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Data Update 8 for 2025: Debt, Taxes and Default - An Unholy Trifecta!

Musings on Markets

The Debt Trade off As a prelude to examining the debt and equity tradeoff, it is best to first nail down what distinguishes the two sources of capital. To me, the key distinction between debt and equity lies in the nature of the claims that its holders have on cash flows from the business.

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To Bitcoin or not to Bitcoin? A Corporate Cash Question!

Musings on Markets

Cash in a Going Concern In a world where businesses can raise capital (equity or debt) at fair prices and in a timely manner, there is little need to hold cash, but that is not the world we live in. In mature growth, cash acquires optionality , useful in allowing the business to find new markets for its products or product extensions.

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Data Update 7 for 2025: The End Game in Business!

Musings on Markets

While accountants remain focused on balance sheets, with a fixation of bringing intangibles on to the balance and marking everything up to the market, much of the information that we need to assess the value of a business comes from income and cash flow statements.

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Net Debt Bridge – Concept and Formula Explained

Valutico

Valutico | February 6, 2024 This article aims to bridge the gap in financial analysis and unveil the significance of the Net Debt Bridge. What is a net debt bridge? By understanding changes in net debt, investors can evaluate financial health, debt management, and overall risk.

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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year.

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Can Equity Value Be Negative?

Equilest

distressed firms) Companies facing bankruptcy Impact on Investors and Stakeholders Risk to shareholders Implications for lenders and creditors How Negative Equity Affects Valuation Impacts on stock price Effect on mergers and acquisitions Can a Business Recover from Negative Equity? How does negative equity affect dividends?

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Home Depot Scores Big With $18.25B SRS Acquisition, Boosts Addressable Market To $1T

Benzinga

for a total enterprise value (including net debt) of about $18.25 The Home Depot, Inc. NYSE: HD ) disclosed a definitive agreement to acquire SRS Distribution Inc.