Hurdle Rate Numbers Securities 
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
MARCH 5, 2025
First, f irms are cautious in initiating dividends , doing so only when they feel secure in their capacity to keep generate earnings. Cash Return in 2024 Let's start with the headline numbers. This stickiness in dividends has created several consequences for firms. In 2024, companies across the globe returned $4.09
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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
By providing immediate cash flow, SCF helps suppliers avoid the pitfalls of traditional loans that can be challenging to secure during economic downturns. 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.
Musings on Markets
AUGUST 15, 2023
The first is that there is no risk that the issuer of the security will default on their contractual commitments. As the risk-free rate rises, expected returns on equities will be pushed up, and holding all else constant, stock prices will go down., and the reverse will occur, when risk-free rates drop.
Musings on Markets
AUGUST 19, 2024
With more mature companies, as investment opportunities become scarcer, at least relative to available capital, the focus not surprisingly shifts to financing mix, with a lower hurdle rate being the pay off. That portfolio will have the benefit of stability, but expecting it to contain ten-baggers and hundred-baggers is a reach.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 27, 2021
Both oil and copper dropped during the peak crisis weeks (February 14 through March 23, 2020), but while copper not only recouped its losses and was up almost 26% over the course of the year, oil remains more than 20% below the start-of-the-year numbers. Data Update 4 for 2021: The Hurdle Rate Question.
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