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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In other published reports , Krim brushed aside the lower valuations, calling them “moments in time.”. billion valuation implied by its latest fundraising round. Funding those plans, at least (partly) through the first go-round of a public offering, may have generated enthusiasm not long ago.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

That round was raised against a $1 billion valuation, leading Thrasio to claim that it is the fastest-ever U.S. There’s a strategic planning process where the Thasio brand manager gets a document that details the history of the product, including its competitors, ranking, threats and opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

billion in valuation this year, with funding from companies like Sequoia, Accel and Index Ventures, among others. Bird launched a new scooter model in September and set about trying to market it directly to customers rather than relying on retailers. The discussions with Credit Suisse are so early as of Monday (Nov.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The firm plans to invest $310 million in early-stage startups and $370 million in growth-stage startups, the report stated. Axios Media , mobile games publisher Scopely and the Gwyneth Paltrow-started lifestyle startup Goop are all among Greycroft's existing profile. IPOs had fallen after the initial onset of the pandemic.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Just last week, the company announced the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service that provides customers with broadened delivery and/or pickup options, enabling them to order via Instacart and pick up the groceries at retailers. Instacart Raises $271M on $7.8B

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JANUARY 27, 2020

forecasts that its initial public offering (IPO) valuation will be far under the approximate $1 billion it had for its most recent funding. The IPO would provide the company with a valuation of $768 million and would bring in $182.4 eCommerce mattress merchant Casper Sleep Inc. Casper , for its part, was valued at $1.1

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JULY 15, 2020

The company has worked with over 12,000 retailers and brands over the years, including big names like Dell and Best Buy , for needs such as fulfilling orders and setting up deliveries. NCino, for example, announced it was planning to raise as much as $253.5

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Meme stocks — A group of so-called meme stocks skyrocketed Wednesday as retail investors jumped into speculative trades again. Alphabet — Alphabet shares rose more than 2% after Germany’s competition regulator said it plans to order a redesign of the options Google offers users for opting out of its cross-service user data processing.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Affirm , a FinTech that offers customers payment plans at the point of sale, is reportedly looking to raise around $1.5 Recently, Affirm raised $300 million in a Series F round led by Thrive, at a valuation of $3 billion. Affirm gives shoppers payment plans for smaller items, and allows them to create their own personalized plans.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Instacart, the retailers’ delivery service, raised $600 million in a fresh round of funding, giving it a valuation of $7.6 At that time, the company had a valuation of $4.35 At that time, the company had a valuation of $4.35 Grocery is the largest category within U.S.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

billion from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and DoorDash could see a valuation of $28 billion from its IPO. DoorDash Valuation Could Hit $28 Billion, Says It Has Only 3 Pct of US Market. DoorDash is reportedly seeing good demand for its IPO, boosting its estimated valuation rise to some $28 billion.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

In what would be Thailand’s biggest initial public offering (IPO), Central Retail Corporation, the country’s largest retailer, is looking to raise up to 81.1 Central Retail’s plans to go public would overtake the biggest listing in the country, BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Fund, which in 2013 notched 62 billion baht.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Carvana — The stock rose more than 5% after the auto retailer said it would adopt a tax asset preservation plan, enabling Carvana to maintain the availability of net operating loss carryforwards. The firm said the streaming stock has a full valuation and the lowest visibility among peers. Roku — Shares dipped 2.2%

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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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JANUARY 25, 2021

The former CFO of Zalando SE, one of Europe’s most successful eCommerce retailers, Kemper was instrumental in leading the company’s IPO in 2014 on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Its most recent valuation was $3.5 In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Salesforce — Shares of the cloud-based software company jumped more than 3% after Salesforce announced that it is cutting 10% of its personnel and reducing some office space as part of a restructuring plan. In 2021, GE revealed plans to break up into three companies so it can focus on its aviation business.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that retirement plan sponsors currently using financial advisors to support their plan are overwhelmingly satisfied with the service they receive, which also leads to improved retirement savings for their employees. Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com.

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JUNE 26, 2020

percent haircut from its previous post-money valuation of $3.2 Before COVID-19 put the kibosh on it, Zoox planned to launch a ride-sharing service pilot program this year, the paper reported. If it closes, the deal would represent Amazon’s second-biggest acquisition since the 2009 purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos for $1.2

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Reliance Industries is considering selling an additional 8-10% stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) to raise funds for expansion and debt retirement before its planned IPO.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. 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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DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news, GoCardless raised $95 million in a funding round, and BarkBox plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Billion Valuation. The question remains: As investors crowd the space, and as retail use cases (slowly) develop, will the rally have legs or run dry?

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

The company, which is said to have enlisted the help of Morgan Stanley, is looking for a valuation north of $600 million, CNBC reported. UNTUCKit has 50 stores around the country and plans to add another 100 to its roster.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Existing investors also participated in the round, putting sweetgreen’s valuation at $1.6 We’re building a new type of food company and a sustainable supply chain to challenge how we think about real food, explore innovative new retail formats, and elevate the consumer experience,” said Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO of sweetgreen. .

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APRIL 9, 2018

Due to its deal to merge with Rite Aid , Albertsons is withdrawing its plan for an initial public offering (IPO). The company’s plan was to go public by the end of 2017 and relaunch with a narrower price range, tapping investors who had shown interest back in 2015. billion valuation it targeted in 2015.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Read the analysis about these announcements in this month’s column, and a discussion of more trends in advisor technology, including: eMoney Advisor launches a new Explore feature that helps clients move past just planning for their goals and instead have the opportunity to see what other goals might even be possible in the first place.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

And rage they did, with digital sales blowing past storefront and mall retail. The new survey confirms a trend that’s been building for at least two years, which was greatly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its icy effect on physical retail. consumers taken on Saturday (Nov. 28), as Black Friday sales were raging.

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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. GM plans to invest $6.5 Kohl’s shares closed Friday at $46.84.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Coffee startup Luckin plans to open 2,500 new stores in China this year to overtake Starbucks in the country. Luckin plans to open a total of more than 4,500 stores by the end of 2019, which would overtake Starbucks, which has more than 3,600 stores in the country. The company plans to open another 2,000 stores by 2021.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

As Amazon moves to strengthen its physical retail presence in India, the eCommerce retailer is reportedly in late-stage discussions to acquire up to 10 percent of Future Retail Ltd. The Indian supermarket firm is looking for a roughly 20 billion rupee valuation from Amazon for the stake, Bloomberg reported.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Unnamed sources claim the firm could soon debut details for the first phase of the plan, The Wall Street Journal reported. While the deal’s terms were not disclosed, HotelTonight’s last valuation was $463 million in 2017. It was also reported that Marriott would enable guests of home shares to earn and redeem loyalty points.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Global Fashion Group has seen its valuation more than halved by Rocket Internet, owner of about 23 percent of the eCommerce company. We’re excellently positioned in countries and regions where you see a massive shift from offline to online,” Global Fashion Group CEO Romain Voog said in a phone interview with Internet Retailer. “We

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Venture capital cash has been flowing this year to companies that plan to buy up sellers on Amazon and help them grow. The company said it is profitable and boasts of unicorn status with a valuation of $1 billion. The latest such deal has Berlin-based SellerX landing 100 million euros ($118 million) of financing, reported Tech.eu.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For instance, India has emerged as a battleground for online retail and digital, mobile payments, with tech startups in that country raising some $10.5 billion valuation and raised $1 billion in a funding round in December (it was unclear how much Tencent has invested into the company). Tencent was part of that action.

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JULY 17, 2020

Local reports in Naija247News noted the company aims to digitize retail supply chains and address the industry’s fragmentation as it looks to expand into new markets on the continent. Further, the company is stepping into the FinTech arena, with plans to roll out financial products like credit facilities for retail buyers.

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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.

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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. India’s Flipkart Group , the eCommerce firm owned largely by Walmart Inc.,

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