CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

In my last post, I noted the decline in costs of capital for firms over time, noting that the median cost of capital at the start of 2022 is only 6.33%, across global firms, and argued that companies that demand double-digit hurdle rates risk being shut out of investments.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

In my last post, I noted the decline in costs of capital for firms over time, noting that the median cost of capital at the start of 2022 is only 6.33%, across global firms, and argued that companies that demand double-digit hurdle rates risk being shut out of investments.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

Employee Count & Compensation I nvesting Principle Financing Principle Dividend Principle Hurdle Rate Project Returns Financing Mix Financing Type Cash Return Dividends/Buyback s 1. Is Apple a personal computer company, an entertainment company or wireless telecom company? Insider, CEO & Institutional holdings 2.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 9, 2023

But I don’t think this is a wholesale shift, we’re in a higher rate environment, obviously, for now. And while rates will likely start rolling over into next year, I think we’re in an environment where the hurdle rate for making more illiquid investments is higher.

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a way, it’s more explicit in a capitalist economy because you’re paying a certain rate of interest on your loan, or you have a certain required hurdle rate on your investment, or you’re applying a certain discount in the valuation of an asset. What were you listening to or watching? RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 21, 2024

But now we’re back to a more normal hurdle rate. 5% interest rates is not super high. But like, I want to be entertained and come away with like, ah, 01:05:25 [Speaker Changed] That was a positive feeling. So there were lots of low quality ways of making money since the global financial crisis. 00:50:03 Not anymore.

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