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The Importance of (and challenges with) Valuing Intangibles

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Searching for stocks with low price-to-book ratios was a good indication of a potential bargain. However, book values are no longer so informative as lots of intangibles are missing from the balance sheet, and some intangibles that are on the balance sheet, including many acquired intangibles and goodwill, are very hard to interpret.

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Return on Equity, Earnings Yield and Market Efficiency: Back to Basics!

Musings on Markets

The first is that if markets are efficient, the price to book ratios will reflect the quality of these companies. In this example, for instance, business A, with a market value of equity of $150 million and a book value of equity of $60 million, will trade at 2.50

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29 Valuation Interview Questions and Answers: Mastering the Art of Crackling Interviews

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Definition: Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF) represents the surplus cash generated by a company's operations, available after covering expenses and necessary investments. Definition: Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) is a financial metric that gauges the cash available for distribution to a company's equity holders.

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Inflation and Investing: False Alarm or Fair Warning?

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Implicit in this definition are two key components of inflation. The first is that to define purchasing power, you have to start with a definition of what you are purchasing, and this detail, as we will see, can lead to differences in inflation measured over a given period, across measures/services.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

I also report on pricing statistics, again broken down by industry grouping, with equity (PE, Price to Book, Price to Sales) and enterprise value (EV/EBIT, EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, EV/Invested Capital) multiples. Standard deviation in stock price 2. Price to Book 3. High-Low Price Risk Measure 5.

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The Zomato IPO: A Bet on Big Markets and Platforms!

Musings on Markets

Third, I will confront the oft used contention that value is in the eye of the beholder, i.e., that Zomato is worth a lot because other investors believe it to be worth a lot, and examine a pricing rationale for Zomato. In its February 2021 VC round, Zomato was priced at close to 400 billion INR ($5.4

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How can I learn to valuate a company?

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Understanding Company Valuation Definition of Company Valuation: Company valuation is the process of determining the economic value of a business entity. It involves assessing the company's assets, liabilities, cash flows, and future prospects to arrive at a fair and reasonable value.