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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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In addition to its entertainment value, and it is a fun book to read, I read it for two storylines. I have spent the last week reading " Shoe Dog ", Phil Knight's memoir of how a runner on the Oregon University track team built one of the great shoe companies in the world, in Nike. Pepper etc.),

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Business Valuation - Determining the value of assets or entire companies. Example Imagine you manage a conglomerate called TPD Corporation, which has three main divisions: healthcare, entertainment, and logistics. First, identify the divisions you want to evaluate—in this case, the Healthcare, Entertainment, and Logistics segments.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

I must admit I was surprised by my own valuations, since, given the low riskfree rates prevailing at the time, only one stock (Apple) looked significant over valued. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. trillion, and their share of the overall equity value of all US stocks also surged from 6.5% to 14.9%.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Sequoia Capital and Arrive, the venture fund of Roc Nation, the entertainment company owned by rapper Jay Z, also participated in the round of fundraising. With the funding, Accel partner Nate Niparko gets a seat on the board while Google Ventures General Partners Tyson Clark will act as an advisor to the board.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

My September 2020 Valuations. I must admit I was surprised by my own valuations, since, given the low riskfree rates prevailing at the time, only one stock (Apple) looked significant over valued. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. The FANGAM Valuations: February 2022. to 14.9%. Updating the Numbers.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Disney – The entertainment titan dropped 2.8% following an upgrade to buy from neutral from Citi, which said it has good valuation and free-cash flow yield while also likely being able to differentiate itself from European competitors. related investing news. as investors continued responding to the dramatic ouster of its CEO.

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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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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

is poised Friday to close the worst year in the stock’s history, having lost more than $700 billion in market valuation amid investor concerns about production disruptions, demand worries and Chief Executive Elon Musk ’s focus on Twitter Inc. The electric-vehicle maker’s shares fell roughly 65% from the start of the year through Thursday.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Narrative and Value As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

I must admit I was surprised by my own valuations, since, given the low riskfree rates prevailing at the time, only one stock (Apple) looked significant over valued. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. trillion, and their share of the overall equity value of all US stocks also surged from 6.5% to 14.9%.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

Online gaming and entertainment platform Roblox is holding off on a public listing after the U.S. A funding round earlier this month put Roblox’s valuation at $29.5 Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised concerns, Reuters reported on Friday (Jan. 29), citing an employee memo. billion, up from just $4 billion almost a year ago.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Valuations are high. The interesting wrinkle here is that Silver Lake might be among the marquee names in technology investments — and with the latest deal has said that the investment would “help drive the next phase of CFG’s growth in the fast-growing premium sports and entertainment content market.”. Not just in the stock market.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Additionally, Morgan Stanley reiterated it as overweight, noting hardware subscriptions as a key catalyst for moving the market toward a loan-to-value valuation. Apple – Shares of the technology giant gained 8.9% as rates dropped, lifting the broader tech sector. Tapestry – The retailer behind Coach and Kate Spade added 4.2%

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

The firm has since expanded into additional market segments, including travel, entertainment, retail, gaming and more. The firm, which now has a valuation of $10.2 By far, the largest investment round of the week goes to robotics process automation company UiPath, which secured $225 million in Series E investment, announced this week.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The new deal with the other companies gives DraftKings a valuation of $3.3 I look forward to building significantly upon our goals of continuing our state-by-state rollout and creating the most entertaining and engaging customer experiences for sports fans globally.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The new deal with the other companies gives DraftKings a valuation of $3.3 I look forward to building significantly upon our goals of continuing our state-by-state rollout and creating the most entertaining and engaging customer experiences for sports fans globally.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Elsewhere in the filing, the sectors in which Virgin Group operates are listed as travel and leisure, financial services, health and wellness, technology and internet-enabled, music and entertainment, media and mobile, space, and renewable energy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

He did it again when VHS then DVD were the bleeding edge of home entertainment, and movie studio executives suddenly had to offer terms to Bezos typically reserved for their biggest retail whales. The company’s valuation at the time was in the neighborhood of $300 million. Meet the New Boss.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The companies include iQiyi, a video platform company and Nio, an electric car maker, as well as Tencent Music Entertainment. That said, longer term, Chinese companies have benefited from US listings, with the validation of more institutional shareholders and higher valuations.” .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

The companies included iQiyi, a video platform company, and NIO, an electric car maker, as well as Tencent Music Entertainment Group. listings, with the validation of more institutional shareholders and higher valuations.”. The level of new issuance of Chinese companies in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The companies include iQiyi, a video platform company; Nio, an electric car maker; and Tencent Music Entertainment. listings, with the validation of more institutional shareholders and higher valuations.”. The level of new issuance of Chinese companies in the U.S. The level of new issuance of Chinese companies in the U.S.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The domicile of a bank explains nearly 70% of underlying valuations. Most banks are in trouble because of geography, scale, differentiation, and business model," the firm pointed out, adding that differentiated banks might have an edge over their peers.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this post, I will look at the levers that drive Paytm's value, and you can make your judgments on where you think this offering will lead in terms of valuation and pricing. I know that there are many on both sides of the value divide who will disagree with me on my story and valuation, and that is par for the course.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Tencent, China’s popular online and entertainment company, saw its slowest sales growth since it went public in 2004, as it battled a sputtering economy and tried to revitalize a gaming division that’s seen some setbacks, according to a report by Bloomberg. The rise was aided by a one-time gain of upwards of $1.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Postmates has a valuation of $1.85 We have never even entertained the thought that we could disguise the pickup fee from you, so we can subsidize it with the tips you’re getting.”. We are now putting the money we have raised to great use.”. billion, compared to $7.1 billion for DoorDash. Postmates, however, doesn’t only deliver food.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Baskin said the early days of sheltering in place saw shoppers buying books and media to entertain themselves or their kids, paired with a complete drop-off in travel books. Then as the pandemic went on, people wanted to make better use of their time, and we saw a lot of non-fiction and lifestyle books being bought,” Baskin told Power Retail.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

companies as they reassess their valuations in anticipation of higher interest rates. Meta Platforms Inc. suffered the largest-ever loss. The dramatic moves suggest investors are moving quickly to draw distinctions among the growth prospects of some of the biggest U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

While one nation (guess which one) ponders whether it wants to entertain an existential crisis or not, firms can have their own moments of soul-searching, too. The site noted that both funds have seesawed their valuations across the past several quarters. We promise not to mention the U.S. election in this week’s Unicorn Tracker.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Some have become victims of rising interest rates , changing consumer tastes and stretched valuations. Gone, several investors said, are the days in which the stocks logged a simultaneous ascent and attracted crowds of fans. Those that have fallen short of high investor expectations have paid dearly in the market. AAPL -0.17%.

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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. Disruption’s Dark Side : Among the bad businesses, note the presence of entertainment, a historically good business that has seen its business model disrupted, by new entrants into the business.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 25, 2023

If you want to see how intrinsic valuation would work at a sports franchise, you are welcome to check out my intrinsic valuation of the Los Angeles Clippers , when Steve Ballmer offered $2 billion for that franchise in 2014. billion pricing with an intrinsic valuation is beyond reach. billion, with current profitability, $2.7

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

So along those lines, there are some venture firms that don’t really seem to care a lot about valuations and others seem to focus on a little bit. Is valuation significant, or is it, hey, we’re going to make 100 investments and if two or three workout, the valuations are irrelevant? How do you fall in that spectrum?

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

But there’s always gotta be some element of the valuation really being compelling. But even in the book I wrote in 2014, you could see that the focus on competitive advantage can never be absolute, you always have to take valuation into consideration. But maybe second to valuation as a primary consideration.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

That comes at a bad time for the toy industry, generally, which isn’t facing competition from other toys, but from other ways that kids now entertain themselves: iPads and apps. There is no toy business without Toys ‘R’ Us,” noted Isaac Larian, chief executive of MGA Entertainment, the company behind toy brands such as L.O.L.

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