Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

I spend most of my time in the far less rarefied air of corporate finance and valuation, where businesses try to decide what projects to invest in, and investors attempt to estimate business value.

Hurdle Rate 72

Hurdle Rate Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies 72

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

That year, I computed these industry-level statistics for five variables that I found myself using repeatedly in my valuations, and once I had them, I could not think of a good reason to keep them secret. Valuation Pricing Growth & Reinvestment Profitability Risk Multiple s 1. Historical Growth in Revenues & Earnings 1.

Valuation 105

Valuation Financial Analysis Analyzing Data Profit and Loss 105

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions.

Investments 98

Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 98

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

To illustrate, consider a practice in valuation, where analysts are trained to add a small cap premium to discount rates for smaller companies, on the intuition that they are riskier than larger companies. It is true that the Turkish company will face more risk because of its location, but that is an issue separate from currency.

Valuation 52

Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52

Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Teoh shared with us her thoughts on some of the gender-related challenges at work and how to overcome them, advice on how to deal with the new normal as a finance executive, and how she reimagines borderless digital currencies as a “point junkie”. Sereen Teoh, CFO, BIG Loyalty. FutureCFO: Can you share with me your finance career journey?

CFO 52

CFO Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leadership Finance 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

After all, we get our restaurant choices from Yelp reviews, our movie recommendations from Rotten Tomatoes, and we have even built crypto currencies around the notion of crowd-checking transactions. Rather than replicate that data, my macroeconomic datasets relate to four key variables that I use in corporate finance and valuation.

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies 130

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 8, 2022

After all, we get our restaurant choices from Yelp reviews, our movie recommendations from Rotten Tomatoes, and we have even built crypto currencies around the notion of crowd-checking transactions. Rather than replicate that data, my macroeconomic datasets relate to four key variables that I use in corporate finance and valuation.

Valuation 99

Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies Finance 99