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Spreadym
OCTOBER 27, 2023
EBITDA is often used in financial analysis and business valuation because it provides a more standardized and consistent measure of a company's operating performance, especially when comparing companies with different capital structures or when assessing their ability to generate cash from operations.
CFO Network
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
If you’re a business owner and you can’t easily answer these questions, there is a good chance you need to consider financial analysis. Financial analysis can help you get a better idea of your organization’s larger financial picture. What Is Financial Analysis?
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CFO Share
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Business valuation captures more than just your present position—it’s a mirror to your past efforts and a window to future possibilities. As we journey through this article, we’ll illuminate the core factors that breathe life into the valuation of your business. What factors influence business valuation?
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023.
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.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 11, 2024
I balked at teaching this motley collection of topics and wanted to teach a class on valuation, but I was told that there was not enough stuff in valuation to fill a class. In the fall of 1986, I taught a valuation class in my security analyst slot, and with no cameras in the classroom or complaints from students, no one was any wiser.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 5, 2024
That year, I computed these industry-level statistics for five variables that I found myself using repeatedly in my valuations, and once I had them, I could not think of a good reason to keep them secret. Ratings & Spreads 2. Tax rates 4. Valuation Pricing Growth & Reinvestment Profitability Risk Multiple s 1.
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