Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The first was the response that I received to my last data update , where I looked at the profitability of businesses, and specifically at how a comparison of accounting returns on equity (capital) to costs of equity (capital) can yield a measure of excess returns.

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CFO Simplified

MAY 14, 2024

Think of restaurants, grocery stores, pharmaceutical companies. This requires more management because the risk of loss is greater, and the loss is instantaneous, and irrecoverable. In the pharmaceutical industry, drugs have a certain shelf life before they become unsafe, or their efficacy is reduced.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Even a cursory examination of the the Nifty Fifty , the stocks that drove US equities upwards in the early 1970s, reveals companies like Coca Cola and Gilette, where brand name was a significant contributor to value, as well as pharmaceutical companies like Bristol-Myers and Pfizer, which derived a large portion of their value from patents.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

Shares in African eCommerce company Jumia Technologies took a dive on Monday (May 13) after Q1 losses were reported to be bigger than the year before, according to a report from Bloomberg. The firm became well-known after it targeted Valeant , a pharmaceutical firm. The company’s Q1 operating losses increased to 45.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

TruTag offered no immediate comment, but news of the funding round comes not only amid an ongoing push to enable more online pharmaceutical sales and delivery, but also an increasing focus on the global problem of counterfeit goods. In fact, medical items and pharmaceuticals are typically the most-seized products. Counterfeit Trends.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

TruTag offered no immediate comment, but news of the funding round comes not only amid an ongoing push to enable more online pharmaceutical sales and delivery, but also an increasing focus on the global problem of counterfeit goods. In fact, medical items and pharmaceuticals are typically the most-seized products. Counterfeit Trends.

Pharmaceutical 40

Pharmaceutical Profit and Loss Manufacturing Sales 40

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the value crowd, bereft of victories for a long time, may be inclined to do a victory dance, it is worth noting that the same phenomenon occurred between February and March of 2020, at the start of the COVID crisis, but that growth companies quickly recouped their losses and finished ahead of mature companies by the end of 2020.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

While the value crowd, bereft of victories for a long time, may be inclined to do a victory dance, it is worth noting that the same phenomenon occurred between February and March of 2020, at the start of the COVID crisis, but that growth companies quickly recouped their losses and finished ahead of mature companies by the end of 2020.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

He suggested Blue Lagoon, a well-regarded Icelandic Spa with a history of profitability, that was finding its existence under threat, as a result of volcanic activity in Southwest Iceland. The market capitalization of many young pharmaceutical company have been wiped out by the failure of blockbuster drug, in trials.

Investments 76

Investments Valuation Profit and Loss Marketing 76

Finvisage

JANUARY 2, 2020

The objective of TCI is to indemnify the supplier against losses which arise as a consequence of a buyer’s inability to pay. It does not aim to replace profits lost on the transaction. Industry groups have started stockpiling vital goods, for instance non-perishable food products, pharmaceutical supplies and vaccinations.

Construction 52

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In that paper, she posited that platform-based companies prioritized growth over profits, using their platform size to decimate competition, and that antitrust laws would have to be retooled to rein in these companies. In short, while Ms.

Advertising 75

Advertising Profit and Loss Economics Entertainment 75

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They announced a $640 million loss and ouch. But if, if it has a history of not being profitable, you you really want to exclude that. The visibility on earnings they grew but they stayed profitable as, as they grew. So big loss. A 99% loss on 1.1% So I took that. That was real money. Real money.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2023

But as a private equity owner, again, first of all, you do invest heavily of your own money in the transactions, plus you have additional ownership through, you know, the carried interest, the profits interests. You got 60 percent of losses ahead of you. And there are some industries that are inherently subject to changing conditions.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Leverage Numbers 105

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And it became the most profitable private equity investment ever made and — it is true. And Blackstone’s funds through that period, generated substantial profits because we had made those good choices, not just about the investments — RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: Is that true? That’s amazing.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 8, 2024

I’m 00:19:11 [Speaker Changed] Really intrigued by the concept at some of the big pharma, the big pharmaceutical companies and their pipeline. Either you’re betting Covid was gonna stick around in a much broader way than it did and continue to drive profits, but then the rest of your portfolio has other issues.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As companies mature, with business models delivering profits and reinvestment needs declining, it is not surprising the companies look outward, with acquisitions often entering the equation. Thus, for foundations and perhaps even some endowment funds, investing green with as little loss in returns as possible becomes the mission statement.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 15, 2025

Blue-collar workers in developed markets : The flip side of the rise of China and other countries as manufacturing hubs, with lower costs of operation, has been the loss of manufacturing clout and jobs for the West, with factory workers in the United States, UK and Europe bearing the brunt of the cost.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Profiteering fraud. It just, the, the, the profiteering really was utterly insane. That the focus on profits, on pleasing shareholders and on profits that can be sustainable means that, that, that the response in a pandemic isn’t going to be what you think. Absolute disaster. And that was it.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Manufacturing Leadership Profit and Loss 59