Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. In 2022, I decided that I had hit critical mass, in terms of corporate life cycle content, and that the material could be organized as a book.

Corporate Finance 98

Corporate Finance Valuation Investments Finance 98

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

To the extent that accountants mis-categorize expenses like leases and R&D, returns can be skewed, as can restructuring and one-time charges. That point is amplified by the accounting returns computations, since it looks like the actual returns earned by firms on their investments don’t meet their own expectations. .

Marketing 130

Marketing Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting 130

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

To the extent that accountants mis-categorize expenses like leases and R&D, returns can be skewed, as can restructuring and one-time charges. I will use this data to draw three broad conclusions: Low Hurdle Rate ?

Hurdle Rate 82

Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting Entertainment 82

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If you have taken a corporate finance class sometime in your past life are probably wondering how this approach reconciles with the Miller-Modigliani theorem, a key component of most corporate finance classes, which posits that there is no optimal debt ratio, and that the debt mix does not affect the value of a business.

Corporate Finance 52

Corporate Finance Finance Marketing Leverage 52