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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

I have also developed a practice in the last decade of spending much of January exploring what the data tells us, and does not tell us, about the investing, financing and dividend choices that companies made during the most recent year. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Dividend yield & payout 3. Buybacks 2.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

At the company-level, I provide data on risk, profitability, leverage and dividends, broken down by industry-groups, to be used in both corporate finance and valuation. EV/EBIT and EV/EBITDA 4. Standard deviations in equity and firm value 4. EBITDA, EBIT and EBITDAR&D Margins 3. Dividend Payout & Yield 1.