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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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Neither index is particularly representative, and currency effects contaminate both, but they tell the story of devastation in the two markets. I revisited my valuation of the index, with the updated values: Spreadsheet to value the S&P 500. There are two things to note in this valuation. Flight to Safety and Collectibles.

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Big Fizzles For Once High-Flying Unicorn Investors

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The problem with large investments – the type that run into the billions of dollars – is that just as gains can be astronomical, the losses can be devastating. billion rescue, and also said it had taken its valuation of the beleaguered workspace company down by 80 percent, to around $5 billion at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Data Update 4 for 2021: The Hurdle Rate Question!

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The third is currency, with hurdle rates, for any given project, varying across currencies. Currency I have studiously avoided dealing with currencies so far, by denominating all of my illustrations in US dollars, but that may strike some of you as avoidance. Cost of equity in US $ for German project = 1% + 1.1

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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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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A Temporary Retreat or Long Term Pull Back?

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For others, it can be the portion of their capital with the longest time horizon (pension fund savings or 401Ks, if you are a young investor, for example), where they believe that any losses on risk capital can be made up over time. moving towards zero, increasing the costs of staying on the sidelines.

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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

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To illustrate, consider a practice in valuation, where analysts are trained to add a small cap premium to discount rates for smaller companies, on the intuition that they are riskier than larger companies. It is true that the Turkish company will face more risk because of its location, but that is an issue separate from currency.

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Etsy: From Hot To Not To Hot Again

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billion valuation and shares trading at $14-16 a share. At its post-IPO valuation and share price, Etsy was roughly 52 times its adjusted earnings. A pretty impressive feat, considering at the time of its IPO Etsy wasn’t actually profitable yet. A little over a year ago, Etsy IPOed, mostly to a round of applause.