Michigan CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This trend makes SaaS valuation increasingly important. This makes determining an accurate SaaS valuation difficult. By ensuring that the appropriate methods and models are used, SaaS companies can attain more accurate, higher valuations that provide leverage when seeking financing or negotiating sales.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

If you are interested, you can see my valuations from 2014 , 2016 and 2017. Tesla is built around an outsized personality : When valuing publicly traded companies, I seldom talk about its top management explicitly, since the numbers reflect what they bring to the firm.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Petco will file its initial public offering (IPO) with a valuation of almost $4 billion, according to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday (Jan. billion in 2019, with 66 percent of that number used to pay for pet food. In 2020, same-store sales spiked by 9.6

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 2, 2021

Just over a week ago, I valued Zomato ahead of its market debut, and as with almost every valuation that I do on this forum, I heard from many of you. The Prelude After I posted my valuation last week, I did find some of the portrayals of my post to be a little unsettling. Let me dispel both delusions.

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Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

That results in a corrected version of pre-tax operating margin for NVIDIA that was 37.83% and a pre-tax return on capital of 24.42% in 2021-2023: I also computed a sales to capital ratio, measuring the dollars of sales for each dollar of capital invested.

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CFO Simplified

AUGUST 7, 2023

Who should be on my team of advisors to navigate a potential sale? This starts with discussing exit planning every 90 days to evaluate and agree upon current exit planning topics including timing, valuation requirements, exit options, opportunities to increase company valuation, and an exit or hold decision. What’s My Passion?

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the price dropped below $200 today (October 30,2023), I decided that it was time for me to revisit and revalue the company, taking into account the news, financial and other, that has come out since my last valuation in January 2023, and to understand the dueling stories that are emerging about the company.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Talks have been revived for SoftBank to take itself private amid a series of disappointments to the company’s equity valuation compared to the value of its individual holdings, Financial Times (FT) writes. The last disposal is planned to be announced this week, as SoftBank will sell U.K.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What shall we make of private fundraising rounds that make valuation leaps, tacking on billions of dollars with each new capital raise? News about Chime ’s latest funding round might give pause when comparing the tech-savvy upstart’s valuation against some traditional banking players. billion, as CNBC reported. With the $14.5

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

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey from Charles Schwab indicates that advisors see technology as the biggest driver of change in the RIA industry, with the growing number of AdvisorTech solutions as the most frequently cited tech-related driver (..)

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Buenos Aires-based eCommerce market MercadoLibre has seen a boost thanks to the pandemic, with shares climbing above $1,000 and sales spiking, Bloomberg reported. The company’s value has leapt to $50 billion, higher than eBay’s $39 billion valuation. Some of them had never used eCommerce at all, Bloomberg reported.

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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. For the latter, I am reporting on the trailing 12-month numbers, to ensure that I have the calendar year numbers.)

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Possibly not, when it comes to valuation. The news this week that Dropbox , the file sharing firm, is coming public at well below the $10 billion it had seen in its latest fundraising round has raised much discussion about valuation. Because, of course, the numbers tell a story. Where magic abounds. High flying, or maybe not.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 17, 2022

“Tesla’s strategic use of semiconductors has lowered the number of chips required to produce vehicles” has cut lead times , and allowed the firm to make more cars with fewer chips. They also have an advantage over traditional automakers: An ability to quickly reprogram the firmware of chips.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon is returning to pursue a potential sale of the business. after it reported solid sales numbers for December. Costco posted net sales of $23.8 Costco posted net sales of $23.8 R1 RCM — Shares of the health-care technology firm soared 10.2% Doximity — Shares dropped 4.7%

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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. Updating the Numbers. to 14.9%.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 5, 2024

Also in industry news this week: A separate Supreme Court decision struck down the SEC's use of in-house judges to adjudicate cases involving civil penalties (unless both parties in the matter agree to it), likely setting up more settlement offers from the regulator to avoid a drawn-out legal process in the Federal court system At a time when it has (..)

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Gross Profit Margin: Your gross profit margin is the amount of your sales revenue minus the cost of your goods. Then divide that by your revenue. into the calculation.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The value of an asset is determined by its fundamentals – cash flows, growth and risk, and we attempt to estimate that value by bringing in these fundamentals into a construct like discounted cash flow valuation or a DCF. are unscathed (so far). Download spreadsheet As always, the normal caveats apply.

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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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Valuation Investments Manufacturing Marketing 83

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. For the latter, I am reporting on the trailing 12-month numbers, to ensure that I have the calendar year numbers.)

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Valuation Profit and Loss Numbers Advertising 99

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 7, 2023

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that a strong majority of financial advisory clients have maintained their trust in their advisors despite the investment market setbacks experienced last year A report from the SEC shows that a majority RIAs have mandatory arbitration clauses in their client agreements, a practice that has (..)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2018

Electric scooter-sharing startup Bird has authorized a new $200 million round of funding that bring its valuation to around $1 billion. Citing a certificate of incorporation filed in Delaware, TechCrunch reported that Bird has authorized the sale of 31.5 million new shares in its financing round at a value of $6.15

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In the direct-to-consumer sales race, in the sprint to get shoes on feet and apparel off the racks, Nike has evidently brought its A Game to digital. In the summer of 2017, the company said it would look to gain traction with what it called the Consumer Direct Offense, which in part looked to boost sales done through mobile devices.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Dividends come from earnings, and so those are sort of anchors to valuation. Jeremy Schwartz : And basically said that there’s huge Tech stocks, triple-digit PEs, you can never justify the valuations no matter what the growth rates are. Present value of future cash flows, any asset is present value of future cash flows.

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VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

How much is being charged to cost of sales? What is the percentage of the cost of sales to revenue? Ensuring Proper Inventory Valuation When inventory is not valued properly, turnover ratios return false information, affect cash, and cloud understanding of how investment in inventory is affecting the business.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Grab has been negotiating the funding for “a number of months,” according to TechCrunch, but the deal has not yet closed and is waiting on “secondary share sales from existing backers,” which could ultimately lower the company’s total valuation number. billion and $1.6

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

These models rely on foundational assumptions that vary depending on their purpose, whether assessing sales growth, evaluating investment opportunities, or exploring "what-if" scenarios. Business Valuation - Determining the value of assets or entire companies. Make informed adjustments to strategies based on these insights.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2016

After experiencing a spike in online sales to the tune of a year-over-year 60 percent increase in Q4 2015 earnings, Stein Mart CEO Jay Stein explained that while the overall numbers weren’t where he would’ve liked to see them — Q4 sales were down overall — there was still plenty to celebrate on the eCommerce side of things.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles on to the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrongly, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they value companies. So, how far has accounting come in bringing intangible assets on to balance sheets?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Or it may be a last gasp amid heightened valuations and investor enthusiasm, with a focus on a business model that has soared – and may, depending on how you look at it, face fresh challenges that crimp the drive to realizing black ink on the operating line. Here are five questions to ask as Door Dash opens on the market: 1.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Sources told the news service the Bengaluru-based online retailer will aim for a valuation of between $45 billion and $50 billion. If the company gets a valuation in that range, Walmart would have more than doubled its investment. The idea is to run up sales in the festive shopping season.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Gross Profit Margin: Your gross profit margin is the amount of your sales revenue minus the cost of your goods. Then divide that by your revenue. into the calculation.

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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. To the extent that these numbers are used in computing financial ratios, it will affect your measures of operating income and return on invested capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ant Group 's initial public offering (IPO) could be delayed by six months and its valuation reduced by quite a lot after its delay this week, a report from the Financial Times says, as new regulations come into play.

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