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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. If anything, as rates have decreased over the last decade, and costs of capital for companies hit historic lows, companies are finding it more difficult to earn returns that exceed their costs of capital. .

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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. I will use this data to draw three broad conclusions: Low Hurdle Rate ? The proverbial bottom line for success in business is the capacity to deliver profits, at least in the long term.