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Musings on Markets: Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

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To the extent that accountants mis-categorize expenses like leases and R&D, returns can be skewed, as can restructuring and one-time charges. That point is amplified by the accounting returns computations, since it looks like the actual returns earned by firms on their investments don’t meet their own expectations. .

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Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

Musings on Markets

To the extent that accountants mis-categorize expenses like leases and R&D, returns can be skewed, as can restructuring and one-time charges. I will use this data to draw three broad conclusions: Low Hurdle Rate ?

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The Corporate Life Cycle: Corporate Finance, Valuation and Investing Implications!

Musings on Markets

With more mature companies, as investment opportunities become scarcer, at least relative to available capital, the focus not surprisingly shifts to financing mix, with a lower hurdle rate being the pay off.