Hurdle Rate Numbers Retail 
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
What is a hurdle rate for a business? In this post, I will start by looking at the role that hurdle rates play in running a business, with the consequences of setting them too high or too low, and then look at the fundamentals that should cause hurdle rates to vary across companies. What is a hurdle rate?
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
I am in the third week of the corporate finance class that I teach at NYU Stern, and my students have been lulled into a false sense of complacency about what's coming, since I have not used a single metric or number in my class yet. Data Update 4 for 2025: Interest Rates, Inflation and Central Banks!
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Musings on Markets
JANUARY 31, 2024
In my last three posts, I looked at the macro (equity risk premiums, default spreads, risk free rates) and micro (company risk measures) that feed into the expected returns we demand on investments, and argued that these expected returns become hurdle rates for businesses, in the form of costs of equity and capital.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 18, 2023
The question of whether a company is making or losing money should be a simple one to answer, especially in an age where accounting statements are governed by a myriad of rules, and a legion of number-crunchers follow these rules to report profits generated by a firm. The numbers yield interesting insights. .
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Measuring Profitability The question of whether a company is making or losing money should be a simple one to answer, especially in an age where accounting statements are governed by a myriad of rules, and a legion of number-crunchers follow these rules to report profits generated by a firm. The numbers yield interesting insights.
Global Finance
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Implementing DTSCF can be more complex than traditional SCF due to the increased number of parties involved and the need to track payments across multiple tiers. Societe Generale also offers a dedicated and simplified solution to retail clients or small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) based on their ESG rating.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 5, 2024
In January 1993, I was valuing a retail company, and I found myself wondering what a reasonable margin was for a firm operating in the retail business. Aggregate operating numbers 3. Insider, CEO & Institutional holdings 2. Beta & Risk 1. Return on Equity 1.
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