PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The first day of Davos — the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Switzerland — featured panels and commentary about business and economics, as has been customary. among other initiatives — but perhaps less optimistic about economic growth.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The Series D funding round tips Bird’s valuation above the $2.3 billion where it was pegged last year, double the startup’s previous valuation, three people with knowledge of the deal told reporters on Monday (July 22). The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Put differently, there are some good business reasons why the Mag Seven dominated markets in 2023: Pricing power and Economic Resilience : Coming into 2023, market and the Mag Seven stocks were battered, down sharply in 2022, largely because of rising inflation and concerns about an economic downturn. The What Next?

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 30, 2025

His approach involves working backward from desired outcomes, such as an EBITDA goal or exit valuation, and breaking these down into actionable steps and KPIs. He worked with a manufacturing client whose turnover grew from 100,000 per month to over 500,000 per month in just seven years. Then we ask, how do we get there?

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Profitability - Absolute and Relative While we may all agree with the proverbial bottom line being profits, there seems to be no consensus on how best to measure profitability, either from an accounting or an economic perspective. With operating margins, you are getting a handle on economies of scale.

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Future CFO

APRIL 12, 2022

In Q1 2022, unlike its peer Hong Kong , China's new listing market faced less direct, huge impact from major macro-economic and geopolitical events, including US tapering and interest rate hikes and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Deloitte China pointed out. . There was only one large listing from a manufacturing company in Hong Kong.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. Growth potential : I underestimated the company's capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2024

A generous fiscal policy, which has helped support the economic expansion, is expected to turn more restrictive soon. We are struggling to understand the weakness of investment ourselves,” says Oriol Carrera Baquer, senior economist at Caixabank, although this could change with lower interest rates and a pickup in manufacturing across Europe.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While it is just one quarter, there are clear signs of more slowing to come, as scaling will continue to push revenue growth down, the unit economics will be pressured as chip manufacturers (TSMC) push for a larger slice and operating margins will decrease, as competition increases. I am going to count that as a win and move on!

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. For a manufacturing company, these can take the form of plant and equipment. I believe it is, since failure to do so can have both valuation and pricing consequences.

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CFO News

AUGUST 13, 2024

According to the recent Economic Survey, India contributes around 14% to the US tech giant’s overall production, emerging as a key hub for its global exports. Of the Rs 2-lakh crore valuation, iPhones worth a market value of around Rs 1.35 In FY23, India’s contribution was about 7%. iPhones dominate the numbers.

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Centage

APRIL 4, 2023

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. Since many customers are feeling squeezed by the current economic climate, raising prices on existing goods may not be the way to go. A low valuation customer who typically later purchases high margin items is a good investment.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. A low valuation customer who typically purchases high margin items later on is a good investment.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 22, 2021

Zomato: Story and Valuation With the lead in on Zomato's history and business model, I can start constructing a story and valuation for the company, with the recognition that the biggest part of the story is in its macro elements. There are, however, other facts about the unit economics that lend to optimism on the story.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. Accounting 101 I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

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Future CFO

MARCH 28, 2023

Slower economic growth , declining consumer confidence, falling manufacturing output, high inflation, and mounting global and regional uncertainties resulted in a perfect storm which dampened investor sentiment, the firm noted. Similarly, tough market conditions pushed some investors to the sidelines in 2022.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Manufacturing, Big Tech And Valuations Among Davos Day One Focus. At the first day of Davos, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, panelists focused on Big Tech as well as unicorns — tech startups with IPO valuations of at least $1 billion — and the need to focus on profitability.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 9, 2023

Venture capital’s reckoning looms closer : Valuations on holdings will have to converge sooner rather than later with listed tech sector ( Financial Times ). central bank to avoid overdoing it with higher-than-needed interest rates, a top economic adviser in the Obama White House said after a fresh review of Fed policy since World War Two.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Lalamove works with last-mile delivery tracking, with multiple categories of industries, including catering, eCommerce, manufacturing and construction, the release stated. Lalamove became a unicorn , meaning its valuation rose above $1 billion, in 2019.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Often business models are borne out, not just on a unit economics, but become profitable by dent of scale. When you have find opportunity, you figure out how to exploit it for all of its potential economic value. And by the way, in economic terms and unit economic terms, you can support. You look for opportunity.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While the exact value of the initial funding has not been disclosed, SnapAP did reveal plans for the company upon completion of the seed round, including the announcement of new distribution partnerships and adoption of SnapAP's AP technology by several clients in the banking and manufacturing landscape.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again.

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Future CFO

JULY 19, 2022

Korea Stock Exchange will take the third place after the listing of an electronic vehicle battery manufacturer, which will also be the world's largest IPO in 1H 2022. In 1H 2022, the IPO market in Hong Kong recorded only one large listing, by a rare earth manufacturer. Review highlights.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The good news amid recent pessimism is that recent history of economic downturns supports confidence in making bold moves in global M&A, Bain said. Based on what we know from past economic down cycles, we anticipate ample opportunity in 2023 for well-prepared acquirers to make bold, strategic moves.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

-based equity research firm, said shares of the Cupertino, California iPhone maker could be hurt by slowing economic growth in China and the ongoing trade war between the U.S. Apple has several Chinese manufacturing plants that will be impacted by the trade war, predicted the analyst.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 26, 2023

The corporate life cycle framework provides a useful structure to think about how the technology companies, that dominate the twenty first century business landscape, are different from the manufacturing companies of the last century, and why these differences can create more management tensions at these companies.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

I have written about the firm many times, over that period, starting with a valuation that I did of the company in 2012, just ahead of it going public. As economic growth has slowed and concerns about a recession have risen, revenue growth has dropped at all of the companies in this space has declined.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

I end the class with a corporate finance version of valuation, where I tie inputs into value (cash flows, growth and risk) to investment, financing and dividend decisions. Valuation : It is unfortunate, but for most people, the vision that comes to mind when I say that I teach valuation is excel spreadsheets and high profile company names.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Uber’s valuation is pegged at $100 billion. Lyft’s valuation is less than 20 percent of that. We’re watching regulators across the globe call for breaking up big tech companies, which threaten to disrupt the economic value they create for platform stakeholders, especially consumers. The Next Platform Frontier.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. The last few years have been eventful for all companies, with the COVID crisis and ensuing economic shut down causing pain for companies, with recovery coming in 2021, as the global economy opened up again.

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Global Finance

MAY 10, 2024

Manufacturing shows promising signs of recovery while nearshoring and friendshoring in new markets are becoming stronger trends. Greenfield project announcements dipped 6% in number but grew by 6% in value, driven in part by more encouraging numbers in the manufacturing sector. At an estimated $1.37

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. A low valuation customer who typically purchases high margin items later on is a good investment.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The corporate life cycle framework provides a useful structure to think about how the technology companies, that dominate the twenty first century business landscape, are different from the manufacturing companies of the last century, and why these differences can create more management tensions at these companies. Aging in Dog Years?

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I have written about the firm many times, over that period, starting with a valuation that I did of the company in 2012, just ahead of it going public. As economic growth has slowed and concerns about a recession have risen, revenue growth has dropped at all of the companies in this space has declined.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Key Topics Discussed: Intangible Assets and Economic Growth: The significance of intangible assets such as software, data, intellectual property, and brand value in boosting productivity worldwide. The impact of intangible assets on long-term productivity and economic growth in South Africa. Why is this important for CFOs?

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 19, 2021

When disclosure laws were first written in the aftermath of the great depression, they were focused on the publicly traded firms of the time, a mix of utilities, manufacturing and retail firms. One size (does not) fit all!

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