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. In this role, the cost of capital is an opportunity cost, measuring returns you can earn on investments on equivalent risk.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 18, 2025

This analysis underscores critical takeaways for those leaders shaping investment strategies. This trend is echoed in similar PE outlooks , emphasizing that rate cuts from 2024 highs have spurred improved valuations and renewed investor confidence. However, deal values declined amid weaker demand in manufacturing.

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Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

In the last four decades, computer chips have become part of almost everything we use, from appliances to automobiles, and the companies that manufacture these chips have seen their fortunes rise, and sometimes be put at risk, as technology shifts. From High Growth to Maturity!

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VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

How Attention to Inventory Can Make or Break Manufacturers A major factor in determining the success of a manufacturer is how well it manages its inventory. When manufacturers have too little inventory, they can’t fully meet customer demands and lose out on revenue as a result. A benchmark exercise can also provide insight here.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 19, 2025

This analysis underscores critical takeaways for those leaders shaping investment strategies. This trend is echoed in similar PE outlooks , emphasizing that rate cuts from 2024 highs have spurred improved valuations and renewed investor confidence. However, deal values declined amid weaker demand in manufacturing.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2023

manufacturing sector, by the measures of employment and service prices, has been in a recession for nearly 12 months. The expectations for the future economic outlook also appear in the valuations of equities, which tend to reflect how markets anticipate that corporate earnings will grow in the future. And even though U.S.

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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. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Despite years spent closely collaborating with CFOs as an investment banker, Lam tell us he quickly discovered a new level of accountability in the role. Over two decades, he honed his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, valuation, and strategic advisory, collaborating with CFOs on transformative deals.

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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 Talks

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Valuation: How to Determine the Right Price A major part of analysing an M&A deal is figuring out how much the target company is worth. This method is useful when there are other companies in the same market with known valuations. A combination of these methods is often used to ensure the valuation is accurate.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That bias notwithstanding, these seven companies have been extraordinary investments, not just in 2023, but over the last decade, and there are lessons that we can learn from looking at the past. I agree, but I remain a believer that intrinsic valuation is the only tool that you have for assessing whether g.

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Creative CFP

MARCH 5, 2021

Birkenstocks are adored for their arch support and hipster appeal – hardly the purview of high-finance – but at least two private equity firms expressed an interest in buying the sandal manufacturer, which was valued at between € 4–4.5 A valuation may be required for periodic reporting (i.e. How do we value a business?

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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. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company's capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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Creative CFP

MARCH 5, 2021

Birkenstocks are adored for their arch support and hipster appeal – hardly the purview of high-finance – but at least two private equity firms expressed an interest in buying the sandal manufacturer, which was valued at between € 4–4.5 A valuation may be required for periodic reporting (i.e.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2024

As has been the case for the past several quarters, the prevailing characteristic of the economy is one of bifurcation, with interest rate-sensitive sectors remaining in a recession (as evidenced by the manufacturing sector's 16-month-long contraction), while the services sector (which accounts for nearly 80% of U.S. GDP) continues to expand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Led by Permira, the London-based global investment firm, the investment values the startup at $1.5 At that valuation, Mirakl qualifies as a unicorn, the term used to describe a startup worth more than $1 billion. Mirakl provides online marketplace software to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, including Kroger Co.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

In the land of startups, and valuations of startups, it’s all about the Benjamins. Reports noted that the investment activity takes the valuation to $1.8 Speed is key in some verticals, such as financial services and manufacturing. And the bots. And the Benjamins that can be made from bots…. The 15-Year-Old Startup.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I am not an accountant, but I do rely on accounting statements for the raw data that I use in corporate finance and valuation. If you are a shareholder in a company, i.e., an equity investor, the measure that best reflects the profits the company made on the equity you invested in them is the earnings per share.

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Global Finance

JUNE 18, 2024

Hyundai’s IPO is being managed by investment banks Kotak Securities, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and HSBC. This includes the IPO of OYO, India’s most successful hospitality startup that is looking to raise $1 billion and Ola Electric, another venture backed start up manufacturing electric scooters, looking to raise approximately $600 million.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In parallel, I also noted that investors have to change the way they value and price companies, to reflect where they are in the life cycle, and how different investment philosophies lead you to concentrated picks in different phases of the life cycle.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Wynn Resorts — The casino and resort stock fell nearly 1% following a New York Post report that Wynn is looking to divest its online sports-betting unit for $500 million, a significant discount to the $3 billion valuation that has been floated in the past year. General Motors — The auto manufacturer saw shares slide 1.2%

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

Mobvoi was Google’s first direct China investment following the exit of its search engine from the country in 2010. Mobvoi, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has almost secured funding to value the company at upwards of $1 billion before an initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The new investments put Guangzhou-headquartered XPeng at a valuation of almost $4 billion, the sources told Reuters. The previous funding round put the company’s valuation at $3.57 12), citing sources. The crowded Chinese EV space has startups competing for funds and attention amid government cuts to subsidies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The B2B eCommerce space saw some of the biggest investments of the year for B2B FinTechs, a testament to investors' confidence in the evolution of the market. Only days ago, startup Spryker secured $130 million for its B2B eCommerce technology, while Mirakl landed $300 million in September, pumping the firm's valuation up to $1.5

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2024

If banks are more solid today, private lending remains subdued, with limited demand in a climate of low private investment. “We Firms have postponed investment decisions,” says Francisco Quintana, director of investment strategy at ING in Madrid, and lower rates could prompt them to make their move in the coming months.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

When it comes to venture capital investments in Asia, the top 10 deals were secured among China and Indonesia, said KPMG recently. After falling to a low level not seen since the first quarter in 2017, venture capital investment in China rose slightly in the third quarter this year. Report highlights.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

The big news came care of GM and SoftBank, in the form of a massive investment on SoftBank’s part in GM’s self-driving automotive ambitions. billion in investment dollars into GM’s self-driving unit, Cruise. On top of the new funds it has just announced, GM further plans to invest $1.1 billion in Cruise.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

SoftBank is gearing up to invest $2.25 Reuters , citing the companies, reported that the investment is coming from the SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund. Reuters noted it’s one of the fund’s biggest investments in self-driving technology. Cruise, as a result of the investment, has an $11.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Highlighting the increasing interest in this startup space is this week's B2B venture capital roundup, which recaps the final two weeks of 2020 in B2B FinTech investments. In addition to global expansion, the company said it plans to invest in its own infrastructure, reports said. million investment, Tech.eu Navisteps.

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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. Proceeds : The company's plans for what it intends to do with the proceeds are mixed.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It also held the group's investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures including insurance, textile manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics. Lenders are hoping for better valuations for the company because of the stakes it holds in the growing insurance ventures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. round out the rest of the investment activity. million investment round led by Thorney Investment Group, as well as John Dahlsen.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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. A low valuation customer who typically purchases high margin items later on is a good investment.

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