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Six Flags, Rivian, Bumble, Coinbase, Dutch Bros and more

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Additionally, Morgan Stanley reiterated it as overweight, noting hardware subscriptions as a key catalyst for moving the market toward a loan-to-value valuation. AstraZeneca – The pharmaceutical company added 6.6% Apple – Shares of the technology giant gained 8.9% as rates dropped, lifting the broader tech sector.

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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 3: Tell me a story!

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As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

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META Lesson 3: Tell me a story!

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Narrative and Value As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

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The Difference Makers: Key Person(s) Valuation

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Of course, and with small businesses, especially those built around personal services (a doctor or plumber’s practice), it is part of the valuation process, where the key person is valued or at least priced and incorporated into valuation. To estimate key person value, there are three general approaches: 1.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

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Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. Disruption’s Dark Side : Among the bad businesses, note the presence of entertainment, a historically good business that has seen its business model disrupted, by new entrants into the business.

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Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

Musings on Markets

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. Disruption's Dark Side : Among the bad businesses, note the presence of entertainment, a historically good business that has seen its business model disrupted, by new entrants into the business.

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Transcript: David Conrod – The Big Picture

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So, you have the headquarters of a big pharmaceutical company, and they — they’re looking to raise some cash, maybe not a pharmaceutical company, but some other business. RITHOLTZ: Is that valuation issue ongoing? What — what’s keeping you entertained? RITHOLTZ: I sell the building to you and then do a 50-year lease.