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Modeling Managers as EPS Maximizers

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In business schools, managers are taught to maximize the net present value (NPV) of future cash flows. We propose a theory of corporate finance based on the idea that firm managers maximize EPS: the difference between net operating profits and interest expense divided by total shares outstanding.

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M&A Valuation Methods: Your Essential Guide with 7 Key Methods

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Valutico | May 7, 2024 Valuation is really important in finance. It’s about figuring out how much an asset or company is worth right now. This guide talks about the main ways we figure out value during M&A deals, why they’re useful, and what challenges they bring.

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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

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Investors use this rate to account for the time value of money and the risk associated with an investment. The higher the risk, the higher the discount rate, helping investors make informed decisions about potential returns. It represents the cost a company incurs to access funds through debt financing.

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Moonshots

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Managers who anticipate these agency problems won’t invest in a moonshot even if they believe it has a positive net present value. Investors are willing to finance an innovation project when early results from the project – revenue trends, user growth, clinical trial data – reliably indicate future profits.

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Does the Threat of Securities Class Actions Add Value for Shareholders? Evidence from China

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securities market, but there is a significant debate about their costs and benefits to investors. Fourth, SCA can reduce management incentives to undertake positive net present value (NPV) investments that are innovative but risky and increase the difficulty of attracting and retaining high-caliber outside directors.

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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

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“The notion that we can come together and we can get our regulator to focus on an amorphous set of qualities other than the long-term financial value of a corporation, I think we’re fooling ourselves,” she said that day on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street. In 2018, the number was about $5 billion. What about stock price?

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Rethinking the Value and Emission Implications of Green Bonds

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This pattern is somewhat surprising because higher greenium (green premium) values should be expected in the polluting sectors given the investors’ desire to provide financing to these companies to improve their environmental impact. Third, we evaluated the value implications of green bonds for issuers. ENDNOTES. [1]