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APRIL 3, 2020

Short-term rental site Airbnb has lowered its internal valuation to $26 billion, a 16 percent drop, as business continue to be hammered by lockdowns, Reuters reported , citing sources familiar with the matter. At its most recent funding round of $1 billion in September 2017, Airbnb had a valuation of $31 billion, the source said.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 18, 2022

in the premarket after forecasting a slowdown in orders for new homes, stemming from higher mortgage rates. The home builder also reported lower-than-expected earnings for its latest quarter, although revenue was slightly above analyst forecasts. Discovery lost 1.2% in the premarket. Lennar (LEN) – Lennar slid 2.6% in the premarket.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2024

Notably, the work-from-home movement has resulted in a dramatic drop in office valuations that could lead to a whole host of issues, including lending constraints in the banking sector, which is already sitting on a mountain of unrealized losses on Treasuries and mortgages.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And during the kickoff to a confab that is home to big ideas, big names and perhaps no shortage of controversy, seismic changes in industry and Big Tech got some time in the spotlight — and so did valuations and IPOs.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Bumble – Shares of the company known for its dating platforms added 10% even after Bumble issued a weak current quarter revenue forecast and missed expectations. Fair Isaac also issued guidance that beat a StreetAccount forecast. after it beat expectations for the quarter and raised its full-year forecast.

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PYMNTS

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. Freight fraught with macro headwinds: Competition is tough in logistics and the last mile.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 3, 2022

” RBC praises the delivery service’s execution and management but says it is uncomfortable with the current valuation given the potential for order deceleration. DoorDash (DASH) – DoorDash shares fell 2.8% in premarket trading after RBC Capital Markets downgraded the stock to “sector perform” from “outperform.”

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Forecasting Folly : Did you get sucked into the endless predictions of doom and gloom ? Recall John Kenneth Galbraith’s observation: “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” Never forget: Forecasts are marketing. Were you convinced by the people who saw the Recession coming ?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the retail stock jumped 19% after the apparel retailer beat Wall Street’s revenue forecasts for the third quarter and posted unexpected quarterly profit. Dick’s raised its full-year financial forecast as well. Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Airbnb 's record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) pricing topped expectations, with a share price of $68 on a $47 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Dec. The original target range set earlier this week was $56 to $60 a share. 10) under the ticker “ABNB.”

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. A low valuation customer who typically purchases high margin items later on is a good investment. A low valuation customer who typically later purchases high margin items is a good investment. But how much are they really worth?

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Spreadym

JULY 14, 2023

Some common types of financial models include: Budgeting and forecasting models : These models are used to estimate and plan future financial performance by projecting revenues, expenses, and cash flows over a specific period. Valuation models: Valuation models are used to determine the intrinsic value of a business, asset, or investment.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Despite recent data signalling continued disinflation in major developed economies, the continued resilience of the US consumer could yet lead to an ‘even-higher-for-even-longer’ interest rate scenario should demand data be stronger than expected and exceed central bank forecasts, the credit rating agency noted.

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CFO Share

JANUARY 31, 2024

Forecasting has become too complex or too stressful. In that case, a fractional CFO will focus on strategy and forecasting, lowering your costs. Why would I hire fractional CFO services? There are many reasons a small business would benefit from professional financial strategy. What fractional CFO services do small businesses need?

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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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Future CFO

JANUARY 2, 2024

According to Deloitte China's Capital Market Services Group (CMSG)’s review of the performance of Chinese mainland and Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) markets in 2023 and forecasts for 2024, there are several major observations and predictions as follows. The Hong Kong market recorded just three large listings.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this post, I will begin with a historical assessment of stock returns in the recent past, then move on to evaluate the returns that investors can expect to make, given how they are priced at the start of 2022, and end with a do-it-yourself valuation of the index right now. from its level at the start of the year.

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Centage

APRIL 4, 2023

Sophisticated FP&A software tools like Planning Maestro enable finance teams to automate routine tasks such as manual data entry, accelerating workflows and improving forecasting. The end result is that you get the data you need faster for more accurate forecasts all without overburdening staff and increasing budgets.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As has been long forecast, not to mention strenuously requested by the CDC, the 2020 shopping season is shaping up to be a rather digital affair, with customers eschewing stores in favor of digitally enabled shopping paths. forecast to bring in $12.7 Cyber Monday Looks to Be the Biggest Digital Shopping Day to Date .

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Future CFO

JULY 5, 2023

According to CMSG’s 1H 2023 analysis and forecasts for the performance of Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong IPO market, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange will have been the world's largest and 2nd largest listing destinations by funds raised in 1H 2023. Shanghai Stock Exchange is forecast to have had 62 IPOs raising RMB114.4

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

According to unnamed sources cited by the outlet, the company is looking for a valuation over $4 billion. But in 2017, the company took in capital at a valuation of $1.25 Now, Peloton is reportedly forecasted to choose underwriters over the weeks to come. billion, per unnamed sources.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

This week, The Wall Street Journal reported despite a 40 percent decrease in its valuation in three years, Airbnb Inc. Airbnb was recently valued at $18 billion, down from a 2017 valuation of $31 billion. Airbnb’s business has been hit hard, with revenue this year forecasted to be less than half of what we earned in 2019.”.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2023

According to Fitch’s base-case forecasts, this will include a shallow recession in the US, limited growth in the eurozone and building risks to China’s recovery. As such, the firm’s key risks for global credit – those that could have the most impact on its rated portfolio over the coming two years – remain largely unchanged, Fitch said.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

I wrote about my most recent valuation of Tesla just over a week ago , and as has always been the case when I value this company, I have heard from both sides of the Tesla divide. Based at least on the reactions, I have realized that some may be misreading my story and valuation, ore reacting just to a picture in a tweet.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

” Ethos uses data analytics to forecast the life expectancy of a person and boasts cutting the time to apply for life insurance from 10 weeks to 10 minutes. What’s more, CNBC reported it pays out insurance claims within a week.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The timing is not set in stone and is subject to the market climate, and the firm could potentially receive a valuation in excess of $30 billion through the offering, Reuters reported, saying the unnamed sources noted that was subject to the market climate. In April, Airbnb was valued at $18 million at the time it raised $2 billion in loans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Grab has been negotiating the funding for “a number of months,” according to TechCrunch, but the deal has not yet closed and is waiting on “secondary share sales from existing backers,” which could ultimately lower the company’s total valuation number. Grab also told investors that it expected to be providing 3.5

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. A low valuation customer who typically purchases high margin items later on is a good investment. A low valuation customer who typically later purchases high margin items is a good investment. But how much are they really worth?

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

The graph below looks at the median forecasts of recession probabilities for the US, on the left, and for the Eurozone, on the right (from Bloomberg): Median forecast probability of recession, US (left) and Eurozone (right). I revisited my valuation of the index, with the updated values: Spreadsheet to value the S&P 500.

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E78 Partners

AUGUST 21, 2023

Macro Investment Market Challenges a Headwind for Private Equity Valuations Private Equity Sponsors are facing their most challenging valuation market since the great recession of 2008-09. Heightened inflation and interest rates will continue to be valuation headwinds.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The list of typical FP&A activities usually includes planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, management reporting and performance management. Forecasting is the practice of making regular predictions about the company’s expected future results based on the past and present data as well as on the anticipated future events.

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Future CFO

JULY 19, 2022

This forecast represents a 31% drop in the number of companies going public but a 49% rise in proceeds raised. Beijing Stock Exchange, which supports listings of startups and young, innovative companies, is forecast to have raised around RMB2.8 The IPO market in Hong Kong is forecast to have had 24 new listings raising about HK17.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2021

Bloomberg reported that Getir’s has had its valuation put at more than $800 million, in part due to the company’s strength during the pandemic. The funding, according to Crunchbase, came through a December 2017 convertible note for $4 million; a January 2016 Series A round for $38 million; and a January Series B round for $128 million.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If anything, the failed prognostications of economists and market gurus on both of these macro questions has left us with even less faith in their forecasts, and more adrift about what's coming down the pike. YouTube Video Spreadsheets Intrinsic Valuation of the S&P 500 Spreadsheet

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered FinTech Software as a Service (SaaS) firm HighRadius raised $125 million in a Series B growth funding round, giving it a unicorn valuation, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. The platform’s AI-powered cash forecasting helps to prevent poor financing decisions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered FinTech Software as a Service (SaaS) firm HighRadius raised $125 million in a Series B growth funding round, giving it a unicorn valuation, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. The platform’s AI-powered cash forecasting helps to prevent poor financing decisions.

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