Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing. For example, I have seen it asserted that a stock that trades at less than book value is cheap or that a stock that trades at more than twenty times EBITDA is expensive. Non-cash Working Capital 3. Operating Margin 2.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

Challenge rules of thumb and conventional wisdom : Investing has always had rules of thumb on how and when to invest, ranging from using historical PE or CAPE ratios to decide if markets are over valued, to simplistic rules (eg. buy stocks that trade at less than book value or trade at PEG ratios less than one) for individual stocks.

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Benzinga

JULY 10, 2023

million in estimated cost saving synergies), this acquisition positions SMGI as a leading regional transportation and logistics player across multiple markets in the United States. With the completion of this transaction, SMGI's balance sheet is significantly improved, including a large increase in the book value of the combined company.

EBITDA 40

EBITDA Book Value Capital Structure Marketability 40

Valutico

AUGUST 23, 2023

Asset-Based Approaches: Asset-based approaches determine a company’s value based on its net asset value (NAV). Two commonly used asset-based approaches are: a) Book Value Method: The book value method calculates a company’s net asset value by subtracting total liabilities from the fair market value of total assets.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Comparable Company Analysis EBITDA Enterprise Value 52

Valutico

AUGUST 10, 2023

Asset-Based Approaches: Asset-based approaches determine a company’s value based on its net asset value (NAV). Two commonly used asset-based approaches are: a) Book Value Method: The book value method calculates a company’s net asset value by subtracting total liabilities from the fair market value of total assets.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Comparable Company Analysis EBITDA Enterprise Value 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The "Right" Financing Mix Is there an optimal mix of debt and equity for a business? The answer is yes, though the payoff, in terms of value, from moving to that optimal may be so small that it is sometimes better to hold back from borrowing. Do companies optimize financing mix?

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Given the historical roots of the biggest Indian family groups, the Adani Group has been a recent entrant, not making the top ten list (in terms of either operating metrics like revenues or market-based numbers like market capitalization or enterprise value) as recently as ten years ago, and barely making the top ten list five or six years ago.

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