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A Follow up on Inflation: The Disparate Effects on Company Values!

Musings on Markets

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.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

Musings on Markets

As the world's attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. The increase in default spreads was not restricted to foreign markets, as fear also pushed up spreads in the corporate bond market.

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Interest Rates, Earning Growth and Equity Value: Investment Implications

Musings on Markets

The first quarter of 2021 has been, for the most part, a good time for equity markets, but there have been surprises. The Interest Rates Story To me the biggest story of markets in 2021 has been the rise of interest rates, especially at the long end of the maturity spectrum.

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Is Hyundai’s Parallel Strategy a Potent Value Play?

Andrew Stolz

They have 90% market share of in FCEV. This gives it a market share of 5%, compared to Tesla’s 14.6%. Book value is the value attributable to shareholders in case the company sells all its assets and repays its liabilities (also called liquidation value). Analysts are more positive about Hyundai than the market.

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Market Resilience or Investors In Denial? A Mid-year Assessment for 2023!

Musings on Markets

I am not a market prognosticator for a simple reason. I am just not good at it, and the first six months of 2023 illustrate why market timing is often the impossible dream, something that every investor aspires to be successful at, but very few succeed on a consistent basis.

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29 Valuation Interview Questions and Answers: Mastering the Art of Crackling Interviews

Equilest

These examples cover a range of topics, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, comparable company analysis (CCA), and market multiples. Continuous Learning in Valuation Given the dynamic nature of financial markets, continuous learning is essential for professionals in valuation. Examples of Industry-Specific Multiples?

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Data Update 2 for 2022: US Stocks kept winning in 2021, but…

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will begin with a historical assessment of stock returns in the recent past, then move on to evaluate the returns that investors can expect to make, given how they are priced at the start of 2022, and end with a do-it-yourself valuation of the index right now. The year that was.