Musings on Markets
JANUARY 10, 2025
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.
Andrew Stolz
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Highlights: End markets mature, no opportunities to grow. Massive dividend yield secured by strong cash generation. Cash machine ensures consistent massive dividend yield. It consistently delivered strong FCFF that were more than sufficient to cover high dividends. The FCF yield shows ROEC’s dividend-paying potential.
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Chris Mercer
AUGUST 1, 2022
This eleventh post in the Deja Vu series involving restricted stock studies addresses an issue that is rarely mentioned in the context of the studies – of the impact of dividends on restricted stock discounts (RSDs). Of these 244 transactions, only 24 involved companies that paid dividends, or less than 10% of the transactions.
Musings on Markets
MAY 20, 2022
Historical Data: 1930-2019 To see how this framework works in practice, let's start by looking at the performance of US stocks, across the decades, and look at the returns on stocks, broadly categorized based on market capitalization and price to book ratios.
Benzinga
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This creates a unique opportunity for investors seeking stability and consistent returns, offering the potential for capital appreciation and attractive dividend yields. suggesting that the market may undervalue Cisco's future earnings potential. A closer look at Cisco's valuation reveals potential undervaluation.
Valutico
MAY 19, 2025
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.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 5, 2024
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. Return on (invested) capital 2.
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