Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

That said, about 31% of the net profits of all publicly traded firms listed globally in 2021 were generated by financial service firms; that percent is lower in the US and higher in emerging markets. To make comparisons, profits are scaled to common metrics, with revenues and book value of investment being the most common scalar.

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Equilest

MARCH 28, 2025

Introduction Brief Explanation of Equity Value Equity value, a cornerstone concept in finance, fundamentally represents the ownership interest in a company after all liabilities have been accounted for. This pivotal metric is typically calculated by summing the market capitalization and net debt of the organization.

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Equilest

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Market-Based Business Valuation Formula For a market-based calculation, use: CV = (EBITDA x 1.5) – (Current Liabilities x 0.5) Or V = (EBITDA * 1.3) / (Revenue – COGS) As an example, if a business's EBITDA is $300,000 and current liabilities are $50,000, the calculation would be: ($300,000 x 1.5) - ($50,000 x 0.5) = $425,000.

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Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Based on S&P Capital IQ Pro data as of June 30, 2023, First of Long Island is ranked #4 in Nassau County and #5 in Suffolk County in deposit market share among banks under $100 billion of assets. "We Tangible book value per share dilution is projected at 12%, with an earnback period of approximately 2.9

Banking 45

Banking Book Value Marketability Market Capitalization 45

Valutico

AUGUST 23, 2023

Private company valuation refers to the process of determining the value of a privately-held company. Unlike public companies that have readily available market prices, valuing private companies requires assessing various factors to estimate their worth. What is a private company valuation?

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Valutico

AUGUST 10, 2023

Private company valuation refers to the process of determining the value of a privately-held company. Unlike public companies that have readily available market prices, valuing private companies requires assessing various factors to estimate their worth. What is a private company valuation?

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Discounted Cash Flow Comparable Company Analysis EBITDA Enterprise Value 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

I spent the first week of 2021 in the same way that I have spent the first week of every year since 1995, collecting data on publicly traded companies and analyzing how they navigated the cross currents of the prior year, both in operating and market value terms.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Market Capitalization Equity Start-ups 52

Deal Law Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

For a non-SOE from a Trade Agreement Investor directly acquiring a Canadian business that does not carry on a cultural business, the threshold will be whether the Canadian business has an enterprise value of greater than C$1.565 billion (down from $1.613 billion in 2020).

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The respective closing stock prices for Ready Capital and Broadmark on February 24, 2023 imply an offer price of $5.90 per Broadmark share, representing a 41% premium or approximately 0.85x tangible book value as of December 31, 2022. In addition, Ready Capital will assume Broadmark's outstanding senior unsecured notes.

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Chris Mercer

AUGUST 1, 2022

Were also bigger and had higher market capitalizations and better operating performance, on average. Market Pricing and Restricted Stock Discounts. The next figure examines the offer amounts, size of the transactions, and market pricing of the dividend-paying restricted stock issuers. This is just common sense.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

Counter made-up numbers : It remains true that people (analysts, market experts, politicians) often make assertions based upon either incomplete or flawed data, or no data at all. Data universe : In my sample, I include all publicly traded firms with market capitalizations that exceed zero, traded anywhere in the world.

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Benzinga

JULY 10, 2023

SMGI" or the "Company") (OTCQB: SMGI ), a growth-oriented transportation services company focused on the domestic infrastructure logistics market, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition and merger of the Barnhart Transportation group of companies ("Barnhart"), a 20 year-old established logistics service provider based in Pennsylvania.

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Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

While differentiating between good and bad banks can be straightforward, it does not follow that buying good banks and selling bad banks is a good investment strategy, since its success depends entirely on what the market is incorporating into stock prices.

Banking 86

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Note that this framework applies for all businesses, from the smallest, privately owned businesses, where debt takes the form of bank loans and even credit card borrowing and equity is owner savings, the largest publicly traded companies, where debt can be in the form of corporate bonds and equity is shares held by public market investors.

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Equity EBITDA Start-ups Net Debt 52

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We use the poison pill as a mirror, reflecting the evolution of corporate law, markets and norms in the two countries. The J-Pill experienced a near death, as many companies withdrew defensive measures in the still-quiescent domestic market for corporate control.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The History The Adani Group, founded by Gautam Adani, started life as a commodity trading partnership business in Gujarat, and listed on stock markets in 1994, as Adani Exports, with a large chunk of its revenues coming from its operation of a local port in Mundra, with a subsequent entry into the edible oil business.

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Start-ups Market Capitalization Marketability Equity 100

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2025

In my first two data posts for 2025, I looked at the strong year that US equities had in 2024, but a very good year for the overall market does not always translate into equivalent returns across segments of the market. trillion in market cap just in 2024 , and that over the last five (ten) years, the sector has added $11.3

Price to Book 78

Price to Book Start-ups Book Value Marketability 78

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Indian and Chinese markets cooled off in 2024, posting single digit gains in price appreciation. The Indian and Chinese markets cooled off in 2024, posting single digit gains in price appreciation. I converted all of the market capitalizations into US dollars , just to make them comparable.

Risk Premium 69

Risk Premium Start-ups Enterprise Value Equity 69