Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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.

Marketability

Equilest

MARCH 28, 2025

This pivotal metric is typically calculated by summing the market capitalization and net debt of the organization. Understanding equity value is essential as it provides a clear indication of what shareholders truly own in the business, reflecting the residual claim on assets once all debts and obligations are settled.

Equity

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In the last two decades, this age-old investing behavior has come under the umbrella of impact investing, with several books on how to do it right, academic research on how it is working (or not), and organizations dedicated to advancing its mission.

Market Capitalization

Valutico

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This is accomplished through methods like Comparable Company Analysis, Precedent Transaction Analysis, and Market Capitalization, which collectively offer insights into the company’s value within the context of the broader market landscape. It represents the total market value of the company’s equity.

Discounted Cash Flow

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

The table below summarizes the market cap change, by region of the world: It is no surprise that Eastern Europe and Russia, which are in the eye of the hurricane, have seen the most damage to equities, but other than the Middle East, every other equity market in the world is down, with the US, EU and China shedding significant market capitalization.

Start-ups

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While there is nothing inherently that makes one measure superior to the other, it is important to remember that gross debt can never be less than zero, but net debt can, for firms that have cash balances that exceed their debt.

EBITDA

Musings on Markets

APRIL 20, 2025

For the market, it is often built on papers (or books) that look at the historical data on what equity markets have delivered as returns over long periods, relative to what you would have made investing elsewhere. The evidence for this strategy comes from many sources.

Start-ups