CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

To start the year, I returned to a ritual that I have practiced for thirty years, and that is to take a look at not just market changes over the last year, but also to get measures of the financial standing and practices of companies around the world. Happy New Year, and I hope that 2022 brings you good tidings!

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Creative CFP

AUGUST 31, 2022

For South African business owners, the economic stability of Europe coupled with business-friendly legislation makes the continent a desirable place for expansion. While these companies operate in the same industry, we found the comparative valuations to be vastly different.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

The company's valuation after this funding round is now 1.2 The new valuation is lower than the previous one, so industry observers see this as a down round, TechCrunch reported, and the previous valuation may have been overheated since the pandemic skewed things for businesses globally. The company also now has over 4.8

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion I estimated in 2021 (year 8 in my IPO valuation) as revenues in my IPO valuation of the company in November 2013, and its operating margin, even with generous assumptions on R&D, was 19.02% in 2021, still below my estimate of 19.76% in that year. billion, well below the $9.6 billion, with a value per share of $10.91.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. I believe it is, since failure to do so can have both valuation and pricing consequences. billion assessed by accountants.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. That said, about 31% of the net profits of all publicly traded firms listed globally in 2021 were generated by financial service firms; that percent is lower in the US and higher in emerging markets.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you are in that group, the sovereign CDS market offers market-based and real-time measures of sovereign default risk, although for only 80 countries, and the map below reports the sovereign CDS spreads, as of June 30, 2022 : Source: Bloomberg. Country Risk: Equity Risk .

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

at an event honoring London School of Economics — her alma mater — on its 125th anniversary. “We 13 release of its next “World Economic Outlook.”. Emerging markets and low-income and fragile states continue to face a precarious situation. “The IMF in June projected a severe global GDP contraction in 2020.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

On a day that saw a stock market rout – particularly on the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which was down a percent – in at least some areas of finance, investors remain sanguine. Perhaps “overly optimistic” might be the mindset that marks private markets. Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion).

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 10, 2023

The market clearly had a very different view, as the stock premiered at ₹ 74 per share and soared into the stratosphere, peaking at ₹ 169 per share in late 2021. My IPO Valuation. On July 21, 2021, I valued Zomato just ahead of its initial public offering at about ₹ 41 per share.

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Future CFO

JULY 5, 2023

The IPO markets in China and Hong Kong to become more robust in 2H 2023, said Deloitte China's Capital Market Services Group (CMSG) recently. The CMSG expects the A share market will have had 174 new listings raising RMB209.5 The post IPO markets in China and Hong Kong more robust in 2H 2023 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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JULY 23, 2019

The Series D funding round tips Bird’s valuation above the $2.3 billion where it was pegged last year, double the startup’s previous valuation, three people with knowledge of the deal told reporters on Monday (July 22). The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Stripe, the payments startup, has raised $245 million in a new round of venture funding, giving the company a valuation of $20 billion. Stripe’s latest fundraising also underscores the strong environment for startups to raise money and garner huge valuations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The first day of Davos — the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Switzerland — featured panels and commentary about business and economics, as has been customary. among other initiatives — but perhaps less optimistic about economic growth.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 5, 2023

stock market has, on average, outperformed international equities over the last 15 years since emerging from the Great Recession of 2008, many investors argue that international diversification is a poor allocation of dollars that would otherwise be earning more in the U.S. As the U.S. The outperformance of U.S. The outperformance of U.S.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 26, 2023

One of the big news stories of last week was Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter, and the market’s response to that news was to push up Twitter’s stock price by almost 10%. In contrast, consider Yahoo!,

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion. The latest round of funding implies investors are still interested in the cryptocurrency market despite the steep declines in the price of many of the digital tokens.

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Future CFO

JULY 19, 2022

The IPO market in Hong Kong is set to slow in 2002, said Deloitte China recently wen releasing its interim review and outlook for the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong markets. As a result, the IPO market in Hong Kong is expected to see slower performance in 2022 compared with the past four years. billion in 1H 2022.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Airbnb, which is reportedly seeking a significantly higher valuation than originally expected for its initial public offering (IPO), wrote in a recent filing that the company has only captured a tiny piece of what it sees as a $3.4 trillion total addressable market. “We The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources Monday (Nov.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 28, 2020

The real valuation problems today are much more evident in private equity markets, says Jason DeSena Trennert.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. However, high valuations, deal complexity, competition for high-quality assets and pandemic-fuelled supply chain disruption will continue to have knock-on consequences for dealmakers, he noted. M&A cycles changing.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the WeWork IPO – rather, the shelving of that IPO , at least for now – heralds the end of rich valuations for firms viewed as entrenched in the early stages of disruption. Most notably, Stripe has said it will not tap markets through an IPO. We’re quite early in this opportunity.”.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

billion from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and DoorDash could see a valuation of $28 billion from its IPO. Record demand for goods has helped merchants’ bottom line during a challenging economic time due to the worldwide pandemic. DoorDash Valuation Could Hit $28 Billion, Says It Has Only 3 Pct of US Market.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Meanwhile, as American stocks plummet amid concerns regarding the coronavirus’s economic impact, Microsoft ’s and Apple ’s valuations of more than $1 trillion could be put into jeopardy, Bloomberg reported. Microsoft and Apple investors have seen their market value fall from over $1.4 trillion apiece. trillion apiece.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 7, 2023

My end-of-week, market’s-closed-but-BLS-open Good Friday reads: • Here’s What Happens at the IRS After You File Your Taxes Refunds can come in five days—or a few months. American Prospect ) see also Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy : The alleged science doesn’t match up to the real world.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 23, 2023

At the start of 2022, it feels like Groundhog Day, with the same questions about economic growth and inflation looming for the year, and the same judgment about stocks, i.e., that they look expensive. US Equities, by sub-group It has always true that when markets move, up or down, not all sectors and sub-groups are treated equally.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Autodesk noted a challenging economic environment and said customers were more reluctant to sign longer-term contracts. in the premarket after Citi upgraded the stock to neutral from sell, citing valuation. The stock tumbled 9.8% in premarket trading. Guess (GES) – Guess lost 6.1% Credit Suisse shareholders approved a $4.2

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 24, 2023

If you spend any time with FinTV – even if it’s muted in the background – you would have been treated to a debate as to “ Are we in a new bull market? ” Sometimes it’s phrased as “ Is the bear market over? ” I believe this is the wrong way to think about bull and bear markets. Paret’s discussion of overseas gains.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

After a monstrous 68% recovery from the March 2020 pandemic low, and another nearly 30% gain in 2021, markets decided to have one of their all-too-regular spasms. The wisdom of the crowd is why the efficient markets work most of the time, but it really helps to be aware when the crowd turns into an unthinking mob of hooligans.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 31, 2023

The move from crypto to artificial intelligence has fueled the markets this year, but some are questioning how much of it is real. The move from crypto to artificial intelligence has fueled the markets this year, but some are questioning how much of it is real. Nvidia is not the first giant tech company to trade at a rich valuation.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 27, 2022

The market clearly had a very different view, as the stock premiered at ? In this post, I will begin with a quick review of my 2021 valuation, then move on to the price action in 2021 and 2022 and then update my valuation to reflect the company's current numbers. 41 per share. 169 per share in late 2021. 76 per share.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

Fisher Investments ) • Bond Market Is Overplaying the Risk of a Deep Recession : Trading in other major markets suggests a painful economic downturn isn’t as set in stone as Treasury investors think. His textbook “ Investment Valuation ” is the standard in the field. class nine times.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 29, 2021

How useful is the Buffett Indicator really?

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Future CFO

APRIL 11, 2021

The IPO markets in Hong Kong and China are well supported to continue to perform vibrantly in the rest of 2021, thanks to the ample liquidity from various monetary and economic easing measures in the world to dissipate the negative impact brought by the ongoing pandemic, said Deloitte China recently when releasing an outlook report. .

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CFA Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2018

“Most people tell me that long-run equity valuation data is meaningless," says Russell Napier. "I I think they’re wrong.”.

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