CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The prospect of tighter monetary policy has prompted investors to shift toward investments that are deemed safer. Valuations of Hong Kong-listed stocks are now quite reasonable, Mr. Ru said, adding that he doesn’t expect China’s internet sector to be hit with major regulatory changes this year. .

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Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C. and help identify most probable outcomes.

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CFO Network

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

But did you know that business valuation can give you more insight into your business than just the economic value? Keep reading to learn more about why business valuation is such an important process for every business. Business valuation is the best way to get proof of how well your business is doing year to year.

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Business valuation captures more than just your present position—it’s a mirror to your past efforts and a window to future possibilities. As we journey through this article, we’ll illuminate the core factors that breathe life into the valuation of your business. What factors influence business valuation?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Uber Technologies paved the way to receive a multi-billion-dollar investment led by SoftBank Group, after co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick reached a deal with Benchmark over board seats. SoftBank is leading an investment that could be for as much as $10 billion, with SoftBank contributing $1 billion or more.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment?

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

equity valuations: “Baby-boomers’ huge flow of 401K plan contributions helped to drive equities higher; now that ~70 million Boomers are retiring, when do demographics flip this from a huge positive to a net drag?” equity market since 1945 has shifted dramatically to different investment vehicles.

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 20, 2024

At the Money: Benefits of Quantitative Investing (March 20, 2024) Throughout history, investing has been a lot more “Art” than “Science.” For most of the last century, investing was a lot more art than science. What Works on Wall Street was the first quantitative equity investing work, more or less for the layperson.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Three: Benchmark Industry Profitability Ratios Your profit margin might look weak to you, but is it? Benchmark your industry before looking at your profitability so you know what to aim for. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. But how much are they really worth?

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CFO News

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The duality in the behavior of FPIs is explained by Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, stating that the primary market issues are mostly at fair valuations whereas the benchmark indices are trading at elevated valuations.

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VCFO

MAY 17, 2024

How can you be sure the decisions you are making are taking valuation in the right direction? Benchmarks A v360 roadmap also benchmarks your company against peers in your industry. A clear understanding of your company’s market value drivers will enable you to strategically invest in areas that yield the highest returns.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 29, 2025

Eventually, he becomes CEO of Voya when the parent company spun out the US holdings into a separate entity, really an a, a fairly unique career path and is sort of uniquely situated to look at the world of investing. We learned everything, you know, across from accounting to auditing to, to tax and valuation.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The valuation of GQG’s Adani investment has vaulted to $7 billion, validation for Jain who cut against the grain when he bought shares worth $1.9 But he and his fund managers have also bought several less flashy stocks in India that have surged over 50% this year, beating the 15% rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The San Francisco-based company is eyeing valuations from $4 billion to $5 billion, according to Bloomberg, and has seen its business grow amid COVID-19. The privately-held company lists its investors as including Benchmark, Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Riverwood Capital, Bond, Axel Springer and Comcast Ventures.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 27, 2023

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, in 2022, Eric and his wife Kali faced a tumultuous year the firm dipped from $600,000 to $500,000 of revenue run rate in just the first few months and because it coincided with the arrival of their first child they didn’t have the bandwidth and capacity to adapt, how, to help with capacity constraints, (..)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

Ride hailing app company Uber is reportedly considering an offer from an investment group that wants to own a bigger share of the company. The Recode news report noted the deal between would include the purchase of existing shares at a lower valuation. The pricing of the investment deal is currently a moving target, Recode reported.

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VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

A benchmark exercise can also provide insight here. 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. Request a Free Consultation from a vcfo expert who can help.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

led the investment in the FI, while CreditEase, LionTree and a slew of existing investors also joined the funding round. The company announced $103 million in Series E funding, CRN reports said this week, with backers at Premji Invest leading the investment. Cross Creek Advisors and previous backers also participated.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Additionally, many incumbent firms are restructuring by spinning off their payments divisions into standalone entities to capture higher valuations. Investment scams were particularly damaging, accounting for nearly half of these losses. One reason is that corporates like to cherry-pick assets that enhance their capabilities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

With tech IPOs on the rise, Benchmark partner Bill Gurley has declared that “it’s cool to go public again.”. Of course, Gurley has seen some of his own investments go public in recent months. Of course, Gurley has seen some of his own investments go public in recent months.

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Spreadym

JULY 14, 2023

Financial models are mathematical representations or frameworks used to analyze the financial performance and make predictions about the future financial outcomes of a business, project, or investment. Valuation models: Valuation models are used to determine the intrinsic value of a business, asset, or investment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The worries over valuations tied to unicorns, by now universally defined as the tech firms with implied valuations above $1 billion, have ebbed and flowed, depending on what time of the quarter or even the day it might be.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 21, 2020

Assets with strong fundamentals and low valuations create openings to new markets. Distressed debt urgently needs financing; and digital and automation investments can strengthen resilience and agility. Frequent structured communication on performance benchmarks and earning multiples, maintains investor confidence and stability.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

percent owned by CIBC Investments, a unit of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Spotify is readying to float in a matter of days, with reports in Reuters estimating the company’s valuation at about $19 billion. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S., The bank is 91.7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Other participating investors included prior backers Benchmark, Spark Capital and Index Ventures, according to reports. investments. The company now reportedly has a valuation of more than $500 million and has taken in $170 million in venture capital funding.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Three: Benchmark Industry Profitability Ratios Your profit margin might look weak to you, but is it? Benchmark your industry before looking at your profitability so you know what to aim for. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. But how much are they really worth?

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you’re all interested in macro investing, trend following, commodities, currencies, fixed income, various types of quantitative strategies, and most important of all, risk management, you’re going to find this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. John was one of our managers that we had, you know, our clients invest in.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

They are a publicly traded investment manager, stocks symbol DHIL, that have been public since day one since 2016. They do a number of things at Diamond Hill that many other investment shops don’t. And so I felt like all of those experiences just really led me to love investing. Brilliant is CEO of Diamond Hill.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

Alphabet and Saudi Arabia aren’t planning on selling any stock, but venture capital firm Benchmark – the company’s biggest seller – is offering 5.7 The earliest investors in ride-hailing company Uber are looking to sell about $1.3 million shares, according to a regulatory filing released on Friday (April 26).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Things were a bit more active on the Amazon front, with a big infrastructure investment pushing its market cap back over the $1 trillion line, a new B2B financing partnership with Goldman Sachs potentially in the offing and its expanding stores and services menu. Market Cap Watch: Back to the Trillionaire Club With Logistic Investments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

All of this [bad] news is expected to impact the rather complex investment deal that Uber and a SoftBank-led consortium are trying to close in order to add $7 billion to the $10 billion flow into Uber’s coffers. a share, a price that would decrease Uber’s $60 billion valuation by 30 percent. billion in funding.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I love finding these people who are just absolute rock stars within their space that most of the investing public probably is not familiar with, haven’t heard about them. Its index and its benchmark. Tremendous track record, unusual background comes from computer science and software and, and pivoted into quantitative investing.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 12, 2023

When setting expectations, the ability to calculate target productivity ratios of employees against industry benchmarks is illuminating for boards and potential investors. Capital raising Workforce planning data is increasingly relevant in due diligence processes in which investors evaluate organizations for potential investment.

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Capital & Invest America , is below. They invest primarily in private and public companies. 00:08:24 [Speaker Changed] No, in fact, that, in fact, I think they were still investing money off their balance sheet called FC Capital. Fiaco Cutler Capital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The fact that WeWork has failed to go public may mark a line in the sand, where public markets will not throw money to companies that are looking for capital and have valuations in the tens of billions of dollars. But not even getting out of the gate speaks to something larger. For WeWork , of course, the filing Monday (Sept.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 20, 2025

And the firm is really a very interesting mix of quantitative value-based and factor-based investing. People ask how does that relate to investing? How did that background help when it comes to modeling portfolios or applying those methods of statistical analysis to investing? It’s really none and all of the above.

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