PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options have made a strong showing internationally in recent months as consumers shift both their buying and spending habits in response to COVID-19 and the resulting worldwide economic downturn. That’s helped push the payments firm’s valuation past $10 billion as it looks to expand business.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The companies aren’t saying what Klarna’s valuation is after the investment, but sources said $20 million is “much less than one percent of the company.”. “We Together we have worked hard on developing a unique solution for in-store and online that will delight customers, drive economic value and build loyalty,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

It’s also confusing at times as options for homeowners looking to stay afloat and in their residences during this unexpected and difficult economic downturn can be a bit complicated to untangle. Some segments will likely have a particularly long road to walk back, like travel, and could recover for the next three years or more.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

The combination of rising risk free rates (not just in US dollars, but also in other currencies) and surging risk premiums (default spreads and equity risk premiums) is pushing up corporate costs of capital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Whether WeWork – specifically, the parent company We, though we’ll use the names a bit interchangeably – files to go public at a reduced valuation, delays its IPO or scraps it altogether, there may be some handwriting on the wall. Suddenly, that Goldilocks scenario seems less a guarantee, as economic data hints at recession.

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VCFO

MAY 5, 2022

Unless it is a simple, small business, the valuation of the business can be complicated. Engaging valuation expertise is a good way to pave the path to success. Also, never forget that there is tremendous leverage in the LOI stage of the transaction. Third, clearly understand the ultimate exit goal.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 6, 2024

NBV – Balance Sheet Relationship NBV plays an essential role, especially in the valuation of Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) on the balance sheet. Useful Life: The asset should have a predetermined useful life exceeding one year, indicating that it will contribute economic benefits over multiple periods.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You graduate Harvard in 1990, with an Economics and Computer Science degree, perfect for the explosion of the Internet; a PhD from MIT and Information Technology in ‘96. is about broadening access to knowledge, capital and well-being by leveraging existing networks and protocols, and building trusted brands. It’s tiny.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 13, 2022

The combination of rising risk free rates (not just in US dollars, but also in other currencies) and surging risk premiums (default spreads and equity risk premiums) is pushing up corporate costs of capital.

Currencies 81

Currencies Economics Valuation Treasury 81

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The key is to encourage accounting graduates to learn how to leverage upon new and emerging technologies, work with structured and unstructured data, conduct data storytelling effectively and most importantly, adapt in a fast moving business environment with changing business models and evolving business needs.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

Data: Trickle to a Flood! It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. By the same token, it is impossible to use a pricing metric (PE or EV to EBITDA), without a sense of the cross sectional distribution of that metric at the time.

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E78 Partners

APRIL 13, 2023

Private equity firms try to increase its value through various strategies such as implementing an inorganic growth plan, improving processes and systems that will enable scaling and operating leverage, and improve operational efficiency and productivity.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So, so let’s talk a little bit about your, your background ba in economics from Dartmouth. But there wasn’t an active m and a business, there wasn’t a leveraged finance business. 00:14:00 [Speaker Changed] And they were also an amazing, they, they picked Julius successfully leveraged two really great trends.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Treasurers are expected to grapple with the implications of these shifts and strategise on leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and adapt to the evolving work environment. Conclusion The treasury landscape in 2024 is marked by multifaceted challenges, ranging from geopolitical uncertainties to economic risks and staffing changes.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 6, 2023

It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. Thus, without a sense of what comprises a high or low profit margin for a firm, or what the cost of capital is for the typical company, it is easy to create "fairy tale" valuations and analyses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Just like the original notion of giving idle black car drivers an opportunity to fill in the gaps between appointments with a few gigs, those drivers now powered a local fleet that could leverage its logistics expertise to expand the Uber ecosystem and power new services. One of those is Uber Eats , which launched in 2014.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

While RIA M&A activity has been red hot during the past couple of years, a survey suggests that advisors are expecting lower valuations in 2023. And when it comes to leveraging social media, while having a presence on sites like LinkedIn and Facebook can be valuable, going deeper by seeking out connections of current clients (e.g.,

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Often business models are borne out, not just on a unit economics, but become profitable by dent of scale. When you have find opportunity, you figure out how to exploit it for all of its potential economic value. And by the way, in economic terms and unit economic terms, you can support. You look for opportunity.

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CHANCELLOR: And look — yeah, but then if you look at the valuation of the market at that time, the market was — the U.S. CHANCELLOR: And look — yeah, but then if you look at the valuation of the market at that time, the market was — the U.S. All our economic actions are taking place across time.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

That’s where a little history — and a lot of economics — can help. EBay gave PayPal a customer base of millions to leverage and get on board. Now, 48 hours and $400 later , you too can be the proud owner of a platform ready to launch your very own “Uber of X!”. PayPal had eBay in the late 90s and early 2000s. Here are some examples.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

It is no wonder that investors and analysts who collect more and build bigger models, to value young companies, expecting that they will get better valuations, find frustrations instead.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

According to the report , “Alipay’s new PSD2 license in Luxembourg will allow the group to leverage the EU passport to serve its customers across Europe in the future and connect Chinese users with merchants in EU countries.”. Monzo recently achieved a valuation of $1.3 Monzo recently achieved a valuation of $1.3

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Jedox Finance

JULY 11, 2023

To leverage these technology investments, finance teams have also honed their organizational networks by partnering with diverse and often faraway global business units. Conversely, late adoption and omissions will pose challenges such as a reduction in market share, blacklisting, and severe penalties.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Uber’s valuation is pegged at $100 billion. Lyft’s valuation is less than 20 percent of that. And any other use cases businesses and people might dream up that can leverage their platform assets. Others, those who understand platform economics, beg to differ. Uber considers its competitors to be Amazon and Alphabet.

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Transportation Healthcare Economics Leverage 73

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive. In 2021, elevated equity valuations and relatively low bond yields led the researchers to suggest 3.3% How advisors can benefit from reviewing their list of clients and letting go those who are no longer good fits for the firm.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 12, 2023

When focusing on growth ambitions, organizations must consider the variables that affect hiring and deploying a high-performing workforce, including economic uncertainty, talent shortages, and hybridized workplaces. That agility and flexibility is important as markets go from bullish to bearish, resulting in falling valuations.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

economics, correct. RITHOLTZ: Oh, not the control, just the economics. capital problem helps improve our economic sharing …. You know, we’ve talked about sale leaseback, we’ve talked about music royalties, talked about film and TV royalties, asset-based lending in addition to just casual lending and leverage loans.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It is no wonder that investors and analysts who collect more and build bigger models, to value young companies, expecting that they will get better valuations, find frustrations instead.

Hurdle Rate 67

Hurdle Rate Currencies Investments Corporate Finance 67

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And you can go long, you can go short, you can have leverage, you could have higher exposure levels, but the securities are in the liquid public markets versus private equity, which are in illiquid private markets. The best example I always love to give is that Amazon’s last private round was at a $60 million post money valuation.

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And when they look at a sector, they want to be long, the very best stocks at the best valuations they can, and short the worst stocks at the worst valuations. 00:38:26 [Speaker Changed] So if I say to you, US has been really strong economically and Japan has been doing well, but Europe has been limping along.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

By leveraging the mobile phone and existing platforms, such as the Apple and Android mobile operating systems and the payments rails, the cloud, a variety of technologies like GPS and apps like Maps in 2009, Uber’s platform is totally transforming the transportation sector. The story of Uber is, by now, well-trodden turf.

Transportation 76

Transportation Investments Technology Valuation 76

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 5, 2024

So I switched to be an economics major. I graduated economics with, with a lot of coursework in accounting and finance. What happened over the last year and a half or so is rates went up and valuations went down. I found out quickly that’s not what I wanted to do. Huh, 00:03:07 [Speaker Changed] Interesting.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Because the economics of profitability start showing up particularly when you’re starting to hire other advisors and staff and team. So, last year, valuations were high, interest rates were low. So, you can really leverage all of the tools and you just show how much tremendous value you can add. Is it at 1.5%?

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Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 13, 2023

The exposure you get in investment banking, I was a leveraged finance banker by background. And so we go back to the basics of what our job should be, risk underwriting, risk assessment, asset prices are different from asset valuation. I mean the valuation is the future cash flow discounted at a risk-free rate plus a risk premium.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Checkout.com Raises $150M On $5B Valuation. Melyssa Barrett, vice president of Identity and Risk Products at Visa, tells Karen Webster how it’s leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and its proprietary database of more than 100 million application records to do it. billion euros ($2.1

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

And I think a lot of investors and, and lenders and really lost their way and agreed to terms and conditions that in under today’s market environment would not be acceptable levels of leverage that would not work. Tell us about what’s going on today that makes it so interesting. It’s still in the double digits.

Investments 52

Investments Economics Banking Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

MCCARTHY: I’d back up actually a little bit further in thinking about how did I get there, because I don’t think it was very obvious actually that I would come out of Yale with an ethics, politics and economics degree — RITHOLTZ: Perfect really, right? MCCARTHY: — and end up in M&A on Wall Street.

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