proceeding.