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Uncertainty Is All Around

Fpanda Club

Various types of uncertainty can be well illustrated by the so-called Rumsfeld matrix widely used in risk analysis and risk management. Analysts should look for concentrations of revenue and high dependencies in operations in all this variety of factors to identify vulnerabilities of the firm.

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What is Quality of Earnings?

CFO Share

Sales concentrations and/or backlog risk. Analysis of inventory reserves and allowances. Changes in accounting practices or procedures. Unusual or nonrecurring items of income or expense. Transactions with related parties. Inability to prove cash impact from accrued items.

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Data Update 4 for 2024: Danger and Opportunity - Bringing Risk into the Equation!

Musings on Markets

The first is liquidity, with markets with less trading and liquidity exhibiting low price-based risk scores across the board. That may sound like a contradiction, but it does reflect the divide between measures of total risk (like the price range and standard deviation) and measures of just market risk (like the beta).