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Time Running Out Under the HFCAA

Harvard Corporate Governance

exchanges had a total market capitalization of $1.4 the firms that audit your books have to be subject to inspection by the [PCAOB]….The capital markets play by our rules. China Economic and Security Review Commission reports that, as of March 31, 2022, Chinese companies listed on the three largest U.S.

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

Musings on Markets

Following that rule book, I looked at the effects of inflation on the levers that determines value, in the graph below: Put simply, the effects of inflation on firm value boil down to the impact inflation has on expected cash flows/growth and risk.

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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

First, let's look at the performance of these seven stocks in 2023, when their collective market capitalization increased by a staggering $5.1 In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year. trillion during the course of the year.

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EV/EBITDA Explained: A Key Valuation Multiple for Investors

Valutico

EV typically includes Market Capitalization, Debt, Minority Interest, and Preferred Equity, minus Cash & Cash Equivalents. A primary advantage is providing a “debt-neutral” valuation, making comparisons easier between companies with different capital structures.

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

Musings on Markets

Not surprisingly, the company listings are across the world, and I look at the breakdown of companies, by number and market cap, by geography: As you can see, the market cap of US companies at the start of 2025 accounted for roughly 49% of the market cap of global stocks, up from 44% at the start of 2024 and 42% at the start of 2023.

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Market Resilience or Investors In Denial? A Mid-year Assessment for 2023!

Musings on Markets

To the extent that some of that risk capital is coming back into the markets, equity markets have benefited, with benefits skewing more towards the companies and markets that were punished the most in 2022. trillion) to market capitalizations, regaining almost half of the value lost in last year's rout.

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

Musings on Markets

The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles on to the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrongly, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they value companies. So, how far has accounting come in bringing intangible assets on to balance sheets?