Musings on Markets

MAY 20, 2022

In my last post , I discussed how inflation's return has changed the calculus for investors, looking at how inflation affects returns on different asset classes, and tracing out the consequences for equity values, in the aggregate. The former is short hand for the small cap premium and the latter is the proxy for the value factor in returns.

Price to Book 96

Price to Book Dividends Beta Equity 96

Equilest

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Understanding the Concept: In essence, FCFF encapsulates the cash that can be distributed to both debt and equity holders after meeting operational needs and capital expenditures. The resulting value represents the cash available to all contributors of capital—both debt and equity. What is Free Cash Flow to Equity?

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Dividends Enterprise Value Terminal Value 52

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

In this section, I will begin by looking at the bond market effects and then move on to equities and other asset classes, starting by looking at the localized reaction (for Ukranian and Russian securities) and then the global ripple effects. As Russian equities have imploded, the ripple effects again are being felt across the globe.

Start-ups 100

Start-ups Risk Premium Equity Market Capitalization 100

Valutico

MAY 6, 2024

These ratios, like the EBITDA multiple, compare a company’s financial performance (EBITDA, revenue, etc.) These multiples are applied to target company’s latest financials such as revenue, earnings and book value of equity to arrive at an estimate of enterprise value or equity value. to its market value.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Precedent Transaction Analysis Weighted Average Cost of Capital Comparable Company Analysis 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

By the same token, it is impossible to use a pricing metric (PE or EV to EBITDA), without a sense of the cross sectional distribution of that metric at the time. For example, I have seen it asserted that a stock that trades at less than book value is cheap or that a stock that trades at more than twenty times EBITDA is expensive.

Risk Premium 52

Risk Premium Dividends EBITDA Start-ups 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Adani's Debt Load The investment side of the Adani story is not complete without bringing in the financing part, since the money for these investments has to come from somewhere, either internally, residual cash flows from existing operations, or externally, from new debt or equity.

Start-ups 100

Start-ups Market Capitalization Marketability Equity 100