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The Role of Financial Projections in Business Valuation

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Balance Sheet Forecasts Balance sheet forecasts outline the expected assets, liabilities, and equity of a company at a future date. Historical Data Analysis Analyzing historical financial data is crucial for establishing a foundation for projections.

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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

Musings on Markets

The second was that, starting mid-year in 2020, equity markets and the real economy moved in different directions, with the former rising on the expectations a post-virus future, and the latter languishing, as most of the world continued to operate with significant constraints.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

While its focus is naturally on the US economy, inflation and rates, there is data for the rest of the world as well. I do report on a few market-wide data items especially on risk premiums for both equity and debt. Cost of Equity 1. Standard deviations in equity and firm value 4. Return on Equity 1.

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AI's Winners, Losers and Wannabes: An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost!

Musings on Markets

Note that for the most part, semiconductor companies carry light debt loads, leading to enterprise values that either trail in market capitalization in some years (because cash exceeds debt) or are very close to market capitalization in other years (because net debt is close to zero). A Net Positive for Markets?